The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-10-06
WESTMINSTER DISTRICT BRYAN CLUB.
Committee to Arrange for the Reception of
Hon. VIM. Jennings Bryan-Able and
Entertaining Speech by Hon. Frank
|. Duncan.

point committee of Eve, with the power to
appoint subcommittee to prepare Tor his
reception and to make all necessary arrange
ments President Herring appointed the fol
lowing committee: Fred. ID. Miller, }. Milton
Reifsnider, B. f. Grouse, DIR. J. II. Billings
lea and John J. Reese. Mr. Bryan will ar
rive here about o clock in the afternoon,
and will make a speech OF about an hour
MR.. DUNCAN's SPEECH.
President Herring presented Mr.. Duncan TO
the Club and round of applause greeted HIM.
He said he was glad to be here and felt COM
plimented that he had been invited to address
the club. He SAID in part:
"ThiS is a most important campaign. |
know that the phrase important campaign is
somewhat stock expression, but | am D"
earnest when | say that this is the most I'M
portant campaign IN the history at the com
try. We have come 10 the parting ui The
WAYS, when We must choose between a repuD-
lie and an empire Forms of government are
not changed rapidly and suddenly, but slowly
and insidlouSly. IL Is not uece>>ar, that the
man in power he crowned with jewetrd head
gear to make hIm an emperor on To enable hIm
to exercise imperial powers.
Our constitution, | NAV say, Vas written
IN blood, and we should preserve 10 by the
peaceful ballot while yet 1t is not t"" late.
If the United States was the first aud "aiy
Republic in the worlds history, We might
then be justified IN making experiments, even
though they afterwards turned out 10 be uu-
wise But other republics have existed, and
history is full Of their mistakes aud failures.
While Rome, Greece and Athens give US
many valuable lessons, their history Is most
valuable in showing Us the iauccts that open
the yieuS of republic and Jet ont ITS HE
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the world, and some Of them lasted for cen
turies. reveals the fact that their failures we're
not from causes from without. but from tuiiH-
ences within aud tonight desire io speak for
a little while on two of the influences most
dangerous to this republic. because they were
most potent ia wreckIuE those Of the past 1
refer 10 the Capitalization of wealth amt lh"
Capitalization of power. Capital has been 81"
manipulated and combined hy the money iEtF-
ous OF the country under Republican lr-lSia.
ton and executive sanction during ih' prts.fl
administration. that food and raImsnt s"d
nearly every staple article U daiiE use.
whether ia the home, lu the shop "f 90" ih'
farm, Is controlled IA H. growth ln li- manu-
tactme aud ia lis price, without rri"rrnc" e.
the ordinary and health laws of supply and
aud demand. by great combination of capital
called a trust. and the trust goes even Farther
aud places price Uu labor and arbitrarily
places a limit on the prlduCilun Df labor p.
we'll Since President Mckinney s. Inaugural
ton more trusts have been organized than
during al the years Of the history ui th" cusu.
try. lincoln, WhnUN ! rrgari AS "u" "i iar
great men of the country. because Dee Sas
honest a, well as able. Sild tA'- was = -.'"f"
nteuf pi The people. ipf The lss4P'r ana r iH'"
people. but under Marx Haun4 and Nyk .u.r'
g. D.. q f.ar ..-
Trusts sind hy the Trusts.
g Recently three 'mru}v- Of IL T''.r".'d 5-'''-
10 noe and asked mr tu Afs ut = mrH"rEaI
Ca them. asking ipT au luyrfsss OF i"" events
IA, hour tt as-.S. todd fH,-rH Sa4.i tis So,
s,t....,..f them y.,af r-s.aa ! .hug.4 s,.-ss4
far lt,. ..i,,nrr. The, answered ia,r tagr
,,,r. ,,., .f.,., ssi along yegr sr'l. is.at fha,
u,rs sh.r. uiyh lh,ir wages. &. as.rs H'l fau.r
expenses. au. ihsi -u,, ib,a Gts Iuu, as $50
,,..,.s-i,irs hsd s.. advanced tb-t Ilr pHf.ats
ing power oi Their uas,- s-Fs Fsiur'a If.. 90
a1s,, almost impossible lu IIse- Nhsa heau!
such sensible Aui Intelligent rra-Nu- assigned
though, ~, bat,lr 81 l.s,p a.. SON Wh+u
,ts ,.fs,,s E.i..fsur and Uarklus 4+.I4's s.re
,,..st,,,5,,. ,hy. f,lt tt.st The iucuta- at fh.
tr,,sts uoglI l-r lhrnsu e aai F,Jafgrd a,
az. pr,.,r-,,i al ihr irfr4, ai lhr p4ry gaarv
sbam trusts had multiplied ,ai ,auv,n-
Nv friend, .nsnr ui yuu arc carpenters.
builders. merchants. mcgh8u5ss aad iarf1Hrs.
and yuu knuW hoS che trusts bssr rnHssss-i
prices BaTucd pJFv has advanced - pc
ls.ut. lumber fram - 80 = per crHi. sHi
nails rs per CENT. sire rgats ~ per eFai-.
wrought iron loo par cent. reps 13 l.rr s.fr
TN p!aie - Ier cent. ise, sit irs rrHi-
crackers I O. y cents p-"uHd. carpet, q" 'H
~ farr cent. aud So su. Ihss ls- ual -s-ru
0 Q 6. d. Cd. ~.
,,aga bgt because th, trusts bal ,h.. y.sa.F,
t,8rr tb, E.pal9iran sy,trgn Is grsfagista fs
I,.,, tn, tribute from d., i-espIs. ans bz.i jfr
r,pac,t. io Be- SO.
2E- EfNNrNfv-
Mr. Duncan alluded o. fHr srVss. srsH
nominee iag CouEn-ss NJ \. a hiaAaurF-
He cav, a part 81 Mr.. E.AkcUry speech as 5sa
Il candidate Tor JsuuTy tu0iui ~.toasr Ip l~1s'-
Ia the eject tiat the sh5p ai state "a, -e.us Ja
Aunapalis With ilayl Iasrstis-- sni -uass
uoald sion aH d Taa .,ru. and shat b. s.8'i
.bu,x az. f...t,,ia b,v fh..r mooney scent. sad
Nr uypc.g
well. ny friends. b., i,d The m5..-asc si
the nemorratic Caanty Cansss1sslunvr. bad
been about $1,000 a wear. M K.akeust 8
The firs, wear Was sos ~. lie sent hy arag
cuiioas rua,s Of abou, g. miles, With frrr
,.Iss,s ia his p.-rlrfs. Nhru She Distance .f5m
i bou. nrr,,s, 10 Towsun Ras bat o.. Aad
Nhru be- Wentln,o oi.ics the eouaty drhi rnasir
r...,...ary N, f.,,.i- which damaged roads aai
fr,f,.. -. sbsI4 Sguus1 aui shru abe
-. - E.l,f,r,-,. -ogBtt hurled a.. Re-
-. g, ,..,,.r a.. s.i.t ug- a.~-r-
- D.. 49,. ID. be Sfas az Mr
ltI.k.-s. ~. ,r,,.. =, bi. pramss.s-hn showed
M, ',.,...,,t.. L.,z. ,b.. money s,gt
Ia pl.E,,,.y i !, smiling gsnt,riuar q
k,. -ous.- her. BE- wiI tell The f..-opl, chat be
h.. = ,,.r......i T.. trusts, Lut b. fSat tha bead
- ~. -, ,,p.t io tbfs STATE. And he
st,ssJ ,b, rs,nl. smother "a, tb.fr money
-, 81. -, mai ~ assessed Al $50.
81 and N. .oII q I, rl,. tFa,, fur SI25. au
al 81 r,,,n,y r,.rBr,5.,,.g.-r b.. concluded
-. g..,,b, T., H. q, r,s,I tr.,u bs, mill ,s the
,-,lr,,J som, 4, ynsrad,ugr. II cnuId easily
-. ,..,,, 49,. .il 1J the hill bat There
-; \. M. ,,,ilI lam ,,,I ~. th.s.r
tI,,L.,i, ~. III. r,,I Ti,.rr.,8
-, -, - go :, mil. Ifs.a- 4, ,,4i .p...
~, ~. ,...,',,i. AID mot asa. a. Stii ibsi ,as
tIsir r,ult-,b, road vas Their, rrad, Tor use
4, ,u,l,,dy wanted to drive ol H.
..rb.,. Nm. a tims wh,n a mau could work
,,bar.. h. nI,.ss..i When be wauJeI Go 4uit
,,s mac. he could so 60 another. Il s. mot
Won cannot get worA al Tie Fh1.n'N mi'i e 81
49,
nj GI,kau,y after shaving the r4.api, at
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