New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-27
BRYAN TRUE TO 16 TO |.
He DEFIES THE GOLD MEN.
Talks to Clergymen on the Moral
Issue and Nany Others.

1So0C ana W any CIHCTS.
The Democratic reconstructors will do we'll TO |
attend to William J. Bryan's case at once. He is !
an unrepentant free silver sinner and glories in /
it. He rang the changes on the rights of man.
brotherly love, the Vaccinations of the trusts
and the righteousness Of sixteen to one. and !
reused two thousand people to wild enthusiasm !
in the Madison Square Garden Concert Hall last
night when he said. climax to perora-
tion:
1--WE regretted what did in 1900 Kansas
City. and I'll do Il again If 1 i've
Just what the end of the sentence was no one
but Mr.. Bryan knows for the roar of applause
drowned his voice and the racket kept UP for
two or three minutes before the NebraslIan went
on with his remarks.
The Moral Issue" was supposed 20 be Mr..
Bryan's text. He didn't stick TO it closely. He
would read few paragraphs of his set speech.
and then preacherIika, would step away from
the desk and talk for five ten minutes in
formally and eloquently. For fully two and
half hours he kept Up this style OF exhortation.
exposition ard defamation and so engaging
was the discourse that scarcely half dozen
people left the hall until after he had ended, at
1890 O'Clock.
Invitations had been sent to tie ministers OF
the city, and there were many of them on hand.
some or theSe were the IteN. Df. Mefie SJ CIOl&
Wright the Rev. d.. William Morrison. Of All
Saints Episcopal Church. Brooklyn; Father
Ducey. the Rev. Dr. Newell Dwight Hills. the
Rev Z. s. Gregg the Rev. G. Tuckerman and
the Rev. Dr. D. Parker Morgan. Some OF the
others were Justice GaynOr. of Brooklyn; ex-
Senator Towne DR.. John Fl. Girdner, Bradford
Merrill. John W. Cox. John 5. Crosby and II. B.
MaUrer.
Mr.. Bryan was not long at his task before he
sidetracked his Moral Issue" subject and
jumped into the middle of the political arena.
There is not a man in this country" said he
more in favor OF enforcing the law than am
In 1900 many Of the people of this city said they
were afraid Of me because I would not enforce
the law. What these people really were afraid
of was that I would have enforced the law
against the big fellows as well as against the
little fellows and put the stripes on the mill
ioaaires as we'll as on the lawhreakers further
down in the social scale CApplause)
SPENT S2.OOO.OOO IN TWO STATES.
The Democratic campaign managers in 1892
spent more money than ever was spent in
Democratic campaign. They spent $2,O00OOO to
carry New-York and Indiana. One trust con-
t-ibuted $4,000 to the campaign fund What
was the result? The result was more pluto
cratic government than this country had ever
experienced before. II was rank that seven
years exile from power has not enabled the
party 10 entirely remove the stain (Applause.)
/ would be glad 10 see those who left us in 1896
return. but l believe if the Democrats had spent
one-half as much time in reasoning with Re
publicans as they have in trying to win
the corpOrationists the Democratic party would
he in a good deal better shape this year than
they are I want n platform and party that will
drive out the mercenaries from the temple of
true Democracy. (Applause)
Many people say Of imperialism Maybe
Gods hand is in it after all II beats all how
hard it is for some people to see Gods hand
unless there is a dollar in IT," (Applause)
After attacking the Republicans the Pa
mama issue, and twittinG them with failing to
succor the dying burghers of South Africa"
the speaker said:
You can't draw the line between the moral
character of the highwayman who demands
your money or your life and the trust magnate
with his extortiOns. When you ministers ad-
nit that immoral men are prominent as social
leaders. it is time for you to thunder at your
audiences the eternal truths about right and
wrong
After the campaign Of 1900 the gold worship
pers blamed the defeat 10 the money issue, al
though Imperialism made paramount. We
have lost more elections on the tariff issue than
we have on the gold issue. We refused to dodge
the question and play the coward on the money
question TO secure votes. If you people don't
know what it is to have the financial interests
arraigned against you for President OF the
United States n free silver platform. and
then you'll know" (Appluse and laughter1
When Mr.. Bryan quoted from one OF McKin-
ley's speeches the name of Major NJ Einley was
applauded The quotation was one that accused
Cleveland while President of discriminating
against silver. thus making money the master
and all other things servant. Then came his
fiery declaration that he did not regret Turn
ing TO the labor issue. he said:
You complain when noH-union man fails TO
find work. hut you don't complain when a trust
shuts down a whole factory and both the union
and non-union employees are prevented from
earning a livelihood. Wen settle the labor
question by applying to it a moral principle"
Swinging back TO live politics he said:
.'The Democratic party cannot win votes by
advertising an entire change of platform for
next fall The Kansas City platform was an
honest platform Let those who oppose its re-
affirmation submit their views clearly and def
nltely. AS for me. believe in making the plat
form stronger than ever. The increase in the
production of gold has only the more clearly
demonstrated the truth of the free silver theory.
People talk about the gold standard who do not
know that less than One-half OF the countries
of the world are using the gold standard. The
fnanciers Of to-day are trying TO drive Mexico