The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-03
WHO WILL HAUL =: Il y = =. =.
DOWN THE LAG?
COLONEL w. j. BYRAN RElES TO
THE1 QUESTION OF PREsfNr
MCKINLEY.
Ovation On Return Home--A me h Peo-
ple Have Not Accepted. Gold SRard
Final-Two Questions .DemRr n-
..- mediate Attention

Wm. y. bryan returned to hcoln
Nthis afternoon and was toniE ten
dered u reception at the OH the
atre by the Woman's Bitallic
league. Tho house was crowd and
Colonel Bryan received an stion.
He was Introduced by Gsrnor
Holcomb, who formally wS Smed
him home and complimented b for
his patriotism in enlisting the
After thanklng his neighb for
their cordial: welcome and qpli-
menting the members of hiegi-
ment and Colonel vifquain, in hose
charge he left them he justiA his
resignation, ,de follows:
81 had five. months Of peace the
army and resigned in ordor take
up part ina fight. am as,uch
Interested in the people of tho lifted
States as am in the people ofuba,
and uhless I am mistaken in j|ging
we are called: upon to meet hp i'm
portant problems in tho hited
States just now than will Mfront
our army in Cuba.
"sommeEof these problems re un-
der discussion before hostile be.
gan. Others have been thru upon
us as result Of the war. let me
improve this, my first opportlity to
assure you that zeal for tho forms
advocated a few months ago Is not
in the least abated. s..
neutrality-suspicious. cannot bailled
or BURIED and we we're dealing with
vital questions when the call torms
resounded throughout the land.
"The American people have 1ot
accepted the gold standard as 4al
1t has wrought more injustice in ar
country during the last 25 y rs
than Spain, has wrought in all er
colonies, and opposition to it Ill
grow until the gold and silver CD.
agei Of the constitution; is fully h.
stored. The trusts which now fiot-
ish in defiance of laws are m {e
merciless than Weyler and the nv
trust-the paper money trust, WIFI
isI'seeAing to obtain control of all th
paper money of the ation-ida
greater menace to the country's We
fare than any foreign foe. /
, ,"There are, however, two new
questions which demand immediate
attention because congress is sked
to act upon them at once. The Rres
ident recommends that the reg gtlal
army be permanently increaseS B tc
100000 men. This question HIST
be met now OF not at ALL"
Taking up the subject of impebIal,
ism; Mr.. Bryan said that the P,,si
dent has misinterpreted the 81 It'll.
ment of the people. They arapp.
posed to- giving the Philippine lis.
lands back to Spain, but thoy live
not as yet declared in favor Of en
barking on colonial policy. tSc
great a change, he said, could aot
jbe undertaken without more invdkti
2oe9tiont 4and deliberation than the
people had yet given to the subjeot
The principal part of Mr.. Bryqn'.
g beech was devoted to the Philippn,
Question. In this connection no ro
ferred TO President McKinley's in
qniry, "Who will haul down tn,
ilpgP" and replied: :
Il %"The fiagilsa a national emblem an,
is. .obedient to the national will.
was made for the people, not tn
people for the flag. When tn
American people want the flag raise
they raise it; when they want
,ha"led down, tbey haul it down. Th
flag was raised upon Canadian sol
during the war of 1912, and it wa
hauled down when peace was re
stored. The flag was planted upo
Chapultepec during the war wit
Mexico, and it was hauled dow
when the war was over. The morn
ing papers announce that Genera
Lee ordered the flag hauled down il
Oaba yesterday, because twas raise,
too soon, The flag will be raised il
Cuba again on the first of January
but tho President declares in HI