Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-10-13
spirit OF THE PRESS
FACTS AND OPINIONS GATHERED
FROM CONTEMPORARIES.
some OF MR.. eRYAN's SAYINGS.


Mr.. Bryan is not suffering so much In
his stumping this fall because Of the de.
cline of the silver issue as was anticipat-
ed. The imperialism issue, of which he
! is making so much, may not be worth
single vote, yet it offers to one of his ora
torical temperament great deal of ma
terial for phrase making. He seems to
enjoy shooting of these smartly turned
and often brilliant epigrams, and his
audiences are greatly entertained by
them. People here in the East, who are
| less familiar with the man, sometimes
wonder at his staying power In politics.
/ One reason for it is his unusual power of
extemporaneous expression. Here are
some samples of his phrase making, taken
from recent speeches delivered in Cali
forna and the prairie states:
What is the difference between a republic
aud an empire? The difference is that 1000
soldiers are enough for republic of 10000.
900, but it takes 100000 soldiers for an empire
of 10000 900 more.
| You want an English standing army, but
you are not willing to have an English income
tax to pay your standing army. You want
| an English colonial policy, but you are not
| willing to have an English income tax to sup
port it.
Imust apologize for quoting the Declare
ton of Independence. 1t is under cloud
now, but the clouds roll by.
whip why, of course can whip. We
can't tell no long it will take or how much
1t will cost or how often we will have to re-
peat the whipping, but we can do it. But
shall great nation act upon what 1t ought
to do?
1t takes 10000 British soldiers to make life
bearable for 100000 British citizens In India;
taly ms n helm
a British army of 10000 to keep 900 people
of British birth in the saddle while they ride
3O0,O00,0O0 of people IN India.
Republicans object to democratic quoting
from Lincoln. They never quote from Lin
coin now.
But they say we must not make any
speeches in this country against forcible an.
nexation while the war lasts My friends, II
is not the speeches made in this country that
is melting the Filipinos to armed resistance.
If their resistance is due to speeches made in
this country their resi- stance is due to
speeches made by the generations that are
past
You ask me why protest against forcibe
annexation? You ask me why ] protest
against a war of conquest waged by a repub
lie? I tell you | do not want to plant the
seeds of despotism at our own doors. hate
despotsm and love the Declaration OF hide
dependence.
Suppose we sent our sympathy to the
Beers? In an hour England would send back
what about the Filipinos"
Must we keep these islands because Dewey
sank Spanish fleet? Schley sank one, and
we promise to free Cuba.
The money for this war of conquest comes
from the people. They put 1t in If there is
anything coming out the syndicate will get it
They say "God pushed us in and shut the
door" | don't believe in Stacking our weak
nesses and desire on God. When God chooses
to speak he will choose some other mouth
piece than Mark Hanna.
Republicans give three reasons for i'm
perialism. Moneys in it, Gods in it and
we're in 1t.
1t is evident that the silver issue never
offered this orator such opportunities tc
''say things" as he now enjoys.-Spring
field Republican.