New-York tribune., 1907-06-07
BRYAN rs n FARMER.
Takes Up Monopoly and Finance
7uith Board of Trade.

William Jennings Bryan addressed the mem
bers Of the New York Board Of Trade and
Transportation. at No. 2O3 Broadway. shortly
after noon yesterday. He arrived at the rooms
in tow OF Lewis Nixon Amid cheers and an
plause he was escorted to the platform and took
seat beside William McCarrou, the president
OF the board; James Talcott. vice-president, and
Mr.. Nixon, one Of the directors
Seats had been placed for two hundred mar
sons all of which we're occupied. The gathering
was for the most part made up Of dyed -in-the-
wool Republicans.
Mr.. McCarroll introduced Mr.. BRYAN. who
said. In part:
Properly l should be called an apr,c,,1+,,r,..
and that in the sense that Horace GreeIv IiesG
the word A farmer, he said. is one who snends
in town the money he makes on the far a, -
the agriculturist is one who spends on tbn f o.Iu
the money he makes in town | am trvintS 81
TNPeIliIleht a. IN FARMING. am trying to find out
II can make enough money In town 10 run tho
farm. ~ ~ iuii inc
There has been great deal Of misunderstand-
i3 as prameen farmers ana those engaged In trade
ana transportation. We must get together The
FARMER Is at the foundation of ali wealth
tTust r mat IN forming my classification of So
clety you VIII pardon me for putting the Dro-
ducer of wealth first Others take other vicv,s
of society, know.
Now, as a farmer and a Western farr,ar r
want to voice the complaint OF tho Vost
farmer against the system of gambling in some
OIL your organization that is. the so-calied
hot
you here do not deal in the fixing of values and
can talk 10 you freely. So l want to apneaI IN
you 10 raise your voices against this system n
bad system. Now If two men want TO go out IN
this hallway and spit at a crack and bet on e
that is different matter and one for settIar1anf
between the two and the man who owns tho
floor. ~ '0
But the specializing in necessaries of life is n
different thing, and when by betting for in
stance, on wheat If the price is lowered ths
farmer is hurt; if the price is raised the man
who buys the -four is hurt 1-'
TAKES UP MONOPOLY
Now there is the subject of rnonopolv This
subject OF monopoly is one of great importance
TO the farmers of the land. Does the farmer
ask too much when he calls upon you to aid
him against the blighting effect of nonopolvo
NC" tle monopoly Is no modern thing. | find
in seeking back through the records that seven
teen hundred years ago a person named Holm
attempted to get a corner in oil--oltve oil this
time have hesitated to mention that fact
here for fear it cause another precedent for an
other person named John.
Seriously, the monopoly is existent and needs
to be contended against. But can you ask the
quently left, to decide as TO the unjustness of
the monopoly? Now, bring this up, this mat
ter very near TO trade and transportation, and
ask you TO lend your influence TO the farmer
and 10 those who work with him and for him
rather than TO those whose interests are not
his. 1t is a truism perhaps to say that
bad system VIII turn back injuriously upon it's
founders 50 hold that If you help to maintain
a bad system you will surely work Injury to
Those who help along the cause of
monopoly help in the promotion of immoral
practices. lasting advantage is to be attained
by those who work against IT,
Ferhaps the feeling of the people Of the West