The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-25

All Men Are Interested In IT.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, jar 24-William
Jennings Bryan arrived In New Haven
at 2:lb p. M, and was driven to the
city hall, where a reception was held.
After brief rest Mr.. Bryan repaired
to Music hall, where fully 1000 people
awaited his coming several hundred
more crowding into the aisles after he
arrived
Mr.. Bryan's entrance onto the stage
was the signal for a wildly enthusiastic
demonstration. Men and women rose
to their feet and cheered themselves
hoarse. Mr.. Bryan bowed his thanks.
Mr.. Bryan, in prefacing his remarks,
referred to his former visits to the city.
He did not directly refer to the Yale
student demonstration on the city green
In 1885, but his words were so pointed
as to indicate that he recalled 1t.
Br Bryan paved the way hastily for
his speech by remarking that as he had
SO little time, scarcely an hour, in
which to say all that he wished to pres
ent he would plunge at once into dis
cussion Of the three great leading ques-
lions Of the day. namely, TRUSTS, money
and Imperialism"
Which Of them is paramount depends
upon the point of view Of the Individual
and, he said. personally 1 do rot care
to specify"
MONEY AND TRUSTS. :
He believed that to assert that the
money question as political issue Ia
dead is folly, for the reason that 1t vitality
concerns all men and because they are
thinking Of 1t, no matter what their Sta
ton in life. Taking up the subject Of
trusts. Mr.. Bryan said:
The constitution Of the United States
gives congress all the power needed to
XIII trusts. They are a monopoly and
are capable Of being outlawed. AS rem
edies under the constitution 1 would de-
mand that the congress, before granting
corporation the power to do business
outside the state in which 1t Is organized,
should stipulate as condition that there
must be no water in the stock Squeeze
out the water, and you have gone q
long way towards killing trusts. Next
l would have congress insist that the
corporations must prove that they have
not been holding monopoly on any
manufactured article, 1 do not hold such
monopoly and will not hold any,"
AS TO IMPERIALISM
Mr. Bryan concluded his speech by
dealing with the question of Imperialism.
He said:
There are three arguments usually
advanced in the defense of Imperialism
The first is that there Is money In 1t;
second. God Is in tia mere religious ar
gument about the destiny of our ma
ton; and third, the political ar
gument that we are in 1t and cannot
get out. AS to the first argument, I
would not take all the trade in the uni
verse If 1t had to be purchased by the
loss of a single American life. When
hear the prophets speaking of the will
of God, I want to ask them where they
get their credentials. AS to the third
argument, who got us into it? 1t ought
to be remembered that Imperialism will
impose on us the necessity of an army
big enough to make our flag feared, but
not loved"
The conclusion of Mr.. Bryan's speech
was marked by another enthusiastic
demonstration. He was driven at once
from the hall through wildly cheering
crowd In the street to the station where
he took the AIT p. m. train for New
York
IN JERSEY CITY.
NEW YORK, jan A-William ]. Bryan
was banqueted by the Robert Davis as
ISOLATION at their club house In Jersey
City tonight, after which he delivered q
political speech before a large crowd in
St. Mary's hail.
Mr.. Bryan was escorted to Jersey City
at $50 by Congressman William D. DAILY
and City Attorney Minturn, of Hoboken.
They were taken in a carriage to the club
house of the Robert Davis association,
and dinner was served Immediately.
Mayor Hoos, of Jersey City, presided,
and thirty men of local prominence were
seated at a table with Mr.. Bryan. The
dinner was wholly informal, and no
speeches were made. After dinner Mr..
Bryan held a brief reception in the par
lors Of the club. shaking hands with sew
eral hundred persons.
AT o'clock Mr.. Bryan and those who
sat with him at dinner were led by
drum corps to ST. Mary's hall, short
distance away. The house was crowded,
and many persons were unable to gain
admission. Mayor Hoos presided over the
meeting.
Mr.. Bryan received a most hearty re-
ception from about $500 persons, all that
could possibly get into the hall, to whom
he spoke for nearly two hours and a half
upon silver. trusts and Imperialism.
Mr.. Bryan had the experience of being
well cheered and was somewhat surprised
by the warm greeting he received as he
minute and half the people stood and
cheered and waved hats. When this had
subsidized Mr.. Bryan attempted to speak,
but his words were Immediately drowned
by Three cheers for our next president"
Mr.. Bryan indicated his surprise at the
generosity Of the reception, saying that
1t had been stated that the "silver uues-
ton had been buried"
So quick was the response of the audi
ence, large portion of which rose and
drowned the voice of Mr.. Bryan with
cheers, that the speaker hesitated mo-
mentarily, even after quiet came. Before
he could resume member of the COM
m1ttee rose from his chair and shoutedi
We are with you, colonel"
Mr. Bryan, as If recovering himself,
said he was not sure at first whether tho
audience was cheering because they be-
lieved the silver question had been buried.
or whether they did not believe such was
the case. After the cheering had sub
sided, Mr.. Bryan announced the mission
he had come on. He had supposed the
Hudson county Democrats needed to be
lectured. but If he wanted to letcure any
body he ought to have gone somewhere
else. As he could not do his hearers any
good, he thought they might do him some
good, and impart to him some Of the en-
thusiasm, that he might carry It to other
parts Of the country, where people might
not be so earnest as they appeared to be
in Jersey
Referring to the remarks of Mayor
Hoos, who introduced him. Mr.. Bryan
said when a man INDUCED In the pleas
ant prophecy that he was to be the next
president of the United States, 1t did not
make his heart beat as fast as when he
first began to hear 1t. He did not want
the people to think he was expecting to
be the candidate of the Democracy for
the presidency In the next campaign, or