The age-herald., 1899-03-24

| were becoming more thoroughly under stood by the people, and the speaker told
 in graphic illustrations of the incidents and tragedies with which the people of the United States had had these facts impress ed on them during the past two years. "Nor is the silver question dead" said he. I've are continually reading In the
 gold bug papers and hearing their orators proclaim that silver Is dead, though there are no external evidences of death. Usual ly one respectable burial for man or a cause Is enough, but our friends insist on burying us two or three times a month
 The fact Is, the question won't stay buried, for as long as there is any need for 1t, bi-metallism will be the livest of all is- sues." hsn He apologized for dwelling at such length on the silver question, and possibly re- beating arguments which most of the au- dience had heard before, but 1t was an is- sue that could not be overlooked. The speaker spoke of the gold standard as the greatest of all trusts, because it drove out all competing silver money. This, he ar gued, was the greatest of all trusts, and its offsprings were the paper money trust which the republican congress is now try ing to fasten on the people, and the in numerable commercial trusts which are now being formed to regulate the prices of nearly all the commodities and necessi- ties of life. The trusts, he said, were the great fight which democracy had on it's hands.
 "I understand now what 1t means by con-
 fdence being restored" said he. "I looked in Websters dictionary and found that 'confidence' means trust so l see how 1t is that we are becoming so confident" MT. Bryan spoke for an hour and forty five minutes on these questions Discusses "Imperialism, It was on the discussion of imperial ism' that Colonel Bryan grew exceedingly eloquent and forceful. His expressions were received with the most enthuastic ap- piause, showing plainly how heartily his audience agreed with him.
 '"They like to call themselves expansion ists, but imperialists' suits them much better," said he. '"The democratic party did not have to have national convention to decide where it stood on the proposition to raise the standing army to l00,U00 men. 1t applied old well established principles to new questions, and the party's position is unmistakable."
 He argued that it cost $1 500 a year all together to support a soldier outside of the United States, and the enormous expense of maintaining such large army must be borne either by the Filipinos or the Americans. "The masses of our people must not only furnish the soldiers who make up the army, but must also furnish the money to support the army. Colonel Bryan explained the difference between expansion and imperialism. The former, he said, was the annexation of contagious country. such as Louisiana 10 the original United States; a territory in which the people were the same. Empire, accordingto the dictionary, is the forcibe annexation of a different peop.e and giving them no voice in their government. The McEnery resolution passed by the senate provides that, although we shall annex the Philippines, that its inhabitants shall never be recognized as citizens of this country. and shall never have any voice in it. '1 suppose they would like to see MT.
 Mckinley's title changed to President of
 the United States and emperor of the Phil ippines,' saiu MT. Bryan.
 The speaker here asked should "a dollar
 mark be stamped on the brave old 1iag," and did the liberty bell ring in vain" Eloquence fairly flowed from his mouth
 anu he was cheered to the echo. They tell us that we must conquer the Philippines for the love of God, but don't so read my Bible. 1 dOnt say that the lni.el .alist doesnt read ms, but I believe
 he gets mixed up. They have gotten those two famous quotations mixed and make them to read, Blessed are the peace-
 mahers, for ,ney shail innerit the earlh.'''
 lie saiu that the o,d biblical story of
 King Anab steanng Nabotns vineyard wound be ieau great o.ai more in the next two years than it mad been in the past ten.
 Bright sayings
 The latter part of Colonel Bryan's speech was flied with bright sayings.
 They want to amend tue amendment to
 read, I.lou shalt not steal on small
 scale"
 "If you are determined to sell your birth
 right for a mess of pottage. at least be