The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-12-24

THEISSUES
The Democratic Leader Talks to
His NeighbOrs.
WHO WILL HAUL DOWN THEFLAG2


Colonel BryanAnswers the Presidents
Question by Declaring That 1t Shall
BE Hauled Down whenever the Peo-
pie So Declare, a. 1t Has Been Before.
Lincoln. Neb., Dec. 24-Colonel w. j.
Bryan returned to Lincoln yesterday
afternoon, and was last night rendered
a reception at the Oliver theater by
the WOman's BimetalliC League. The
house was crowded, and Colonel Bryan
received an ovation. He was intro
duced by Governor Holcomb, who for
mally welcomed him home and compll-
mented him for his patriotism in en-
listing in the army.
After thanking his neighbors for their
cordial welcome and complimenting
the members Of his regiment and Colo
mel Nifquin, i'm whose charge he left
them, he justified his resignation as
follows:
81 had five months Of peace in the
army and resigned in order to take
part in a fight. l am as much in
terested in the people of the United
States as | am in the people Of Cuba
and unless | am mistaken in judging
we are called upon to meet more i'm
pOrtant problems in the United States
Just now than will confront our army
in Cuba.
Some OF these problems were under
discussion before hostilities began
others have been thrust upon us as a
result of the war. Let me improve
this, my first opportunity, to assure
you that my zeal for the reforms ad-
vocated few months ago has not II
the least abated.
THE American people have not &C
cepted the gold standard as final. l
has wrought more injustice In on
country during the last 25 years thai
Spain has wrought in all her colonies
| and opposition to II will grow until
the gold and silver coinage Of the con.
stituton is fully restored. The trusts
which now flourish in defiance Of law
are more merciless than Weyler was
and the new trust-the paper money
trust, which is seeking 10 obtain CON
troll Of all the paper money Of the ma
| tion-is q greater menace to the coun-
try's welfare than any foreign foe.
"1here are, however, two new ques-
! tions which demand immediate atten-
| ton, because congress Is asked to act
upon them at once The president rec
ommends that the regular army be
permanently increased to 100, 900 men
This question must be met now or not
at all"
Taking up the subject of imperialism
Mr. Bryan said that the president has
| mlsinterpreted the sentiment OF the
| people. They are opposed to giving the
| Philippine Islands back to Spain, but
| they have not as yet declared in favor
! of embarking upon a colonial policy
! SO great a change, he said could no
be undertaken without more lnvestiga
tion and deliberation than the peopl,
had yet given the subject. Referrlnl
20 President McKlnley's inquiry: "Wht
will haul down the fag?" he said:
"The flag is a national emblem ant
Is Obedient to the national will.
was made for the people, not the peo
pie for the flag. When the American
people want the flag raised they rails
. 1t; when they want Il hauled down the
haul 1t down, The flag was raised upo
| Canadian soil during the war of lSl.
and II was hauled down when peaC
l was restored. The nag was plante
r upon Chapultepec during the war Wi
d Mexico, and 1t was hauled down VIII
the war was over The morning pape
, announce that General Lee ordered II
flag hauled down In Cuba yesterda
because it was raised too soon. TT
flag will be raise In Cuba again on Il
j first OF January, but the president d
b clares in his message that 1t will |
l. hauled down as soon as a stable go'
ernment Is established. Who will der
to the people the right to haul the fla
down in the Philippines. if they so d
& sire when a stable government Is e
tabllshed there?
"Our flag stands for an indissolul
union of indestTuClihie states. Eve
D state is represented by star, al
As every territory sees In the constitute
e star OF hope that 1t will some d
p take Its place In the consolidate
u What Is there in the flag to awak
n the zeal or reflect the aspirations
vassal colonies which are too good
be cast away, but not good enough
. be admitted to the sisterhoOd Of state
V Shall we keep the Philippines al
y amend our flag? Shall we add a ne
- star--the blood star. Mars-to indie a
that we have entered upon career
conquest? or shall we borrow the y,
q low, which in 1896 was the badge
,s gold and greed and paint Saturn al
Is his rings to suggest a carpet bag go
If ernment with its schemes of spoliatio
SDal we adorn cur fig with a mil
way composed of a multitude of min
stars representing remote and insi
i, nificant dependencies? No, a thousa
ii times better TO haul down the Sta
re and Stripes and substitute the flag
re an Independent republic than to 81
render the doctrines that give glory
-. 'Old Glory The mission of that fl
Is to float, not over conglomorati
Of commemorative, but over the la
Of the free and the home of the brave
Nv FREE LUNCHES TONIGHT.