The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-09-25
BRYAN IN OHIO CAMPAIGN
lie Makes n Ringing Speech in
Support of Tom johnson and
Discusses Tariff.

| AAS "hhcS d NIHSlnS speech i
Support of Tom johnson an
Discusses Tariff.
Mr.. William j. Bryan addressed n
audience of four thousand people a
|'lolcdo, Ohio, i'll the tent used b
Mayor Johnson, of Cleveland, for max
ing his speeches during the fall cam
paign. Mr.. Johnson IN his speocl
spoke of Mr.. Bryan as "the dis
tlnguishcd orator and peerless Demo
cratic loader"
MIR. Bryan was received with iumul
tuous applause when he was lntroduc
CT by the chairman. He made npolr
Sics Tor the condition Of his voice. and
sald That but for the interest in the
campaign III Ohio and the fnct that h,
would not be able to return TO tn,
STATE at a later date in the campair,
nc would not have boon proscnt. lie
said that in every heart there is ;
sense Of human Justice, and h. nclcv
ca the appeals of Mr.. Bigclow and Mr.
johnson, who had preceded him, would
be needed. He said he wondered If
there WAS lab0rlng man in the cat,
and State who would not vote Tn,
Democratic ticket OH account of the
TAX reforms promised III the platform,
OF the Democratic party. If the labor
ing man refuses 10 glvo his vote to the
party that believed in the Just taxation
OF the millionaire he is not capable of
protecting the interests of his family,
The workingman must protect his
nome and family through his vote and
his influence.
Speaking of Tom johnson Mr.. Bryan
said:
'llow fortunate 1t is for this State
TO have man like Mr.. Johnson, who
IL 30 strong, 80 courageous, and who
has the ability to carry on this battle
against organized wealth, and who can
challcnSo them on every platform az
he has tonight. If We had such men
az he III every State within five years
plutocracy would be driven into the
Atlantic ocean,
Mr.. Bryan recalled thc fight of Mr.,
johnson in Congross ton years ago
whom nc 80 courascously fought The
representatives OF the Steel Trust
when he himsolf was n steel manu-
factU ar, and il would have been to his
own l..torest to have had tariff placed
on steel which would have permitted
him to make II much greater profit
than he was making, yet MIR. johnson
stood by the people and by his con.
stltucn.s and fought the steel niagnatcs
against his own interest. elf we had
more men," sald Mr.. Bryan, " VIII,
would quit making money in middle
life, and devote their time to The bet
| lermcnt OF their fellow men, This
country would be considerably better
Off.
"Thcy say you arc incapable of HON,
rule here i'll Ohio, and if you have {
bit OF American manhood about yo,
you will resent the insult. | believe
he said, "that the cities should owl
and operate all franchscs,n and ht
thought people should be permitted [,
express themselves about these fran
chlscs. lie WAS sorry Mr.. Ilnlna Ia,
advocated ih2 perpetual franchises, 70
he thought he had sins enough to at
count for.
In discussing national politics Nj
Bryan said that if he had been cloctc
he would have put stripes on tho mi
lionalrcs, who rob the people by unla,
ful combinations, and that the trus
could not have dictated the appoil
ment OF an Attorney General, al
they could not have run the Attorn,
. General. The President should
prosecuting the trusts instead Of Ia
ing his speaking tours. There was
time when Mr.. Hanna said there wei
no trusts, but now all admitted tht
there wore trusts. We have in jun,
tiOns pending against one of them
But if that was some man who ha
violated the laws by selling whskey
he declared, he would be brought t
justice and locked up, and if it woul
have been necessary to sond the entir
militia after him. The Republican
had amended the commandment thus
Thou shalt not steal on Il sma
SCALE" The criminal provisions {
the antitrust laws would, if enforced
break up the Meat Trust. He though
tho Meat Trust might be good thing
because it made people think in the
stomachs if they did notln their hoAd
Tho Republican party is not in pos
ton to destroy the trusts, notwithstant
| IilC iACU DCIldtOI lIOu8D ia
declared that there were nincty-liv
bad trusts to five good ones.
Mr.. Bryan discussed the tariff quo
ton and took up the question Of tn
dinner pail in tho coal mining district
. OF Pennsylvania. lie said that th
full dinner pail had been a very clfe;
two argument III the campaign, b,
that it was not working out very we
, with the miners He said they wei
3 actually working at reduced wages,
I that their living expenses had advan
cd to such an cXtcn! and their wage
had not been advanced. He sal
y timcs would never be good until IL
: head of the family was making enoup
O money to keep his boys and girls
q school. Mr.. Bryan also touched c
the Philippine question lightly ar
/ demanded that they be given tho san
@ liberty We enjoy.
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