White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1899-04-27
Bryan in New York.
AGAINST IMPERIALISM.

Below we give section of Will
liam J. Brvan's great speech at
the 81 banquet in New York the
18th inst, this particular portion
of his speech dealing with the
Philippine question. His well
known opposition to the trusts
and the gold standard was enunci
aied as forcibly as ever, and his Of
fort concluded on Imperialism, as
follows:
There is another subject that is not
included in he Chicago platform and is
yet included in the principle it sets
forth. The President in his message Of
1898 ask q for standing army of 100000
men We have had no national crnAeu
non since that time. But Democrats do
not have to have national convention
TO learn that the Democratic party is
,pposod to miltarism in the United
States.
Seventy Thousand more soldiers need
ed than in 1896! Why? For interna,
protection? Why, what has happened
since l096-except the Republican Ad
mnIstration?
Does Republican Administration
make more soldiers necessary? When
prosperity comes and confidence is re
stored is it necessary to have soldiers to
point it out with bayonets?
But they tell us that they need them
for outside service. Where? In Cuba?
Oh. no, not permanently because the
President has promised the Cubaus that
our occupation is cnly temporary, there.
| fore he wonld not need soldiers perma
nentIy in Cuba. Nor are they needed in
Porto Rico
| My owu opinion has been that the
people Of Porto Rico should be per
mitted to choose for themselves between
,unt ,tion and republic of their own.
But SO far they have expressed no desire
| for a republic. and seemed to desire an
nexation. So that there does not seem
to be any necessity for large army
here.
Where do we need a large Increase in
the army? In the Philippines? Why,
my friends. the Pr, sideht in his Boston
speech said that the question was to be
settled by the American people. and nm
til the a 'uerican people settled 1t. how
| do you know it will need 10000 soldiers
there permanently?
But if we do. according TO their argu.
ment, need 10000 soldiers there perma
neuty, then ask you, my friends, what
is the expense going to be? 1t is estl
mated that it costs 1850 a soldier to
keep the army IN the United State
aud 81 800 a soldier to keep the army
outside the United States So 20 90,
soldiers would mean over hundred
millions year.
Who pays the money? The Flipinosi
Why my friends, If we m Ike the Filipi
nos pay The expenses Of our army we vii
have to tax them several lines as mucl
rs Spain ever taxed them.
But il not sixteen months ago forciLlt
annexation could not be thought Of, nov
10000 soldiers in the Philippines are or
the way to carry forcible annexation t.
the Philippine Islands.
Sixteen months ago, contrary TO on
de OF morality, now religious duty
sixteen months ago criminal aggression
now manifest destiny. What chang
IN sixteen months.
am not ashamed to stand to da
where Mckinley stood sixteen month
Il o, aud drnouHce conqnrsIs ~ con
trary to oar rode ~ morality But, m
trends, wo must give tho Prrsidon
credit for remarkHha retront from Al
anta to Boston. read his speech mud
= at Atlanta, where he asked, "Who wi
haul down tho Aqg?' and read hi
: speech at Boston where he said in sui
, stance, III tho American people will juI
J take things out OF my hands and set
it will to everlastiugly obliged
them"
Aud as | compared these speeches
was reminded OF the retreat II Xerx,
with his hoste. aud that hereafter wht
we want to speak of great retreat u
will mention this retreat from Allan
to Boston, rather than Of Xerxes.
, Tho opposition TO imperialism b
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