Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-19
4 GREA'r TRIUMPH.

my Attorney General will not come
from New Jersey and l have promised
that he will enforce the law
~ GREAT TRIUMPH
The Oswego meeting proved one ot
the greatest triumphs of Mr.. Bryans
entire tour. 1t was a reminder of his
best Ohio meetings. The meeting was
held in Washington Square and The
band stand. which was utilized as n
speakers stand, was surrounded by a
vast mass of humanity, packed so
closely together that 1t looked as if 1t
would be impossible to get Mr.. Bryan
or other members of the party from the
train. There were probably five times
as many people present as could hear
what was said. Mr.. Bryan spoke for
only about half an hour. He mounted
L table so all could see. Referring to
the size of the crowd. Mr.. Bryan said
he had wasted n great deal of time in
visiting other places, mot knowing
that the whole State would he in Os-
wcgo."
AS he had done in his previous
speeches OF the day. Mr.. Bryan again
gave the principal place in his remarks
To the trust question lie charged that
the Republicans hoped by iugglcry and
only by that means. to deceive the peo-
pie into voting their ticket In re-
sponsc to voice from the crowd con-
corning the starch combination Mr.
Eryan said that he knew nothing per-
snnaily in regard to the Oswegu works
nut that he had been told that the
works were employing fewer men now
than formerly. He related the circum-
stances connected with the legal pro
ceedigs against the Nebraska branch Of
tic starch combination, and then
warned his hearers gently against
trusts OF all kinds as calculated M any
t'ne 10 close any industrial enterprise
which might be controlled by them.
The return trip to Syracuse was made
IN ah nour. ana this city was reached
by o'clock.
IMMENSE CROWD AT SYRACUSE.
Syracuse. y. V. oct fS.-A cold d,;v.
cling, which set i'm early i'm the cvcning,
uiu not dampen i'll the least the ardor
ana enthusiasm of the imnense crowd
winch greeted Mr.. Bryan when he ar
rived here ut sos o'clock from Oswero.
ne crowd was probably the largest
winch has greeted political sneaker
here for many years. The crowd inn
med and squeezed itself into tho large
square fronting on the Erie Canal
Racket dock. Mr.. Bryan spoke from
a stand erected in front of the Victim !.
opera House. Inside the theatre there
was mass meeting which was ad-
dressed by Mayor Jones. OF Toledo. un-
III Mr. Bryan finished his open mir
Spcech. He spoke for half an hou.
from the stand and then went into the
theatre and spoke for an hour and n
half. IN The latter speech he present
ed in detail all the Issues beginning
with the trusts.
lie said that lie believed 1t was posi-
bic to prevent any private monopoly
from doing business in this country
His plnn he outlined rs follows:
First. make the corporation take
ont license: then squeeze the water
out of the stock. | believe that this
method will effectively prevent any
monopoly from existing. believe that
you have got to destroy the trust or
they'll destroy your liberty"
IMPERIALISM
Then taking up Imperialism, he said
in mart:
The Republicans want to force upon
you standing army OF 100000 If this
government Is administered according
to Jcnersons plan of equal ights for
all ana special privileges for none
there Will be no need OF such Il stand
ing army. The only reason that can be
given why the Republicans want such
an army is To enforce tyrannical laws
against the laboring mon. Republicans
say that we are trying TO scare you
With the cry OF imperialism in the
Philippines. We have no title to the
Philippines. Al we ever got from
Spain in return for our 20,000 600 WAS
a license To hunt in the Philippines.
We knew when we acquired the Phil
ippine Islands that the Filipinos OK
rected Independence. We say that the
Filipinos should be treated as The Re-
prhlicans promised to treat the Gu
bans"
Al CANASTOLA.
Mir, Bryan repeated his declaration
that the Republicans had amended the
Commandment 80 as TO read; Thou
shalt not steal-on a small scale" and
suggested another amendment to the
Ten Commandment as being in CON
sonance with the Republican policies.
making one of them read; Thou shalt
not kiil--unless there are more of YOU
than of the other fellows"
At Dewitt there were n number of
railroad men In Mr.. Rrvan's audience.
He spoke to them OF the run dinner
pail" lie said that even If there was
II fnl dinner pail for the lahoring man
1t would he impossible to trace its cx-
istcnce 10 the Republican party" The
labor organizations OF the country" he
said. have done more for labor in
the past few years than the Republi-
can party could do IN IL century"
He also said that The newspaper or
gan OF the locomotive nremen had
been reduced thirty-two Nagcs IN size
because of the increased price of
paper due TO the paper trust and adj
ded that the Republicans would prob
ably be willing to cut all the remainder
of the publication so that the readers
of il could get nothing to read except
what the Republicans themselves
might supply.
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.