The sun., 1900-10-09
The Democratic Leader Again
Switches His Issue.
Bryan and Organism Punctrred at an
Enthusiastic Meeting Held at the
Commercial Mckinley Club
ia Chicago.

and hear Senator Hanna. On that occa-
sion Senator Hanna made the following
speech:
l take for my text Mr.. Bryan's views
on the minor issues of the campaign as
set forth in his letter of acceptance pub
lished to-day. Just before the Democrat
ic convention at Kansas City many pill
grimages were made to Lincoln, Neb., by
Democratic missionaries at the urgent
call of Mr.. Bryan. This was for the pur-
pose of putting Bryan's pet scheme of
free silver in the platform.
But, if you remember correctly, that is
sue was only placed in the platform by
majority of one vote of the committee.
Now Bryan has relegated the silver issue
to the rear, and brings out imperialism as
the chief issue. Bryan gained this issue
when the treaty was made with Spain in
Which the Philippine Islands were pur-
chased. He went to Washington and by
his own influence forced certain Demo-
cratic Senators to adopt the treaty, in
order that the Democratic party might
fight against it in the coming campaign.
That proves that Bryan has not the cour-
age to stand by his own convictions.
Bryan's letter speaks of trusts. Yet he
does not mention the ice trust or the cot
ton bale trust. In the latter Senator
Jones is heavily interested. Every one
knows the story of the ice trust. As
Bryan declares that the trust is one of
the main issues of this campaign, | can
say that we are ready to meet him on that
proposition as well as on any other.
Hanna's Relations with Labor.
Bryan also makes much ado concern
ing the conflict between capital and or
ganized labor For myself, have this to
say: l was the first man in Ohio to rec
ognize organized labor. II was in 1871,
when l was in the coal business in CleYe-
land, Ohio. John Seaney and John James,
President and Secretary of the first btu
minous coal miners organization in the
United States, called upon me and stated
that the miners had organized into a
union.
As l was leading coal operator, the
two gentlemen urged me to use my intlu-
ence in organizing the operators. That
was my first experience with a trust.
organized the operators in the district in
which | was Interested, and during my
entire experience there we never had a
strike or trouble of any kind.
/ want TO make this statement hero,
once and for all, in reply to all these
charges and insinuations with reference
to my aspect toward labor: If any man
in the United States of America can
bring into my presence a man who has
ever worked for me and truthfully state
and substantiate that l have refused to
meet at any time and anywhere any man
in my employ, that l have ever intention
ally done any man harm, that have
ever insisted on lowering wages to any
man who works for me, or who can truth
fully say that have done evil to him,
will resign from the United States Senate
tomorrow. (Great applause.) l made
the proposition in 1897 l have found nc
takers, and it is still open. daughter ant
applause)
Republican Party Against Trusts.
Now, then, about this trust question,
few words more. l would like to hav,
Mr.. Bryan or any other Democrat tell M
what a trust is. l don't believe there i
trust in the United States, for ever,
State law and national law will destro
any trust that comes within its jurisdic
tion; and the only laws, State and ma
tional, that have ever been put upon stat
ute books were enacted by the Reput
lican party. "a voice-Never enforced
Yes, they are enforced. (Voices-Put hr
out.) No, don't put him out. I don
want to put anybody out. ca voice-H
is a good Democrat; he shoots in tn
rear.)
We have no objections to the Demo
cratic party being opposed to trusts, bu
they have got no patent on it. CLaugl
ter.)
Bryan's Policy for Philippines.
Now, then, one word more with refe
ence to the position of Mr. Bryan upo
this Philippine question-and 1t has bee
so thoroughly exploded that l won't mel
tion it except in passing. l recited
you the part that he took in the exec
tion of that treaty, and the authorit
that he used with his party to ratify Il
treaty, and / think l have convinced
great many of my hearers that his pu
pose and motive was not patriotic. Il
tells the people of the United States VIII;
he will do if he is elected President of IL
United States. His first act would be
haul down the American flag in the Phi
ippines. CA voice: "He never could {
it.'O
Then he would establish a stable go
ernment-he doesn't say republican go
ernment-and probably put Aguinaldo
the head of it. Then he said that
would eStaDllSn prOtecloflte Dy u
United States, pull down the America
flag, withdraw our soldiers from the SO
and leave our buried dead there und
the supervision of Aguinaldo, renoun
every yestige of power, which has con
to us legally and lawfully, and then esta
iish a protectorate-whichm means wha
1t means that the government of t
United States would be obliged to prote
the government of Aguinaldo from all ft
eign foes and interference. And VIII
would be the result?
Judging the future by the past, the ne
actions of Aguinaldo would be such as
shock the civilized world; and, if for
other reason, the nations would interfe
in the interests of humanity as we did
Cuba. But if for selfish reasons n
European people should make up thC
minds that they wanted a foothold in til
archipelago, and propose to take it, VIII
would be the duty Of the United Stat
government under Mr.. Biyan's idea
We would have to say, mo, hands of
Feat of intellectual Acrobat.
Mr.. Bryan has performed wonderi
fe2t an acrobat isn's in it. when he &C