The Monte Vista journal., 1898-12-31

I.ihcoIh, Neb.. Dec. 2I.-COloncl w.
J. Bryan returned to Lincoln ycstcr-
day afternoon and was las, night ten.
dcrcd n reception at the Olive theater
by the Wamuns Bimetnlllc League.
The house was crowded and Colonel
Bryan received an ovation. He was IN.
iroduccd by Governor Holcomb, who
formally welcomed him home aud CON-
plimcnted 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, he justi.
ned his resignation as follows:
Il had five months Of peace In the
army and resigned In order to take n
part In fight. I am nv much inter.
"stcd In the people OF the United States
ns ! am In the people OF Cuba. and
unless ] am mistaken In Judging, we
are called upon Ia meet more impor.
'ant problems In the United States jus,
now than Will confront our army I'm
Cuba.
Some Of these problems were under
discussion before hostiiities began: :
Others have been thrust upon us as n
result OF the war. Let me Improve this.
my hrst opportunity, To assure you thar
''s "'"' i"' 'hc IcibTiils advocated a
Few months ago has not In the least
hnntcd. vial questions cannot be
Killed or buried. and we Were dealing
WIN vital questions when the can 10
arms rcsoundcd through the land.
There are two new questions which
demand Immediate attention. bccnua
Congress Is asked TO net upon them nj
once The President recommends that
III" regular army be permanently In.
creased to 10000 men. This question
must be met now or not nt ALL"
Taklns M the subject OF Imperialism.
MI bryhh snid that the President In :
'nlsin'crpreich the sentiment Of the
!sopic. They are opposed TO giving the
Philippine Islands back to SpnIp. but
they have not as yet declared IN favor
OF cinbarl;lng upon n colonial policy. so
grea, change. he said. could not be-
undertaken without more Investigation
and dclibcrn,ion than the people hnd
yet given 10 til. subject. The prIncIpni
pnrt of Mr.. Brynn's speech was dcyo,.
cd to the Philippine question. In This
connection he referred TO President Nc.
kinlcy's inquiry, "who Will haul down
the fiusi" aud replied: I. ~
The naR is n national emblem and
IL obc'licnt To tho national will. II Ii
made for the people. not the people
for the nag. When the American pco.
plc want the nag raised they raise H.:
when they want II hauled down they
hnul Il down. The iing was raised up.
on Canadian soil during the war OF
1912. nn,i II WINS hauled down when
peace was restored. The fing was
planted upon Chcpultcpcc during tho
war with Mexico. md II wns lstulc,i
down when the war was over. The
morning pntcrs announce that General
I.cc ordered the iiag hauled down In
Cubn yesterday. because II was raised
too soon. The ing will liz raised In
Cubn on the lat Of January. but tho
President declares In his message that
will liz hnuicd down ~ soon N a
stable government ts tnblIshs,i. Who
Will deny Ia the people the right 10
lin,h down the nag In tho Philippines,
" they ~ desire. when a stable govern.
nfrnt II established tiicrc1
NO. n thousand times better 10 haul
down tho stars and stripes and substi.
t,iic the nng Of mn independent repub.
lie than to surrender the doctrines that
give glory Ia Old Glory II was the
nag OF our fathers In the ysars that are
gone; Il 10 the nas Of our reunited eovp.
W to-day; ut Il b the DAG Of our %.