The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-17
College Boys Howl
While Bryan Speaks.

when MIR Bryan came to Ann Arbor.
The students Of tho State university
which is located here we're at the meet
,og iu large numbers and each one
made bis presence felt. A platform
bad been erected on the south side of
the court house building aod the entire
south eide Of toe square as we'll as the
adjoining street was covered with solid
mass of humanity, majority of those
nearest the staod beiog students
Mr.. Bryan had 90 sooner shown bis
face tbau the boys began a olauo or
which did not cease for 10 or Is min
utes. Even after Mr. Bryan advanced
to the front of the stand the dio con.
tinued, but it ultimately subsided sufi.
ciently to allow him to begin, "if you
are willing to listen"
A few vioces responded: 1--WE are
williog"
III | we're an impe,ialist." "Mr Bryao
went oo, II should call out an army
to suppress you. bot I sm no..'' This
sally seemed to please the young men,
aud ~oss OF them lsugh he'd sod chesred.
Some Of them jssrsd to such 40 ex.
tent. however. that 90 officer Was com.
PEELED to enter the crowd and arrest
several Of the noisiest. After th,s,
while the interruptions we're frequent,
they generally took tho shape Of
questions. One Of tho questions
brought ont the explicit declaration
from Mr. Bryao. 'ths Democratic party
10 for the free eoiosge Of silver at the
ratio OF Is to / without waiting for the
aid or consent Of coy other oatiou."
By tho time Mr. Bryao concluded the
confusion bad ceased entirely aud be
departed amid cheers.
When Informed of the arrests of tho
stodeots Mr. Bryan mediasely sen.
the ollowing letter: ..s
"Hon M. j. Csvanaugh, Aou Atbor.
my Dear Sir: lit is true, 90 [.
am informed. thst some Of tho college
boys we're arrested for disturbing the
meeting. please ask for their discharge.
| an sure it was .he result Of boyisb
thougbsle'susss and not malice.
... "W.J. Bryan.
Mr. Bryan took up the trust question
and st the beginning Of the speech be was
asked "How about the Ice trust :"
"Will you explain to me-" be replied,
why every Republican knows there is
su ice trust aud yet 10 Republican
kuo~s anything about suy other kind
Of trust ? Every director of the Joe
trust is Republican. (Applause aud
cries Of 40" and chow about Gro
ker i")
Mr. Croker is not director. He ie
simply stookbolder. (Cries of "oh p
aod applause The governor of the
State Of New York is . Republican sud
If be were in New York puuishiug the
ioe trust instead Of making speeches
ont here there would be 90 100 trust.
Applsu.e } We bad an ice trust in
Omaha last spring. but We have Dem
oorstic attorney general there aud be
oommsoeed suit against the ics trust
there aod it dissolved on tho first day
Of August. but they do not do it 10
New York in that way. fApplause.) J
A voice-How about the cotton
trust p
Mr. Bryao-The geotlemau speaks
of the cotton bale trust Now, let me
tell you tho fac,s The cotton bale
company bas q patent for making round
bales. and it bales less tbau one tweu.
tietb Of the cotton Of the United States,
aud yet you Republicans cay rothiug
about . salt trust that controls 95 per
cent Of tho output, but you howl about
cotton bale trust that has onetweu.
tieth OF tho output. Are you homes. 4?
(Crics Of 'yes'') Then you must
have beoo ignorant (9rest spplause). }.
for 90 honest man would condemn 5
per cent cotton bale trust and defend a
80 per cen, salt trust because it was
Republican. (Grsas applause J LIE,
mo oa!l your attention to the fact that
your party uas no remedy Tor the
trusts
A voice-Whss would you do =
Mr Brysu-We have a remedy. aud
our remedy Is. 6rss to put every trust
made article on the free list second,
Ne propose that congress shall provide
that before suy corporation does busi-
oess outside Of the State Of its origin
it shall take out q license from the
federal government and this liceu SO
shall only DO given when the corpora
tio0 shove that il bas no water in its
stock and that it is not attempting to
mooopolise any branch OF business.
believe that that would be q remedy tor
the trusts. I believe that no private
monopoly could exist.
A voice-How about North Caro-.