The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-14
And Says the Administration Party II
Attempting to Keep Down All
Ambitious Young Men.
AGAIN REFERS TO COERCION
AND INTIMATES MANUFACTURERS
ARE OPPOSING HIM.
Says They Permit Their Employees to
Listen to Republican Speeches
Without Loss of Pay.

AKRON, o.. Oct. 13-A memorable day
in the Bryan campaign in Ohio closed here
tonight with a monster meeting. but large
as 1t was it did not far surpass several
others Of the day, and 1t fell considerably
behind the meeting at Mansfield. which
was the last important stopping place be-
fore reaching this place. There were a
dozen or more speeches during the day, the
most noteworthy of which were made at
Circleville. Lancaster, GAINESVILLE, Coshoc-
ton and Mansfield. The crowds appeared
to increase gradually in size throughout
the day from the initial meeting at Chilli
cothe. little after sunrise, until the last
day meeting at Mansfield Just before sum
set There were big crowds everywhere.
Mansfield was said to have had twice as
many people had ever gathered to hear
political speech. The Democratic man.
agement at Mansfield had prevailed on
neighboring towns TO forego their claims
to speech from Mr.. Bryan so as to allow
their people to attend the Mansfield meet
ing and the surrounding country for thirty
or forty miles was we'll represented. All
things considered the Mansfield street
demonstration was the best that has been
made. The stop there was for a hour and
half and the speaking took place from an
elaborately decorated platform in front of
the courthouse, more than mile from the
railway station. The escort included a
number of uniformed Clubs on foot and or
horseback. and a number of women on
floats representing several States of the
Union. There were also a number of brass
bands. Uniformed in the national co,ors
there were 500 small boys denominated
Uncle Sans Kids" The sidewalks and
streets were crowded.
At Chillicothe Mr.. Bryan had a large au-
dience and he spoke for almost twenty min
utes, giving his special attention TO trusts
He said that there were some employers
who would let their men attend Republican
meetings and who refused the same privi-
iege to those who wanted to attend Demo-
cratic meetings
The second meeting of the day was held
at Circleville and was we'll attended. He
was introduced as the next President, and
in response said:
IF the people will get out to the polls as
early as they seem to be able to get out to
meetings and Will show as much interest
on election day as they are showing now,
it is possible the prophecy may be fulfilled.
were willing TO let their men off for an hour
or two hours to hear Republican speech
but not willing to let them off In order to
hear a Democratic speech. I don't believe
that a corporation has any business in pol
itics. If you will read the charter of cor
poration you will find that it is organized
for business purpose. and If we obtain
control of the government we shall try to
make it necessary for corporation to at
tend to its own business and not enter pol
itics as a dominant factor
ISE FOR MONNETT
At Lancaster Mr.. Bryan referred to the
case of Attorney General Monnett, saying:
IT want to call the attention of Repub-
licans to something which has taken place
in their own State, and I want to ask the
Republicans whether they can afford to in
dorse what has been done by the Repub-
licans in this State. see before me parents
who are raising sons, and those parents ara
expecting great things Of their sons I
want to tell you what has occurred in con-
nection with young men In Ohio. There
was a young Republican of ability and of
character nominated for attorney general
for the State of Ohio. When he entered up
on the duties of his Office he took an oath
to perform those duties to The best of his
ability, and in the course or his duty he
was called on to commence suit under the
laws of this State against a great private
monopoly--the Standard Oil Company-and
as soon as he commenced suit the company
began its persecution and its opposition. 1t
first tried to frighten him out of doing his
duty; then 1t tried TO bribe him out of do
ing his duty. and when IL could neither
frighten nor bribe. it went into the Repub-
lican party and defeated him for doing his
duty.
81 want TO ask you, parents. whether you
want TO hold before your sons the ideal of
the Republican party as it now stands.
where a young man like Monett must be
driven out OF the party because he dares
TO defend the laborer. the farmer and the
business man from the extortion of private
monopoly. Republican fathers, can you af-
ford TO tell your sons that it is better for
a man to betray a trust than to do his
duty; can you tell your sons that il is bet
ter for a man TO violate his oath of Office
than 10 risk the hostility of a great corpo
ration. If Monett can leave the Republican
party cannot the farmer and laborfng man
and business man. whose interests he tried
TO protect. afford to leave the Republican
party. or will you say that you are 40
welded to the Republican party that you
would rather stay with the Republicans
and defend the monopolies of this country
than to leave the Republican party, even
for brief time. in order to obtain relief
from them
In discussing the trusts at New Lexing-
ton Mr.. Bryan said: The Republicans
have no remedy for the trusts. They gath
er from the trusts during the campaign.