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'AUGUST 14, 1903
The Commoner.
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Mr. Bryan's Trip to
Chicago
All along tho way on his recent
trip to Chicago and on his return
Mr. Bryan was greeted with large
crowds at various towns.
Following are some of the brief
talks he made:
AT DKS MOINES, IOWA
Ladies and Gentlemen: I 'ope I
may be able to get to Des Moines
during the campaign and speak to
you at length. I am not sure just
how many speeches I will make, but
I would not have the campaign go
through without having a chance to
talk to the people of this city who, I
believe, are vitally interested in the
reforms which have been outlined
in our platform. Iowa is somewhat
of a pioneer in the matter of re
forms, and there is no reform for
which tho people of Iowa have been
contending that is not spe-iflcally
and emphatically set forth in the
Denver platform. Iowa has been
wedded to the doctrine of electing
senators by the direct vote of the
people. Your governor has taken an
active part in tho promulgation of
that idea, and those who have
worked! with him on that subject
have been mortified when the prop
osition was turned down in the re
publican convention by a majority
of more than seven to one, and they
must have been delighted when it
was turned up in the Denver conven
tion by a unanimous vote. (Ap
plause.) Your republicans, as well
us the democrats in Iowa, have been
reaching the conclusion that the
tariff is too high, and they will not
get much satisfaction out of the re
publican platform, which Bpends
moro time and employs more words
cautioning you against going too far
in tariff reform than it does in urg
ing the party to act at all in that
direction. (Applause.) I remember
visiting Iowa sixteen-years ago and
I heard a republican make a speech
In favor of a high tariff. That was
before the republicans of Iowa be
gan to study the subject, and I can
recall the impression made on me,
not merely by the speech but by its
reception by the republicans pres
ent, when the speaker declared that
the republican party put the tariff
on wool for the benefit of the repub
lican farmer in order to raise the
price of wool, and thoso republican
farmers raised their corn stalk canes
and hurrahed for the tariff on wool
to raise its price; and when a little
later the speaker explained that the
republican party had put the tariff
on woolen goods in order to lower
the price of woolen goods, the ame
republican farmers raised the same
corn stalk canes and gave the same
yell in favor of the tariff on the man
ufactured product to lower its price.
(Applause and laughter.) They
thought that they had found a tariff
that could be put upon the raw ma
terial, and raise the price of the ma
terial, and they could put the same
tariff on the woolen goods, and lower
the price of those woolen goods.
Here the bell of the engine rang,
and Mr. Bryan hurried to the train,
and from the platform of thr car he
continued his speech as follows:
"I wish I had time to go over our
platform, but there are so many
good democrats in the rtate of Iowa
who are able to explain and defend
that platform that It is not necessary
for me to speak at length, and I am
glad that you have a man like Fred
White to so forcibly give expression
to all the democratic aspirations of
the democratic heart. (Applause.)
AT STUAIIT, IOWA
It is impossible to mako a speech
in a moment's time, and I shall not
attempt to. During the campaign
there will be ample opportunity to
discuss the principles that are at
issue. I want to commend to you
our platform, and say to you that
I believo it represents the mature
thought of those who are seeking
to improve conditions so far as legis
lation can improve conditions. I
have never believed that everything
depends upon legislation, for there
is a sphere in which the individual
and he alone, can determine his own
prosperity. But legislation can ad
vance or retard progress; it can im
prove or harm conditions. I believe
there are many remedies that need
to be applied, and in this campaign
wo have this advantage: we can use
the arguments that have been made
by reform republicans in favor of
nearly all the principles wo advance.
More than that, wo havo the speech
es of tho president to prove to you
that there are things that need to
bo done, and wo have the action of
congress to prove to you that the
republican leaders will not allow
those things to be done. The presi
dent has done educational work, but
his convention would not go as far
as ho went in fact, it would scarce
ly go at all, and when you remember
that work must bo done, not by ono
man only, but by a number working
together, that (ho president must
havo tho co-operation of tho peoplo
in tho houso and in tho senato in
order to accomplish anything, you
will agree with me that tho republi
can convention at Chicago gavo to
tho country no assuranco that tho
republican leaders would assist in
any material reforms.
I recognlzo that people would rath
er secure reforms through their own
party, but I also rccognizo'that whon
a man is sick ho is moro interested
in getting well than he is in the
family physician, and so whon you
find that your party will not do
what is necessary to be done, you
should come and help uh to do what
Is necessary to be done. (Applause.)
AT ATLANTIC, IOWA
At Atlantic, Mr. Bryan was taken
to a platform near tho depot, and
was introduced ns "tho next presi
dent of the United States." Ho
spoke to a crowd of more than 500
people, saying:
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle
men: There aro countries where one
man can say what is going to happen
and carry it out, and I am suro if
my good friend and I lived in ono
of those countries, and ho had tho
power to mako me president, I am
sure he would do it. But wo have
to take a good many peoplo into our
confidence. Tho parties meet, adopt
their platforms and nominate their
candidates. The candidates go out
and discuss tho platform issues, and
tho papers print oditoriala and tho
peoplo discuss tho questions before
thorn, and all this goes on for a fow
months and then a day comes when
everybody is quiet and waiting
waiting to boo whab answer tho peo
ple mako to the propositions submit
ted to them.
Wo aro entering upon tho cam
paign and groat questions aro going
to bo submitted for your decision.
You aro a part of a groat stato, and
your stato Is a part of a groat coun
try, and every voter has a volco In
determining tho policy of this na
tion, ns It shall bo represented by
tho president and by tho senato and
tho houso. I havo not tlmo this
morning to enter upon a discussion
of these questions, but I shall havo
time during tho campaign to pre
sent our side of thorn. I am satis
fied with our platform. I boliovo
It Is honest and straightforward, and
I believe it embodies what tho
American people doslro to havo writ
ten Into law. But thoro is ono point
I want to Impress upon your minds:
Read tho republican platform and
then read our platform, and you will
find that our platform specifically
states tho party's purpose and tho
republican platform leaves you In
doubt as to what that party will do.
It asks you to trust them to find out
definitely after tho election. Wo tell
you definitely now, and our confi
dence in you and In our position
ought to awaken your confidence In
our party.
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