Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-17

Referring further to the Republican
claim Of prosperity Mr. Bryan said he
was willing 20 admit that the army con-
tractors and the trust maguates might
be prosperous. "A man who gets spe-
cial privileges az the hands OF the gov
eminent can prosper under Republican
administration ne said. but, ] deny
that the wealtt producers Of the coun-
try are enjoying their share OF the gov
eminent productions
At this point there were cries Of
Hanna. Hanna" Mr. Bryan merely
responded by asking his audience not to
trine with a great name.
lie referred 20 the position Of Gov.
Roosevelt and Senator Hanna on the
subject OF trusts and the reference In
both instances was met with groans
and Kisses. MT Hanna says there
are no trusts" Mr.. Bryan went on.
Are you going to send a man out 10
hunt the trusts who knows where every
trust treasurer is. but says there are
THE ICE TRUST.
Mr.. Bryan then quoted from Presl-
dent Mckinleys inaugural address on
the subject OF trusts and charged that
the President had neither enforced the
existing antitrust laws nor recon-
mended new ones. ri sattorney gem
eral, he said, draws his salary and
permits the trusts TO go and Cypress
the people. Mr.. Bryan referred 10 the
ice trust, declaring that apparently
this was the only trust of which the
Republicans had any knowledge, III
n Republican tells you he said. that
the ice trust is hurting the people. tell
him that you have so much confidence
In the Republican governor that you
know he would not De out West making
speeches IL the people were suffering
from the ice trust" This remark was
received with cheers.
Mr.. Bryan expressed the conviction
that We are approaching "a period OF
Industrial despotism, when a few men
viii control each great branch Of in
dustry when every person who buys
finished products VIII buy al trust
price: when every person who furnishes
raw material will furnish 1t at trust
price and when every man who wllks
for wages viii work for the wages fixed
by the trust" Such a condition as this
meant. he said. serfdom for the people,
for a government Of the people, by the
people and for the people was impos-
sible under the regime OF the trusts.
Mr.. Bryan said that he was not salts
fled 10 prevent extortion. but that he
would make It impossible for a private
monopoly 10 exist I'm the United States.
IMPERIALISM.
He asserted that the policy Of i'm
perlalsm was the creation Of the Re
publican party and added: "Tkey
want the spendors OF empire. They
want to hear the tramp OF armies, they
want the glory Of crowning heroes re-
turning home, their thanks and their
plaudits. The Republicans want the
drum to beat that It can be heard
around the world They want the light
Of liberty 10 shine so brightly here that
II viii be seen around the world and
everywhere inspire people
In substantiatiOn Of his assertion
that the Democrats We're not raising a
scarecrow. Col, Bryan referred 10 the
Porto Rican legislation Of the last ses-
sion Of Congress He declared that this
legislation was based upon European
ideas and not upon American princi-
pies. According 10 that document. he
said. a President is bigger than the
Constitution
And then Mr. Bryan exclaimed BE
ware, my friends, Of a President when
he becomes greater than the Consti-
tuition, There is no place where you
can draw the line II win become all
President and no Constitution
DISPOSITION OF FILIPINOs.
Quoting the Republican platform az
20 the disposition 10 be made Of the
Filpinos. he said WHO is TO decide