The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20

saying that the Republicans were all ap-
parently afflicted with far sightedness
Even away up in Minnesota the Repub-
HcanS seemed to know all about the Ice
trust whose operations were confined
entirely to New York and did not AFFECT
them, but nothing about the salt trust
the lumber trust, the sugar trust ana
the numerous other trusts which affect
ed their interests directly. Indeed, ne
said the Republicans were apparently
more worried lest the trusts should all
not get their share than they were con-
corning the fate of the people at large,
but, he continued, the Republican in
terest in the ice trust was entirely in
consistent, for had not Senator Hanna,
the Republican party, said there were
no trusts? In view of the general Re
publican knowledge concerning trusts
asserted that he had never known a man
whose word amounted to SO little among
his friends as did Mr.. Hanna's"
If there is an ice trust he continued,
then Hanna's word can not be ac-
cepted."
Discussing the Republican attitude on
trusts Mr.. Bryan declared that the Re
publicans were inconsistent and that
they had no remedy for trusts. He said:
They opened the session by creating
money trust and they closed it by prac-
ticing fraud in their pretended effort to
stop other trusts. The amendment to
the constitution offered by them was
not necessary and its purpose was not to
give congress power needed. 1t was 10
take away from the states the power
they have so that if the Republicans
control the government, the state viii
be powerless to protect itself against
private monopoly. That was the pur-
pose of that amendment and when IT
was defeated the Republicans confessed
we did not need it, because they then
brought in a bill which they said was
intended to protect the people from
private monopoly a bill brought IN after
the amendment was defeated, showing
that they did not need the amendment
and all the Democrats voted for the BILL
I believe there was scarcely an opposi-
ton vote in the house, but when 1T went
to the senate and the Democrats de-
manded that it be passed at once, the
Republicans sent it to the judiciary COM
nittee and there it sleeps today.
Mr.. Bryan then discussed the ques-
lions of Imperialism and the increase of
the army, asserting that what had been
done in Porto Rico was the best 1ndl-
cation as to what would be done in 9TH
er newly acquired islands Let those
who had doubts as to the policy to be
pursued read what Governor Patt1son
had to say concerning the adminlstra-
ton of Porto Rican affairs. According
to that report, Estates with more than
twice the population of Porto Rico pay
their governors less than half the sal
airy paid to the governor of that island"
I'VE sent the carpetbaggers there, he
said, sand the Porto Ricans have to en-
dure them
IN considering the Philippine question,
Mr.. Bryan warned his hearers against
the complications it would involve US in.
Among other things in this connection
he said:
whenever we complain Of these doc
trines, some Republican tries to hide be-
hind the amendments In the southern
states and says: What about North
Carolina2 If you are worried about
North Carolina, why don't you spend
your time trying to remedy that trou-
BILE instead of trying to bring in another
race question as big as that we now
have to solve"
Mr. Bryan said that the money which
was being expended in the Philippines
could be much more profitably utilized
in developing the resources of the Uni
ted States. He suggested as one means
for utilizing of the money the construc-
ton Of reservoirs in the semi-arid re-
gions of the west for the holding of sur
plus water, which would he said, ma
terialIy increase the agricultural area
of that section and add to the wealth
of the country at large.
But" he added, the Republicans
would rather waste blood than have wa
ter
Corning. N. Y, Oct. 2o.-Mr. Bryan
spoke here for 20 minutes from the rear
platform of his car. The railroad yards