The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-26
Meeting of the State Committee Fol-
lowed by Speeches Delivered by
the Nebraska Orator.
COMING ISSUES OUTLINED
DEMOCRATS WILL WAR AGAINST
TRUSTS AND IMPERIALISM,
And Their Candidate VIII Continue
to Advocate silver in Places Where
His Talk VIII Not Harm.

Democratic committee set the pace for the
Democracy Of the other States to-day by
making Colonel VIM. j. Bryan it's choice
for the presidency in 1900. This action was
taken by the committee while Colonel
Bryan was on his way TO Harrisburg from
New York to attend the meeting and con-
fer with the party leaders. This is prob
ably the first time in the partys history
that the Democrats OF Pennsylvania nave
indicated their choice for President in ad-
vance or the state convention. There was
q large attendance of Democrats from over
the State to meet Colonel Bryan and hear
him discuss the issues on which the COM
ing campaign will be waged. The state
convention will be held in this city on
April 5 and will adopt platform along
the lines laid down by Mr.. Bryan in his
speech tonight at the Keller-street Hall.
The platform will indorse the Chicago dec
1aration OF principles. denounce the trusts
and Imperialism. advocate ballot reform
and pure elections, and condemn machine
politics. The convention will also nomi-
nate candidates for auditor general. con-
gressmen at large. and presidential cleo
tors and elect eight delegates at large to
The national convention.
Colonel Bryan reached here at 3 o'clock
and WA escorted to the Board of Trade
rooms, where the state committee was in
session, by a committee representing the
state and local Democratic committee. He
was introduced to the assemblage by State
Chairman Killing and made a short speech
which was received with much enthus-
iasm. At the close OF the meeting he held
IN informal reception at the Common
wealth Hotel and later he was the guest
OF Mayor Fritchey at a dinner party at
which Colonel Gufey, Chairman Killing
and other party leaders were present. After
to-night's meeting he attended a session
of the local lodge OF Modern Woodmen,
OF which he is an active member in Lin
soln, Colonel 1ryan VIII go from M mere Ito to
there TO Washington to meet the national
leaders.
AT THE BOARD OF TRADE.
Mr.. Bryan was introduced at the Board
of Trade by Chairman Killing. when
] come TO talk to Eastern Democrats"
he said. IT feel it is my duty to
give them every assistance can and tell
them that we appreciate the odds they
have to contend against. 1t is easy to be
q Democrat in the South, and II is easier
to be Democrat in the West than it
used to be. 1 believe the time will come
when the Chicago platform Democracy
will be as popular in Pennsylvania as ii is
In Nebraska. While no Republican can re-
member what was in the Republican plat
form OF 1896, and while gold Democrat
can repeat the Indianapolis platform, ev-
cry Democrat and Republican can remem-
Der the Chicago platform. The Democrats
ought to make progress in this State be-
cause the Republican party Is more corrupt
In this State than in any other State in
the Union. Unless the. people have for
n n nd ~ or hnr dltrnc
they ought to rise up and wipe the Re-
publican party out OF existence. If the
voters OF the Democratic party speak now
as they did in 1886, they will send men to
the national convention who will write a
platform like that OF the Chicago declara-
ton OF principles believe We going to
win In the campaign OF 1900 The young
men who are coming TO vote this year for
the first time are beginning to believe that
the Republican party is good thing for
the monopoly and a poor thing for the
young man who, as things are going now,
can only hope to be poor clerk for some
monopoly"
At the meeting this evening Mr. Bryan
said: II congratulate the Democracy or
Pennsylvania or the suspicious opening Of
the campaign of 1900. In 1896 the Democ-
racy of this State. in spite Of assertions
and discussions, polled a vote almost equal
70 any former vote for a Democratic can
didate- This year. unless signs fail, we
shall largely increase vote in this
State. both because Of the issues and be-
cause or the hostility which machine poll
tics Is arousing among Republicans who be-
heve that the people OF Pennsylvania ought
20 be allowed to govern themselves, even
II they have doubts upon the right of
the Filipinos to govern themselves.
People ask why don't drop the money
question II would have no effect on the
money question If / did drop 1t. 1t is In
the keeping OF man and IL would not
make any difference whether / adhere to
II or disregard 1t. But If you will ask
why do not drop IL / will tell you that
] am not willing that a handful OF Eng
nsh bankers shall control seventy millions
OF American people But you will hear peo-
pie say that new conditions have arisen
that now make the gold standard palatable
Isn't IL strange that men who have labored
TO fasten the gold standard on this coun-
try for thirty years should now be de-
Tending their position by arguments that
have arisen since the election?"
WANTS MORE SILVER.
Colonel Bryan said that the Republican
party seeks TO fasten upon this country
o perpetual and ever-increasing debt in
s-der that the banks may control the
volume OF the peoples money. When a
man tells you now that more gold means
more money and that more money means
better times you tell him that he has
admitted the cumulative theory of money