The Atlanta constitution., 1900-01-29
BRYAN SPoKI IN NEW HAVEN.
Later in the DeT He Was IN Jersey
Cit, N. J.

SAtF ~ u.
New York. Jan3ry civilian Jen-
nines Bryan made journey into Conneo-
ticut today, address ng meetings at Stam-
ford and New Haen. and then hurried
back To New Yor that he might keep
his engagement addr, IS the public
meeting I'm Jersey 'ity tonight. Tomor-
row he VIII go to harrisburg, Pa, where
he will meet the emocratc leaders of
/ Pennsylvania.
Bryan arrived ir New Haven at 2:15
o'clock y. IN. and vas driven 10 the city
hall, whore a reception was held. After a
! brief rest he repaire TO Music hall. where
/ fully 1900 people wited his coming. Sew
era hundred moce Cowded !nto tho aisles
after he arrived. lis entrance was the
signal for wildly enthusiastic demon
stration. Men and Women rose TO their
! feet and cheered themselves hoarse.
Mr.. Bryan bowe his thanks. lie
plunged Immediately into a discussion of
the three great lea1ng questions OF the
Gay. namely. trusts Imperialism ana
money"
''N hitch or them is paramount depends
uTou the point Of view of the individual,
and. ne said. personally l do not care
10 specify
He believed that to assert the money
question as "A political ISSUE is dead folly,
TOT tAAe reason AfttA IL many H'itNN' -''' '-'
men and because they are thinking OF H.
no matter what their sation in life.
"The republican party" he said,
''is afraid to kill truss because they
constitute the hen tnar Iays The
golden egg in campaign times, but
trusts are bad, intolerable and indie
fensible. Bad things need not be
tolerated in America. And trusts,
though now only in the intermediate
process of development, and bad at
that. will be much more worse in
effect when they reach the consum-
nation Of their development
They were bad in pr nciple in 1896:
they are bad in principle now. and 50
long as a principle cor nues bad the
effect Will be disastrou.. As remedies
under the constitution / would deman I
that the congress before Granting a cor
puratou the power Ia 60 business outside
the state .u which q Is organized should
Stpui"t. as condition that here must
hr mo- water IA the stock Squeeze out
the water and you have gone "a long wav
toward killing trusts. Next ! would have
conrft5S insist that the corporations
must prove mat they have not and Will
not hold = monopoly on any manufac-
turcl article"
Discussing arguments ~ imperlalists.
he said;
Beware Of the Prophets.
'I would not take AN the trade m The
universe i it had TO be purchased hv the
loss af single American lie when /
hear ne prophets speaking of the viii of
God & want SOP ask whore they got their
credentials. Wa 1896 ! mot 600 prouhets
who went through this country intro
ducirE me % audiences as the next presi-
dent After election ] came ID the con-
eII-.an they were uuano.nted prophets.
{ am suspicious now of prophets When
some men saw thew know tho viii Of God
3 think that D. cod knew them as well as
{ lp He would not reveal His viii 10
them.
That areumen; about God being i'm Il
IS always coupled Dy the men who use Il
with the expression III viii pay
imperialism VIII impose upon us the
necessity 81 am army big enough 10 make
our flag feared but not loved. "
Big Banquet at Jersey City.
Bryan was bauquotsd by the Robert
Davis Association at their clubhouse I'm
Jersey city tonight. after which he de
Ivored political speech before a large
crowd m ST. Mary's hall
Nr Bryan was escorted to Jersey city
at ESQ o'clock by Congressman Daily and
city Attorney Minturn. of IIoboken. Din
ucr was served Immediately. Mayor
men of local prominence We're seated at
he table With NJ. Bryan. The dinner
was wholly informal and no speeches
were made
Mr. Bryan later he'd "A reception, shax-
Ing hands with several hundred persons.