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trusts, which was to put on the free list
every trust article and to require trust
corporations to take out a license and
undergo strict scrutiny in all other states
than those in which they were organized.
He expressed conviction that we are
approaching an era Of industrial despot-
ISM where a few men will control each
great branch of industry; when every
person who buys finished products will
buy at a trust price; where every person
who furnishes raw ma erial will furnish
it at q trust price, and where every man
who works for wages will work for wages
fixed by trusts
Such a condition as that meant, he
said, serfdom for the people, fof gov
eminent of the people, by The people AMI
for the people, was impossible under the
reign of the trust.
Col. Bryan said he was not satisfied 10
stop extortion, but he would make it i'm
possible for a private monopoly to "a ist
in the United States.
The declaration was met with cheers
II do not believe" he said, that God
ever made a man good enough 10 stand
at the head o ia private monopoly, and
form for It's own profit the price of nee
essaries of life
Dwelling upon his remedy for trusts, he
said he would squeeze the water out of
the trust
There would be a flood for while"
said he, but there would be honest. cor
porations afterwards.
LARGE STANDING ARMIES.
Col. Bryan then turned his attention
to the increase of the standing army, and
when ne asked if we should have large
army IN the United States there were
several responses of mo, mol" from the
audience He declared that the president
had made his request for an increase OF
the standing army from $4,000 to 100000
two months before war broke out In the
Philippine islands
Was it, he asked, because they knew
there was TO be war? Was it because
they knew imperialism and war and
bloodShed would come; or did they want
at the head of q private monopoly, and
He declared that Republicans desired
the standing army for both domestic and
foreign reasons.
IT believe" said he, repeating a former
utterance, that one reason why they want
a large army is to build fort in every
large city and use the army to suppress
by force that discomfort that ought to
be cured by legislation
If, he continued, the increase in the
army was wanted to maintain an impe-
rial policy, there could be no justification
for 1t on that ground, because the people
had never voted for an imperial policy.
lie asserted that this policy of imperial
ism was the creation of the Republican
Marty, and added: 4'Fhey want the SPLEEN
dorse Of empire. They want to hear the
tramp Of armies; they want the glory of
browning heroes returning home, their
thanks and their plauditS. The Repub-
licans want the drum to beat so that it
could be heard around the world. We
want the light OF liberty to shine SO
brightly here that 1t will be seen around
the world and everywhere inspire people,
Col. Bryan concluded his speech at
o'clock precisely, having spoken one hour
and fifty minutes. The crowd rose and
cheered as he left the platform The ap-
pause for Col. Bryan as he went away
blended with that for Adlai q. Steven
son as ne rose to speak The cheers died