The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-07
COLONEL BRYAN,s SPEECH.
Trusts, Imperialism, Militasism and
the Other ssIsms.n

Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle
men:-The presence OF so many people
: at this meeting tonight indicates that
you are interested In the Issues pre-
scented In this campaign. and the fact
/ that you are willing to stand here In
the rain Is. additional testimony OF your
4 Interest. 1t is not curiosity, because
have been here before. and you are not
here simply to see man who Is a can
didate. Whatever curiosity you may
have had was gratihed In 1896. and 1
am sure that the Republicans who do
me the honor to come here tonight,
come for some better reason than curl
4 osity. "a voice-"Here's one.D am
glad to know that there are Republi-
= cans here Il want to talk to Republi-
cans because l want to convert them,
: and when assume that It is possible TO
s convert Republican, am compile
menting Republican. because l am
assuming that he makes his party afIil-
iations suit his ideas, and II I can
2 change his ideas ! change his party af :
filiations. II there is q Republican here
who Is not at liberty TO vote as he
;pIeases. there Is no use for him TO stay,
because II l. convert him he Will only
feel tbs worse because he cannot come
to the mourper's bench. tApplause)
Now. no man makes a greater mistake
than the man who assumes that any
8 large proportion OF the members Of any
party do not want good government. I
consider that the assumption that a
2 great majority OF all parties earnestly
desire that government which Is best is
correct. (Takes top coat off) We
Z ought 10 compare ideas In order to see
whose plan Is the best, and want TO
present to you tonight some reasons
5 why you ought to vote with US. care
! not what you may nave done In 1896; 1
: care not what you may do four years
from now; want to show you that
Z now you ought to act with US, and II I
4 can give you good reasons why YOU
should not act with US, ! take 1t for
granted that those reasons will COM
mend themselves to your judgment.
Platforms and Issues.
Now. in every campaign there are
various questions presented to the
people. Every platform covers num-
Der OF issues; but there IS always a
difference OF opinion as to the relative
( Importance OF those issues. In this
campaign the Republican platform
spends the larger part OF Its space in
,congratuIating the Republican party
upon existing conditions. And It has
not clearly defined the party's position
Z on any question, except the question OF
primary money, and in taking its POSI-
ton in favor of the. gold standard the
Republican party for the first time de-
serts the double standard. and when
you Republicans are Boosting that your
party is in favor OF the gold standard.
want to remind you that your party in
1896. promised &c do what It could TO
get the double standard by information
I al agreement. and want you to ask
your Republican friends why no Re-
publican speaker and no Republican ed
= itor attempts TO explain the failure OF
The Republican party to get n double
standard that you promised to try to
g get by the aid OF the leading CONNER
ciai nations OF the world. Great APP
plause.) whenever Republican tells
4 YOU that the gold standard IS good, you
ask him why the President, after his
inauguration, sent commission to Eu-
! rope to get rid OF It. When Republi-
( can tells you that the gold standard Is
good you ask him why n Republican
Congress appropriated 100000 to pay
4 the expenses OF the commission while 1t
was In Europe trying to get rid OF the
: gold standard. II my Republican tells
you that the gold standard Is good, you
tell him that within year the Repub-
Iican senate and house and President
acted favorahly upon blu. the four
teenth section OF which. declared that
the bill WINS not intended TO stand In
I the way OF the restoration OF the double
Z standard. So you sec that the only
question upon which the Republican
party does take a positive stand is a
new position for the Republican party.
Attacks Sound Money.
si On the question OF paper money the
4 Republican party does not clearly de-
clare for the retirement OF the green
back. although the currency bill, which
J, 10 now n law. provides for the retire
mont; OF the greenbnck and the substl--,