The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-23
Bryan In Washington and Baltimore,

leaders In Congress about the Demo-
cratic National Convention. He say she |
has no choice for the Vice Presidential |
nomination and only wants TO see the
Chicago platform Ieaffimed with the
addition Of declarations against Trusts
and imperialism. bat not against
proper expansion. 4" He expressed
no choice concerning the city In which
the nomination shall be made. but
leans towards the west.
HIS SPEECH IN BALTIMORE.
Baltimore, January 20. Hon. W. j.
Bryan delivered an address tonight up
on the political questions OF the day to
al audience which filled the Music
Hall the biggest auditorium In the
city. and which greeted him and his
remarks with the greatest enthusiasm.
The meeting was held under the au-
spices Of the Maryland Democratic AS
ISOLATION, one Of the Free Silver wings
Of the Democratic party Of the state,
was not encouraged In any manner
by the regular Democratic organiza-
ton. In fact the latter held stricktly
aloof from any participation In the az
fair. Not one Of the Democratic
leaders appeared on the platform. and
an offer OF stage tickets was politely
declined by the principal members OF
the Democratic State Central Commit.
tee
With the party who came from Wash
ington with Mr.. Bryan. were Senator
Tillman, Of South Carolina; Congress-
men Sulzer, Of New York Richardson,
Of Tennessee Jones. Of Virginia; and
DeArmond. Of Missouri.
Mr.. Bryan said In part:
The Declaration Of Independence
was once highly respected document;
1t Is under q cloud just now. but have
confidence that In few months the
clouds will be rolled by aud that old
document will shine with all its for
mer brightness That fundamental
principle Is that all men are created
equal
IL do not mean TO say that all men
are created equal In physical strength
| do not mean TO say that all men are
created equal in mental ability, or in
moral worth, or that under anv just
form Of government Q man will be
equal in capacity for enjoyment. or in
the enjoyment hat we have What l
mean 10 say 10 this;
THAT whenever government comes
into contact with the citizen, whenever
the citizen touches the government
then all must stand equal before the
law, and there must be no high, nolow,
no rich, no poor that government must
be administered according to the maxim
OF jefferson Equal rights to all and
special privileges to none.
II am going to ask the Republicans
here to think for little while when
they go home Of the income tax end
see il it il ret :, liz Win that doo
trine Of equal rights to al and special
privileges to none.
when the Spanish war broke out we
had to have more tsxes. and the Repub-
lican party looked around for any old
thing to put q stamp on, and you run
across the stamp taxes all the time.
Every time l send telegram / have to
pay the regular rate and In addition
thereto one cent is added for the bene-
cial assimilation Of the Filipino
why Is 1t that the man who sends
the telegram has TO pay the taxI Be-
cause the telegraph company says so,
and why was the law 90 made that the
telegraph company could shift the bur-
den on to the man who sends the tele.
grams: Because the telegraph compa.
MES have more influence with the Re-
publican party than all the poor Re.
publicans who use the wires.
'In an hour Of peril this Govern.
ment can take the son from his mother,
the husband from his wife. the father
from his child and stand them up in
front of an enemy's guns. but in an
hour Of danger this Government can
not lay its hands upon accu mulsted
wealth and make that wealth bear Its
share Of the expenses
why is It? 1t Is because the Repuo'
lican party has made money more prec-
ious than blood
MONEY QUESTION.
bot this is only one question. l
am going to speak Of another question
which shows how the Republican party
is looking after the interests Of wealth
and neglectiug the welfare Of the peo-