Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-06

money. In 1896 they won q victory be-
hind the mask of International bimetal-
ism. They did not advocate the gold
standard in 1895. They advocated in
ternational bimetallism, and when Eng
land spanked our bimetallic' commission
ana sent 1t home. then the Republicans
turned over on the subject. Now they
are Very anxious for the gold standard.
The reason why the Republicans are
so anxious to discuss the money ques-
ton Is that the Republican leaders are
familiar with the arguments which
they used in 1896, and they cannot think
or any argument to use in defense of
the trust the large standing army and
the imperial policy.
ATTITUDE OF DEMOCRATS.
Mr. Bryan continued by defining the
attitude of the Democratic party to-
wards wealth. These remarks were
brought outby the presence of ex.Sen-
ator Henry G. Davis and his brother.
Hon.- Thomas C. Davis, on the plat
form.
The Democratic party makes no
war upon the honest accumulation of
weaith,,A he said and continued by the
declarehen that objections to the poll
icies proposed by that party were made
oy predatory wealth hiding behind
honest wealth.
The Democratic party" he went on,
is no menace to the man who wants
to eat the bread that he earns. Its
oniy menace is to the man who wants
10 eat the bread that some one else
earns, without paying for the bread.
since 1895 all the evil tendencies then
noticed in the Republican party have
been increased. and to-day people see
what is going on who did not reniize
1t In 1896 Many who did not under-
stand the money trust are able to un-
derstand the industrial trust MANY
who did not realize what it meant to
nave a monopoly given to one kind OF
money now find out what Standard
OIL monopoly, or n barbed wire monop-
oily or sugar trust monopoly. means.
men who did not see that they would
soon be the victims of their concentra-
ting spirit II continued have since be-
come the victims OF IT,
THE TRUSTS AND TRAVELLING
MEN
In this connection Bryan made the
following reference TO the travelling
men and the effect of the trusts upon
them. Why. in 1896 there were a great
many travelling men, who We're delutied
and lead to believe that all we needed
was n Republican administration. ana
they went up and down the land and
preached for the Republican party.
"But since the election no class has
suffered more than the travelling men.
L wonder II 1t would not he proper for.
the travelling men, who have lost their
| places since the last election because
| OF the trusts, to organize an excur-
sion to go down to the President's
home and let the band play the dead
march of Saul. The travelling men are
realizing that the trust is reaching
them, and II any of you In this au-
dience have not realized what the
trust means, 1t Is only a question OF
time when you will, IL the Republican
party stays in power"
THE CHANCE FOR YOUNG MEN. 4
"What is the chance for the young
man? II he goes out upon the farm,
he finds that the farmer Is not having
his share of the blessings of the coun-
try; nor his share of the governments
protection. IL he becomes q laboring
man, what are his chances by manual
labor to acquire competency? II
he becomes a business man, how does
he know that some trust will not step
to his store door and give him
chance to choose between bankruptcy
and joining n conspiracy against his
fellows? You will find that as wealth
concentrates the small man Will be
driven out, the citizen will become
clerk, and the young lawyer who en-
ters upon his profession with hope and
ambition Will become merely a clerk
in the Office of some lawyer for the
trusts
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IloNS.
"But If you are not able to under
stand how economic conditions are af-
fecting you, let me ask you, can you
ignore the tendency toward militarism
that has been manifested in this coun-
try under this Administration? Has
the poor man any reason for wanting a
large army? Has the farmer any rea-
son for desiring q large military es-
Establishment? Has the country mer-
chant? Has the ordinary man? These
people do not profit by a large stand
ing army. The large standing army
is intended In the country for the ex-
tension of our trade by force and vlo-
lence. The poor men will furnish sons
for the army, but the contractors and
exploiters will get reap the protits?"
THE COLONIAL POLICY.
1.-THE colonial policy" he concluded.
els not carried on for education or for
the support of Christianity. 1t was
undertaken under the mask of benevo-
lence. but the inspiring motive was the
almighty dollar, and IL we enter upon
an imperial policy 1t will not be to
Christianize them. 1t is the Christian
portion of the Philippine Islands that
is now in revolt against us. and 1t Is
the Mohammendan portion that is
most friendly to us. Our flag is most
secure as 1t floats over the palace of
the Sultan of Sulu And the Repub-
lican Administration pays the Sultan
so much a month to let the flag float
there. And il you Republicans think
that your party stands for the doctrines
1T used to stand for I want to remind
you that treaty has been made by
the Republican Administration with the
potentate whereby slavery is recog-
nized under the American flag. The
same treaty provides that the Stars
and Stripes shall float over the Sultan's