The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-10-19

trusts; pledged the party to bring back
to the people constitutional government,
and charged the Republicans with hav-
ing raised a gigantic corruption fund to
debauch the suffrage.
The resolutions were cheered, though
they could not be heard for the shouts
for Bryan, and Mr.. Shepard at once ILL
troduced the latter in a few short SEN
tences.
BRYAN APPEARS.
Col Bryan stepped to the railing
about the stand, as the throng broke
afresh into cheers. He raised his hand
for silence, but the cheers did not sub
side.
Three cheers for our next president"
came up from the audience. Col. Bryan
raising his hand in depreciation. There
was another attempt TO renew the
cheering, but Kisses greeted 1t and Col.
Bryan commenced speaking.
Mr.. Bryan devoted most of his speech
to the trust issue. Early in the address
he said:
ITO say that the people gathered here
who support our cause are the enemies
of honest wealth Is a slander, which
could not be uttered without the one
who uttered 1t knew 1t to be false. We
are not opposed to that wealth which
comes as the reward of honest toll and
| is enjoyed by those who give to society
something in return for that which
society throws upon them. The Demo-
cratic party todayNis not only not the
enemy of honest wealth but the Demo
cratic party of today is the best friend
| nf IN ha nto n, to-,
of muscle or of mind employed in its
accumulation"
Col. Bryan. referred to the ice trust
DECLARING that apparently this was the
only trust of which the Republicans had
any knowledge. 'If any Republican
tells you," he said, that the ice trust Is
hurting the people, you tell them that
you have so much confidence in the
Republican governor that you know
that he would not be out west making
speeches If the people were suffering
from the ice trust"
This remark was received with cheers
Col. Bryan outlined his remedy fol
trusts, which was to put on the free lis
every trust made article and to require
| trust corporations to take out q license
and undergo strict scrutiny in all othel
states than those in which they were
organized. He expressed the conviction
that we are approaching a period of in
dustrial despotism where a few mel
will control each great branch Of in
j dustry, products will buy at trus
price, where every person who furnishe!
raw material will furnish 1t at trus
price, and where every man who work,
for wages will work for the wages fixe(
by the trusts"
TURNING TO IMPERIALISM,
toward the close Of his speech, Mr.
Bryan, in burst of eloquence, said o
the Republican position:
"They want the splendors of empire
They want to hear the tramp of armies
they want the glory of crowning heroe
returning home, their thanks and thei
plaudits. The Republicans want tn
drum to beat SO that 1t could be hear,
around the world. We want the ligh
OF liberty to shine SO brightly here tina
1t will be seen around the world an
everywhere inspire hope"
Col. Bryan referred to the charge tina
he was responsible for the continuation
of the war in the Philippines, and said
"If am guilty Of this charge then VIII
is responsible for the fact that our fore
fathers fought the same battle 100 year
before I was born. They should know,
he continued, that it was the Almighty
when he gave life to the Filipino, CAV
him the love of liberty. They shoul
know that it was God who linked to
gether in every human breast life an
liberty, and what God has Joined to
gether let no Republican party rend as
under"