The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-18
SPACE FILLED
Around the Railroad Station at
Schenectady
Where Col. Bryan Made First
Speech of the Day.
HE BEGINS A TOUR
Through the Western Part Of
the Empire State.
Large Crowds Witness His De-
narfuro ErOrn AIhanv
HE BEGINS A TOUR

Albany N T., OCT 1S-W. j. Bryan
and party left here for Schenectady and
the west on an early morning train.
Col. Bryan was accompanied by Charles
M. Butler. J. J. Delaney and Mayor
Jones of Toledo. Large crowds collected
about the hotel Ten Eyck and at the
union station to see the distinguished
party off. AS the train pulled out of the
depot yard Mr.. Bryan stood on the rear
platform Of his special car and raised
his hat in acknowledgment of the
cheers that were given in his honor. he
expressed himself as being more than
pleased with the rOusing reception ac-
corded him at the capital city of the en-
pire-
LATE AT SCHENECTADY.
Amsterdam, N. Y. Oct. 1s-Mr.
Bryan's train was fifteen minutes late
in reaching Schenectady where the first
stop of the day was made. He spoke
there for twenty minutes and his aud
ience was large enough to fill the entire
vacant space back of the railroad sta
tion. The Edison general electric works
are located at Schenectady and as the
Bryan train drew up to the station, Mr..
Bryan was greeted by the waving of
hats and handkerchiefs from the win
doWs of that institution.
His speech at Schenectady was a brief
review of the general political situation
covering the trusts and the increase or
the standing army especially. In begin
ming Mr.. Bryan said he was glad that he
lived lin a land where parties must sub
nit their platforms and their candidates
to the voters, and where the people can,
if they want to, control all legislation
and make the government what they
want it to be-"
Discussing the trusts, he said that If
the Republican party had properly used
the power that had beeI- given to 1T
during the present administration, the
trust question would be no more prom
inent now than it was in 1896, but the
Republican party had by its own con-
duct forced this question to the front
and it must meet it. Continuing he
said:
You have here a large laboring class.
I want to ask the laboring men whether
they believe it is good to have a great
industry dominated by one man or by
group of men? Suppose q labor1ng man
has spent ten, fifteen or twenty yeas in
acquiring skill in an occupation, Is it
wise to let that mans labor hang upon
the decision OF one man! w nat VIII tne
skilled laborer do if the terms provided
for his labor are not satisfactory? He
will submit to them under monopoly.
Why? Because there is no other en-
ployer, and if he goes out from that one
place he has to commence life over
again, and all his experience will be of
no avail If you have number Of large
electrical plants. genius and skill and
ability will be in demand and if one
manager is not willing to pay you what
your services are worth, you can go to
another manager and get what your SER
vices are worth, because competition will
compel each man to get the best brain
and the best work possible. But when
you have but one manager you have to
take the terms he gives you and the
wages he is willing to give you, because
if YOU turn your back on that institu-
ton you go out to idleness and starva-
ton.
can any laboring man believe
monopoly is a good thing
Referring to the plea that it is our
duty to remain in the Philippine IS
l., AT,- col
THE advantage of the argument of
duty is that you do not have to defend it.
You simply have to say it is your duty
and that avoids the necessity of any de-
Tense They say it is our duty to stay
there I ask them why. They say If we
come away the FilipinoS will kill each
other, therefore, we must kill them first
and take from them the awful response
bility of killing each other"
While Mr.. Bryan was speaking rail-
road engine puffed along back of him,
compelling him to suspend his speech
for a minute or two He referred to the
circumstance, saying: 1t is hard to
speak out doors under the most favor
able circumstances, and do not know
of anything more Enfavorable than to
have a railroad against you when you
are speaking, or when you are running
for Office
Mr.. Bryan was applauded at the close.
LARGE AUDIENCE AT AMSTER-
DAM.
Fondo. N Y, Oct. 1S.-Another large
audience greeted Mr.. Bryan upon his ar
rival at Amsterdam. He spoke from the
rear of his train and the people covered
all the adjacent railroad tracks and
freight cars. His speech was an appeal
to Republicans to investigate the Demo-
cratic side of the political situation and
he argued that if he had been elected
president instead of Mr.. Mckinley and
had conducted himself towards the
trusts and the army question as the
president had done Republicans would
not have condoned his conduct.
He appealed to them to be as critical
in passing upon their own administra-
tion as they would be in passing upon a
Democratic administrati Why is it
he asked. that the Republican say there
are both good trusts and bad trusts and
that they cannot tell the difference be-
tween them? Replying to his own ques-
ton he said the reason was found in the
fact that they were blinded by partisan
ship. Urging that the water should be
squeezed out Of the stock, he said:
IF a labOring man works for a cor
poration and the times get hard. the
money that ought to go to pay wages
will be taken from wages, in order to
pay dividends on Watered stock, that
represents no money invested -
He was not willing, he repeated, that
laboring men should be SO placed that
they could be coerced by threats Of clos
ing the concerns in which they may be
employed.
Referring to the army question, Mr.
Bryan said that there was liable to be
an increase from 100,0 600 to 200 900 under
the present tendency and that in time
the people would be so situated that
they would be afraid to say they were
afraid