The age-herald., 1898-12-31
ELOQUENT WORDS
 OF COL. BRYAN Americas Mission Outlined in
 Excellent OratOTy' TIE POLICY OF CO[ONIA[ISM He Contends to be Wrong in Principle and UnwiSe. AN INSPIRATION OF IMPERIALISM Is in Dollars, and Not Duty Toward
 Our FeIl0Wmen.
Is in Dollars, and Not Duty Toward
 Our FeIloWmen.
That for Which Our Forefsthers Fought from Bunker Hill to Yorktown Our Mission to Liberate
 Not to Press Down.

Lincoln, Neb., December 30.-A compli- mentary reception and banquet to Colonel W. J. Bryan was tendered tonight by the Nebraska Travelling Mems Bryan club at sentee was Congressman Bailey. of Texas, who was to have responded to the toast "Democracy," but who telegraphed from Washington his inability to be present The dining hall was thrown open at o'clock and the speechmaking began an hour later. MT. Bryan responded to the sentiment, "America's Mission. Let Not the Crime of the East Crimson Thy Name; Be Freedom and Science and Virtue Thy Fame"
 After commenting members of the club for their fidelity to the Chicago platform, MT. Bryan proceeded to discuss the Phil ippine question. He insisted that colonial policy was wrong in principle and unwise, and he predicted that it will prove un- profitable in practice. He said.
 You have labored diligently to prevent foreign financiers from dsregarding the city. The American people have shown that are called upon to use your influence to prevent the American people from disre- garding the rights of others.
 Self-Restraint Virtue
 'Self-restraint is difficult virtue to prac- tice. Solomon says that he that ruleth his own spirit is better than he that taketh city. The American peojle have shown that they can take city; will they be able to restrain the spirit of conquest?
 Tt has been the boast of our nation that our right makes might Shall we abandon the motto of the republic and go back century to tAe monarchial motto which says that might makes right?
 Be not carried away by the excitement incident to war; it will soon subsde; our people will turn again to the paths of peace; justice will resume her reign.
 'The steadfast faith of the fathers; your fight is for yourselves as well as for your country. The worlds most distinguished Georgian, Hill, said: Who saves his coun- try saves himself and all things saved do bless him. Who lets his country die lets all things die, dies himself ignobly-and all things dying curse him.
 Dollars, Not Duty
 'Imperialism finds the inspiration in dol lars, not in duty. It is not our duty to burden our people with increased taxes in order to give few speculators an oppor- tunity for exploitation; 1t is not our duty to sacrifice the best blood of our nation in tropical jungles in an attempt to stifie the very sentiments which have given vitality to American institutions. It is not our duty to deny the Filipinos that for which our forefathers fought from Bunker Hill to Yorktown.
 "Our nation has a mission, but it is to liberate those who are in bondage, not to place shackles upon those who are strug- gling to be free.
 We rejoice in the marvellous victory won by Dewey in Manila bay. We would give to him sacred place in history and crown his memory with bless ngs. To us he is a hero to the Philippines he can be savior Let him be known to posterity not as the subjugator of an alien race, but as the re- deemer of an oppressed people-not as a Lord Olive, but a Lafayette. The grat- itude of people is better than jeweled sword.' N4
 Address of J. G. Johnston
 The second most notable address was that of Hon. J. G. Johnston, democratic na- tional committeeman from Kansas, who spoke to the sentiment No Trusts" He took the position that the trusts are the di- rect outgrowth of the protective tarin sys- tenn, without which to prevent foreign conn petition there could be no successful "cor- nerins of the ordinary manufactured prod uets of the country" He claimed that there was no present financial activity except in trust-protected industries and insisted that the system had all of the worst elements of stale socialism without any of It's advant- ages to the public He closed by exhort- ing his hearers Ito assist in the overthrow of the republican party, and thereby elim- mate both the protective tarif and the trusts"
 He thought there was no heaven-sent call