The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-24
WANTED TO GET IN THE FIGHT.
THAT is WHY cot. BRYAN SAYS
HE GOT our OF THE ARMY.

New Questions Which Must he
Acted ON At Once Are the Standing
Army ana Territorial Expansion.
Lincoln. Neb., Dec. 2S,-Col. William ].
Bryan returned 20 Lincoln this afternoon,
and was tonight rendered a reception at
the Oliver Theater by the Womans BIZ
metallic League.
The house was crowded. and Col Bryan
received an ovation He was introduced
by Gov. Hocomb, who formally welcomed
him home and complimented him for his
patriotism in enlisting in the army.
After thanking his neighbors for their
cordial welcome and compimenting the
members of his regiment and Col. Wiz
qualn, in whose charge he left them, he
justified his resignation as follows:
Il had five n-5uths of peace III the army
and resigned IN order to take up a part In
a fight. l am as much interested in The
people of the United States as I am in
the people of Cuba, and unless am mis-
taken in judging, we are clled upon to
meet more important problems "a the Uni
ted States just now than will confront our
army In Cuba.
Some of these problems were under dis
cussion before hostilties 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 advocated a few months
ago has not in the least abated
Says silver StuI Survives.
Vital questions cannot be killed or
burned, and we were dealing with vital
questions when the call TO arms resounded
throughout the land.
THE American people have not accepted
the gold standard as final. 1t has wrought
more injustice in our country during the
last twenty-five years rnan Spain has
wrought in all her colonies. and oppos-
ton to II will grow until the gold and
silver coinage of the constitution is fully
restored The trusts which now flourish
in defiance of laws are more merciless
than Weyler was, and the new trust-the
paper money trust, which is seeking TO
obtain control of all the paper money IN
the nation-is a greater menace to the
country's welfare than any foreign foe
There are, however, two new questions
which demand immediate attention be-
cause Congress Is asked to act upon them
at once.
''The President recommends that the
regular army be permanently increased to
100000 men. This question must be met
now or not at all"
ON Imperialism Again.
Taking up the subject Of imperialism,
Mr.. Bryan said that the President has
misinterpreted 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 charge he
said, could not be undertaken without
more investigation and deliberation than
the people had yet given to the subject.
The principal part of Mr.. Bryans speech
was devoted to the Philippine question. In
this connection he referred to President
McKinleys inquiry, who win haul down
the 1ag?" and replied:
His Answer TO Mckinley.
"The flag is a national emblem and IS
obcdlent to the national will. It was
made for the people, not the people for
the flag. When the American people want
the flag raised, they raise it; when they
want it hauled down, they haul II down.
The flag was raised upon Canadian soil
during the war of 1912, and IL was hauled
down when peace was restored. The flag
was planted upon Chapultepec during the
war with Mexico, and 1t was hauled down
when the war was over.
"The morning papers announce that
Gen. Lee ordered the flag hauled down in
Cuba yesterday because it was raised too
soon. The flag VIII be raised in Cuba
again on Jan l, but the President declares
in his message that IL will be hauled down
as soon as a stable government is estab-
lished Who will deny to the people the
right to haul the flag down in the Philip
pines, If they so desire, when a stable
government is established there?
"Our nag stands for an indissouble
union of indestructable states Every
state is represented by star, and every
territory sees in the constitution a star OF
hope that will some day take its place in
the constellation. What is there In the flag
10 awaken the zeal or reflect the aspira-
tions Of vassal colonies which are too good
60 be cast away, but not good enough to
be admitted to the sisterhood Of states.
We want No star OF War.
"Shall we keep the Philippines and amend
our flag? Shall we add a new star-the
blood star, Mars-to indicate that we have
entered upon a career of conquest? Or
shall we borrow the yellow, which in 1896
was the badge of gold and greed, and paint
Saturn and his rings, TO suggest a carpet
bag government with its schemes of spoil
atom or Sldil we ddOIn our nag Win n
milky way composed Of a multitude Of min
or stars, representing remote and insig
nihcant dependencies?
mo a thousand times better 70 haul
down the Stars and Stripes and substitute
The flag OF an independent republic than
TO surrender the doctrines that gives glory
TO 'Old Glory. II was the flag Of our
fathers in the years that are gone; il Is
the flag OF a reunited country to-day; let
il be The flag Of our nation In the years
that are TO come. It's stripes of red tell OF
the blood that was shed to purchase lib
erty; It's stripes OF white proclaim the pure
and heaven-born purpose of a government
which derived It's just powers from the
consent Of the governed. The mission OF
that dag is 20 float. not over oonglom-
meration OF commonwealth, but over the
land OF the free ana The home OF the
brave, and 10 thai mission It must re-
main, forever true-forever true
To Change sixth Cavalry.