New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-16
IDOLATRY OF BRYAN.
Continued from third page.

invite all who viii oppose monopoly TO stand upon
a pistform broad enough to attack the principe
need not refer to the subject OF militia risr and
assure you that have found no disposiaion irss
tho Democrats 10 permit the maintenance Oh " a ,s
standing army Even the Republican Party =. w Az.
ali its tendency toward capitalization ana ornorate
regard OF the taxpavers did not dare 10 inc po' az
IN its last platform demand for an increase IN tne
Army. A temporary increase sucn az he wy ustiaed
but this must be limited to the ,rcrease
OF the questions which made the temporary "'''e"'
The opposition to imperialism has srowSn -, 90 d Isp
idly that the Presiden. was scS course But the
denial is OF little value when the purpose upon rhe
part Oh ths ,ssed to- the Flpnos plainly indi
Gates purpose 10 govern them wltnout me, ratber
than their According TO the plan thus , Iar
outlined the constitutional will not be
extended to the Flipinos; people VIII govern n
themselves; the Fpinos will be goSeThn me him In
this country we shall have republic IN me
philippines despotsm despotism Is no' re-
".t Government wherein authority rests upon force
and where the people have no Voice 9bs vn "a despoc
in its form When we pleaded for independence LOT
the F1s we %e Sr ouf the Of self
government. and are not only unwnns i 20 ~
in one part Of the Nation will lead to the abandon,
ment OF II entirely. The moment force N ra's se
ae SS, m Se Se Of any part Of this
try that moment decay attacks the fundamenIai
principles
eminent 10 permit it's abandonment in the Orient,
ey , g mot long %h Sefna Wiling
financial system from England are now loreno los
lev from England. How long before, they would
be willing to borrow the laws OF entail ana prmdo
Titled nobility
No sooner had Mr.. Bryan finished his address
than rush was made for the platform by hun
dreds OF mon who were eager TO shake his
hand The officials in charge of the dinner
however. protected him far as they were
able from the too vigorous attentions or his
admirers and they lost no time In conducting
their guest of honor from the hall
While Mr. Bryan was speaking the dishwash-
ers located Just behind the rostrum were max
ing an incessant Gathering. knlkes ana lorhs
were rafting and clashng. ana the souno u.
falling china could be distinctly nearu 'W Sh
or thirty yards away. AS soon as a pile OF disnes
was washed II was loaded on truck ana
pushed to one side The wheels OF the truck
needed greasing badly as did the voices OF
some of the speakers. and the squeaking was
fearful TO hear The dishwashers and WATERS
seemed TO be vying as to which could make me
most noise. and IT may be said TO their cred d,.
that they did that part Of the JOB thoroughly;
If pure Democracy consists in doing any ola
thing in any old way to suit ones SELL theh
this element fulfilled the ideal nobly
There may be some persons who believe that
when a crowd Of persons have been invited 10
hear oratory, what passes Tor IL, some pro-
vision should be maze 10 MAKE the Heip opSVi
some quiet The dshwashers were not alone IN
their rude and noisy behavior part OF the au-
dience seemed to think that 1t had no can 10
observe order and at times there was much un-
necessary din.
There were all kinds of people at this dinner.
dressed in all kinds Of clothes. OF all coiors; ages
and sizes. White men elbowed with coiored men
and white women with colored women. Ihere
were four japanese and three Chinese present,
but the Chinese were merely spectators ana ga.
I'D In the second gallery. They said they had
Kromeda and his three brothers, from fremont
who are all naturalized and will vote for Bryan,
they said IL he is nominated. There were not
fifty dress-suts in the hall. -
No floral establishment was given to the hall
but lust long avenues Of tables covered with
plain white plates. The only concentrations on
them were lunches OF celery and graniteware
coffee-pots The boxes about the hall were fes-
tooned with flags with sken banners suspend
ed between the flags. Small portraits or Bryan
were interspersed between the flags on the pal-
comics. $500 -.
There were 40 policemen In and about the
place under the direction Of Inspector Harley