The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-30
cnl BRYAN IN RHODE ISLAND.
HAS BEGUN a WEEKS TOUR OF
NEW ENGLAND.

Snake at Pawtucket. WOOnsocket
and Providence-RhOde Island TO
,,e An Election in April, and His
,,earance There Is Regarded as
rtmeIy-WarmIy Welcomed by the
n.mocrats-He Discussed Money,
,r-nsts and Imperialism.
-,.o,.idence. r. l., Jan. 29.-Col. W. j.
rr,.,, began to-day weeks tour of New
+,--lon5 for the purpose of discussing the
l..stions of the day, speaking three times
pawtucket and Woonsocket in the
.tt.rpoon, and this city in the evening.
Az The state of Rhode Island is just on
.h.sva of gubernatoral campaign, which
,r8 close with an election in April, Mr..
tr,,ns coming is timely for the Demo-
cratic party
His chief address in Infantry Hall to-
-i-b, is considered the first of a series of
,o.iias arranged by the Democratic State
Committee in its effort to carry the state.
Moreover. as the Legislature will meet
tomorrow me gathering brought together
prominent men in both big parties from
all over the state to hear the doctrines of
Je0ersonian democracy expounded by
national Democratic leader.
THE speeeh of this evening, the third de-
blered by the colonel within six hours,
Xix. the TWO previously given, was lis
tened to by an audience that taxed the
o,nacitv of the hall to the utmost There
Was plenty of music and enthusiasm. Con-
s-man Lentz, who is a member of Col.
Bryan's party, also made a ringing
sposch at the meeting tonight.
Mr. Bryan arrived in this city to-day
from New York with Mr.. Lentz.
Al New Haven Mayor Green of Woon-
socket Mayor Fitzgerald of Pawtucket,
ami committee from the Democratic
State Central Committee of Rhode Island
moi the visitors and accompanied them
the remainder of the journey.
Bryan at Pawtucket.
Pawtucket R. l., Jan. 29.-Wiiam ].
BRYAN was well pleased with the result of
his first speech in the state of Rhode
Island at the opera House this afternoon.
The large auditorium was packed, and
there was much enthusiasm. Mr.. Bryan
WIS given the freedom of the city by May
or John F Fitzgerald, who introduced
him The Colonel kept every one in good
hunor bV applying Biblical sayings 70 his
subject Mr.. Bryan declared that the Chi
cago platform stands to-day the only one
adopted in 1895 that viii be remembered
for all lime
81 have a higher ambition than to be
President" said he That is to do some
thing to make the government better.
have no doubt that the time will come
when the principles of the Chicago plat
form viii be a part OF the law of the
United States. 1 believe in its ultimate
triumph.
Mr. Bryan referred to the Monetary
Commission sent to Europe by President
Mckinley and said the President had be-
trayed the people by trying to get the for
eign governments to help the United
States get rid of thing the people had
already declared for; The speaker re
ferred to the panic in London as the re-
suit of reverse in South Africa, and the
panic in the United States as a further
result
"If The few reverses of England disturb
the finances of this country" said ne
where viii you be If ever England tackles
a nation of her size? We will never be
independent until we have a financial sys-
ton of our own"
In regard to trusts, Mr. Bryan said he
advocated having a line drawn which
would cOntine the limits of a trust to one
particular state and leave the other forty
Hour states free.
Regarding imperialism. Mr. BRYAN said:
me Declaration of Independence IS
stiiI law in the United States. The Presi-
qence in 1898 asked for an army of 100000,
because there had been a change in ma
uona policy. 1t was a change to the poi
fey of an empire. If we have imperialism
We viii have militarsm
'fhe Republicans are trying to declare
that it is our divine right to take the
Hh.lppines Lei Congress declare that
we are not there for the land or for the
people. ana that we intend to give them
tAe same liberty we have ourselves and
that Will effectually settle everything"
Mr. Bryan was the only speaker and The
meeting broke up quickly to enable him
to catch a train for Woonsocket