Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-12-29
Bryan on War Issues.

by the Woman's BimetalliC league
The house was crowded and Dol.
Bryan received an ovation, He was
introduced by Governor Halcomb,
who formally welcomed him home
and complimented him for his patro-
tism in enlisting in the army.
After thanking his neighbors for
their cordial attendance aud compli-
mentiDg members Of his regiment and
Col. Vifquain, in whose charge no left
them, he justified his resignation as
follows:
II had FIVE months Of peace and
resigned in order to take a part in
fight. / am as much interest in the
people of the Uuited States ss 1 am
in the people of Cuba, and unless I
am mistaken in judging, we are call.
ed 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 hostllules
began; others have been thrust upon
us as a result Of the war. Let me
improve this, my ArSt opportunity, to
assure you that my zeal for the re-
forms advocated a few months ago
has not, in the least, abated. Vital
questions cannot be killed or buried,
and We are dealing with vital ques-
tons when the call, to arms, resound-
ed through the land.
The American people have not &C.
cepted the gold standard as final. It
has wrought more injustice to our
country during the last twenty-five
years than Spain has wrought in all
her colonies, aud opposition to it will
grow until the gold and silver coinage
Of the constitution is fully restored.
The trusts, which now flourish in def
snce OF law, are more mt rciless than
Weyier wac, and the new tEust--the
paper money trust, which is seeking
TO obtain control of all the paper
money Of tbs nstion--Is a greater
rnsnsce to the CountrJ'S welfare than
any foreign foe.
There are, however, two new ques-
tons which demand immediate aUten.
ton, because congress is asked to act
upon them at once. The president
recomends that the regular army he
permanently increased to 100000 men
This question must be met now or
not at all.
Taking up the subieot OF imperial
ism, MIR. Bryan said that the president
has mlsintsrpreted the sentiment Of
the people. They are opposed to Civ
ing the Philippines back 10 Spain,
but they have not, ss yet, declared IN
favor of embarkiDg upon a colonial
policy. 80 great change, he said
could not be undertaken without more
investigation and deliberatlon than
the people had yet given to the sub
j4ct
The principal part Of Mr.. Bryan's
speech was devoted to the Philippine
question. In this connection he re-
ferred to President McKinley's IN
qniry, "who will haul down the fsRF
aud replied: "The flag ls national
emblem; and is obedient to the nation
al will. 1t is made for the people
not the people for the flag. Wher
the American people want the Asg
raised, they raise it; when they wan
it hauled down, they haul it down
The flag was raised on Canadian sol
during the war OF 1872 and 10 wal
hauled down when peace was restored
The flag was planted upon Chepul
tepec during the war with Mexico
aud it was hauled down when the wal
was over, The morning papers an.
nounce that General Lee ordered the
Asg hauled down ID Cuba yesterday
because it was raised too soon. The
American flag will be raised in Cubs
again on the first of January, but the
president declares in bis message tina
it will be hauled down as soon ss q
stable government il established
Who will deny to The people The
right to haul down the flag 10 the
Philippines, il they SO desire, wher
stable government il established
thereY
"Our flag stands for an indssoluble
union Of indestructsble states Every