The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-07
THEY KILL OPPORTUNITY
Remedy For These Combinations in
the Peoples Hands
Mr.. BRYAN SPEAKS AT PLAINFlELD
In His Speech at GreencastIe He Declares the
Republicans Have No Plans as 10 the
PHILIPPINES They Would Dare
to Reveal,

Louisville, KY, Oct 6.-Hon. William
j. Bryan concluded today his tour of the
State of Indiana, arriving here about
$50 o'clock tonight, an hour and half
late. He made fourteen speeches dur
ing the day before crossing the Ohio
river. The speeches were made at Plain
field. small station a few miles out
from Indianapolis; Greencastle, where
the Depauw University is located Brazil,
an important centre; Terre Haute,
Lewis, Linton, Elnora, Washington,
Shoals, Mitchell Rilans, Salem, New Al
bany and Jeflersonville. His audiences
were all large except at the very small
towns. At such places as Terre Haute,
Linton, Salem and Washington there were
multitudes of people. At all the stopping
points great enthusiasm was displayed.
A light rain fell the greater part of the
day but this circumstances was not all
lowed to interfere with the meetings id
any way. The people did not desert on
account of it and Mr.. Bryan protected
himself with IN umbrella.
BRYAN's SPEECH TO STUDENTS.
(By the Associated Press.)
Indianapolis, Ind, Oct. 6.-The first
stop of the Bryan train today was at
PlainGeld Hendricks county, where Mr.
Bryan discussed trusts and told the peo-
pie that they had the remedy for them
in their own hands. Referring to the
Philippine Islands, he said that if it
was not right for one man to steal
pocket book, it was not right for many
Greencastle, the seat of DePauw Uni
versity, was reached while Mr.. Bryan was
at breakfast He left the table good
naturally and went to speak to the peo-
pie who had congregated in large num-
bers. He addressed himself especially to
the University students, saying that he
was pleased to talk to young men, as he
thought present indications were such
as should appeal especially to them. He
warned them against trusts as calculated
by their combinations and manipulations
to materially reduce the opportunities of
the rising generation, If not to destroy
the chances of many of them. Any sys-
tenn calculated to curtai opportunities for
individual endeavor and doom the bulk
OF the aspiring young men of the cou,k-
try to perpetual clerkships was, Mr. Bry-
He also spoke of the increase of the
standing army and the tendency to inn
perialism, as subjects in which the youth
of the land are especially interested. Re-
ferring to the possibilities, in case of
permanent extension of our Government
to the Philippines, Mr.. Bryan asked eff
the carpet baggers steal in Cuba, only
200 miles away, what cannot be expected
of them in the Philippines. 1000 miles
distant?
There" he declared, "you can't raise
people up by sitting down on them" and
pleaded that the Filipinos should be given
a fair chance in the race Of life. He de-
clarcd that the Republicans have no plan
for the Philippines. Republicans, your
President has no plan" he said, "your
Cabinet has no plan; your Congress has
no plan your orators have no plan; your
editors have no plan; you have no plan.
Search your head, search your hearts, you
know you have no plan that you would
even dare tell your neighbor." On the
contrary, he said, the Democrats had a
well defined plan. They would have the
Filipinos treated as the President has
promised to treat the Cubans; in other
words, would have them given their lib
erty. Then he would have the United
States stand by them like an older
brother
In connection with his discussion of the
trusts at Washington. Ind, Mr.. Bryan
stated that he had just received a telegram
calling his attention to the fact that the
report of his Indianapolis speech had
made him say that all the stockholders
of the Ice Truss were Republicans. He
said that he had not intended to make
that statement but to say that all the
directors of that company were Repub-
licans. This later statement. he said,
was true, but he did not know about the
stockholders.
Mr.. Bryan concluded his days work
with speech to an audience that taxed
the big auditoriv'', in Louisville to its
utmost. Before crossing the river he made
fifteen minute speech in Jeffersonville
from the rear platform OF his train to 9
large crowd. Mr.. Bryan was introduced
by Ex-Governor McCreery and the demon
stration paid him was enthusiastic.
Mr.. Bryan will leave az 2.30 a. m. for
Salem, where he will spend Sunday with
relatives Monday he will begin cam
paign of Illinois.