The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-10-26
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Bryan Speaks at Several Points in
the Buckeye State.
Presidential Nominee Strenu0usly
Urges Election Of Entire Party
Ticket to Preserve the
Republic.

IL. Mr.. Bryan started out from To-
ledo early in the morning, but before
he left that city great crowd gath
cred at the depot and demanded a
speech. Finally the national candi-
date was compelled to hurriedly dress
himself and make his appearance. 1t
had not been planned 10 make a speech
at that point Friday. Mr.. Bryan's
route during the day took him to
Bowling Green, Findlay, Kenton,
Springfield. Xcnia, Washington Court
house, Greenfield, Waver.y and Day
ton.
At Dayton out of 100 vice presidents
of the meeting "a were Germans who
either as republicans or gold demo-
Gratis opposed Mr.. Bryan's election
four years ago. One of them was the
eX-mayor of the city.
Trusts and imperialism formed the
basis of Mr.. Bryan's speeches, and he
also touched upon the Importance of
electing the whole democratic ticket.
He said in part:
"If lam elected president 1 do not want
to be in the white house merely to dis
tribute patronage. If am there l want to
have chance to sign my name to bills,
and l cannot sign a bill as president until
it comes to me- and bill cannot reach the
president until it passes the house and the
senate.
You have a chance to help secure a
majority in the house and it may be that
the house will be so close that one vote
in the house of repre- sentatives will de-
termine the majority, and one vote in this
district may determine the election of a
congressman, and if you believe in the
doctrines for which we stand l want you
to work from now until election day to
send a congressman down to Washington
who will carry out these IDEAS If We are
right In the position taken you ought to
be interested in turning over the control
OF the government to those who believe as
we do.
Possibly 1t is not necessary TO speak
long on the trust question, for people learn
more by appearance than they do by
speeches and a speech can only point out
the lessons of experience. 1t used to be
that If mill closed down under a demo-
cratic administration every republican pa
per and editor pointed to the mill and to
It's smokeless chimneys as an evidence that
democratic policies were destroying the
industries of the country. But now when
trust buys plant and closes it down
no republican says word about it.
Bowling Green. in this state, has four
trusts. l went to West Superior Wis
the other day and 1 found that they had
six there. The -four mill trust had closed
down six -four mills. You will find that
the trust will close more mills than any
policy that any other party ever stood for
When a republican tells you that those
who fight the trusts are fighting industries
You tell him that when an industry ism
dependent it cannot close down without
loss. Its laboring men scatter, it's trade
Is lost and not only the industry itself but
the community suffer-all these are inter-
ested In keeping it going. But when you
put all the industries of one line under one
management the management can close
a factory here there and carry on the
work somewhere else.
According to my idea a public officer
Is public servant. He is chosen by the
people to do for them what they want
done, not what may be best for himself
as an individual necessary, but what is
best for the people, and they are entitled
to know, first, that he stands for things
that they believe in; and, second, that he |
Will carry out the things which he prom
ises to carry out. You know my platform
and you know whether you like it or not |
It you like the platform you need not have
any fear but that 1t will be carried out
II l am elected. 1 believe that even the
republicans now will give me credit for |
meaning what say. In fact. 1 believe the |
greatest argument that is now used against |
my election is that + am an-honest man
and therefore dangerous. This argument |
cannot be brought against many republic |
ans Wnom 1 might mention
You will find that the republican party
to-day Is insisting that a standard of |
money Is more important than a question
or government; that it is more importa Mt |
that man shall have a gold dollar In his |
pocket than that he shall have a republic
in which to live. You will hear them saw
that every laboring man ought to be sat. |
tsf1ed as long as he is not hungry and you |
will hear them say that the farmers are
prosperous. You will hear them claim
credit for the farmers prosperity with
out showing any connection between any
prosperity farmer may enjoy this year |
or any other year and the republican partyAl
we insist that money question is more
important than question of taxation,
and because We believed that in 1896 We
declared the money que stion to be the para.
mount issue Questions of taxation come
up every year. questions Of money come
up every few years, but a question of
government is question of a century"
In speaking of the increase in the stand.
ing army and also the wisdom of colonial
policy Mr.. Bryan declared that the people
had never voted for large army and did
not want one. and that the only reason for
the demand for an increase which had been |
made by the administration in addition to
suppressing discomfort in the United States
was found in the desire to maintain q
colonial policy and establish an empire
Discussing his plan to give protection to
the Philippines as an independent republic
Mr.. Bryan said:
Do you think that we are going to have /
difficulty? Let me tell you that there is
not nation in Europe that would be will
ing to let any other nation in Europe have
the Philippine islands
IF you believe with usfmake this voup