New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-28

and painfully apparent. Mr.. Bryan tried TO
make hit by reading reported quotation from
an alleged speech OF Senator Scott made at the
Roosevelt dinner on Friday night. This quota
ton is in praise OF trusts but as twas pretty
well known TO Mr.. Bryan's hearers that Senator
Scott had denied using the language attributed
TO him and that others at the dinner also denied
that Senator Scott had used it, Mr. Bryan's eff
fort fell decidedly fat. Among other things
Mr.. Bryan said:
II searching for text for this evenings speech
4 1olno a passage in Proverbs which sets forth
the thought / desire to impress upon you. You
win find It IN the twenty-second CHAPTER and TWEEN
H-eighth verse: Remove not the ancient land
marks which thy fathers have set"
Of to-day the Republican party the revolutionary
PaIy Inc Democratic party is defending time
new experiments The Democratic party is apply
n1b, iiiiar principles to new conditions the re
beoi s party is removing the ancient LANDMARKS
IN advocating bimetslsm we advocate financial
~ years of ,7f Is @ oy ourn Ma
nonal experience, and by the past platforms or
vocating the greenback we are advocating money
nrst ISSUED by the Republican party. approved og
the supreme Court, and never condemned In a
Republican platform. In advocating income
tax we advocate a system which received the
sanction Of Abraham Lincoln. and which is now
Prsctsed In many of the leading nations OF Europe
simply DEFENDING the jury system. which has been
described as the bulwark of English freedom ana ana
thief and the blacklist murderer are entitled to
hElal Dy Jury w ny should q l2DorlnS man oe Ue-
nlea sueh trial merely because some great cor
poration IS his antagonist? In advocating arbtra-
ton applying to the relations which now
exist between employer and employe the old theory
settled by right rather than by might But ! call
especial attention TO the fact that the Republicans
In this campaign have adopted three new and dan
theories First that industrial despotism is
wise: second, that large Army Is necessary, and.
third. that colonial policy is right
1t Is impossible to oyerestimate the effect OF q
change from industrial independence to the reign
or private monopoly. II Is revolution. the mag
nitude of which cannot be overstated and the far
reaching consequences of which cannot be esti-
mated. The large Army is natural sequence OF
dered by powerful and merciless monopolist. II
hundreds OF thousands of laboreTs to receive
daily pittance the hand of industrial master,
& large army Will be necessary TO silence com
plants and overaWe those who believe In the
golden rule.
The adoption Of a colonial policy can only be
construed command 10 halt in our progress
toward higher ideals and to turn back toward the
dark ages Of force and fear. 1t is a notification
to the world that our days work for humanity is
done. and that entering the twilight which
presages the darkness Of the empire
When Mr.. Bryan sat down the crowd made a
stampede for the doors but Mr.. Stokes intro
duced Senator Wellington. the renegade Re
publican from Maryland, who had been SEIZED
ued TO speak before the candidate for President
arrived. w. Bourke Cochran consumed so
much time, however. that Senator Wellington
was crowded out and to his share fell the I'M
pleasant task of addressing vanishing audi
ence He could not be heard ten feet away be-
cause Of the great noise, but few hundred
faithful ones crowded around the speakers plat
form. and to them he delivered short address