The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-06
Mr. Bryan Made Two Speeches in IN.
Stale.
{ DISCUSSED TRUSTS AND IMPERIALISM
MIR. Bryan Asked How a Large Man.
ing Army Would senent the
Farmer or Laborer.

an began the day in jefferson county w
Va. He made only two speeches during
the day. the first at Morgsns Grove near
sheppardstown, and the second at Keyser
There were large audiences at both me-
ings, but that of the grove was excan
tional In size.
Deer Park was reached late IN tho as,ar
noon' out no meeting was held here. Mr..
6ryan Is The guest of Colonel McGraw
who invited u number OF gentlemen 10
meet the presidential candidate at dlnner
After the dinner party Mr.. BRYAN mot
socially the residents OF the vicinity ana
the guests Of tie resort.
ihe heyser meeting began at o'clock
on vacant Plot unprotected by trees
Hot es the weather was, all stood patient
~ through the meeting, applauding voci,-
erously from time to time.
General st. Clair introduced lJr. Bryan
at keyser. paying a high compliment to
hitu
This compliment was seized upon py
Mt bryan US a text for the first part OF
his speech, which was devoted to the on
luftunitles OF American citizens OF what
ever station in life.
Il am afraid" he began, that | caa
not prove 10 you that am as great a man
as General ST. Clair thinks / am bat
whatever am owe to the support which
l nave received from the great mass Of
the people VINO bear without reproach the
name OF the common people. They have
given to me whatever prominence | have
il public life and l am indebted TO them
for all that l hope for iu politics. But
II can do nothing else | IAN show you
how, in a free country, the peo9le en-
select from among themselves one wAo
represents their ideas; l can show you
how in country like this man may Us
come conspicuous with nothing behind him
hut an earnest desire 10 see enacted into
law fundamental democratic principles.
To tnat extent ! may be a help 20 the
young people of this country / want this
government 10 remain such that the sol
OF every citizen can aspire TO the higde t
rewards in BUSINESS - ~ politics. / am
interested in ttis question. not as cam
uidase. but as a citizen. My father vas
a lawyer and l practiced law until l boz
came 80 Ebsy prosecuting the republican
party for grand larceny that l dill not
have time 81 defend people charged with
petty larceny / do not want anything
which is good only for lawyers oniy for
those who may be fortunate cnought 10
stand at the head OF great corpo a.iorn.
want government that VIII pi oteet
every citizen in the enjoyment OF lie
and liberty and in the pursuit OF hooof-
ness, and guarantee to every citizen
fair share of the proceeds of his own toi.
Mr. Bryan then arralgned the repIp-
lican party 1T amazes me- SAID ne
that men can be so blind and SO sAor,
sighted as to favor policies that simoy
bring benefit to a few. charge that the
republican party of today Is the party OF
the few and that It's legislation gives
benefit to the few at the expense OF the
many. | believe that through the repuo-
lican pol cies there lies one vicious prin-
ciple, namely, that the dollar is' WORTH
more than the man The republican party
has made money the master and me ma
the servant The republican party doe
not ask the great majority OF the people
anything about legislation. 1t simply see $
the opinions of these who ale consplclo
in business and in finance. Today the re-
prt.l an party has not policy on an
quest on that it dares TO outline oeio 0
tce American people.
tines advo ated information J bimetal
ism in 1875 and wAu he election vas
over the ptesilen ppolntcd a com .A.-3' %
al ,hree distinguished men 10 ass Iio-
rean nations % ,help ue let 20 2l ehe 80
standard ana the repGb,.cau congress aug
he comm !ssion. Now the gold STANFORD
was coed. why did The republican prty
APPROPRIATE monrv 10 get I'd Il a 3on
thing. Now they are worry anxious Tor n
geld standard. The reason why the repu r
icsns are 20 anxious 10 discuss the n ne
question Is that he rpuoii'an lAalers are
familiar with h guun whian ne
used in 1896 and they can n0t IN z OF y
argument TO use In defense o. he TT 3 .
he large standing army and the !mpeE i
p lioy."
Nj. Bryan continued by detin ne the
t'tude of the democratic party iowa :
wealth. These remarks were oroHg
out w the presence Of ex-senator HeHTy
G. Davis and his brother, Hon, Thomas u
Davis, on he platform.
"The democratic party makes no "a
upop the honest accumulation OF wealth y
he said. and continued by the declara ION
that objections to the pol cias proposed ~
thai party were made by predatory We1l
hiding behind honest wealth.
"The democratic party" ne went on 3
no menace to the man who wants to ea'
the bread that ne earns. Its only men 70
is to the man who wants to eat the o'ead
that some one else earns, without pay
for the bread. Many Who dii not IN Ter
stand The money rus in 1896 are able 10
understand the industrial trus;. Many wac
did not realize what it meant TO nave a
monopoly given TO one kind o. money, now
find cut what a Standard oil monopoly or
barbed wire monopoly or sugar Ires'
monopoly means; men who did not see
that they would soon be the victims q
this concentrating spirit. il continued
have since become the victims of IT,"
In this connection Mr.. Bryan sad ina
In 1896 there we're great many traveln
men who we're dsluiea ana led to belllrt
that all we needed was a republican ad'
ministrati-n and they went up and dowI
the land and preached for the repuol enI
party.
"Byt since the election no class has sui
fered more than the travelling men. Th'
travelling mer are realizing that the trus
Is reaching thlm and if any one In thi
audience has not realized what the trus
means 1t Is only a question of time wnel
YOU will. II the republican party stage l.
Mr.. Bryan expressed the opini-n tba
the people were getting tired OF republican
policies What is the chance for th'
young man? How does he know tina
some trust will not step to his store DOB
and give him a chance 10 choose bei"e
bankruptcy and Joining consprse,
against his fellows2 You will ind that 2
wealth concentrates the small man VIII D.