The age-herald., 1899-01-07
COL. BRYAN AT
 CINCINNATI. Delivered Grafton at Jackson Jay
 Celebration, THE POLICY OF THE NATION In Regard to Territorial AcquiS'- ton is Not Yet Settled. DURING DAYS OF DELIBERATl0N Great Questions Must be Considered, and Not Immediately After Battle.
Great Questions Must be Considered, and Not Immediately After Battle.
PEOPLE CANNOT BE PURCHASED
Forcible Annexation Would Violate the Principles Laid Down in Declara- tion of Independence
 Lentz Arraigns Mckinley.

Cincinnati, January 6.-The Duckworth club, of Cincinnati, gave its annual Jack son banquet tonight This club has given many notable banquets, but the one to- night was the most distinguished in it's history because of the presence of Colonel Wm. J. Bryan. Democratic leaders from all over the state held conferences with him during the day, joining in the large reception given Colonel Bryan at the cham Der of commerce at noon. Over four hun dred plates were turned at the Gibson house tonight and the decorations were elaborate.
 After addresses by Mayor Tafel and Judge Wm H. Jackson, the guest of honor was introduced amid a storm of applause
 Col Bryan's Speech
 After discussing the Chicago platform and emphasizing the 16 to 1 plank. Colonel Bryan took up the new questions that have grown out of the war. He called atten- ton to the presidents recommendation of a larger army and insisted that the army should be divided into two classes, the army for domestic use in the United States which, he said, did not need to be increased and the army of occupation, which is tenn porarily necessary for use outside of the United States He said that the army of occupation should be recruited at once in order to relieve the volunteers, but that the term of service should be short because the nations policy is not yet settled. He sug- +l.o .lo a,,1 Cor inap in the army might be considered as the first fruit of that victory to which the repub- licans pointed with so much pride last November
 Turning to the question of annexation he Insisted the nation has not yet decided what to do with the Philippines. He spoke In part as follows:
 "The sentiment of the people upon any great question must be measured during the days of deliberation and not during the hours of excitement. good man will sometimes be engaged in a fight but it is not reasonable to expect judicial opinion from him until he has had time to wash the blood off his face.
 The Lust of Conquest
 q have seen a herd of mild-eyed, gentle kline transformed into infuriated beasts by the sight and scent of blood and I have seen the same animals quiet and peaceful again in few hours. We have much of the animal in us In spite of our civilizing processes. It is not unnatural that our people should be more sangunary immed- lately after battle than they were before, but it is only a question of time when re- flection will restore the conditions which existed before this nation became engaged in the war with Spain. When men are eX- cited they talk about what they do, when they are calm they talk about what they ought to do If the president .Nhtly interpreted the feelings of the people when they were intoxicated by military triumph we shall appeal from Philip drunk to Philip sober.
 "The forcible annexation of the Philip pine islands would violate a principle of American public law deeply imbedded in the American mind that until a year ago no public man would have suggested it. It is difficult to overestimate the in huence which such change in our tonal policy would produce on the charac- ter of our people. Our opponents ask is our nation not great enough to do what England Germany and Holland are do- ing? They inquire, can we not govern colonies as well as they? Whether we can govern colonies well as other countries can is not material; the real question is, whether we can in one hemisphere devel- op the theory that governments derive their just power from the consent of the governed and at the same time inaugurate, support and defend in the other hems- phere government which derives it's au- thority entirely from superior force.
 Which Shall We Choose
 And if these two ideas of government cannot live together, which one shall we choose? To defend forcibe annexation on the ground that We are carrying out a re- ligious duty is worse than absurd. The Bible teaches us that it is more blessed to give than to receive, while the colonial policy is based upon the doctrine that it Is more blessed to take than to leave. I am afraid that the imperialists have con- fused their beatitudes. l once heard of