The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-01
BRYAN IN
HOOSIERDOM.
Democratic Presidential Candi-
date Leaves Cincinnati
At an Early Hour on His Way
to Chicago.
BEGINS HIS SPEAKING
At jamestown, Ind, at s O'clock
In the Morning.
Points Out What He Calls Re-
publican inconsistencies.

Crawfordsville. Ill. Nov 1-AIr. Bry-
ans private car, the Rambler. was at
tached to the newspaper train which left
Cincinnati at $3.50 O'Clock this morning
and the first stop for speaking was at
jamestown. Ind, at o'clock Mr.. Bry-
an spoke for ten minutes to a good
crowd at the station dealing with the
general issues OF the campaign He ad-
dressed himself to the farmers, declar-
ing that none OF them had any stock IN
the trusts and saying that the Republ1-
can party had no policy calculated to IN
any way improve the condition of the
agricultural community. Mr. Bryan was
received at Charlottesville by another
friendly and fair sized crowd He there
charged the Republican party with a
departure from the principles of the
fathers. quoted Abraham Lincoln on the
Declaration of Independence and paid .
tribute to that instrument, saying
Let US stand by the principles set
forth in the Declaration of Independ-
ence- That immortal document was
written by Thomas Jefferson, and to its
maintenance he and his compatriOts
pledged their lives. their fortunes and
sacred honor. And vet. in q higher and
broader sense, it was not the work of
human hands 1t was rather bow OF
promise which the sunlight of truth
shining through tears cast upon the
clouds 1t assured the world that the
water Of despotism had reached their
flood and were receding- God grant that
they may never rise again
Mr. Bryan summed up in a few words
what he charac tsrlZed as the incOnsiSt-
encieS of the Republican party. He said:
It used to be that q. Republican
boaSted that he was man of convic-
tons and when the Republican party
was formed. 1t was made up of men who
left their parties because their convic-
tons were stronger than party ties But
now the Republicans. the rank and file
r1+- Hrrr1I
ject to change at a moments notice and
the Republican who has followed the
leaders has been compelled to change
rapidly in the last few years.
The Republican party used to believe
in bimetallisrn, now It believes in the
gold standard; it used to stand for the
greenback, now it stands for the bank
notes. 1t used to favor the income tax
used to denounce trusts now it defends
trusts 1t used to stand for a small
standing army, now It stands for a. large
standing army. Only three years ago the
president said that forcfble annexation
was criminal aggression and contrary to
our code of morality and all the Republi-
cans said hurrah for president who
knows a code of morality when he sees
It. But within two years the president
violated his own code of morality and
now we have 65 COO soldiers Z 900 miles
away from home forcing annexation up
on an unwilling people. The president
said it was plain our duty duty to give
free trade to Porto Rico and YOU all said
amen and then the president changed
his mind and signed bill denying free
trade to Porto Rico and the Republicans
said amen I believe the time has cone
when q great many Republicans VIII
prefer to stand by their convictions,
rather than to change their convictions
to keep in harmony with their party
and it is to these who are willing to put
their country above their party and who
are willing to make their convictions
hair t41
form that I appeal to today"
Speaking of the influence Of trusts on
communities Mr. Bryan said.
You yourselves have seen something
of the effects of monopoly You have
seen how in the campaign of 1886 in vour
own factory here the people were warn
ed that if I was elected they would lose
their employment, but II Mr. Mckinley
was elected they would have employ
ment; and yet a trust took in the fac
tory and closed it down and YOU have
lost that factory today or would have
lost it but for the fact that there is now
q match factory there. But Won have
got a Diamond match trust and unless
you destroy trusts that Diamond match
trust Will destroy your factory here ana
run it out of business
SPEAKS FOR CAPT. ALLEN.
Delphi, Ind, Nov. AT Frankfort
Mr. Bryan devoted a portion of his
speech to the advocacy OF the candidacy
Of Capt Allen for congress. Mr. Allen
l.
can soldiers in the Philippines and Mr.
Bryan made this fact the basis of his
remarks He said in part.
In this district you have as a can
d1date for congress Capt Allen. of Your
own town. I suppose the Republicans
call him copperhead and say that he
is against the administration. He is
doing his duty as soldier and is obey
Ing the commands OF the president We
ought not to have a president who /
would command an army to 20 1000
miles away from home to destroy the
right OF people to govern themselves.
If We win our fight the world viii be
notified that we intend TO recognize the
right of other people as we defend our
own. and Capt Allen viii have a chance
ID come home and bring back those
boys whom the Republican party is
willing to exchange for trade in the
Philippine islands y
Mr. Bryan repeated the promise made
in the Indianapolis notification to call
congress IN extraordinary session in case
Of his election to consider the PhiTiDrfna
question On that point he said:
IF am elected I shall call congress
together as soon as I am fnaugurated |
and ask IL TO declare to the world its
purpose. in the Philippine question and
its purposes shall be fer US to establish
a government here in place of the one |
we Overthrew. second, give the Philip |
pine people independence as we a. rrT7-
from outside interference while they 7
work out their destiny. as we promised 1
to protect Cuba. and have protected the
republics OF Central and South Amer /
lea That IS our plan It IS an Annerf- /
can plan We want to do for the Fill
pin0S what France did fer US France 1
helped Us to gain our liberty and then 1