The age-herald., 1900-01-30
BRYAN SPEAKS
 IN NEW ENGLAND
Large Crowds Greet the Demo-
 cratic Leader.
MUCH ENTHUSIASM SHOWN
Nebraskan Said He Had Higher Ambi- tion Than to be President-He Wanted to Make the Gov
 ment Better

Providence, R. l., aJn. 29.-W. J. Bryan to-day began a weeks tour of New Eng land, for the purpose of discussing the questions of the day,speaking three times at Pawtucket and Woonsocket in the after noon, and this city in the evening. As the state of Rhode Island is just on the eve of a gubernatorial campaign, which will close with an election in April, MT. Bryan's coming Is timely for the democratic party.
 His chief address in Infantry hall, to- night is considered the first of a series of rallies, arranged by the democratic state committee in its effort to carry the state. Moreover, as the legislature will meet to- morrow, the gathering brought together prominent men of both big parties from all over the state to hear the doctrine of Jeff fersonian democracy eXpounded by na- tional democratic leader.
 The speech of this evening, the third de- livered by MT. Bryan within six hours, like the two previously given, was listened 10 by an audience that taxed the capacity of the hall to the utmost. There was plenty of music and enthusiasm. Congressman Lentz, who is member of Colonel Bryan's party, also made a ringing speech at the meeting here.
 Bryan at Iawiucket
 Pawtucket, R. l., January 29.-William J. Bryan was well pleased wldl the result of his first speech in Rhode Isiand at the opera house this afternoon. Ine large auditorium was packed and there was much enthusiasm. MT. Bryan was given the freedom of the city by Mayor Fitzgerald, who introduced him. Mir. Bryan declared that the Chicago platform stands today the only one, adopted in 1896, that will be remembered for all time.
 'I have higher ambition than to be president" said he. That Is to do some thing to make the government bSster. have no doubt that the time will come when the principles of the Chicago plat form will be a part of the law of the United States. I believe in its ultimate triumph
 Mr. Bryan referred to the monetary com mission sent to Europe by President Me Kinley, and said that the president had betrayed the people by trying to get the foreign governments to hep the United States get rid of thing the people had already declared for.
 In regard to trusts MT. Bryan said that he advocated having a line drawn which would confne the limits of a trust to one particular stale and leave the other forty-i four states free.
 Regarding imperialism, he said: "The declaration of Independence is still law in the United States. The president in 1898 asked for an army of 100000 because there had been a change in national policy. It was change to the policy of an empire. If we have imperialism We will have militia rism.
 "The republicans are trying to declare that it is our divine right to take the Phil ippines. Let congress declare that we are not there for the land or for the people and that We intend to give them the same lib- erty as we have ourselves, and that will eff feetually settle everything"
 The meeting broke up quickly to enable MT. Bryan to catch train for Woonsocket.