Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, January 20, 1900, Page 2

| | or ood a. — The Herali-Review. B, C. KILEY, Editor. MINNESOTA. GRAND RAPIDS: - A temperance crank must be a curt. dodger. The whir-r-r of the alarm clock is an eye-opener. Poverty may be a blessing, but only when it clings to our enemies. It is said that many a model woman ‘earns a living by trying on cloaks. When a man is hungry he doesn’t ‘waste much time reading the bikt of fare. The best kind of local government is founded on the wrecks of political machines. The late General Lawton didx% ‘de- pend upon the typewriter or the news- paper interview for his heroism. The new bankruptcy law appears 'to be inviting some rather camplete smash-ups from the most unexpected quarters. It is said that there is now $35 in money to every person in the United States. How many of us can fork iup that amount. One enterprising newspaper report- er can generate more railway rumors in one day than the magnates can deny in an entire week. There is a strong suspicion in ra- tional quarters to the effect that the belligerency of the Boers doesn’t re- guire any special recognition. , The cautious persons doesn’t feet that his position in society is secure until his nose instinctively turns up at the mention of the names of “people in trade.” Phillips Brooks said, in the last ‘Thanksgiving sermon he preached: “I defy a man to put his finger upon any page of history when it was clearer than it is today that man has some- thing to do with his brethren and that they are his brethren. Yes, it belongs to nations, too. No nation dare act in sublime selfishness.” Whether the re- straining motive be high or ‘low, ‘the fact of greed, envy, hate, unger some control, is a ground of hope .for .in- dividuals and governments. Inspector-General Breckinridge, ‘re- porting to Secretary Root, suggestsithe employment of officers returned from foreign service, and unable to ;erform other duty, as professors of military science at military colleges. There are many indications that the reign _ of peace is yet far off, and until the millennial sun chases away the martial clouds that brood over every land jit may be wise to instruct the yeuth «of the country betimes in military drill and discipline. A defensive force will always be necessary here as elsewhere. and this plan offers congenial and easy tasks to men whose health has been injured in their country’s service, and promises to provide at least a frame- work on which to build up an efficient force to meet any national .emer- gency. The father of the Countess Schim- melmann, now in this country doing evangelistic work, ranked in Denmark second in wealth to the king. The countess has sold hundreds of precious family jewels in order to carry on her charities among the hungry and needy. General Gordon was once asked ‘the secret of his ability to do certain benevolences. He confessed reluctant- ty that he “gave his medals.” For his services in quelling the Taiping rebel- lion, the Emperor of China conferred on him a magnificent gold medal, and this, his most precious possession, Gorden gave anonymously to the Wid- ow’s Relief Fund, after first obliterat- ing the proud inscription. Do not our own experiences with our “medals,” whatever they be, suggest that lesser ypersonages are often satisfied with Jesser sacrifices for their fellow-men. In one of his most beautiful and af- fecting poems Longfeliow mentions some of the achievements of men who Shave reached the age of fourscore years. Such a summary, if complete, would support the poet’s assertion that old age as well as youth is opportun- ity. Worthy of a place in ‘the list is the -service to the civilized world by Theodor Mommsen. Past the limit of eighty years, his energy has survived din a remarkable measure, amd he has published a new work on Roman criminal law, which wil] supplement tris quthoritative contributions ito the knowledge we possess of the general subject af Roman law. Work, under proper conditions, has a preservative fxfiuence. What if he had laid down hhis pen when he reached his three- score and ten? There are many chances that he would not now be living. y It is noted in the report of a leading charity that “the general distribution of good wages to the industrial classes naturally enables them te live more ‘liberally and inclines them to lend more assistance to relatives and ac- quaintances Jess fortunate than them- selves.” Thus the benefits of general prosperity filter down .to the Jowest conditions of humanity. There fs no telling the amount of relief which passes from the poor to the very poor. The hour of triumph will surely come to the man who hustles. INSERRIED RANKS GO FORWARD THE UNION FORCES TO VICTORY IN MINNESOTA. Aftermath of te Great Jackson Day ions to Celebration — Immense Acce: the United Army—The Slogan Is for Complete Redemption of the State in November, and the Electoral Vote for Bryan and American ism—Our Great and AllePowerfal Triumvirate of the People, Bryan, Lind and Towne—Mr. Bryan’s Coming Eastern Tour—The Week’s Round-Up of National and State Politics. Reform Press Bureau, St. PAuL, Jan. 15, 1900. While the great speeches and in- tensely interesting events of the Jack- son day celebration at Minneapolis go echoing round the state doing their whole, perfect work for the cause of the Union forces, there are numerous points and aftermath which should not be overlooked. A feature overlooked or minimized, was the meeting with Republican and Gold Democrat, Anti-Imperialist and other independents with Mr. Bryan. This had been arranged by those who best knew Mr. Bryan’s wise conserva- tism, and desired the earnest, honest Americans in the anti-imperialist move- ment who have been prejudiced against Mr. Bryan, to see him personally. and as he actually is. The result was of importance. Rightly and shrewdly gauging that great man of the people, itis believed that without exception those enthusiastic Americans, believers in the old-fashioned doctrines of the fathers, and of the Bill of Human Rights, will be found voting and work- ing for Bryan in November. Their po- sition is, even those who are still gold standard mien, that we will first see whether we have a republic, before we spend further time on economic or financial theories. See if this prediction does not prove true: That there will be an immense spread of anti-imperial- ist organizations under the American League. The Republican reports of the events must in the main be called quite fair. The Tribune could not, however, fairly state the numbers at the exposition, “estimating” them at ‘4,000 in the building,” and ‘perhaps 500” on the stage. Not less than 9,000 were ‘‘in the building,” as everybody knows. One thousand tickets were issued for “stage,” and every one ‘‘went.” Other thousands were turned back from the closed doors and long stood in the gen- tly and kindly falling snow, vainly hop- ing that those charged with the safety of the building would relent and let themin, The writer knows, for he carefully noted these facts for this very use of the truth, : The Tribune, however, must be credited with reporting Mr. Bryan’s closing of the panther hunt incident. The ‘Trib man asked Mr. Bryan if it was true that the panther, after being caught, was returned to the Gage from which, as Mr. Bryan explained, it had been released for the sport. ‘Yes,” said Mr. Bryan, “the panther was spared, for in.these gold standard times people cannot afford to waste a whole panther on one.hunt.” Governor Lind’s-speech, and the cir- cumstances attending it, were by all and by far the most intensely interest- ing political incident within the recol- lection and probably in the state's his- tory. Relating:to the fnture, he made in substance the declaration forecast in this bulletin, but under such circum- stances as noone could have antici- pated. The one great, grand feature to be noted, was the absolute clearing of the atmosphere of all doubt and hesita- tion as to issues, and such inspiration to battle, fram this on, as has never before ‘been felt in this.state. Likewise was it such a rebuke to what Mr. Towne ‘termed ‘‘peanut politics,” as will clear, ithere is no doubt, even the Twin City -atmosphere, The management of all the functions aust be accorded due praise, as there is but one *‘Banguet” Baldwin, so is there but one Breslauer, when it comes to getting out and managing great political gatherings, It was a proud time for the repre- sentatives of our Reform Press, and only tobe regretted that more could not have attended. We should all feel a just pride at the renewed compli- ments paid our press by our great chieftain, Mr. Bryan. Mr. Bryan went directto Lincoln and from there to a Kentucky banquet, fore returning home he will make an extensive tour through New England, with bis gospel of true Americanism, oy human, political and industrial free- om. Somamy uncertain comments have been made with reference to the new duties given Surveyor General Corser, and recent *‘conferences” by him, that it will be a matter of political informa- tion to state what are the facts. Mr, Corser has been commissioned by the Democratic national committee, by Chairman Jones, to have official charge of the allies in this campaign. with ref- erence totheirrelation to the Demoeratic organization—a function, the impor- tance of which cannot be overestimated. This includes the Silver Republicans, the Anti-Imperialists, the Anti-Trust- ers, uid other independent movements. Mr, Corser will, no doubt, much of the time later on in the campaign, be lo- cated at Chicago. The selection was made at the instance of Mr. Towne and other close friends of Mr, Corser who are aware cf his tremendous enerzy and bis greatexecutive ability, It is to | be hoped that the new and important | duty will not too largely encroach on whence he will go to New Jersey. Be-'| his connection with local and_ work, His other work will cover any, part of the whole country, and may especially apply to the close congres- sional districts. The Boers have shown their good sense by firing the young son of Mc- Kinley’s secretary of state, sent as our consul. Oom Paul don’t intend to catch the British Hay fever, The city lumbermen have given lum- ber another hitch, making $6 or more raise within the past few months. Wheat keeps “hitched” the other way, and is: lower by 5 cents than at this time ayear ago. Don’t take any stock in a rumor now traveling about the state, to the effect that there will be noice palace at the carnival in St. Paul, There will be an ice palace, and 10 days of real old-time carnival fun, if the weather permits. St. Paul is preparing to do herselt proud and make the carnival a memor- able event in her history. The address of Ex-Governor Boutwell of Massachusetts, the other day, in which he declared that McKinley would fail of re-election even more ignominiously than did Van Buren, suggests the close resemblance of the two administrations in points of weak- nesses, inconsistencies, turmoil, lack of confidence and sharp antagonisms of large classes of people. Of Van Buren’s administration a historian says it was like the definition of the parenthesis, “It may be read in a low tone of voice, or altogether omitted without injuring the sense.” That will certainly apply to McKinley’s, except for some of the crimes that will live to cry out against it! And‘speaking of comparisons, the military features of the McKinley® ad- ministration will be likened to Polk's and the Mexican War. Forced into the righteous war with Spain, McKin- ley’s wicked and unnecesséry Philip- pine war is the counterpart of the war with Mexico which arose in the false claim to Coahuila, in addition to the Texas territory. Polk gave away a 250 mile strip across our whole North- ern boundary to England because strong, while taking weak Mexico by the throat for the Coahuilan strip on the Rio Grande. Polk paid Mexico $15,000,000, and assumed $3,500,000 of debt, or a total near tothe McKinley figure paid Spain. Polk’s administra- tion was ontdone by England, as Mc- Kinley's is being ‘horuswaggled” by Pauncefote and Chamberlain. Finally, McKinley, like Polk, will not be re- elected, though Polk was not even re- noninated, The naked truth about Twin City business conditions is that the winter finds about the same situation as for several years back. The spurt of work, in numerous lines during the year, makes the every day laborer in better shape, but salaried people have less to show for their gold standard trust year than for a long time. Salaries have not as a rule increased at all, and liv- ing is much higher, as the trusts de- sign.. Small business concerns closed a poor year, and sodo such lines as in- surance, and agencies and commission earners. Few large business concerns, among retailers, are believed to have made much, and only such as had large stocks contracted ahead of the trust rises. These are plain, unvarnished facts and none know this better than the poorly paid writers of the G. O. P. press who write the contrary. As to property interests they are ab- solutely flat and lifeless. The little building done in ’99 has been cheap and skimpy, the one to three-story building, where six to eight stories rose when there was real prosperity. Real estate does not move, and what is to move it? And speaking of conditions, some of the Minneapolis feeders of grain are actually hauling oats from near-by country elevators, so low is country produce. Such were paying 18 cents at points below Mendotaon the Milwaukee. Eighteen cent oats and 50 cent wheat ; for the farmers, 100 to 300 per cent in- crease on all that they purchase of trust controlled articles! Men and women who speak from ex- perience, say it never was harder in St. Paul or Minneapolis to find decent and remunerative employment, and say if you don’t believe it, just strike out and ‘find a place.” We know an ear- nest, honest, business trained man who had this experience: After a diligent search, he ,heard from his application with one of the transcontinental roads, that he could havea place at $35 per month! Hoping to do better, he hes- itated, and was summarily disposed of, for they said they had plenty who would take the place. This man’s child ds.carrying bundles in one of the de- partment stores at $2.00a week, and the father is still in search of work, and now regrets that he did not take the railroad offer. Said Tammany Croker: ‘ Twenty thousand drummers are doing more against McKinley than Democrats could do with $50,000,000 a year.” A celebrated palmist read Mr. Bry- an’s beautiful hand, on a train in his recent campaign. ‘This long, sweep- ing line,” said the palmist, vis the line of life. Itsays long life, health anJl happiness to you, Mr. Bryan. All these long ray lines, long and short, rising in the life line, mean success, power, high ideals and their realization.” —— There was a sudden stop—thousands of voices cried out: “Bryan! Bryan! Bryan!” The famous hand and its owner were borne out into the darkness upon a very sea of humanity. No man living or dead, we believe, has ever swayed the masses as does W. J. Bryan. Ever right and honest, ever sound in judgment, his influence is ever in right lines, and the result is that increasing confidence of his country- men which is the chief foundation for the abiding faith of the millions that he will be called to the presidency. G.8.C, LIND IS QUT OF IT DECLARES HE WILL NOT AGAIN BE A CANDIDATE FOR OFFICE. Sila Jackson Day Celebration in Minne- apolis Proves a Notable Event in Democratic Circles — Col. W. J. Bryan is Enthusiastically Receiv- ed and@ Delivers an Address on Political ‘Were the Policy of the Adminis- tration, Trusts and the Currency Topics — His Themes Question, Minneapolis, Jan, 12.—W. J. Bryan arrived in the city yesterday morning and was warmly received at the de- pot by leading Democrats. Mr. Bryan attended the meeting of the Democrat- ic state central committee at 11 o'clock in the morning. The meeting of the committee was executive, but Mr. Bryan was present and made a short speech. He also spent considerable time in consultation with leading mem- bers. Mr. Bryan attended meetings in the afternoon of the chairmen of county committees, reform press edi- tors of the state and local gold Demo- crats. A reception was tendered him at the Commercial club. In the evening Mr. Bryan addressed an audience of fully 15,000 people at the exposition building. His speech was an exposition of the policy of the Democratic party. He vigorously at- tacked the Philippine policy of the present administration, andealso gave considerable attention to the subject of trusts. His remarks were received with enthusiasm, and at the conclusion | of his speech he was given an ovation, Charles A. Towne and Goy. Lind also made short addresses, After the exposition meeting there was a banquet at the West hotel. Toasts were responded to Bryan, C. A. Towne, Gov. Lind and others. Goy. Lind, in his speech, an- nounced that he would not again be a candidate for publie office. LIND DECLARES HIMSELF. The Governor Furnishes Food for Gopher Curiosity. Gov. Lind’s address was as follows: “The first suggestion I heard on enter- ing the banquet hall was the remark by the next president: ‘Lind, this is a pretty good looking lot of anarchists!’ I replied: ‘Bryan, that’s getting to be an old re- mark. A year ago we were anarchists; now we are antis! I don’t know whether it is that the Republicans are getting less virulent, or we are growing in grace. While I resent the term ‘anarchist,’ I do | not resent the term ‘anti’ in the way it is applied. “I want it understood, now and for all time, and everywhere, that I am not only an anti-imperialist, but anti-Republican, and I want to say to my friend Bryan that I shall not thank him or any one else ever again designating me as a silver Republican. “I do not mean to be understood that I have said or feel that I am a Populist; neither have I said that I am a Demo- erat—except on occasions like the present. I will endeavor at all times to be a true, loyal American citizen. “There was never a time in our history en it was more essential for men to forget and ignore party lines and party names. There was never a time when the very essence of popular government came nearer being at stake than the present. I am not given to : Forebodings or Calamity Howlings. “Neither do I now believe that the re- public is in actual danger. It cannot be. 1t is not possible that this hope of crea- tion is to crumble away. The evil forces now at work must be stayed and will be stayed, parties or no parties, offices or no offices. The time has come when it be-/ hooves us to forget these things. It has come to a pass when it behooves us to forget individuals and think of our coun- try as citizens and perform our duty as we cee it.” In illustration of his argument Gov. Lind then read extracts from the editorial and news columns of the Twin City Re- publican newspapers relative to the Philippine and the financial situation, in- dicating to his mind a contempt on the part of the administration for the people | ‘| and the people’s rights in this country as well as in the Philippines. Resuming, he said: “Think of the callousness of Republican sentiment that it can read this kind of truck, day after day, and not resent but rather approve it. If ever I should per- mit myself to doubt the permanency of republican institutions. I would cer- tainly doubt it now. But I have con- fidence in the people. I believe they will see these things as they are aftr a while. “Many of my friends, for whose gooa judgment I have high regard, have said to me: ‘Lind, you have always in the past been active in behalf of American com- merce. How can you now oppose the ex- pansion and development of American trade?’ There was never a time in my life when I was more zealous, more am- bitious, more desirous of true American expansion than at this moment. I never rendered true American trade better serv- ice than I feel I am rendering it now. I am not in favor of an expansion that is not an expansion of American trade, but if imperialsm, of military rule and event- ually the destruction and loss of trade.” Gov. Lind then discussed the English trade with India, reading from economists to show that England’s trade with India has grown not because India is governed by England, but from entirely inde- pendent causes. He argued that a na- tion’s iron trade is the best index of its prosperity. Once England led the world. Now it is third, the United States and Germany leading. Said he: “A nation cannot spend its best talent, its best men, its best money, its best en- ergy in warlike activity in conquest and excel industrially. It is ubsolutely im- possible. Peace and war are as distinct as night and day. One means industrial progress and efficiency; the other means industrial stagnation and downfall. It is inevitable. Peace tends to production and consumption; war to destruction. “It is said that it is essential to hold the Philippines to control the China trade. Within the last six weeks the civilized world has agreed to the ‘open door’ in China where all nations are to have equal rights and privileges. They have agreed ‘because our country has asked it. Oh, that by Col. | | | | | the Republicans would realize the great- ness of our nation. We need not build gunboats; we need not muster soldiers; we need not make threats to convince the world of our greatness if we but believe in it ourselves. : “The ‘Onlv Decent Thing.” “We said we wanted the ‘open door.’ It was just and fair and the world, knowing the potentiality that was back of our demand, said amen. The Philip- pines are to be open to the trade of the world. It has been well said. It is the only decent thing that has been done in the Philippines in twelve months. “One people can’t own another people. It is a lie whoever says it. Why then assume the charge, the crime of govern- ing the Filipino against their will? 1 am an anti and I propose to be an anti until this blot is wiped from the Ameri- can flag. My wife has wept when we have talked about these things. A year ago that flag was the emblem of all hope, all inspiration to me, It was the emblem of love and protection to all the world. It was loved by the Filipinos, the 2mblem of freedom. To-day it is cursed by 1ine millions ef human souls as the emblem of oppression, the insignia under which their homes have been laid waste, their men slaughtered, their women abused. Isn’t it shameful? And all for the sake of lucre. And I say there is no money in it. Morality means something. 1 don’t believe in morality just because the Bible says do this and don’t do that. I believe in morality because it is the ex- perience of the human race that unless 2 nation does right it suffers for it, and so with the individual. “England has bullied and robbed and oppressed for a century. To-day she is despised by every self-respecting citizen in the world. I don’t mean the people of England, but the tory government of England, the Hannaism of England. Look at the situation of Oronage Free State, the only republic that has adopted our con- stitution, word for word 2nd letter for letter, that noble little s e on African soil, and we stand by silent and never utter a word of protest. And this is imperialism. Are we not paying dearly? As to His Excellency’s Self. “It makes me feel that the time has come when we can’t afferd to fight our political contests on personal grounds nor on personalities. God forgive me if I ever again enter a political contest as a contest simply for office. My manhood rebels against it. I said in a letter writ- ten to a friend of mine a few days ago that ox this occasion I should announce my determinaticn not again to be a can- didate for public office. I make that an- nouncement now. I mean it. “I thank you more heartily than I can express my gratitude for the fervor, for the enthusiasm, for the zeal with which you have stood by me and by your con- victions under severe trial. “It is not because of pique or because of imaginary quarrels that I have come to this conclusion. At the opening of my terni I expected trouble; T expected more carping and more criticism than has come. It is true there have been applicants for office. I expected more than there have been. What was more natural than that the friends of the cause, perhaps out of work and needy, and knowing their own zeal and their own worthiness, should ask for what they felt was their du I venture to say that out of several hun dred applications in my files you could count on the fingers of your hand those that were not worthy. “I have no complaint to make of this state of affairs. That is not the reason. I feel that I can be of more service for the cause. I am not retiring from this cause and I don’t propose to until it has been fought through. Can Do More in the Ranks. “{ feel that I can do more when not a candidate for personal preferment. There was no time that I desired the honor you ‘have conferred upon me until I had your nomination. Then when your honor and pride were at stake as much as my own, then I wanted it. And I wanted to give this state a clean, efficient, businesslike administration of public affair “But I do not propose hereafter to be in public officer or to be a candi- date, with all the hard work and the responsibility that is implied, as long as I cannot feel that a ma- jority of the citizenship of the state is back of me, I do not feel that it was at the last election. “Ie we can make the people of this | state see these questions in their true light, as they ought to to their sense of patriotism and duty as we ought to be able to, we can make it possible to elect any good, reputable citi- zen to the position I occupy. If we can- not, I don’t want to be the state’s hired man for another two years. “If I felt that I represented the aspira- tions, the political ideals and the political hopes of the citizens of the state, there would be no prouder position for me to fill. “If I could do that, any other good man can. If such a thing were possible as to be simply elected alone, to stand guard to protect the Republicans from the re- sponsibilities of their own policies—to oc- cupy the position of a hired man—I will not do it. “To a certain extent I have felt that this has been the position I have been in “When I called the attention of the legislature—of the people of the state—to our system of taxation by which the most profitable property of the state is paying less than one- third of its share of the taxes—why, I might as well have talked to a stone wall as to the senate judiciary committee. Useless! Hopeless! “There has never been a time in my life when I have been more interested in the work before us, more ready to co- operate with every power God has given me, more grateful to you than I am now. I thank you for the past. I only ask -you to stand shoulder to shoulder with our magnificent leader in the cause for the deliverance of the people.” Mr. Biyan's Speech. The chairman’s introduction of Mr. Bryan was followed by the presentation of a magnificent bouquet of flowers by a lady representing the ladies’ bimetallic league. The floral token was for the man who, in the judgment of the giver, “was nearer the hearts of the American people than any other man since Abraham Lin- coln.”” As Mr. Bryan stepped forward and smijlingly acknowledged the courtesy he was warmly greeted by the great crowd. He said he was glad to speak in a state with a free silver Republican as governor and in a city whose chief officer is a Democrat. He gracefully acknowledged the act of the ladies. He said the women of the land might not be able to compre- hend the intricacies of the money ques- tion, but they could fully understand what war meant when their sons were killed. Mr. Bryan gave precedence to the money }/ good to be true. if we can appeal | | monetary | for free and unlimited j under foot the God-made man. |speak. The Republican party w cy question, following that with his ideas or trusts and expansion. He made but few arguments which he had not made before. He did not speak as the presidential can- didate of the Democracy, as the chairman had introduced him. His party had amply repaid him for whatever service he had rendered. He spoke of the great responsi- bility of citizenship in a country where every man was a sovereign, in contra- distinction to the citizen of a monarchy, where the king or the emperor did the thinking and the acting for the people. He said the Republican party was worn out—full of holes—and should be dis- carded. Calls on LincotIn’s Name. “If you reverence the name of Lincoln,” eaid the speaker, warming up so that the people in he distant corners felt they were in it, “I ask you to compare the Re- publicanism of Abraham L with the Republicanism of to-¢ Republicans row speak of Hamilton as the greatest statesmaw the country ever kne’ They now say Thomas Jefferson was a demagogue.”’ Mr. Bryan mentioned the interview had with Mark Hanna immediately after his return from Europe. The Ohian hi said Great Britain was a great government— in many important respects ahead of the United States. Mr. Bryan said “Years ago, when the Republican party was the party that represented such principles of humanity as were advocated by the im- mortal Lincoln, how long would the party keep as its national chairman a man who talked as Hanna did? Picture Abra- ham Lincoln on one side and Mark Hanna on the other, and the toboggan slide be- tween them. You must take Lincoin or you must take Hanna. Mr. Bryan denounced the present tional king system. He declared the preseit system to be a grand conspiracy against the common people—the wage- earners. “They ask me why I do not drop the currency question,” said the speaker. “I would indeed be 2 cow- were I to drop this vital ques- tion simply because the Republicans say it is dead. “The Republicans say the gold in the Klondike and e times better, gives or don’t they g¢ ystem ing gold and sil ual, would still more money? qu dead so very many time: to those who would have us | —leave tnem to arrange a s na-~ Th caleulated to make the the poor oorer. I have so-called vorpse and I find it life enough to live another don’t the Republicans bury once and be done with never a iomb strong enoug righteous cause.” The Crowd With the Boers. Mr. Bryan’s references to the Boer war made it quite e a rity of the people present were Boer sym- pathizers. The speaker had spoken the h to hold a word: The reverses ned by the British in South Africa: when the audience yelled its delight over the pre- dicament of our “British cousins.” ‘The reverses sustained by the British were sufficient to create a_pagic nd then there s a panic in Wall ‘The bankers of New York and the se of the treasury had to come to the r Ifa panic is to be produced by sustained by the small Transvaal, what would occur if she was at war with a great nationo? The absolute instability of our p tem is clearly demonstr: the occurrences of a few wee by ago We have simply put our financial head into the lion’s mouth. “We expect to continue the fight coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to ft. I ex- pect to continue the fight for a monetary system that is of the gov- ernment and not the bankers’. If I did not discuss the silver question to-night the Republican press would say in the morning that [I had switched. “The same people Who are opposed to the money trust are opposed to all other trusts. For the Republicans to oppose trusts would be a case of killing the hen that laid the golden egg. The Republic- ans used to mention trusts as institutions of doubtful character: But now they don’t mention them at all. Chairman Hanna would first say there are no tri A then that tru are a good thing, then, if they are bad, they will be of. Every trust.rests upon a corpora- tion. Every corporation rests upon law. Trusts, man-made giants, are to trample We ply ask the God-made man to help us de- | stroy the monster. I simply want to kill the trust. A Trust-Killing Plan. “T have a simple method fer accom- pose, The been plishing this grand and laudable r It is within the power of congress. trust is an outlaw. It has alwa an outlaw. By an act of congress monster can be destroyed. Congr require that the trust not do bu outside the state unless it is own that it i combination—a company not watered, a company is not to corner a staple and for price--in other words, an hone: mate business proposition. can impose condition after co! the trust is destroyed. It is whether the voters of the count e purpose p up the . legiti- Der | the Republicans most or hate the trust | the most.” Mr. Bryan then launched into the ques- tion of expansion. He said the party im power was changing the whole character of our government. This was being done without giving the people a chance to Ss ate tempting to commit the country to im- perialism. The party in power deny to the Filipinos the right of self-government. It also denies to the people of the United States the right to be heard in a matter | that involves the very life of the nation. “They say we ought not say anything until the war is over. They say the presi- dent should not be criticised. If we would refrain from criticising the administration we would soon find a policy established that we could not easily get rid of.” Mr. Bryan said three reasons for keep- ing the Philippines were advanced. ‘These were: (1) financial; (2) God is in it; () that we are in it, and can’t get out. He said the advocates of the financial reason said the islands were rich, and it would pay us to keep them. This was the lowest argument the speaker had ever heard. He challenged the Republicans to fight it out on such a mercenary proposition. Human Life vs. Trade. “I dare you to measure the life of one single human being by trade,” called out the speaker*in impassioned fashion. “I would not put one American soldier boy on the auction block and sell him for all the trade and commerce of Europe. “They propose to coin into moncy the blood of men who died for the flag. “We will send more people to work the Filipinos than to work the lands of the islands. White people will not go to trop%al regions. We will send men as governors and men as soldiers to hold the natives in subjection.’’ Mr. Bryan ridiculed the idea of God be- ing in the Philippine affair. He asked who was competent to interpret God's meaning—certainly not Mark Hanna. He said God would not countenance a con- quest of blood and murder. Too Green to Burn. Visitor—I wonder that you allow your servant girl to kindle the fire with kerosene. Aren’t you afraid she'll burn you to death some day? Mr. Howson Lot—There’s no danger; she’s too green to burn.—Harper’s Ba- gar. \ girl is never ve A young man’s best e