Show SPEECH AT BRIDGEPORT Mr Bryan Made Vigorous Assault I Upon the Republican R an Party Bridgeport Conn Aug AUK 31 Enthusiasm for tor Mr Mt Bryan Brau marked market his appear appearance appearance appearance ance in this city r tonight Mr I Bryan spoke in the Bridgeport armory For an hour Mr Bryan Bran assailed d the Re Republican Republican Republican publican party on its attitude toward the questions now before the American n peo people pIe He said that the Republican party had had a Chance hanc to repeal every law that has lis not contributed to the peace happiness and prosperity of f the people and It was his Intention Int to show why the th people are hot happy happ happyS S Talked on the Tariff On the tariff question qU he lie said sald sahi the th policy of or the Republican party has contributed d to the present unrest and there is no promise of reform The high tariff was made by the h manufacturers Its blessings do not bot prevent the tho party members from threatening its Ita overthrow but the th men who wh made the tariff tartt now demand their blood money Moreover the tariff is an antagonizing antagonizing every overy other oth r nation It makes makOs malt them raise barriers Germany was war over Ocr overjoyed overjoyed joyed at the beet beef scandals It was said 8 td there of ot the United States s If you wont let us sell to you we wo wont buy of you oU In England two years ears ago during a great discussion of the fiscal the dod dO trine of retaliation n was advocated Mr Bryan referred d to the last speech s Mh of President M which was a plea for reciprocity and said that Ince th the death of oC the lamented president his party had absolutely failed d to heed that ad advice advice advice vice Revolution Going On My friends said Mr Bryan there is a great revolution revelation In the th Republican Re party p Ten years cars ago the Republicans said they could go Into the street t and pick up a man anywhere who be elected president six ix years ears ago they said there were hundreds who h could be elected Today they say there Is only one man who can be elected on n a t Republican R platform and that man has been following Demo Democratic Democratic Democratic cratic principles Is la there any lesson in that In the course Of his discussion of the trust question Mr Bryan Br an said that he ho held the opinion that President Roosevelt had hadnot hadnot hadnot not lived up to his opportunities in pros prosecuting prosecuting the trusts |