The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-10-26

India, suggesting that the President
OF the United Ststee have the title of
"President of the United States and
Emperor of tho Philippines" Queen
Victoria being recognized as the
"queen Of England and the empress Of
India"
The increased empire and increased
army and increased taxation 10 to sup
port the theory Of imperialism. He
challenged the Republicans to defend
the policy of measuring human life by
the value Of acquired territory. He
did not believe the American people
would be willing that one human
being should be sent to death in this
way, and he did not believe, 1t every
Filipino were killed tomorrow, that
you could get Americans to 60 there
and attempt to exist under q tropical
sun.
He denounced the preaching that
God had been the instrumentality OF
our presence In the Philippines, and
asked, "When God gets ready to speak
to the American people, he will find
somebody else than Mark Hanna as
mouthpiece." Mr.. Bryan did not be-
lieve we could shoot or dynamite our
civilization into the Fllipinos nor did
he believe that in the matter of ter.
rltorial acquisition we should sink to
the low level OF European nattons,
| affirming that we should not trade the
glory of hundred years as a republic
for the doubtful glory of an empire.
81 am moro interested in the prin-
ciples for which l stand than any mere
compliment you can pay me-" said Mr..
Bryan in conclusion. ~ would rather
have a big majority for the candidates
dates to win, and shall be happy If
you telegraph me that Mclean has
larger vote than I received in 1896"
(Applause.)
Mr.. Bryan in his address at Van
West, O., said:
II do not feel discouraged by the
defeat Of 1896, for felt when the Re-
publicans went Into power responsible
ity went with them. felt, If we we're
wrong in our position in 1896, we de-
served to be defeated and If we were
right our position would be vindicated
by experience. I believe the last three
years have vindicated the position ia
ken In 1896" (Applause.)
was bad and the Republicans made
the special declaration that the gold
standard was right, that 1t was the
standard of civilization, and yet the
frst thing a Republican President did
was to send q commission to Europe to
get rid of the gold standard.
81 Six months after election the Re.
publicsns could find nothing to justify
the gold standard. They rejoiced at
the discovery of gold in the Klondike
and why =? Because it meant more
money and better times, just as we
told you in 1896 and as Mckinley knew
In 1893. If gold from the Klondike
| would give us more money and better
times why not open our own mints
The experiences of the past three
years on the money question puts the
Republican party in the attitude Of
the fellow travelling in the mountains
| who often met himself coming back"
MIR. Bryan concluded his address by
| denouncing trusts and the Presidents
Philippine policy.
At Defiance, o., Mr.. Bryan was in
trodpced as the next President, with
reference to which he said
Z" only have one ambition, shared
by every citizen, and that ts to leave
this government to my children better
than found 1t. 1 want you to believe
ne when I tell you that If the victory
! Won by the Republicans in '96 inures
to the good of the people. shall re.
jtice with every Republican. 1 ex-
Pect to be here for many years. say
this for the benefit OF those Rspubli-
| S1no VIM uodp CFltlClSm upon me-.
Mr.. Bryan then discussed silver.
"'They have been burying this ques-
tion for years,' he declared, land
they are burying it again, but don't
think they oury it we'll. And why -?
Because no tomb Is strong enough to
hold a righteous cause. (Applause.)
They would rather bury the question
than discuss it. know these Repub.
lioans. know how careful they are
OF public money. know when they ap-
propriate 100000 to defray the ex.
penses of the monetary conference in
| Europe to get rid Of the gold stan.
dard, 1t must be bad thing"