Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-20
BRYAN AT ELMIRA, NY.
he Makes Speeches There and at
Corning.
TALKS MOSTLY OF TIE TRUSTS
Also Warns His Audiences Against
Alleged Imperialism.
DANGER OF MILITARISM

EIMTRA. N. Y. October 20.-Mr. Bryan
began the speechmaking of the third day of
his New York tour at Elmira at o'clock
today He spike from a stand erected on
the Wisner Park and, Notwithstanding the
early hour Of the day. he had an audience
which was not only large, but enthusiastic.
Among others the stand was ]. B.
StanChfeld. the democratic candidate for
New York governorship, who lives at this
place. Referring to him in Introducing his
speech. Mr.. Bryan said: You have large
crowd for this time in the morning and YOU
did NOT come from curiosit~ for you have
had SO much experience in seeing men
prominent in politics that a mere question
o. presidential candidate would aro6.A no
curiosity. Yours Is the home of governors
OG nave ns,J two ana are aoou, 20 nave
third. So | know that you are here to-
day because You are interested in the
questions winch are before me people In
this cafI!DaiSn.
Talks OF the Trusts.
Mr.. Bryan then spoke of the trusts, say
ing that The republican were all apparently
afflicted with far-sightedness. Even away
UP i'll Minnesota the republicans seemed to
know all about the ice trust, whose oper-
atoms We're confined entirely to New York
anu uii llOl d1tCl lltiI Dul HulHllS dDOul
the salt trust. the lumber trust, the sugar
trust and the numerous other trusts, which
affected their Interests directly. Indeed he
Sd d. the republicans were apparently more
worried lest the trusts should all not get
their share than they We're concerning the
fate of the people at large: but, he con-
tinued the republican interest in the ice
trust was entirely inconsistent, for had not
Senator Hanna, the head of the republic
can party. said there were no trusts.
discussing attitude
trusts, Mr.. Bryan declared that the repub-
iCans were Inconsistent. and that they
had no remedy for trusts. He said: They
opened the session by creating money
trust and they closed it by practicing fraud
in their pretended effort to stop other
trusts"
Mr.. Bryan then discussed the questions
of Imperialism and the increase of the
army, asserting that what had been done
in Porto Rico was the best indication as
to what would be done in other newly ac-
quired islands.
We sent the carpet baggers there" he
continued. land the Porto Ricans have to
endure them
Warned Against Complications.
In considering the Philippine question,
Mr. Bryan warned his hearers against COM
plications it would involve us in among
other things in this connection, he said:
Nv Whenever we complain of these doctrines
some republican tries to hide behind the
Ia lne southern states and
says, What about North Carolina? If you
are worried about North Carolina why
don't you spend your time trying to remedy
that trouble instead of trying to bring in
another race question big as that that
we now have to solver
MIR. Bryan said that the money which was
being expended in the Philippines could
much more probably be utilized in deveI-
oping the resources of the United States
He suggested as means for utilizing the
money the construction of storage reser-
volrs IN the semi-arid regions of the west
Tor the holding of surplus waters, which
would, he said, materially increase the
agricultural area of that section and add
TO the wealth of the country at large
But" he added. 1.-The republicans would
rather waste blood than save water"
Short Speech at Corning.
CORNING. N. y. October 2O.-Mr Bryan
spoke here for twenty minutes from the
rear Platform of his car The railroad
yards were well filed. and the national can
didate was warmly received. He declared
that The republican party was putting its
plea this year on the lowest plane that
political campaign has ever been made
upon He discussed the army and terri |
torial expansion in practically the same
terms as IN his previous speeches While !
Mr.. Bryan was talking of the trusts some
one asked about the silver trust. Mr.. |
Bryan replied: There is no silver trust |
but if there were and it would contribute
to the republican campaign fund the re- |
publican party would be tor silver
MIR. Bryan again referred to the price OF |
farm lands, saying: Farm lands are not !
worth as much today they were twenty |
five years ago. Yesterday morning al Au- |
burn found in republican paper a state |
ment that farm had sod for less than 81 |
an acre at auction, although it was as !
sessed for taxes at SIG acre. You farm |
ers want TO know why you are going to send |
money to develop the Philippines. Why |
don't they develop this country? Why is it |
they do not employ their money in estab- !
is hment of industries? Because the trusts
are shutting down industries in this coun-
try. 1t used to be under a democratic ad-
m ntS.ratiOn that If for any cause a mill
was closed every republican knew about II |
and he blamed the administration: but a
mill trust shut down six mills at West Su-
perioT
Factories Shut Down.
yesterday at Binghamton | found that |