Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-10-11
BRYAN SPEAKS IN
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
An Immense Audience Greets Demo-
cratic Chief at Quincy at $50
in the Morning.
DISCUSSES PROSPERITY ARGUMENT
Republicans Unable. lie Says, to
Show How Their Policies Hav.
b ncfl,ted the FARMER
or Workinxman.


4, train reached here at G.3D this morn-
ing. Mr.. Bryan had not concluded
dressing when he was called out. he
bad only time to get cup of coffee
| before he was escorted to a carriage
and started for Washington park,
where the speaking took place. There
was throng of people at the station,
including number of marching
clubs, and a large crowd greeted him
upon his arrival al the park. Bryan
spoke for forty minutes OH the gem
eral campaign. saying that so large q
crowd at so early an hour indicated
| the people We're interested i'll them
selves rather than i'm him. liz this
connection he said;
AS pass along the street and look
into the faces of some of the careMorn
women who never get IL chance to take
"a summer vacation, wonder how he
| husbands of some of these women can
find it in their hearts to support the
| policies which arc today amassing
great wealth in the hands of a few
people with a rapitlity never known
before in the history of the world. |
wonder how it is that men who are
not interested in getting their hands
into other peoples pockets, but mere
| ly in keeping other peoples hands out
of their own pockets, can support the
republican ticket, while today the re-
publican party denies the principle of
equal rights to all and special privi-
leges to none, and makes this a gov
eminent of syndicates, by syndicates
and for syndicates. The republican
party is not prepared to defend its
policy on any question. When you
challenge it to defend itself it talks
prosperity to the farmer and full
dinner pail to the laborer, and that is
all it has TO say. III the republican
party were TO attempt To show it,
what respect it has brought prosperi-
ty to the farmer it would fail. The
| republican party claims to be Il silent
partner with Jehovah, but the trouble
is instead of being silent partner
| the republicans make all the noise.
| while Jehovah is the silent partner oil
| the concern
Not Opposed to Pensions.
The speaker again referred To an
editorial OH the pension question
which appeared in an Omaha paper
with which he was formerly connect
ed. He said the editorial was printed
long before he was connected with
the paper. '.A'et, doubt not he
said, that every old soldier will re-
ccive letter in which ii will be stat
ed I am the author of the editorial
i've already received one, shouted
an old soldier in the crowd.
81 am not surprised" said Bryan.
81 know they have misrepresentcd ev-
erything that could be misrepresent
ed Today they have not the least
hope of carrying the election unless
they have bigger campaign fund
than they ever had before and unless
they can coerce every voter that cam
be coerced.
He paid especial attention To the
farmers, saving that even though
there had been an advance in the price
of some farm products the increase in
the price of articles of consumption
had been so much greater as to far
more than neltralize the advance i'll
farm commodities.
Why our Money Goes Abroad.
Taking up the plea that money from
this country was being loaned in
Europe, Bryan said this could only be
true because opportunities for invest
ment were being lessened in the Unit
ed States. why dop't they buy
American lands instead of sending
their surplus money abroad? he
asked. and then replied to his own
question by saying the only reply that
could be made was that the republican
policy was reducing values. The pri-
waite individual could not put his
money in Il manufacturing enterprise
for fear his concern would be sold to
Il trust and he would be squeezed out.
He declared it was his desire to de-
stroy all private monopoly because he
did not want to see the door of oppor-
tunity closed against the boys of the
country.
Give tho Boy ~ Chance.
Give the boy IL chance" he said.
Give him an opportunity 10 exert
his own industry and ability and he
will make his own way, for we have
the best boys in the world
Bryan asserted the republican par
" had completely changed front upon
the question of !, large standing army.
Formerly the party was wont to boast
of its confidence in the volunteer sol
dicrs; now it is no longer true. There
was, he declared. no excuse for say
ing we want IL Strong government
i'll the sense that we need a big army,
aud then exclaimed:
ooh. my countrymen, if you want a
strong government let your govern
ment be strong i'll the affections of
the people and not in the number of
muskets you have
Bryan closed with a plea against
Imperialism and speaking of the Porto
Rcan bill he said:
1.-The principle involved in the meas
,me is as dangerous and damnabe as
has ever been exercised by any tyrant
in the worlds history"
Speeches NJ Other Places.
Carthage, H., Oct. 0.-After leaving
Quincy Bryan made two other
speeches before he had concluded his
breakfast. The first stop was made
at Camp Point. Here stand had
been erected at quite distance from
the railroad. Bryan declined to go to
the designated place and made a
speech from the rear car platform.
At Golden, the next stopping place.
Bryan discussed Imperialism almost
exclusively
I'VE must" he said, plant our
selves on the doctrine that all men