The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-02
L|STEN 70 Col. BRYAN
Auditorium Was Crowded With Eager Audit.
ors Last Night
Address Was Short but Vigorous and Handled
the Campaign Issues Without Gloves

patgn speeches on the plains. Then h1
told his hearers that the trusts were bad.
III snort for two reasons as was anv
monopoly In private ownership They en-
aDIed the INSCRIPTIONS to extort unfair
prices from the consumer, while limiting
the market for the labor and product
| OF the producer. His remedy for tho
trusts, which he thought was within
the power OF congress was this: Let
| congress require license revocable
incense, of any corporation before 1t Is
| permitted to do business in any state
| other than that in which It originates'
ana let 1t be one of the conditions on
winch this license Is issued that all water
! snail be squeezed out Of its stocks before
/ the incense is granted, and another that
! IL snail not seek to effect a MONOPOLY
| OF food or other produtcs. Then let 1t be
/ provided that in its business in the states
10 Whlch II enters, 1t shall be govern
ed by the laws of each, and the oppres-
S1ons of those gigantic corporations would
! be checked N
Apropos of squeezing the water out
/ oA tnenn, Mr. Bryan raised a laugh by
passing reference, There would be
! a great flood for awhile, but there would
De no great monopoly left thereafter"
MR.. Bryan did not devote much time
10 the situation In the Philippines. -Tha
Cn1ted States he said, had bought what
they thought was the title to 5000 900 Fill
plnos at $3.50 head, but upon the de-
! livery of the title it was fo1n,I that
spain, instead of selling them chattels,
mad merely sold the United States a
licenses to hunt them
The Republicans had no plan for the
Fmhpp1nes. They did not know what
they would Go with them, after the war
was over. But one thing was certain.
and there was fire in the eye OF the
democratic leader, as he closed his COM
| ment with this:
The yellow man. If he becomes part
Oh our country, must stand by us or
under US. If he can not stand by us.
then you shall not trample him under
| your feet"
CROWD CALLED KANE OUT.
few minutes before the coming Of ths
| aH-around big man, the vast audience
| which was now locked in the BUILDING.
while hundreds of people were at the
same time locked out, became impatient
| OF waiting. Some one cried srrKanei'
| ana the cry grew in strength and volume
+, until the sturdy Democratic candidate for
county attorney, Thomas r Tame was
Obliged to take the floor, sHe spoke in
part as ftllows:
am glad to have the opportunity of
saving few words to you tonight 1t is
hlgh time that we pause and consider
some OF the changes and the workings
OF the Republican party. The Republic
an party is responsible for the good or
| eVlI OF the party. Its growth, its develop
ment no one else can be credited with.
| There was a time when the rights of
| the people or their sovereignty was dele
| gated to the common people They had
the right to rule themselves. ard did, and
| this grand and glorious country g:ev to
| be world power. Our country Seached
| the apex of its pride before the beginning
of the Spanish-American war. Through
the genius of our citizens all the great
inventions OF the century were perfected
or invented. Science, all branches of in
| d.'stry, everything pertaining to the well
1are and the good of the comrnoa ..4,
| the iaboring people, were at d high de-
| gree OF perfection
And then the war broke out and we
| commenced to fight the Philippines Who
| IS the little American? Is it the man
/ who believes in the power and greatness
of the country before the war. or the
man who prides himself on our conquests
IN Luzon, in he Philippines?
/ Ihere was time In this country when
we used little diplomacy against king
craft. We so tried to do with Spain Our
statesmen did all in their power to settle
Things amicab,y before the war; but the
| dons were perverse, and their country
continued to press down wrong unon
wrong on the fair isle of Cuba. But there
/ came time when one of the most mag
| nl1cent battleshipS we ever had in our
navy vas destroyed, and the news was
| spread like a shock over all the country.
| The destruction gave US a chance to en-
list in the cause of humanity, and our
| soldiers and sailors fought side by side.
while outside nations looked on with
1 wonder
But, because of the variols events in
history that happened after the opening
of the war. IS ttat any reason why this
| country should enter upon a career of
ccnvGest? We conquered our enemies
and again enjoyed, in a measure the
| blessings of peace. Then the helm OF
! state, in order
At this moment there was a dcafening
| cheer outside The cheer was taken up
inside of the building, and Mr.. Kane an
| nounced that "the man" was coming
| The cheering lasted fully two minutes,
until Mr.. Bryan stepped upon the plat
| form.
! The great leader was in the hall All
| eyes were turned toward William Jen-
| nings Bryan, and when Humphrey Bar
ton, chairman of the proceedings CT the
| evening, stood up he had no difficulty in
making himself heard, for every one ex-
pected him to introduce the Democrat tic
| candidate for president. He said:
Ladies and gentlemen. You will
| please now come to order You are all
/
| speakers tonight and the programme is a
| lengthy one You all came here to see
and hear at least one speaker, but pleass
do not leave the hall when he has finished.
He needs every moment and must not be
| detained second. have no remarks to
make-I do not think 1t fitting for me
| to make them now-and none will be
given. Let me say, however, that one
week from Friday night Bourke Cochran
will be on hand here and speak to all
| those who wish to hear him. 1 now In
troduce to you Frederick L. McGhee
The eolored orator stood up and with
out any Introductory remarks launched
into the interesting subject in hand.
Col. William Jennings Bryan, 1 am
here tonight on behalf OF the colored peo-
pie of the city of st. Paul. have here
some volumes containing the life OF Lin
coin, the friend Of the negro. l present
these books to you in the name of the
colored people of st. Paul. OF the stale,
Of the reunited North and South, upon
which the negro places his seal and bene-
diction."