Cañon City record., 1900-09-13
BRYAN AT CHICAGO.
TRIES TO SCARE LABoRiNu MEN
WITH IMPERIALIST BOuEy.
Invited to Deliver non-Pnrtisan Ad-
dress, He Makes Campaign Speech
Full Of Partisan Misrepresentation
Partial Text OF Speech.
D,rsc, Lss,.is,,oa.

The la6oring man fnvors direct legis-
iation wherever practicable for the
same reason that be favors the election
OF senators by popular vote.
Direct legislation brings the govern
ment nearer to the voter. There is
more virtue In the people than ever
finds expression through their repre-
sentative. To hold that n representa-
tive can net for the people better thnn
they can act for themselves. Is to ns-
sert that he Is as much Interested In the
people as they are In themselves, and
that his wisdom IN grentcr thnn the
combined wisdom OF the majority OF
the people. Neither proposition is
sound. Most. II not all OF the evils
complained Of IN government. are trace
able to the fact that the representatives
OF the people has personal interests nt
variance with the interests OF his con-
st1tuency. Corruption In municipal,
state and federal governments In due
to the misrepresentation OF the people
by public servants, who use their posi-
lions for private advantage. The pco-
pie should have nm opportunity TO vote
on public questions when those qucs-
tons can be submitted, without too
great Inconvenience and expense. But
the laboring man is even Interested In
the proposition to establish labor bu-
reau with Cabinet officer Mt Its head.
Such n bureau would keep the execu-
tive in constant touch with the wage
carners OF the country. and open the
way to the redress Of their present and
future grievances. II labor is given n
place In the Presidents official house
hold, the man selected will necessarily
be n worthy and trusted representative
OF the people for whom he speaks, and
his presence Mt Cabinet meetings will
give TO those who toll for their daily
bread assurance that their interests
will be properly guided.
Mr.. Gompcrs, the chief executive OF
the Federation OF Labor, has, In his
correspondence with the secretary OF
the treasury, so ably presented the In
boring mems reasons for opposing the
gold standard and national bank cur
rcncy TINT II In not necessary to dis
cuss those questions mt this time.
The laboring man has abundant rea-
son TO fear the trusts. Mr.. Charles II.
Flint, In n speech. delivered In Boston
more than n year ago. In defense OF the
trusts, frankly asserts that one OF the
advantages OF these combinations IL
that Ain case OF local strikes or fires
the work goes on elsewhere, thus pre-
venting serioun loss" TX 1t possible
that any wage Garner cnn fail to see
how completely the trusts place the
employe Mt the mercy Of the employer?
Tho Laborer and Imperialism.
The resolutions adopted by various
labor organizations In condemnation OF
militarism md Imperialism, Justify me
in making a brief reference to those
questions. No class contributes more
than the laboring class. In proportion
to ity numbers, to The rank and file OF
the army; no class contributes more in
proportions to the expense OF the nrmy,
and NO class Ii more mennced by the
existance OF large army. Most Of
tho countries Of Europe which main.
tain large military establishments col
lect an income tax which adjusts the
burden of the government to the In
come Of the citizen. Here our federal
taxes are largely collected upon con-