Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-07

Duckworth Club, of Cincinnati, gave
its annual Jackson Day banquet to-
night. The banquet was early SO as
re Col. VIM. J. Bryan present, as
spends to toast at the Jackson
(uet in Chicago tomorrow night.
club has given many notable ban
S, but the one tonight was the
distinguished in its history be-
of the presence of Col Bryan.
mocratic leaders from all over the
held conferences with him during
day, joining in the large reception
zen Col. Bryan at the Chamber of
Commerce at noon.
Over four hundred plates were turn
ed at the Gibson House tonight and
the decorations were elaborate. After
the addresses of retiring President
Louis Reemelin, and President-elect
Gideon G. Wilson, and of Mayor Tafel,
Edward Kibler and Judge VIM. H.
Jackson. the guest Of honor, VIM. J.
IL y 0Ly No dIulO d SCOI LII
of applause.
After discussing the Chicago plat
form and emphasizing the sixteen to
one plank, Col. Bryan took up the new
questions that have grown out of the
war. He called attention to the Pres
Aident's recommendation of a larger
krmy and insisted that the army should
be divided into two branches, 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
lat once, in order to relieve the volun-
but -ts...lr ~. tesaa OF <service,
shoN4 be short because the nations
policy is not yet settled. He suggested
that the demand for an increase of
the army might be considered as the
first fruit of that victory to which the
Republicans pointed with so much pride
last November. Turning to the
QUESTION OF ANNEXATION
he insisted that the nation has not yet
decided what to do with the Philip
me islands. He spoke in part as fol-
us:
The sentiment of the people upon
great question must be measured
ing the days of deliberation and not
hg the hours OF excitement A good
will sometimes be engaged in a
but it is not reasonable to expect
kdicial opinion from him until he
Is time to wash the blood off his face.
have seen herd of mild-eyed, gentle
kline transformed into Infatuated beasts
yby the sight and scent of blood, and l
have seen the same animals quiet and
peaceful again in a few hours. We
have much of the animal in us still, In
spite of our civilizing processes. 1t is
pit unnatural that our people should
more sanguinary Immediately after
battle than they were before, but it
only question of time when reflec-
on will restore the conditions which
listed before this nation became en-
iged in the war with Spain. When
en- are excited they talk about what
BY can do; when they are calm they
about what they ought to do If
President rightly interpreted the
yo re ha
xicatd by military triumph, we
appeal from Philip Drunk to
lip Sober,' The forcible annexa-
of the Philippine islands would
e a principle of American public
% deeply imbedded in the Ameri-
ind that until year ago no pub
n would have suggested it. 1t is
to overestimate the influence
such a change in our national
would produce on the
ARACTER OF OUR PEOPLE.
|ponents ask, is our nation not
Enough to do what England, Ger
and Holland are doing? They
can We not govern colonies
as they? Whether we can
colonies as we'll as other coun-
not material; the real question
er we can, in one hemisphere.
the theory that governments
cir just powers from the cor
the governed? and at the
pc inaugurate, support and
the other hemisphere gov
7hich derives its authority en-
m superior force. And if
ideas of government cannot
her, which one shall we
To defend forcible annexa-
ne ground that we are carry
religious duty is worse than
The Bible teaches us that it
Essed to give than to receive.
plonial policy is based upon
that it is more blessed to
o leave. / am afraid that
lists have confused therl
once heard of a man