Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-03
BIG AND ATTENTIVE CROWDS.
Tho Voters Thoroughly Instructed as to tho
Dangers Which Threaten to Abridgo
and Eventually Destroy Their Liberties
md Exhortcd to Discharge Their Duty
to Themselves and Posterity Next Tues
da, Greeted by Large Crowds and
Given Close Attention.
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twelve speeches. The crowds that
greeted him were greater than those at
the meetings of yesterday and last
night. The candidate began his itine-
rary at Handel Hail. in the down town
business district, going from there to
the Public Library, where he spoke to
an outdoor gathering of working men,
After luncheon he made two addresses
In "Old Vienna" pavilion, at Sixtieth
street and Cottage Grove avenue, one
to the crowd in the building and the
other to the throng that was unable to
gain admittance. Here was the only
semblance of disturbance manifest dur
Ing the day. Two men In the audience
asked. almost simultaneously, How
about North Carolina?" and MIR. Bryan
was replying when one of the ques-
toners insisted on asking question
concerning trusts, whereupon the crowd
demanded that he be thrown out, and
threatened TO lynch him. Mr.. Bryan
insisted upon answering, however, but
could not do so for some time owing
TO the uproar made by the crowd in
expressing It's resentment toward the
inQuisitor. The latter was saved from
violence only by police interference.
OTHER MEETINGS.
Mr. Bryan's night meetings were held
vi .Hc HoTlh, west, southwest and
south sides of the city, the closing
speech being made at midnight at
State and Thirty-first streets.
At the Old Vienna, Sixtieth street
ana Cottage Grove avenue, MIR. Bryan
began his evening round of speaking.
He said
REPUBLICAN, AMENDMENTS.
II want to show you that the Repub-
licnn party, in order to maintain its
81 .t,I
ism, has had to amend every instru-
ment, every document that I'VE have
been taught to hold sacred. The Rel
puDllcanS have so amended the Decla-
ration OF Independence as to make IL
read: I'VE hold these truths to be self
evident. that all men are created equal
except the Filipinos. We held that all
men, except the Fiipinos, are endowed
with inalicnable rights. We hold that
governments are instituted among men
TO secure inalienable rights to some
and to look after the others as those
who have rights may think best. We
hold this truth to he self-evident that
governments derive their just powers,
not from the consent of the governed,
but from superior force And we
would rather keep the Declaration OF
Independence than get the Filipino"
NORTH CAROLINA AGAIN.
voice from the audiences: How
about North Carolina?"
MIR. Bryan: The gentleman asks
how about North Carolina?. I was
waiting for him. My friends the Re-
publicans are not meeting these Issues,
and no Republican shows his hypocrisy
more clearly than when he talks about
North Carolina. This administration
has provided qualifications for voting
in Porto Rico-educational Qualifica-
tions--and according to those uualifi-
cations, as you will find in Il govern
ment document issued by this admins
tration on the 18th day of last August,
SO per cent of the black men OF Porto
Rico OF voting age are DISTINGUISHED
by this administration. Does the gen
tleman who spoke of North Carolina
know what percentage of the people
are disfranchised there?"
Mr.. Dairy, who had asked the uues-
ton, replied: Every one who does not
interpret the constitution"
Mr.. Bryan said: IF we had that law
in the North and DISTINGUISHED every
Republican who did not know how to
interpret the constitution, not half of
the Republicans could vote in this
country"
MIR. Bryan's questioner attempted to
proceed with his Interrogation aimd
cries of "Sit down!" and put him out"
BRYAN ASKS A QUESTION.
Mr.. Bryan tried to obtain quiet and
after some confusion Mr.. Dairy shout
ed above the noise and the confusion:
MAY j ask one question:"
Mr.. Bryan asked him: my friends.
while it is not fair for a Republican
to come and take up my time, l will be
fairer to him than he is to me. Ask
your question"
Mr.. Dairy said:
"You say that you have known for
the last four years that there are trusts
I'm this country and that they are in
violation of the antitrust laws of 1896
to prevent control of market prices
Then was it not your duty as a citi-
zen to file complaint with the district
attorney? Can You name one Demo-
cratic or one Republican district attor-
ney who has filed it?"
MIR. BRYAN'S REPLY.
Mr.. Bryan replied:
MY fslepds, want to call your at
tention first to the fact that the gentle
man sarted out q North Carolina and
mas got tired of North Carolina. In the
second place. I want to call-your atten-
ton TO the fact that he tries to lay up
on all the people as citizens. RESPONSE
eiilty Tor the failure of an Attorney
General to enforce the law that he is
sworn 70 enforce. I want to remind
you mat letters have been written to
MI 1riggs calling his attention to
trusts and that he has refused TO en-
force the low, and when a Democratic
Attorney General of Nebraska brought
suit against the Starch Trust. the Re
publicans of Nebraska Cit-- met in tho
court house ana appointed n circuit
Judge as chairman OF the COMMITTEES on
resolutions and passed resolutions n sj< :
ing the Attorney General not to enforce
law of the State OF Nebra ska"
Amid the applause that followed, the