| Show DRY BRYAN AN WHACKS HIS 1118 I SEVEREST CRITICS Goes After Certain Newspaper Publications Hammer and Tongs DONT DON'T MEAN ALL ARE BAD BADIs Is Too Busy These Days to Furnish Proof of f Charges Sew New York Oct 21 l.- l. Charging hlLl that a L large proportion of or the time great metropolitan itan newspapers were controlled b by predatory wealth und that their columns col eel earns were irene for sale to the time hl highest bit bid ncr mien William 1 J. J Bryan ryun made a bitter attack on such uch newspapers nc In a speech which he lie delivered tlell tonIght ut t Cooper Union hall ball under the auspices of or tho time Progressive Democratic league Although h Mr Ban Kryan offered no proof to substantiate his Ids charge he Inc said mid that lint It was self evident and that corroborative rob com evidence was not necessary The lime accusation was received with applause ap rip- plou c b by th ho audience which Interrupted Inter inter- him with shout loC of approval al an arid l the time calling of ot the name of a New York Jle newspaper S1 It Is ono olin of or th tire calamities of lIwa the lIw ire a age t Mr 1 Bryan t said bald that so o man many not all of or the great Icat metropolitan dailies dallies dal dai- laLLies laL- laL lies arc are owned by Interests not known to the time public and amid lU are ure not riot run lun as aJi newspapers newspapers news news- papers but as adjuncts to exploit other othel enterprises So Su ninny many not till nil ar arc owned by unknown lII mien men n who lure hire brilliant bril bril- editors to chloroform th their lr readers read ers while the they pick their pockets I Some Soni I am vel very particular to say suy so O man not all aU because In Richmond I wu sas quoted as lS saying all which was as in in iii- correct I have havo been asked to submit proof by a New ew paper but I shall shalliot r not attempt to lo do so because no our one ouris Is required to give proof of a fact which Is so 50 self I have too l large arge and too tou important work on oil harm hand to enter Into a ci controversy with a n newspaper I have r receive receive- t oJ information from frum sources which I believe belle to be trust- trust that a lar large e proportion of ot newspapers are arc owned for Cor no rio other purpose but ul to 10 deceive time the public Inthe inthe In Inthe the man many the tIre columns are arc for fOI sale to the highest bidder but lut perhaps I should not say the highest be bc-ause bc there Is 18 but one ono and arid it Is predators predators' wealth The Time opposition of or these papers han a man mon while their thell support would damn him in tire the eyes of all honest pee peo pie Pelt Kelt What lint lie tic Th Tire The denunciation was vas most dramatic arid and Mr Mv Ir Bryans Bryan's voice vibrated with emotion as he lie made charge dram after charge e. He lIe was wall Interrupted with Tl-c- Tl c quent bursts of ot applause Cooper Union was hued filled to Its capacity ca capacity ca- ca to hear the tIme Nebraska statesman and a large lam crowd crowt massed outside was waif ul unable tt to enter t r Mr 11 Dl Bryan va d as lh chairman chair man of the time meeting who wire said Ild tho the object ob OU- of ot the tire league was broadly speaking speaking speak speak- ing to consel ve the lie local self govern ment ant and to establish a basis of taxation tax tax- atlon for tor purposes only alit and not for tor or time the benefit of a favored class An ovation of or cheers which lasted lastell more than 1 live e minutes greeted Mr II Br Bryan al H. H We Ve e Vi lip Our average e man nina he ire said Is the tue biggest est era a. average o man in the tho world nn and andis is the time most numerous lIe He is what is known us the tine common people As s Lincoln Lin coln coIn said The Thc Lord must have loved the common people because he lie made matie so ISO many marry of them First of or all all there is time the fa farmer 1111 01 he heIs heIs heis Is of the common people Ho to has hits enough to live 11 on but is not w wealthy enough to have down broken noblemen come over o and ant disgrace time the family by marrying his Iris daughters Then there are aio the tine mechanics tire toilers In the time city who correspond to tolie the lie farmers miners In In the country and arid who in mi lI time of or peace produce the tine wealth and amid andIn In iii time of war Avar tIght fight the tine nations nation's batt bat bat- t I Cs |
