The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-27
BRYAN SPEAKS IN DELAWARE.
GOV. TUNNELL WAS AMONG THOSE
WHO MET HtM.

His Meeting With Abncr Mckinley.
He Spoke on All Issues.
Smyrna, Del. Jan. 26-WilHam J. Bryan
arrived here from Harrisburg shortly az
ter noon to-day, and met with a great re,
ception.
This afternoon he spoke to a large audi
ence in the Opera House. Mir Bryan left
the Pennsylvania capital at l O'Clock IA.
m. and breakfasted at Broad Street sta
tion Philadelphia There he was met by
Gov. Tunnel of Delaware ana Congress-
man Handy, who accompanied him here.
At Wilmington, Mr.. Bryan received an
enthuiastic greeting from about 100 people
assembled at the station. Here former
State Controller Turner OF Easton joined
the party.
AT Middietown a crowd of about a hun
dred greeted the train and Mr.. Bryan step
ped upon the platform and shook hands
with a party of school girls. The station
at Clayton, where cars were changed, was
thronged with people, who came out to
see Mr.. Bryan. There he was met by The
Kent County Democratic Committee and
the State Capital Band of Dover.
Arriving at Smyrna, Mr. Bryan was
driven TO a hotel. Here he was entertain
ed at luncheon by Gov. Tunnel, together
with a number of prominent citizens.
An incident on the train during the run
from Wilmington was meeting between
Mr. Bryan and Abner Mckinley brother
Of President Mckinley, who was on his
way TO Norfolk. The two exchanged
pleasantres for five minutes, to the great
amusement of the others in the car.
Talked to the Farmers.
After luncheon Mr. Bryan was driven to
the Opera House, which was crowded TO
the doors. Gov. Tunnel presided and in
troduced Mr.. Bryan. lie said he was glad
to meet and address the farmers of Del
aware because the issues of the day were
of vital importance to them. He told his
hearers that the Republican party was not
taking care of farmers, and that the time
had come when no farmers could be mem
bers of that party. He said the tiller of
the soil was the most helpless man in
business. and even IL prosperity swept the
land and crops were good, the farmer
would not get his just dues, because the
monied men who control trade would not
grant the farmer the price he asked for
his products. The mOnied men control the
Republican party. he said. because it
places the dollar above the man.
This party Is run in the interest of the
trader and not in the interest of the pro-
ducer," the speaker continued.
word for Republicans.
Col. Bryan then said he wanted to speak
to Republicans in particular, and he want
ed to show them how the Republican or
ganiZatiOn was controlled by corporations
and how it is throttlng the workingmen
day by day. He believed the privates in
the ranks of the Republican party are
| honest, but wished to impress them with
the fact that they are being misled. Mr.
Bryan then took up the income tax ques-
ton. He spoke of the benefits that would
have accrued If that measure had been put
on the statue books
"When the Spanish war came on" he
said, the people Of the country realized
the mistake that had been made by rea-
son of the income tax law being relegat-
ed to the rear and necessltating the Gre
alton of the war revenue tax. Instead Of
the rich being taxed now a revenue stamp
stares the poor in the face every time they
buy something"
The speaker presented his well-known
views on the money question and trusts
and closed his address with a broadslde
against imperialism in what he termed
THE unjust war against the Flipinos." ="
Hundreds of American lives are being sac
rificed, he said, with the idea that IL would
bring US trade.
Bryan at Wilmington.
Wilmington, Del, Jan. 26.-The return
trip from Smyrna to Wilmington was be
gun at 345 p. m. On the way back the
party was Joined by John r. Salisbury,
who is said TO have been the first dele
gate of the Chicago convention of 1896 to
cast a vote for Bryan The two men
proceeded to retell che Incident Of that
memorable occasion.
When the train arrived here Mr.. Bryan
was met by another committee and
band and was escorted to the Clayton
House, where he had dinner with a num-
Der of prominent Delaware Democrats
There the Nebraskan addressed a large
and enthusiastic audience at the Opera
House.
He severely erraigned the Republican
party for It's "many fdilings" and &C
cused the party OF grand larceny by law
for the many things that 1t had not done
to better the condition Of the working
men of the land.
The income tax next claimed Mr.. Bry-
ans attention He went into the attempt
20 put an income tax law on the statute
book. He spoke Of the benefits Of such
a law and pointed to the war revenue act
as a poor substitute for H. Continuing,
Mr. Bryan said:
"Now ! am going 10 talk about money.
Our Republican friends say that the money
question is dead, but / say it is just as
much alive as ever, and is growing every
day. About five years ago ! addressed a
meeting here, al which there We're about
three dozen auditors. Look al the ques-
ton to-day. Why, you can't begin to get
all the people who want to hear something
about money into this hall. The Republi-
cans have buried the money question each
year, only for It 10 rise again"
Then the speaker launched into a long
dierHsafou of the financial evgtpu of ha
country, and again severely scored the
present policy Of the government in taxi
ing care Of the monied men 10 the detri-
ment of the poor tollers all over the land.
Trusts and Imperialism.
He next pictured the accumulation Of
great wealth by the means Of trusts
There is an antitrust law" he said
now on the statute book which does not
answer the purpose. If man steals a
horse he Is liable to get twenty years In
the penitentiary; but II a man violates
the antitrust law TO the detrment OF the
700 1900 people, the most he can get is one
year"