The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-19
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me- that I was honest1 J '*6*s6statedtse
other day, that was the objection to me.
that / was honest and therefore danger
ous-an objection that cannot be made
to some Republicans who have been in
power. I have promised that my attor-
ney general shall not come from New
Jersey and have promised that he will
enforce the laws
Closing his Rome address. Mr.. Bryan
said 81 believe it was here the first
American flag was raised. 1 want YOU
to look at that f1ag I want you to see
if you can find in that flag anything that
represents a subject The white stands
for the purity of our nations motives;
the red stands for the blod shed in the
purchase of liberty, and the stars repre-
sent the states, and every territory sees
In the future a star Of hope that is some
day to find its place in the consteHa ton
But where in that flag is anything a
subject or vassal can look to love I do
not want to change that flag. 1 would
rather haul it down and let the Filfpinos
have their own flag than to change our
flag to the flag of an empire and smear
it with the blood of conquest"
Mr.. Bryan made ten minute speeches at
the four towns of Oneida, Canasota Chit
tenangs and Dewitt. At Oneida, he said:
ST do not want to narbor an ambition
that rests for its qualification on what
other people do. I want that my honest
ambition shall rest for its qualification
on what I can do myself, and my honest
ambition is the same as yours should be,
namely, to do what I can to make this
country so good that to be a private
citizen here will be a greater honor
than to be a king in any other nation on
EARTH
The Canasota speech was made from
a carriage near the railroad station, and
was addressed to farmers. Mr.. Bryan
spoke to the railroad me nof the full
dinner pail He said that even if there
was full dinner pail for the laboring
man it would be impossible to trace its
existence to the Republican party. The
labor organizations of the country have
done more for labor" he said. "in the
last few years than the Republican party
could do in a century,
Syracuse. n. Y. Oct 1S.-The Oswego
meeting proved one of the greatest tri-
umphs Of Mr.. Bryan's tour It was a re-
minder of his best Ohio meetings The
meeting there was held in Washington
Square and the hand stand was utilized
as a speakers platform and was sur
rounded by humanity packed close
against it There were probably FIVE
times as many people present as could
for only half an hour He mounted a
table 50 that all could see. Referring 70
the size Of the crowd. Mr. Bryan said lie
had wasted a good deal Of time in visit
ing other places. mot knowing that the
whole state would be in osweeo'
As he had done in previous speeches OF
today, NJ. Bryan again gave the profni-
nent place in HIS tax TO the tTust cues
ton. He charged that the. Republicans
hoped by tugg1sry. and only by th1t
means 20 deceive the pe0pie isfo voting
their ticket. In response 70 a voice from
the crowd c5nee-n7ng the starch e8mtl-
nation. Mr.. Bryan said that be knex
nothing personally in regard 70 iae
Oswego works. but tbet ~ had been t9a
that the works were employing favor
men now than formerly He related .he
connected with he Ieral
Proceedings against TIE sNsrzzka s-za-z
G. tire starch confirmation. au9 Re .rarn-
ed his hssrsrs r.nsrallv sKairs~t t-sst- ~
Al kinds as calculated et zrw arss -
eless any Industrial enterprise s~h5eh
.Sht he controlled hv chsEn- TIE ~sfssrr
tri2 r Syracuse ~zs@zaSe II a. s,ssr
and shts city vas reached a. 8 o'elack