The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-09


Mr.. Bryan's speech in full was as fol-
lows:
"Efr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
There are others on the programme. and L
am only mere TO speak TO you for a few
minutes and / think the only excuse for
my being on the programme at all Is that.
as [ had TO read my speech this afternoon,
they waited TO give me "A chance when L
was not hampered by my notes. L am
obliged TO Mayor Harrison for his kind
prophecy. He IS the president OF a Demo-
cratic Club in Chicago that has celebrated
Jackson's birthday during each year since
1886, and / have been present at each meet
Ing of the club, and he as chairman or
president of the club has nominated me
for President on four successive occasions.
and he has got SO into the habit of 1t that
IL you don't elect me this time you are
going TO embarrass him very greatly.
And speaking of mayor L want to
say that we are in much better position
this year than we were In 1886 because of
the fact that we have control of the city
government of many If not most of the
large cities OF this country Mayor Har-
rison presides over the city second in size
IN the United States. i had a suspicion
that there were some reDeaters In Chica-
go in 1896 / had my suspicion that some
or the Republicans up there were follow
ling the idea expressed by a gentleman
after the election-he was told that there
was some repeating and he said: We'll,
he supposed IL was twice as honest to vote
twice for honest money as to vote once
for it, Laughter and a~pplause.l We have
control OF the city government OF the larg-
est city OF Indiana IApplause.l / am
GLAD that we have that advantage in this
campaign, for while We do not want any
unlawful votes cast on our side, we are
glad 10 be in a position to prevent their
being cast on the other side. IApplause.]
We have control of the city government
in New York city and Buffalo, the two
largest cities of New York. We have con-
troll OF the city government of Jersey City;
we have Baltimore; we nave Cleveland,
and in Toledo. although the mayor does
not call himself a Democrat. l know he
won't let any Republicans cheat in that
city. LAUGHTER and aRplause-] We have
control of Louisville. KY; we have con-
troll of Detroit, Mich; we have control
OF milwaukee,: We have control of Kansas
City; we have control Of Denver; we have
control of San Francisco. IApplause.1 1t
Is a great advantage TO have control OF
the government machinery in these great
cities.
AN ADVANTAGE CLAIMED.
I'VE have an advantage in this campaign.
a wonderful advantage, over the campaign
of '96. because then the papers were full of
announcements of Democrats who were
leaving the party. and now 1t requires an
expert mathematician to stand at the door
and count them as they come back. [Great
applause.1 We have with us this year all
We had in SO; we have with us a large ma
Jority OF the Gold Democrats who went
away from us in 90. 1 knew they would
come lack, because / knew that the most
of those who went away went away be-
cause they did not realize the magnitude of
the struggle in which we were engaged
the beginning of the struggle between de-
mocracy and plutocracy IappIauseI. and L
believed that the great majority OF them
would come back. and / insisted that when
ever they got ready to come back / wanted
them to know where the old house was
and not have IL moved around so they could
not find IL. lGreat applause.l
This year we have coming to us people
who now see the dangerous tendencies of
the Republican party. although the did
not see those tendencies in 1896. We point
ed out in 1896 that If the Republican party
won 1t would have to give the trusts a
chance to pay back, or get back out of the
people the money they contributed to the
campaign fund. 1t was strange that the
people did not see it, but those who could
not see IL then now know that If you want
20 ~extinguish the trusts you have got to
take the extinguisher out of the hands of
the trusts. Applause and laughter.1 Peo-
pie who did not feel the iniquity of the
trust have felt it since. and all over this
land there are people who are coming with
us and going to vote with us this year be-
cause they see that. with the success of the
Republican party, with the continuance of
the present tendency toward the concentra-
ton OF wealth, it is only a question of time
when the individual will disappear, and the
mothers and the fathers are linking of
AAcil DOISs anu Il CndllenSe the republican
party 10 meet US on the trust question:
challenge il to condemn the young man
10 perpetual clerkship under monopoly.
IGreat applause.l
STRONGER THAN IN go.
II believe that on the old question we
are stronger this year than we were in '9e.
I believe IL there were no new question that
we would be able to wage a successful con-
test against the Republican party. 1t is
On the defensive on every question before
the American people. 1t pretends that it
wants to discuss the money question. l
will promise you that before this campaign
IS over the Republican leaders will be as
afraid OF the silver question as they are of
Imperialism. IGreat applause.1 There is
not a question upon which they dare to
state their position and invite the judg-
ment OF the American people Why, this
Republican party is not willing TO take the
people INTO its confidence on any single
1t claims credit for everything that hap
pens without its aid and shirks responsible
tty for everything that it does in this coun-
try. Applause and ~laughter.l 1t has
claimed credit for large crops. 1t has
claimed credit for the discovery Of gold in
Alaska 1t has claimed credit for q famine
I'm India. Laughter and applause 1t has
claimed credit for the activity i'm business
that comes from m~ortgaging the future and
Tor things for which IL is not responsible.
and yet IL dares not assume responsibility
Tor those things that IL has brought upon
the American people. And / repeat that in
this campaign il will be on the defensive
on every question and il will run from ono
issue TO the other and not be willing to
stand and abide judgment on any question.
IApplause-l
COLONIAL SYSTEM.
But. my friends. not satisfied with TAX
ing a step toward an English financial sys-
tenn that IL dared not in 90 openly pro-
claim, IL has taken a step towards an En-
glish colonial system that il dares not now
defend IApplause.l Its policy upon i'm
perialism is to-day driving men out of the
Republican party who have been Republic
ans from the birth OF that party. and II
you will go through the country you will
find that various questions appeal to vari-
Gus elements of our population. but that
out OF the Republican party, and the Re
on any OF these questions. II has alarmed
tries. and who know something Of the dam
pie who were born I'm this country, and
were nurtured in the belief that Tho Dec
iaration OF Independence was a sacred doe.
ument. The Republican party to-day dares
not defend its policy in the Philippine
Islands. The Republican party to-day is
responsible for every drop of blood drawn
from an American soldier I'm the Philippine
Islands or drawn from a Filipino. IGreai