The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-25
THEY CROWD TO HEAR HIM.
Music Hall Packed With an Enthusi-
aStic Audience.

New Haven, Conn. Jan. 24.--William
]. Bryan arrived i'll New Haven at 2:15
y. M and was driven TO the City Hall,
where reception was held. After
brief rest Mr.. Bryan repaired to Music
Hall where fully 1000 people awaited
his coming. Several hundred more crowd
ed into the aisles after he arrived.
His entrance was the signal for Il wild
Il enthusiastic demonstration. Men an'
women rose to their feet and cheerel
themselves hOarse. Mr.. Bryan bowed his
thanks.
He plunged Immediately into a disc IS
sion of the three great leading questions
of the day. namely. trusts, Imperialism
and money" Which of them is para
mount depends upon the point Of view
of the individual and he said. personal
ly | do not care 10 specify"
He believed that To assert that thc
money question as political issue Is
dead is folly for the reason that it vitally
concerns all men, and because they are
thinking of it, no matter what their
station in life.
The Republican party he said. lis
afraid to kill trusts because they con-
stitute the hen that lays the golden eggs
in campaign times; but trusts are bad,
intoIorable and indefenSible. Bad things
need not be tolerated in America, ana
trusts. though now only in the interme-
date process of development, and bad at
that, will be much worse in effect
when they reach the conSummation OF
their development. They were bad in
principle in 1896: they are bad III priDcl-
pie now, and so long as Il principle con-
tinues bad the effect will be disastrous.
AS remedies under the Constitution L
would demand that the Congress before
granting Il corporation the power to 10
business outside the State in which Ir Is
organized should stipulate as condition
that there must be no wafer III the stock.
Squeeze ont the water and YOU have gone
a long way toward killing trusts. Next
| would have Congress insist that the
corporations must prove that they have
not and will not hold monopoly on any
manufactured article
Discussing arguments of mperiai'sts
he said:
II would not take all the trade III
the universe ii it had 10 be pure llSnd
by the loss of a single American life.
When / hear the prophets speaking OF
the will of God | want 10 ASK whore
they get their credentials. Ia 1886
met six hundred prophets who went
through this country intrDdn ing me- to
audiences as the next Pr2sidant. After
election l. came to the conclusion that
they were not anointed prophets. am
suspicious of prophets. Nnen some men
say they know the will of God thlEk
that if God knew them as well as :. co
He would not reveal His will to ;htm.
That argument about Col being IN Il
is always coupled by the men who
use it with the expression 1t viii Iay'
as TO the defense, We 1re III it aad
can't get out
imperialism will impose on lis TIE
necessity of an army big enough 10 make
out flag feared but not loved.
Another enthusiastic demonstration
followed Through a willy 'heerins
crowd Mr. Bryan was thtn driven to
his train for New York.
BANQUETTED IN JERSEY CITY.
New York. Jan. 24--William Jennings
Bryan was barqueted by the Robert
Davis Association at their club house III
Jersey City tonight after which he deliv-
cred a political speech before Il large
crowd in st. Marys Hall.
Mr.. Bryan was escorted to Jersey City
at 6:30 o'clock by Congressman DAILY
and City Attorney Minturn. of Hoboken
Dinner was served Immediately. Mayor
Ho0s, of Jersey City, presided, and thirty
men of local prominence were seated at
the table with Mr.. Bryan. The dinner
was wholly informal and no speeches
were made
Mr. Bryan later held reception. shak-
in hands with several hundred persons.
At eight o'clock Mr.. Bryan and those
who sat with him at dinner We're led by
a drum crops to St Mary's hotel. a short
distance away. The hall was crowded.
Mayor Hoos presided over the meeting.
In the legislative Democratic caucus
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