The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-19
THE DINNER PAIL" ARGUMENT
nnNAN's ANSWER 10 WErURLIcAN
CAMPAIGN SLOGAN.

Republican PARTY Has Manifested no
Co"ccrn Tor the welfare Of the
Masses Increase Ia the Army
pic-Mhrn Asked About the NcEro
IN North CaroIina ne Told of the
suiu shaver, Treaty.
Fort scott Kan. Sept g-Wimam J
Bryan arrived here a, $50 O.. W. BE WIS
entertained ut breakfast by Mayor Good
lander at che Gcollnndcr Ho,d
Tho hrst meeting OF the day was 20
have begun az Do O'Clock. and the hall
which holds 3ooo persons was filled be-
/ fore O'Clock. Il had been expected that
tho only speech would b. made in the
han. bgi it was found necessary 20 hold
TO accommodate tho crowd. Mr.. Bryan
contcntci himself with rusgssdog points
fox argument 10 his followers
Later In the park he spoke from the BAH
stand Ills audience these included a
number Of people from Indian Territory
ana Missouri. a. well as many from the
uciehbohug towns Of this state
Owing to the dense crowd Mr.. Bryan
found it impossible 10 mount the speakers
stand he therefore had his carriage
stopped Ia the midst ~ the crowd aud
spoke from the carriage box
That "t'uiI Dinner Pail"
The "mll dinner pair argument Of che
Republicans received his nrst attention
and he coniended aa usual that the work
ingman ia not well con,ented with % we'll
supplied table
When the hog Is hungry he squeais.
said Mr. Bryan when hs is fun he goes
90 sleep. Thnt seems 10 BE- che Republican
idcn OF the workinKman"
No party. DE argued. had any claim
upon citizen except as a means 81 pro
noting his welfare. and no man was
bound 20 support any party which was not
true 10 the interests Of the people The
Republican parry has he asserted mani
Tested no concern for the welfare OF the
mnsses, hence Il had forfeited an claim
upon their support In substantiatlon OF
this statement he instanced what ~ de-
signated as the Republican parsiaii,y Tor
the trusts. which were. he "a a. as private
mouopolies entirely In the enterest % the
few, and opposed 90 tho interests ~ the
many
The Increase 81 the army SIR Bryan
declared. wa~ one % tho facts going 70
show that The Republican party WIS not
the party of the people. Accounting FOR
iho Increase % the size Of the army. he
said that perhaps ~ was intended 20 niece
such emergencies ns that which had
arisen iH che anthracite coal regions. Tho
only domestic reason FOR increasing the
army Wits 10 suppress hy force that dis
content among che people which should
be cured hy legislation.
The Race Question.
While he was discussing the colonial
policy Of the government some one asked
Mr.. Bryan about North Carolina and
the race question in that state
Il am glad you mentioned North Caro-
lima" said Mr. Bryan. Now I want yon
90 read the sulu treaty. and having done
that. I think YOU will blush until election
day and never have time 20 think OF North
Carolina"
This sally brought prolonged cheer
from the crowd. and when Il had sub
sided Mr.. Bryan outlined this treaty,
showing how Il tolerated and recognized
slavery He then said that the Repuhll-
can party had many years aRo disfran-
chised the negro IN the District 81 Coz
lumbia and by legislation during the last
session 81 Congress the negroes % Porto
Rico had even been denied the right Of
trial by jury. No state legislature Of tho
United states had gone 80 FAR.
Yes" he said "this RAJ question r. q
serious question wherever Il r. encounter
3D. And Is not the presence Of race preiu-
dices IN this country to-day a reason why
we should not take the chances Of in
crcasinR " by adding 20 our population
eight millions of people OF "A totally dif-
ferent race No intelligent citizen can
deny the existence OF the race question
here. and II r. such a serious question that
u will take all the intelligence Of both
the white and the black people 20 settle,
even under existing conditions. For Gods
sake. then. don't iet as take any step
ton"
Mr. Bryan left Al i.S0 p. N. for Kansas
City.