The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-28


made the hrst stop OF the day at Papllon,
the county seat OF ssrpy county In or
der to make the point in time for the
meeting. Mr.. BRYAN left the Rock Island
train ct Richfeld and drove Ave miles
across the country. The county is strong
" democratic and the National candidate
was cordially received. He contended
that the pu.itics promised by the demo-
cratic party were in the interest; of the
people throughout while those of the re-
publican psrty were antagonistic to the
public welfare. Especially. he continued,
was the democratic plan of government
In the interest of the farmer. Il am
going to suggest a question" he said.
land ! want the republicans here to think
about 1t and ask themselves why any
person in Sarpy county should vote the
republican ticket This is an agrlcul-
tural community. Most of your people
live on farms and those Of you who do
not live Oh the farms lave On the farmers.
so that you come in contact with the soil
finally. Those who DO not till the soil are
getting their living out of those who do.
would like to have the farmers answer
to their own satisfaction why any farm
er should vote the republican ticket, and
If a farmer can not hnd reason, how
Can any man who lives in the Town and
makes his living out of the farmer array
himself against their interest?'
He repeated his argument that the
president is merely q hired man, saying:
In 1896 / made speech and incidentally
suggested that the president is just
hired man: that he had a little Longer
term than the average hired man and got
better wages than most hired men, bui
that he was nothing but a hired man. A
New York paper criticized me severely
and said 1 was dragging the Office of
president down to the level of hired
man. What is Il president. a congress-
man, a governor, except hired man? The
people get together make laws and frame
a constitution and provide that certain
offices shall be created and filled by elec-
tfon and when election comes the various
parties present their candidates. What
do these candidates say? We are willing
to be hired by the people; will accept the
salary provided by law and discharge the
duties of the Offices
What oath does man take waon
he is elected? He holds up his hand
and swears before God that he VIII per
form the duties OF that hired mar to the
best of his ability. but, my friends. 1t
takes two parties to make contract.
The candidate offers himself, but the
people have to hire him. You ought to
be as careful in tho selection of your
public servants as you are in the selec-
tion of a hired man. Suppose you hired
man to put in oats and he puts in
corn? You would hire again. You would
require a man to cultivate your land
as you wanted 1t cultivated,
Nov. my friends. you have had a re-
publican administration for four years
and you are to decide whether you are to
re- employ the president. You have had
republican congressman III this dis
trict and now you are to decide whether
you are to re-emplov him. You have had
State officers and you are going to de-
eide whether you are going to re-employ
them. You are to decide whether yon
are going to re-employ Senator Allen or
some other man; whether you are goag
to employ men to enforce the doctrines
for which the fusion forces, or whether
you will employ some republican senator
to legislate for The corporations while
he is in the senate and act as attorney
for the Standard Oil company while the
senate Is not in session"
Mr.. Bryan asserted that the repGb.
lican party had no plan that looks tn
masses OF this country THE republic
cars tell YOU" he Ed.d "of the pros
perity which they have brought 10 ths
| farmers
He went on to say that he had been
victim CT she exaggerated repJ~fs OF
| the farmers prosperity and then tod the
story relative TO his cat crop as printed
/ in New York paper. iTnc republican
! party assumes that II brings everything
good and refuses to take the responsi-
! bility for anything bad. 1t claims the
blessings that are Rlyen to us by tho
/ Almighty and shirks the resDonsibiiity
! for everything that Hanna brings u.s..
! Mr.. Bryan said that the republicans had
been inconsistent with their dealings In
connection with the money question and
had placed themselves on record as "a
voring the retirement OF the greenback
and the substitution of the hank note.
when an Individual issues his note he
issues Il for the purpose OF obtaiiiny,
money. and paws interest as long as he
has the money: the National bank issues
its note as money and draws interest on
the notes while they are outstanding.
When you can obtain interest on your
notes instead OF paying interest you viii
be as good as the banks
The republican party has increased tho
tax upon the farmers and the laboJ ina
men and the business men in this coun
try md reduced the tax upon National
hank circulation. You are compelled to
pay more taxes than you did In 1886 hut
the National banks have had their taxes
reduced and pay less Oh the bank circuia-
tion than thew did in 1895, The republ-
can party is looking after the interest OF
aggravated wealth and ignoring the,
rights Of the plain people OF this coun-
trv."
Speaking of the trusts. MT Bryan re-
ferred TO the meeting az Nenrsska Guy.
saving ~ was IN Nebraska City last
nirb, they have a starch trust dowr
there and when the attorney eeneral OF
this state began to prosecute the starch
trust they held mass meeting 70 pro-
test against the enforcement Of the law