The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-16
IS
NOTIFIED
He Lays Down the Issue
Of Imperialism.
"A STRONG PARTY SPEECH
The Financial Issue is Avoided ant
the Philippine Issue is
Taken up.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, August s.,
William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska.
and Adlai E. Stevenson of Illinois, were
notified of their nomination for the Of
fees of President and Vice President
respectively in Military Park, shortly
after 2:3O O'Clock this afternoon. Thou
sands of people witnessed the ceremo-.
nies. Senator James K. Jones. chair
man of the Democratic National Com
mittee. was Introduced by Mayor Tag
gart as presiding officer. Senator Jones
in a brief speech introduced Congress
man James ID. Richardson of Tennes-:
see Congressman Richardson was re-
ceived with wild cheers as he mounted
the stand to officially notify Mr.. Bryan
of the fact that he had been selected as
Presidential nominee of the Democratic
Convention at Kansas City.
| When Mr.. Bryan arose to reply a
demonstration occurred which perhaps
has never been equalled in this city.
When order was finally restored Mr.
Bryan began his address, which was of
considerable length. Cheer. upon cheer
greeted him at every telling period.
He spoke as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and members of the
notification committees: / shall at an
early day, and in a more formal man
ner. accept the nomination which you
tender. and 1 shall at that time discuss
the various questions covered by the
Democratic platform. 1t may not be
out OF place. however, to submit a few
observations at this time upon the gen.
lern shsr af.4s nf hC
and upon the question which Is declar-
ed to be of paramount Importance in
this campaign.
When 1 say that the contest of 1900
is contest between the Democracy on
the one hand and plutocracy on the
tother. do not mean to say that all our
opponents have deliberately chosen to
give to organized wealth a predominant
ing influence in the affairs of the Gov
ernment, but / do assert that on the
Important issues Of the day the Repub-
lican party is dominated by those In
fiuences which constantly tend to ele-
vate pecuniary considerations and ig-
: more human rights.
Mr.. Bryan then discussed the Philip
pine question at great length and con
cluded as follows:
There is an easy, honest, honorabl.
solution of the Philippine question.
Is set forth in the Democratic platform
. anu IL Is submitted WIN commence u
the American people. This plan I un
reservedly endorse. IL elected, / shall
convene congress in extraordinary ses
, sion as soon as / am inaugurated, an
: recommend an immediate declaration
!. of the nations purpose-first, to es
: ltablish a stable form of government II
: the Philippine Islands, just as we ar
q now establishing a stable form of gov
= lernment in the Island of Cuba; second
? to give independence to the Filipinos
!, just as We have promised to give inde
: pendence TO the Cubans; third, to pro
tect the Filipinos from outside interfer
Ience while they work out their destiny
just as we have protected the republic
II of Central and South America and arr
J. by the Monroe doctrine, pledged to Pre-
Z tect Cuba. An European protectorat
e often results in the exploitation of tn
4, ward by the guardian. An America
e protectorate gives to the nation pre-
y tected the advantage of our strength
te without making 1t the victim of OF
3: greed. For three quarters of centur
J. the Monroe doctrine has been a shiel
Sc To neighboring republics, and yet
s. has imposed no pecuniary burden upo
l. us After the Filipinos had aided us
Ia the war with Spain we could not honol
r ably turn them over TO their form,
,e masters; we could not leave them to
l. victims Of the ambitious designs of Il
o. European nations, and since we do n,
ne desire to make them a part of us, or
lie hold them as subjects. we propose I'll
only acknowledgements IN rive the