Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-01

does. The president today is embar-
raised by the fact that you can search
the platform upon which he was elected
with a magnifying glass and. you cannot
find one single promise of reform on any
subject. II has made the presidents. task
difficult The trouble with the president
thing, he had to whip the republicans into
line with the democratic platform instead
of the republican platform. And the
campaign is that its motto is stand pat,
defend what you have and don't promise
anything more They say stand sSn dni by tn@
you can stand by the president, II he
really wants reform, is to give him a
stead of republican congress.
NY friends, 1 believe that private
monopoly is an indefensible thing YOU
cannot find republican platform that de-
The line is going to be drawn. We are
going to find out who is in favor OF ex-
TERMINATING trust and who Is not in favor
of It, and the line is going to be drawn
on that principle The man who is IN faNor
of regulating it might just as well take
off his mask and declare himself TOT you
cannot. regulate private monopoly, II
regulates you.
/ tell you that arbitration is a fanciful
thing. l tell you that the president OF the
achievement. He settled the goal strike
after a loss of s99,O0O,OOO. | glory In the
fact that he settled It. ! think II ls' on, on"
but my friends. am not satisfied that he
snail have one strike settled after a loss
of ss90OO,OOO. | want system that VIII
make Ii unnecessary for a man to starve
his wife In order to fix the price by which
he can live.
Bur no American can travel through other
lands without feeling his heart glow with
pride that his lot was cast in the United
States, / have never felt so grateful In
my life as l have since 1 have seen the
old world, that kind Providence cast my
lot under the stars and stripes.
At the conclusion of his speech MT
Bryan left at $40 for Bridgeport.
Bryan Attacks Republicans.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn.,, Aug. a.-Enthu'
siasm for Mr.. Bryan marked his appear
ance in this city tonight. Mr.. Bryan spoke
in the Bridgeport Armory.
For an hour Mr.. Bryan assailed the re
publican party on its attitude toward thu
questions now before the American people
He said that the republican party had haC
chance TO repeal every law that has no
contributed to the peace, happiness ant
prosperity OF the people and 1t was hi
intention to show why the people are no
happy On the tariff question he said IN
policy of the republican party has con
tributed to the present unrest and there
no promise of reform. The high tarii
was made by the manufacturers. Its bless
| ings do not prevent the party member
from threatening its overthrow, but tn
men who made the tariff now demand thei
blood money. Moreover. the tariff is an
tagonizing every other nation; it make
them raise barriers. Germany was over
| joyed at the beef scandals. 1t was sal
there of the nited States: IF you won
let us sell 70 you we won't buy Of you.
In England. two years ago, during a grea
discussion OF the fiscal question, the doc
trine OF retaliation was advocated.
Mr.. Bryan referred to the last speech o
Presidenl Mckinley. which was plea TO
reciprocity. and said that since the deaf
OF the iamented president his party ha
absolutely failed TO heed that advice.
MY friends" said Mr.. Bryan. there
a great revolution In the republican party
Ten years ago the republicans said the
could go out into the street and pick up
man anywhere who could be elected pres
dent. Six years ago they said there wer
hundreds who could be elected. Today the
say there is only one man who can b
elected on a republican platform, and ths
man has been following democratic prir
ciples. Is there any lesson in thatT'
In the course Of his discussion OF IN
trust question Mr. Bryan said that he hel
the opinion that President Roosevelt ha