Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-07
BRYAN At HIS BEST.
His Magnificent Grafton at a
Cincinnati Banquet
DISCUSSES NEW QUESTIONS.
HiatS We Are Row Drunk With
Pride Of Victory.
"a CONFUSION OF BEArIruDEs.'
Annexation Fever VIII Abate--
spain's Compulsory Quit Ciaim
Deed Does Not settle the Philippine
Matter-A Mumed Liberty Beli.


CINCINNATI. o.. January e-The
lDuckworth Club gave its annual Jackson
banquet tonight The date was early SO
las to have Colonel w. J. Bryan present.
as he responds to a toast at the Jackson
banquet in Chicago tomorrow night. This
club has given many notable banquetss
but the one tonight was the most distin-
gushed In its history because of the pres
ence of Colonel Bryan.
Democratic leaders from all over 70
State held conferences with him during
the day, Joining in the large reception
given Colonel Bryan at the Chamber OF
Commerce at noon. over 400 plates were
turned at the Gibson House tonight ana
the decorations were elaborate. Colonel
Bryan was received with storm Of APP
plause.
After discussing the Chicago platform
and emphasizing the l6 20 ] plank. the
speaker took up the new questions that
have grown out OF the war. He called at
tention to the Presidents recommends
ton of a larger army, and insisted that
the army should be divided into two
branches-the army for domestic use In
| the United States which he said did noe
| need to be increased; the army OF occupa-
tion which is temporarily necessary for
use outside of the United States. He sale
that the army of occupation should be re-
cruited at once, i'm order to relieve the
volunteers. but that the term OF service
should be short because the nations
1 q
that the demand for an increase in tho
army might be considered as the hrst
fruits of that victory which the Republi-
cans pointed TO with so much pride.
THE QUESTION OF ANNEXATION.
Turning to the question of annexations
he insisted that the nation has not yet
decided what to do, with the Philippine
Islands Colonel Bryan spoke In part as
follows:
The sentiment of the people upon any
igreat question must be measured during
: the days Of deliberation, and not during
| the hours OF excitement. a good man viii
: sometimes be engaged in a tight. but IT IL
not reasonable 10 expect "A judicial opin-
, ion from him until he has had time TO
| wash the blood on his face. | have seen
"A herd OF mild-eyed gentle kline trans
formed into infuriated beasts by the
| sight and scent OF blood, and have seen
the same animals quiet and peaceful again
a few hours later. We have much OF the
! animal In us In spite OF our ciyilizing pro-
! cesses. II is not unnatural that our peo-
4, | pie should be more sangulnary immedi-
atey after a battle than they were before,
. but il is only question OF time when re-
Election will restore the conditions which
| existed before the nation became engaged
, in the war with Spain.
= | PHILIP DRUNK AND PHILIP SOBER.
''When men are excited they talk about
z | what they can do. When they are calm
Y they talk about what they ought TO do.
4. | III the President rightly interpreted the
| feelings OF the people when thcy were
= intoxicated by a military triumph We shall
- repeat from philip drunk To Philip So
: | ber' The forcibe annexation OF the
4 | Philippines would violate principle Oh
{ American public law so deeply imbedded
= I'm the American mind that until year
3 ago no public man would have suggested
It. II Is difficult 10 oyerestimate Me In
I | fuence which such a change IN our ma
tional policy would produce on the charac-
? ter Of cur people. Our opponents ASK
! | Is our nation not great enough TO do
e what England. Germany. and Holland aro
doing? They inquire: Can we not gov
| ern Colonies as well as theyY Whether
$ we can govern Colonies as well as other
countries is not material; the real ques''oh
, il whether we can in one hemisphere de-
d velop the theory that governments derive
their lust power from the consent OF tho
| governed and at the same time inaugu-
| rate support and defend In the other
| hemisphere a government which derives
!, its authority entirely from superior force.
"a CONFUSION OF BEATITUDEs."
"And IL these two ideas OF government
cannot live together. which one shali We
@ choose? To defend forcible annexation
! on the ground that We are carrying out
n | a religious duty Is worse than absurd
| ,rhe, Rible teaches US that IL IN more
n | blessed TO give than 90 receive, whiie tne
Colonial policy IS based upon the doc
y | trlne that II Is more blessed 10 take than
\ 10 leave. I am afraid that the Imperiai-
! | ists have confused their beatitudes.
d once heard a man who mixed up .he
parable OF the Good Samaritan with the
parable of the sower. ana II. attempting
To repeat the former said: "A man went
from Jerusalem to Jerico, and as he went
he fell among thorns and the thorns
:. sprang up and choked him.
WE ENTERED AS PEACE-MAkERS.
o "We entered the Spanish war as peace
' | makers Imperialsts have an indistinct
! | recollection that a blessing has been
I | promised 10 the peace-makers ane also
| 10 the meek. but their desire Tor more
, | territory has psrverted their memories,
so that as they greet the former II reads:
/ | blessed are the peace-makers, Tor they
shall inherit the earth Annexation can
| not be defined upon the ground that We
| shall nnd a pecuniary profit In the policy
: | The advantage which may come 20 a few
| individuals who hold the offces. or VINO
secure valuable franchises. cannot pro-
perly be weighed against tho money ex-
pended In governing the Philippines, ps-
cause the money expended would be psid
bv those who pay the taxes. We are not
vel I'm position 10 determine whether tho
people OF the United states after awhile
will bring back from the philippines as
much as they send there. There is an OLD
, ! saving that II is not profitable TO buy
lawsuit. Our nation may learn BY expe-
rlence that II Is not wise 20 purchase the
:. right TO conquer a people.
A COMPULSORY QUIT CLAIM.
: Spain under compulsion, gives Us
omit claim 10 the Philippines In return
for s2OO0Oo0 bur she does not agree To
warrant and defend our title az against
the Filipnos. To buy land ~ one thsng;
10 buy people Is another. Land " inspi-
/. mate and makes no resistance 20 trans
. Ter OF title. The people are animate, ana
y sometimes desire a voice ln their own at
: fairs. But whether measured by dollars
l l...t ....,. .ha eonnueaf of the Rhfitppitf8