The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-12-30
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BRYAN.
Opposes a Big Standing Army.
And Speaks Against McKinIey's Policy
OF Imperialism.

Old tsior, stands for an fndissoiuble TN
ion of states and l. Not Intended To Re-
present Na-sal Colonies and In-ignifi-
cant Dependencies.
Lincoln, Neb. Dec. 23.--Col w.
J. BRYAN returned TO Lincoln this
afternoon and was tonight rendered
reception at the Oliver theater bv
the Woman's bimetallic league.
The house was crowded and Col
B-yan received an ovation He
was introduced by Governor Hpl-
comb, who formally welcomed him
home and complimented him for
his patriotism in enlisting in the ar
my. After thanking his neighbors
for their cordial welcome and COM
plimenting the members of his regi-
ment and Col. NIfquain, in whose
charge he left them, he justified his
resignation as follows:
II had five months Of peace in
the army and resigned in order To
take part in fight. am as much
interested in the people Of tie Uni
ted states as | am in the people of
Cuba, and unless | am mistaken in
judging we are called upon to meet
more important problems in the
United States Just now than will
confront our army in Cuba.
"Some OF these problems were
under discussion before hostiities
began; other, have been thrust upon
u "a result of the war. Let me
improve this, my first opportunity,
to assure YOU that my zeal for the
reforms advocated few months ago
has not in the least abatel. Vital
questions cannot be killed or buried
and we we're dealing with vital ques-
tons when the call to arms resound-
ed through the land.
1.-The American people have not
accepted the gold standard as final.
III has wrought more injustice in our
country during the last % years
than Spain has wrought in all her
colonies, and opposition to it will
grow until the gold and silver coin
age of the constitution is fully re-
stored. The trusts which now flour
lsh in defiance of law are more mer-
ciless than Weyler was. and the new
trust-the paper money trust which
is seeking 10 obtain control If all
the paper money Of the nation-is
a greater menace to the country'sl
welfare than any foreign foe.
TWO NEW QUESTIONS.
"There are, however, two new
questions which demand immediate
attention because congress is asked
to act upon them at oEce. The
president recommends that the reg
llar army he increased to 1On n,J0E /
men. This question must be met
now or not at all. =
Taking up the subject Of impe-
rialism Mr.. Bryan said that the pres
dent had misinterpreted the senti-
ment Of the people. They are OPP
posed to giving the Philippine ISL
lnds back to Spain, bit they have
not a. vet declared in favor of em
olrkirg upon colonial policy. So
great a change, he sid, could not
De undertaken without more inves-
igation and deIiberation than the
)eople had vet given to the subject.
The principal part Of Mr.. Bryan's
speech was devoted to the Philip |;
,ine question. In this connection
le referred % President McKinley's
INQUIRY, "Who will haul down the \
lcg.' and replied: i
The flag is national emblem !
ind j. obedlent to the national will. |
I was made for the people, not the
'eopie for the flag. When the q
lnerican people want the flag
aised they raise it; when they want :
hauled down they haul It down. K
The flag was raised upon Canadian {
oil during the war Of 1872, and it
vas hauled down when peace wac
estored. The flag was planted up I
u Chapultepec during the war with
Mexico and it was hauled down
when the warwas over. The morn
NJ papers announce that Gen. Lee ,
'riered the flag hauled down in Gu :
"a yesterday because it was raised
90 soon. The flag will be raised :
n Cuba again on the lst OF January,
,ut the president declares in his
MESSAGE that it will be hauled down I,
Is soon as a stable government il
Who will deny t. the
people the right to haul down the
lag in the Philippines, il they sol,
lesirc, il a stable government is es-
.abli-hed there.