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Amid frequent bursts of applause and
ooeaslonal - Interruptions - of prolonged
cheering, Mr. Bryan spoke in pert
follows: - .
i"Uke all leavslsra ma hive v'alUd.
other land. I return with delight the
land of my birth.' mora proud of tta
people, with mora confidence In Ita gov
arnment and grateful to the kind provi
dence that eaat my lot In tha United
States. My national pride ' haa been
Inoreaaed by the abundant evldenoe I
hare aeen of the altruistic Interest
Uken by Americana In the people of
ether countries. , No other--nation can
ahow euch a record of benevolence and
dlalntereated frlendahlp. My love -for
ur form of government haa been quick
ened aa I have vlalted caatlea and tow
era and peered Into dark dungeons, and
I am id that 6ur nation, profiting
"by th experience of thrTt ndyt
unhampered by traditions and unfettered
By caate, haa been permitted to form a
new center of civilisation on new aoil
and erect bera a 'government of the
people, by the people and for tha poo
ple." I also return mora deeply Im
pressed than aver before with tha re
sponsibility which reata upon our nation
aa an example among the natlona and
mora aoltcltoue that we avoiding the
cauaea which have- led . other . nations
to decay, may preaent a higher Ideal
than haa aver before been, embodied In
a national . life and carry human prog
ress to a higher plane than It haa be
fore . reached. I desire, moreover, to
acknowledge Indebtedneaa to the Ameri
can official who - have everywhere
shown ua all possible courtesy and fclnd-l
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JgfMIILJ!t?aa3a
"The flrat meaaago that I brfng f rom
the old world la a massage of peace.
The cause of arbitration la making real
progress, in aplta of tha fact that th
natlona moat prominent in tha estab
lishment of The Hague tribunal have
themaelvea been engaged In ware alnce
that court waa organised. - There to a
perceptible growth In aentlment In favor
of the aettlement of International dla
putea by peaceful means. It waa my
good fortune to bo preaent- ar the- Uat
aesalon of th Interparliamentary union,
which convened In London on- July II.
"Blx nations were represented and tlvoee
Included all tha leading natlona of wive
world. '
This peace congress, aa It la gener
ally known, not only adopted resolutions
In favor of the limitation of armamenta
and the arbitration of all question re
lating to dsbts, but unanimously In
dorsed the proposition that all ques
tions of every nature should be aub
m it ted to an Impartial tribunal for In
veatlgation, or to th mediation : of
friendly nation before boatllltias ar
commenced. 1 1 1t la - not neceaaary to
point out tha Importance of th position
taken. Tha embodiment of the auggea
tlon In -treatiee would go a long way
toward removing tha probability of war.
While tha -Idea, la ef American origin,
It waa heartily accepted by tha repre
sentatives of - England, rranea, Oar
many and other European countrlea. ' I
believe that. If our nation would pro
pose to make with every other nation
a treaty providing that all questions la
dispute between the parties should be
aubmltted to The Hague court or aoma
other Impartial- International tribunal
for Investigation and report before any
declaration of war or commeneement
of hostilities, It would find many i na
tlona willing to enter Into auch a com
pact. - " ' - - "', v '
....' aTeer Oolleoto;. '
"Another Subject connected with our
foreign relation:". Iventure to suggest
that we may not only promote peace,
but - aleo - advance our commercial ' in-,
tereat by announcing aa a - national
policy that our navy will not be- used
for the collection of' private debt.
While protecting the Uvea ef our cltl-'on
sens everywhere and guaranteeing the
. personal safety of all who' owe alle
' glance to our flag, we ahould. In my
Judgment, announoe that persons en
gaging In bualness and holding prop
erty In other lands for business pur
poses must be subject to ths lawa of
the countrlea In which they engage In
bualness enterprises. . ,
"Many profitable field of Investment
are new closed because the people of
the entailer natlona are afraid that an
Inveatment of foreign capital will be
made an excuse for a foreign Invasion.
XJberty fog PUtplao.
I "Before leaving International pell.
tlce,lerie-adtf that -our nation haa
lost prestige rather than gained It by
our experiment in colonialism. We have
; given tho monarchist a chance to rldt
xiiU nnrjleclaratlon of independence,
and the scoffer ha twitted aa with the
Inconsistency. A tour through , the
Philippine Island haa - deepened tha
conviction that we ahould lose no time
in announcing our purpose to deal with
the Fillpinoa aa' we dealt with- the Cu
bans. Every consideration, commercial
'and political, leads to thla -conclusion.
. Such ground aa we may, need for coaling
Stations or for a . naval base will be
'gladly conceded by the Filipino, who
Imply deaire an opportunity to work
out their own destiny, -Inspired by our
example and aided by our advloe. In so
far ha 'our effort e have ' been, directed
toward the education of the Fillpinoa we
have rendered them a distinct service,
but in educating them .we recognise
that we ar making colonialism Impos
sible.' If we intended to, hold them aa
subjects we ahould not dare to. eduoata
'them.' Self-government, - with ultimate
Independence must be assumed. If we
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Nebrc:!cbi Would Sin::!, f.xnopolies and Exterminate Trusts Abol-
tion. Scttled end Uo
contemplate universal, educatloa in the
Philippines. As soon as opportunity of
fers I shall discuss the Philippine ques
tion more at length, and I aball also
refer to English rule in India, for it
throws light upon our .own problema In
the- Philippines, but these - subjects
must be reserved until I ' can apeak
more In detail. . ;
. "In several of the nations of Burope
the legislative department -of govern
ment la more quickly- responsive to
publlo sentiment than la our congress.
In England, for Instance, where the
ministry la formed, from tha dominant
party, . when an election I held upon
any Important Issue, the government
proceeds to put Into law th will of the
people expressed . at the poll. - While
our system is superior ljvmany respects,
it has one defect, vis., that congress
doea not meet in regular aeaalon until
It months after the election. -"During
thla period there 1 uncer
tainty long drawn out- which to the
business community Is often more dam
aging than a change of policy promptly
carried into effect 'Would not the nu
tation be improved by a constitutional
of congreaa within a few months after
the election and compelling the second
session to adjourn several day before
th following election T .
- '1 return more convinced than before
of the importance of a change In th
method of electing United flutes sena
tors. There'll noticeable everywhere
a distinct. movement toward democracy
In It broadest sense. In all the coun
tries which I nave visited 'there to
demand that th government be brought
nearer te the people. :,. , t
yppmlsjr lotton of Senator.
.11 must be difficult to overestimate
the strategic advantages ef thla" re-,
form, for alnce every bill must recelye
the aanctton of the senate aa wall a of
the house of representatives before it
becomes a law. no Important legislation
of a national character la possible until
the senate la brought Into , harmony
with the people. I am within the limits
ef the truth when I say that the senate
haa been for aome years the bulwark
of predatory wealth and that It even.
now ' contains so many members -wno
ewe their election to favor-seeking cor
porations and - are a subservient to
their maatera aa to prevent needed leg
islation. Tha popular branch of con
greaa ha four tlmea declared In favor
of this reform by a two thirds vote
sad 'more than two third of th atatea
have demanded It. and yet the aenate
arrogantly and Impudently block - th
way. . .- :..-,"'
. .. - taeesae Tax Xa Seeded.
"The income tax. which some In our
country have defined aa a socialistic
attack upon wealth, I am pleaaed to re
pert,' has the Indorsement or th most
conservative countries in thenld .world.
It la a permanent part of the fiscal sys
tem of meat of the countries, of Europe
and, in many placea It la a graded tax,
the rate being hlgheat upon the largest
tneomea. England ha long depended
upon the Inoome tea for a considerable
part of her revenues, and an English
commission ' I - not investigating the
proposition te change from a uniform
to a graded , tax. . I -have been abaent
too long -to speak -with any authority
the public aentlment In thla country
at this time, but I am. so convinced of
th luetics of th income tax that I feel
aura that the people will sooner or later
demand an amendment t the constitu
tion which will specifically ' authorise
an Income tag and thua make It possi
ble for burdens of. the federal govern
ment to be apportioned among the peo
ple in proportion to their ability to bear
them. It la little ahort of a disgrace to
our country that, - while It la able to
command the live of Ita eltlsen In
time of war. It cannot, even In the most
extreme emergency, compel wealth- to
bear Its share of the expenses of the
government, which protects It (
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"I have referred to the Investigation
of international controveratea under a
ayatem which .does not bind the parties
to accept the findings ef the court of
Innitlrv . Thla nUl, ka WMl In lllaa I
be used In die
putes between labor and capital. In fact.
It waa proposed aa a means of aettllng
auch dispute before It waa applied to
International controversies.- It is a Im
portant that we ahall have peace a that
we ahall live peaceably with neighbor
ing natlona, and peace la only possible
when it .rests upon Justice. In advo
cating arbitration t differences be
tween, large corporate employers . and
their employes, I believe we are defend
ing the highest Interests of three partlea
to the disputes, vis, the .employers, the
employea and the public The employe
cannot be turned over to the employ
to be dealt with as the employer may
please. n , t
. . Begalattag- xepleyere. "
"The question sbmetlmes naked: Van
not I conduct my business to suit my
self 7" is g plausible one; but, when a
man. In conducting hla business, at-
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Longer an Issuer-Advocates Tariff Reform, v
tempt to arbitrarily 'fix the condition-!
under whioh hundreds of employea are
to live, and to determine the future of
thousands of human beings, I answer
with no hesitation that hs haa no right
to conduct hla own bualneea la auch a
way as to deprive hi employea of their
right to life, liberty and pursuit of hap
piness. To support thla position, I need
onlyjfertO-iha.-lawa regulating .th
safety of mines, the factory lawa nxtng
the age at which children can be em
ployed and uaury lawa establlahlng the
rate of Interest The effort of the em
ployer to settle " differences ' without
arbitration baa done much to embitter
him against those who work for him
and to estrange them from him, condition-
deplorable from .- every stand
point. , ii j . -"
i i Strike an agd srwors. '
v "But If it la unwise to make the em
ployer thersole onstodlan-of the rights
and. Interests -ef. the employes, it is
equally unwlae to give the employea un
controlled authority over the rights and
interests of the employer. The em
ployes are no more to be trusted to act
unselfishly and disinterestedly than the
employers. . . In their teal to secure a
present advantage, they., may not only
An l'nH hut mi
future gain, r The strike, the only
weapon of the employe at present, 1
a' two-edged sword, and may injure the
workman aa much aa the employer, and,
ven when -wholly successful, is spt to
leave, a rankling. In the bosom of the
wage-earner -that ahould-not bo there.
- "Society, moreover, haa something at
atake aa well aa the employer and em
ploye, for there can be no .considerable
atrlke without' considerable - loss to the
public. Society, therefore. Is . Justified
In demanding that the differences be
tween capital fend tabor ahall be settled
5JT pS&CGTUl" HlAftASi If A pFftt A 1)4)11 1 lnflt
partial board Is created to which either
party to an Industrial dispute may-appeal
or which can of its own motion in
stitute an inquiry, publlo opinion may
PRINCIPLES ADVOCATED BY BRYAN
. Universal peace through international arbitration.'' " '
- Self-arovernment and ultimate Independence for the Philippines.-
. - Ksf orm of congress by popular election of senators and Ita con ven-
lng shortly after election and adjournment before the election following. (
An Income tax. '.,
' Compulsory arbitration for disputes between capital and labor.
"Universal eight-hour work day. ' , : . .,
Silver question settled by larger volume ef money received through
. increase in production of gold. . - ; .
. . f Extermination of monopojle by complete overthrow of trusts.
. Abolishment of the campaign fund.
v Imprisonment for guilty trust officlsls.
Federal license for interstate eorporatloha. ,. . i
Retorm of tariff abuaes. -
' Publlo ownership of railroads, trunk Una by federal government,
local llnea by the atatea. . - 4'
' , , preservation of Individualism M alternative to socialism.
. - Abolishment of special privileges a foundation of plutocracy, which
th menace of republic. . - . . .....:.,..'...-.
be relied upon to enforce th finding.
If. there Is compulsory submission to
rhveetlgertenrtt Is not neceossry -that
there shall be compulsory acceptance of
the decision, for a full and fair investi
gation will in almost every case, bring;
about a settlement t J, . . .V ?
' Oorernxaaag by InJaaoUoa.
" "No reference to the labor queatlon la
complete that doea not include aome
mention of what la known aa govern
ment by Injunction. Aa the main but
poee of the writ I to evade trial by
Jury. la really an - attack upon the
Jury system and ought to arouse a unan
imous protest So long a the meaneat
thief la guaranteed a trial; by - Jury, a
Jury ought not to be denied to wage
earaeraw However, aa the writ la -usually
Invoked in case of a strike, tha tm
port an ce of the subject Would be very
muoh reduced by the adoption of a aya
tem of arbitration, because arbitration
would very much reduce, even if it did
not entirely remove the probability of a
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' The Bl(M-Xoj Bay.
Just another word in regard to the
laboring man. Th struggle to secure
ejrht-hour day ta an International
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trusilt and It is
favor of the working man. The bene
fit of the labor-saving machinery have
not been distributed with equity. The
producer haa enormously multiplied his
rapacity, but so far the owner of
tho machine baa received too much of
the Increase and the laborer too little.
Those who oppose the eight-hour day
do it I am convinced, more because of
Ignorance of conditions than because of
lack of sympathy with those who toll.
The removal of work from th house to
th fsctory ha separated the husband
from hla wife and th father from hla
children, while th growth of Our cities
haa put an Increasing diatance, between
the home and th workshop.
"Then, too, more 1 demanded of the
laboring man now than formerly. ' He
I a cltisen aa well as a laborer, and
must have time for the study of publlo
queatlona If he la to be an Intelligent
cltisen. To drive him from hla bed to
hla task and from hla task back to hi
bed ta to deprive tha family Of his com
pany, aoclety ef hla service and politic
of hi (nfluanc. ,
' SUve Vet aa Xssa.. .
."Thu fsr I hav dwelt upon Sub
jects which may be regarded aa strictly
nonpartisan, but1 I am aura that you
will pardon me If in thla presence I
betray my Interest In those policies for
which the Democratic party stands. I
hav not had an opportunity to maks
a Democratic speech for almost a yean
and no one not even a political enemy
could be so cruel a to forbid m to
speak of those policies on this ooeaalofi.
Our - opponents nave derived not only
partisan pleasure but also partisan ad
vantage from ' the division caused , In
our psrty by the money question,
"They ought not. therefore, to i be
grudge lhe satisfaction, that. w find
In the fact that unexpected conditions
hav removed the cauae of our differ
ences and permitted ua to preaent a
united front on preaent laauea. The un
locked for and unprecedented Increase
In the production of gold haa brought
a victory to both -the advocates of gold
and the advocate of bUnetalllem the
former keeping the gold atandard which
they wanted and the latter securing ths
larger volume of money for which they
contended. We -who favor bimetallism
are aatlaf led with our victory If the
frlenda of monometallism are satisfied
with their. And we csn Invite them
to a contest of seal- and endurance la
the effort .to secure to th people th
right which hav been gradually taken
from them by the trusts. ;
Campaign Tnnda Pros Traata.
"The Investigations which have been
In progress during the paat year hav
disclosed the business methods of thoee
who a few year ago resented any In
spection of their scheme and hid their
rascality 'under high-sounding phrases.
These Investigation hav also disclosed
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th source of enormous campaign fund
which have been used to debauch elec
tions and corrupt the ballot The peo
ple aee now what they ahould have aeen
before, namely,' that no party can ex
terminate the trusts so long aa it owea
It present success to campaign con
tributions secured from the trusts. The
great corporations do not contribute
their .money to any party, except for
Immunity expressly" promlsed-or-dearly
Implied. . Th president baa reooramena-
ed legislation on this subject, but so
far hla party haa railed to respona.
."No Important advance can be mad
until thla baneful influence la elimi
nated, and I hope that the Democratic
party will not only challenge tha Re
publican narty to bring forward affect
ive legislation on this subject, but will
aet an example by refusing to receive
camoatsm contributions .from the cor
poration and by opening the books so
that svery oomriDuior 01 any consider
able sunt may be known to the public
before the election.. -,
, .. Praia .for Booeerelt. "' ',
"Whll men may differ aa to the rela
tive Importance of laauea and while the
next -congreaa will largely anape tne
Villus1 s. Urgtrl""' """" which the coming preslden-
tlai campalan wlir be louaUL T think It
la safe to say that at present the para
mount iasue In the - minda of a large
majority of the people la tha trust issue.
I congratulate President Koo seven upon
the steps which hs haa taken to en
force the anti-trust lawa, and my grati
fication la not leasened by tfte fact that
he has followed the Democratic rather
than the Republican platform in every
f adveneefcaa made, It - ha heen a
great embarrassment to him that the
platform upon which he was elected
waa filled with praise of the Republl
can atye record rather than ' with
promises of reform. Even the enthu
siaatlc support given him by tha, Demo
crats haa enabled the champions of the
trust to taunt him with following Dam-.
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oc ratio leadership. He has probably
gone aa far aa he could without Incur-
4-r4g-tho hoatlHty-ofthTleadera of-ht
own party, t The trouble 1 that the
Republican party I not In a position
to ' tpply effective . and thorough-going
reform because it haa built up through
special . legislation tha very abuaes
which needed to be eradicated.
.'""'', . Wktt Viturl X.
"Before any intelligent action can be
taken against the trusts, we must hav
a definition of a trust Because no cor
poration ha an absolute and complete
monopoly of any Important product
the apoldgiats for th trusts Insist there
are In reality no trusts. , Others Insist
that It la Impossible to legislate agalnat
auch truata as may exist without doing
Injury to legitimate business. For the
purpose of this discussion, it 1 suffi
cient to draw the line at the point where
competition eeasea to be effective, and
to designate as a trust any corporation
which controls so much of the produc
tion of any-artlcie-that-lt-Vao-flx-the
term and conditions of sale.
' To Prevent Monopoly.
"Legislation which prevents a mon
opoly not only doee not Injur leaitl-
ate Duamess. out actually protecta
legitimate business from Injury. We
are Indebted . to the younger Rocke
feller for an Illustration which makes
this distinction clear. . In defending
the trust system, he Is quoted aa say
ing that, aa the American' Beauty can
not be brought to perfection without
pinching off buds so that the 100th
bud can receive the full strength of the
bush, so great industrial organisations
are Impossible without the elimination
of the smaller ones. It la a cruel Illus
tration, but it presents a perfectly -accurate-picture
of trust methods. ,
"Th, Democ ratio party champions
tha cauae of the enterprises which
are menaced they must not be sacri
ficed that one great combine may flour,
lah; and, when the subject is under
stood, we shall receive the cordial sup
port of hundreda of thousands of bus!
nes men who have 'themselves felt
the oppression of ths - trust, or who,
having observed the effect of truata
upon others, realise that safety Ilea
not In futile attempts at the restraint
of trusts, but In legislation which will
make a private monopoly impossible.
..War Vpoa Trust. '.. '
"There must be no mistaking an Iasue.
and no confusion of the line of battle.
The trust as an - Institution will have
few open defenders. The policy of the
trust magnates will be to Insist upon
reasonable-legislation,' and then they
will rely upon their power to corrupt
legislatures and Intimidate executive
to prevent the application of any reme
dies which interfere with the trust.
Our motto must be. 'A private monop
oly la Indefensible and Intolerable,' and
our plan of attack must contemplate th
total and complete overthrow of the In
dustry. We need not quarrel over reme
dles. We mustahow .ourselves, willing
to support any remedy which promises
substantial advantages to the people in
their warfare against monopoly,
PalsoB fot Trof Xlaga.
''Something Is to be expected from
th enforcement of the criminal clause
of the Sherman anti-trust law, but this
law must be enforced, not against a
few truata, a at present but against
all trusts, and th aim must be to Im
prison the guilty, hot merely to recover
a fine. What ia a fine of 11,000, or
ven 110,000, to a trust which make
1100.000 whll the trial ia In progress?
If the criminal clause I not good
enough to be en forced. It ought te be'
repealed. If lmprleonment la too severe
a punishment for the eminently respect
able gentlemen who rob 10.000,000 bt
people -of hundreds of million of dol
lars - annually, the ' language- ef - the
statute ought to be changed, for noth
ing I more calculated to breed anarchy
than tha failure to enforce the law
against rich criminal, while It Is rigidi
ty enforced against retty offendera .
,"But It. I not sufficient to nforc
existing law. - If 10 corporations con
spiring together in restraint of trade
ar threatened with punishment all
they have to do now la to dissolve their
seps rT't-J."'T?Orr' '" tbell
property over to a new corporation.
The new corporation can proceed to do
th same thing that the separate cor
poration attempted, and yet not violate
the law. We need, therefore, new legis
lation, - and the Republican party not
only fall to effect auch legislation, but
faila even, to propose it Ths Demo
cratic party must be prepared to pro
pose new and efficient legislation.
-;Recent Investigations have brought
to' ngni inai nearly an erooxeaneaa re
vealed in th management of our large
corporation nae been due to the dupli
cation "of directorates. A group of men
organised or obtained control of ' sev
eral corporations - doing' buslnees ' with
each other, and then proceeded id swln
die ths stockholders of the various cor
porations for , which thay acted. No
man can eerve two masters, and tha di
rector who attempta to do so will fall, no
matter how much money he makea be
fore bis failure 1 discovered.
Te Curb Their rower.
' "Many -of th trusts control price by
the same methods. Ths same group of
men secure control of several oompetlng
corporations, and the management' la
thua consolidated. It Is worth while to
consider whether a ' blow may not be
atruck at tha truata by a law making It
Illegal for the same person . to not aa
director or ofXloer of two eornoratlons.
which deal with each other, or are en
caged in the same general bualneea.
"A still more far-reaching remedy was
proposed by th Dftnnr ratio jlwifnrm. p
1000, namely, the requiring of corpora
tion to take out a federal license be
fore engaging in Interstate commerce.
The requiring of a -license would not em
barrass ... legitimate corporations It
would scarcely .Inconvenience them
while It would confine the predatory
corporations to the state of their origin.
"Juseas a license to sen liquor leave
th possessor of the license to aell only
In aceerdanee with the lewsnrf tha state
In which he resides, so a corporation li
cense granted by a federal commission
would not Interfere with the right of I
eacn state o regular foreign corpora
tions aomg business within Its borders.
If corporations were required to take a
federal license,' the federal government
could then iaaue licenses upon terms
and condition which would protect the
PUDIIC,
"A corporation differ from a human
bsing in that it haa no natural rights.
and as ail of ita rights ars dsrlved from
the statutes, it can be limited or re
strained accordingly, as th publlo wel
fare may require.. - i .
' - Oontrol mt flnneiajM '
''"The control which conaress haa over
Interstate commerce Is complete,- and
If congress can prevent the transporta
tion of lottery tlcktta through the malls
by ths express companies, or by freight
ii can certainly forbid the uae of th
malls, the railways and the telegraphs
to any corporation which la endeavoring
to monopolize on article of commerce,
and no party can long be credited with
sincerity if It condemns the trusts with
words only, and than permits the trusts
to employ all the Instrumentality of
Interstate commerce In th carrying 'out
of ita nefarious plans. . ,
"It 1 far eaaler to prevent a monop
oly than to watch it and punish it and
thla prevention can be accomplished In
Br practical way by refusing a lloenae
to any corporation which control more
.man a certain orepor tloa- ef -the- total
product this proportion to be arbitrar
ily nxed at a point whioh wIU give free
operation to competition. .
"Th tariff queatlon is very closely allied-
to. the trust question and the re
duction of the tariff furnlahea an eaay
meana of limiting the extortion which
the trusts practice. ,
Tart and the Trusts. '
'. "Whll j absolute free trade .would not
necessarily make a trust -Impossible,
still It 1 probable that very few manu
facturing establishments would dare to
enter Into a trust if the president were
empowered to put on the free lists ar
ticles competing with thoss controlled
by a trust Whll I shall take occasion
at an early day to consider tariff re
vision mors at length, I cannot permit
thla opportunity to pass without ax-
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QUICK HOT FIRES PERFECT SERVICE
Has a HeatinValue Far in Exces
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Every . shape aid ; every .shade
Our assortment has never before
been so complete. -This label is
your guarantee of worth : - ; ! ;
!PEER OF ALU; $3.00 HATS
Youmans
Sole gents for the
; . famous Youmans' Silks,
Operas and Derbies.
Derbies .......... 85.00
. Silks. . ........ . f .88yO . ,
Operas. $8.50
For durability and style it has no equal at the same
.price. ..All the popular shapes and colorings.. '
pressing the. opinion that the principle
embodied In the protective tariff haa
been a fruitful source of a great deal
of political corruption, as well as the
support of many of . our Iniquitous
trusts. -' - '
"It 1 difficult to condemn the manu
facturers for uniting te take advantage
of a 'high schedule when the schedule
Is framed on the theory that the Indus
tries nsed all the protection given, and
i: la not likely that the beneflclarlea of
these schedules will consent to their
reduction so long aa the publlo wait
for the tariff to be reformed by J,ts
friends. : ' -
'But one ef the worst feature of the
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new season.
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'Headquarters .for the
John B. . Stetson Hats. -We
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and novelties in the city. ,
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