The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-25

wholly informal, and no speeches were
made
Mr.. Bryan later held a reception, shak-
ing hands with several hundred persons.
AT o'clock Mr.. Bryan and those who
sat with him at dinner were led by drum
corps to st. Mary's Hall, a short distance
away. The hall was crowded
Mayor Hoos presided over the meeting
Keterring to remarks of Mayor Hoos,
VINO introduced him, Mr.. Bryan said he
old not want the people to think that he
was expecting to be the candidate of the
Democratic party in the next campaign
or that he was striving for anything in
the way of office, because he said, he was
In politics for many years to come. He
reJoiced in the fact that he was still
young man and that he would have much
time in which to fight Republicans.
silver Question Not Dead.
Mr.. Bryan received a most hearty re-
ception from $500 persons to whom he
spoke for nearly two and half hours up
on silver, trusts and imperialism The
warmth of his greeting seemingly surpris-
ed and cheered him. Deafening cheers
were followed by three cheers for "our
next President" Mr.. Bryan indicated his
surprise al the generosity of the reception
saying that it had been stated that the
silver question had been buried" So
quick was the response of the audience,
a large portion of which arose and drown
ed the voice of Mr. Bryan with its cheers,
that the speaker hesitated
He criticised the Republican party for
It's allegiance TO "Hannaism," and said its
emblem is the dollar mark. No policy of
the Republican party is now genuine un-
less you can see stamped upon it the dol
lar mark; it puts the dollar mark above
the man.
The Republican policies, he said, are
good for some. The elections of '96 had
been a great benefit to some people but
not to the great majority of the people.
These policies as they progressed would
be good for a less and less proportion of
the people. The Republican party was
now seeking influence upon the standard
of wealth, and only the man who has
money can expect to gain a place for life
in the Republican administration.
Mr.. Bryan dwelt on the allegiance of
the Republican party TO the principles of
Hamilton, though once IL had preferred the
ideas of Thomas jefferson.
His Respects To Mr.. Hanna.
Hanna. His remarks were exceedingly
ironical and were included in that section
of the speech which he devoted to trusts.
He said that the Republicans had so
amended the Lords Prayer that when in
the morning they got through their devo-
tlonal exercises, they say, oh, Hanna,
give us this day our daily opinion He
then showed Mr.. Hanna's opinions with
reference to the trusts to be, according to
different speeches made by that gentle
man. first, There are no trusts; second,
they are necessary; third. if there are any
trusts Wen take care of them"
He recited the benefits from an income
tax and why it would be just to enact
such law, but advanced no new propo-
sition in its favor. Then he told of the
number of times the free silver question
had been reported dead
I'm fact" he said, Il have nothing to
do with the silver question; that question
is bigger than any man. They will never
be able to bury it,"
He advanced his oft-repeated silver ar
guments, during the most emphatic por-
tons of which he aroused considerable
enthusiasm, but the cheers when he spoke
for free silver were not general.
Mr.. Bryan closed with a discussion of
imperialism" repeating his familiar ar
guments.