The Topeka state journal., 1900-09-28
BRYAN EXPLAINS.
Tells the People of Yankton
Why This Country
Could Not Express Sympathy
With the Beers.
WERE IN SAME BOAT.
Says We Were Engaged in the
Philippines
In Same Business as Was Eng
land in Africa.
WE'RE IN SAME BOAT

Sioux City, Ia, Sept. 2S.-The special
train which is to bear Col. W. j. Bryan,
the Democratic presidential candidate
on his long campaign tour of the coun-
try left the Chicago, Milwaukee q St
Paul depot here this forenoon and cross
ed over into Dakota and Immediately
headed for Dakota prairieS, in a west
ward direction.
The train consists of the composite car
Rambler for the use of Mr. Bryan and
his immediate party, an ordinary day
coach and a baggage car. The party
was Increased at Sioux City by the adj
dition of J. C. Dahlman, national COM
mitteeman for Nebraska, who is to nave
charge of the special train on its entire
run and also by a number OF the lead
ing fusion representatives in South Da-
kota, including the candidate for COVER
nor, Mr.. Lien, and Secretary Ayers OF
the state campaign committee, Governor
Lee and Judge Moore, the two last
named being candidates for congress
The first speech was made briefly at
Elkpoint, by Mr.. Bryan. This was
large crowd and Mr. Bryan spoke Tor
five minutes, saying in part:
st believe in the principle set forth
in the Kansas City platform. believe
the doctrines which were advocated in
the platform of 1896. On the old Ques-
tions Won have had a chance to read
what have had to say. We are oppoS-
ed to every private monopoly. We do
not believe that God ever made man
good enough to stand at the head OF a
trust and control the price of what the
people buy. 1t is strange to me that the
head of a trust can always tell which
party to join while the Republican
farmer cannot. We are opposed to
large army. We believe in making the
government so good that every citizen
will be soldier, if necessary, to protect
that government If they say we are
going to treat the Filipinos as we treat
the Indians, you tell them that under
our theory of government the Indians
are gradually becoming citizens The
Republicans do not intend that the Fill
pinoS ever shall be citizens We desire
to give them their independence"
AT YANKTON.
Yankton, S. D., Sept 2S--The Bryan
special train reached YanktOn half an
hour in advance of the schedule time
and as q consequence, there were no
carriages at the depot to meet Mr.. Bry-
an, nor many people at the place of
speaking to hear him. carriage soon
arrived, however, and the people gath
cred rapidly in response to the playing
of the band. By the time the speaking
began, at o'clock there were as
many people present as could well hear.
Mr. Bryan began his speech with a re
view of the inconsistencies of the Re
publican party as viewed by him, COW
ering the silver, the greenback and the
national bank questions.
He gave special attention to the bank
question, saying that under the Repub-
lican system the banks were to receive
the interest and the people at large to
pay it. Mr.. Bryan also took up the
trust question. He said that the trust
magnateS all knew how to vote to pro-
tect their own interests and he knew no
reason why the farmers should not
know how to vote in their interest. That
the trust people would vote the Republi-
can ticket was certain and this was
sufficient reason why the farmers who
had no interest in the trusts should vote
the Democratic ticket. He again took
up the question of the size of the army
and repeated his declaration that it was
better to have the army idle than to
have it killing people.
That an empire resting upon force
should die, Mr.. Bryan said was natural,
btu a republic resting upon the princi-
pies of right and justice need never ex-
pire, and he wanted the American re-
public to be eternal upon this principle.
Mr.. Bryan closed with an elaboration of
his views on the Philippine question
and the situation in South Africa He
declared that our war IN che Philippines
was based upon the same principle as
the British war in South Africa and that
was why this country could not express
proper sympathy with the South Afri-
can people in their struggle for fnde-
pendence.
Mr.. Pettigrew Joined the party here
SPEECH OF THE DAY.
Mitchell, S. D., Sept. 2S.-At this point
the corn belt festival is now in progress,
and here Mr.. Bryan has been advertised
to make the principal speech of the day
He spoke for over an hour. The speech