The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-16
HIS TRIBUTE 10 JOHNSON
Had We Many Such Plutocracy Would
Cease to Exist.
He DISCUSSES THE TARIFF QUESTION
The Full Dinner Pail. Argument is Not Work
ing Out Very Well Now in the Mining
Region, Mr.. Bryan
Declares
(By the Associated press.l

Toledo, Ohio, Sept. 13.-William J..
Bryan this evening addressed an aud
fence of 1000 people in the tent in which
Major Johnson. of Cleveland, is making
his speeches in the fall campaign. Mr..
Bryan came in this afternoon and win
make but one additional speech during
the campaign. He was brought here
through the efforts of Mr.. Johnson.
Mr.. Johnson in his speech spoke of
Mr. Bryan as "the DISTINGUISHED orator
ano peerless Democratic leader"
Mr.. Bryan was received with tumult-
uous applause when he was introduced
by the chairman. He made apologies
for the condition of his voice and said
that but for the interest in the cam
paign in Ohio and the fact that he would
not be able to return to the State at
later date in the campaign, he would not
have been present He said that in
every heart there is a sense of human
Justice and he believed the appeals of
Mr.. Bigelow and Mr. Johnson, who had
preceded him would be needed He said
he wondered if there was laboring man
an the city and State who would not vote
the Democratic ticket on account of the
tax reforms promised in the platform of
the Democratic party. If the laboring
man refuses to give his vote to the par
ty that believed in the just taxation of
the millionaire he is not capable of pro-
tecting the interests of his family. The
working man must protect his home and
family through his vote and his influence.
Speaking of Tom Johnson, Mr.. Bryan
said:
How fortunate it is for this State to
have a man like Mr.. Johnson, who is
so strong, so courageous and who has
the ability to carry on this battle against
the organized wealth, and who can chal-
lenge them on every platform as he has
tonight If we had such men as he in
every State, within five years plutocracy
would be driven into the Atlantic ocean,
Mr.. Bryan recalled the fight of Mr..
Johnson in Congress ten years ago, when
he so courageously fought the represen-
tatives of the Steel Trust, when he him.
self was steel manufacturer, and 1t
would have been to his own interest to
have had a tariff placed on steel which
would have permitted him to make
much greater profit than he was making
yet Mr.. Johnson stood by the people and
by his constituents and fought the steel
magnateS against his own interests. IL
we had more men," said Mr.. Bryan,
'who would quit making money in mid
die life and devote their time to the bet
Nterment of their fellow men this country
would be considerably better off.
"They say you are incapable OF home
rule here in Ohio, and if you have bit
of American manhood about you. you will
resent the insult" He believed. he said,
that the cities should own and operate
all franchises, but if this is not possible
he favored short franchises. and he
thought people should be permitted to
express themselves about these fran
chises. He was sorry Mr.. Hanna had adj
vocated the perpetual franchises, for he
thought he had sins enough to account
for.
In discussing national politics, Mr.
Bryan said that if he had been elected
he would have put stripes on the million
~aires, who rob the people by unlawful
nmbin atoms, and that the trusts sould
BIT have dictated the appointment of an
ttoraey General, and they could not have
I'm the Attorney General. The President
hould be prosecuting the trusts instead
{ taking his speaking tours There was
time when Mr.. Hanna said there were
o trusts, but now all admitted that