The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-27
MR.. BRYAN
ON MORAL. !. |.
ISSUES 5 E[::,S'';'
Addresses Big Audience lt
at Madison Square.
DOES ITPAY" VS..
is 1T RIGHT !?
Corruption in High Places De.
grading Moral Sense Of the
Whole Country.
READS a SERMON \.
TO PREACHERS E {; / i. PRESENT Re:
Asks Them What Trey Are Do
ing to Warn Their Congrega-
tlons Of Colnn,ercialisl1n
Debauching the Ma
ton and Beraying
the Country.
READS A SERMON
TO PREACHERS PRESENT
t(By Associated Press,

t NEW YORK. Jan. .oC.--Every seat IN
the Madison Square Concert Hall was a
taken tonight when William ]. Bryan
began his speech on Moral Issues.
In the audience there were many wo-
men. while the body Of the hall was vas
moro than half filled With clergymen.
There was no presiding officer. Mr.. Bryan
being escorted to The platform. where ne
was greeted with prolonged applause.
HI, said In part: ..8
BRYAN's SPEECH.
Mr. Bryan said: why have flung
away ambition? Why have l rejected this
preferred greatness and been deaf to
the entreaties OF those who talk OF get
Z ting together?'' want TO know what
they are getting together for; whether to
del, nd rights or to enter upon a course
si'..ihe trouble with our government to-
day is, that II Is too much influenced m
its opera lions by men whose only on SXattf ~
pa. e Z has been substituted for II is 1T
.r.s ht7., and asg y consequence our iegisa
slauyt Assem- blles, city Sblte and ,nati1n,ai.
sGs aGemn pSisn are kncckea
down to the highest bidtler.
4 so one evidence that our party was hon
estlyS seeking. to secure just ttce to the
ma yes in 1896 and 1900 Is TO be found In
the fact that our, campaign funds were re
insignificant In both Rca ampalgns.4l IN le9s
the Democratic party collected q large
campaign fund from the corporations 7
srtnt more than s1,GO0.000 In the two
States Of New York and Indiana alone,
anu what was the result? The most plu-
tocralic administra ton this country had
eve. known. We witnessed surrender
u, h cn
ahiect and so complete that seven years
OF exile from power have not entirely
removed the stain from the party. You
ask why am opposed to the re-organiza-
tion sof the Demoeraties par5y: Ky ish,a bGGause
tho people: I want It to be the fearless
champion OF their interests; want 1t
to present the moral issue involved in
putllc questions. and to appeal to- the
pLtiic conscience. \,
Es'.Nhen the next Democratic convention
undertakes to write new platform. It
Will find the last one q model OF clearness
and I hope that the. delegates to the
convention will be Instructed by the va
rIous States to endorse T..
..Andf how about candidates.? 1t does
not matter much what the name OF the
presidential candidate is but It does mat
tor what he stands for. and In what d.
srcction he is going to lead the party. Let
5th, Republican party be challenged to
meet the moral Issue spresonted-thlsa is
democIatc, this Is patriotic"
BREACHES TOGPREACHERs.
Mr.. Bryan departed frequently from
tho text OF the address as previously
given out. Speaking OF the conferrng OF
government fayors on grea t corporations,
he said:
IT want to call this attention OF the
clergy to this. and ! want to ask them
what they are doing to warn their con-
gregations OF the degradation Of tho
mora; sense which Is now going on.
~ don't want you BY your applause to
seem to rebuke the ministers for th,sir