Delaware gazette and state journal., 1900-02-01

standard be il England takes . nation
of her size and gets into a real war;
lie argued for an American policy IN
finances and opposed the project to
have gold the only legal tender and to
permit the banks only to issue PAPER
money.
orPusEe THE TRUSTS.
In discussing the trusts, which have
increased, he said, since 1898, he
paIodied q proverb saying the wise
man gets an idea In his head, hut the
foolieh only gets it in his neck. He
urged the necessity Of restricting the
trusts, and told of the antitrust law
which he held is not observed. Hanna
has spoken three times about trusts,
saying there are no trusts" the
trust ia a natural evolution OF busi-
ness" and don't be afraid of the so
called trusts: If they are injuries we
will take care OF Them" MIR. Bryan
declared that the Republicans will
never enforce the law as it is OF make
law that is sufficient. That party
takes the part Of the man.made giant,
tho corporation, as against the Cod
made man. He suggested that cor
poration be limited to State, except
when It pays a Federal tax; that no
watered stock be permitted and that
revocation of privileges follow violation.
IMPERIALISM CONDEMNED.
Finally, Bryan paid his respects to
the policy of Imperialism, which he con-
sidered a departure from the original
| policy Of the country. To defend the
charge that it is unpatriotic to criticise
the President while fighting is on, he
read from words of Lincoln, uttered
when Lincoln was Congressman in
the time Of the Mexican war. The
policy of imperialism has never, accord
ing to Mr.. Bryan, received the consent
Of the people. He noted distinction
between such expansion as brought
| Louisiana into the Union, without
changing the character of the govern
ment. and that which would involve
the Philippines with race subjugation.
There are two sources of government,
the consent of the governed and force.
He has heard three arguments for i'm
Ierialism: First, financial, there is
money in it; second, religious. God is
in il; and third we are in it and cannot
get out. A Republican will hold that
this is Gods work; that God carried
US through against our will, pointed
the way and we must follow where he
commands The speaker took up the
three propositions and advanced argu-
ments to refute them. He said that
not only the cost in money, but in
lives, must be considered. These persons
desircus Of starting electric light plants
and water works in the Philippines
should send their own boys there to
fight. As tc talk about Americans NOV
ing there to live, he said that there GO
people live to the square mile here, 90.
He Cited the example of England's
efforts in India, there being only 100, 0OC
English there after 15C years. 1t takes
70, 900 English troops TO protest them.
} Besides, there are 10000 native troops.
Now Eng land needs soldiers in South
Africa, he exclaimed, and God grant
she may need more. tGreat applause.
She cannot bring them from India ano
has to call for volunteers. Ii she tooR
them from India, an uprising Of the
people would be feared.
} Ii we hold the Filipinos as subjects
and attempt to erfcrce colonial policy,
, we dare not educate them, lest the,
J read the Declaration Of Independence
The ground of Christisnizing cannot h'
: depended upon, fer it is in the Chris
] tian portion that the revolt exists. Ii
buying the islands, if we did not pa!
! for the people on them we secured then
. for less than the cost of dirt. If thu
, Declaration be true. We cannot secur
, title by purchase Or by force. and ye
: the Republican party has got to rely ol
ono of the two. As to the religious afgu
. ment, he had no sympathy with placinl
t the responsibility upon God for ou
. having the islands. There may b
: prophets, but he wished to see thei
Y credentials. Mark Hanna was not likely
r in bis estimation, 10 be chosen as
{ mouthEiece Of the Creator. One o
9 Christ's principles was not TO destroy
+ but to save.
As to the proposition that we are ]
!, and cannot get out, he said the Fill
I, pinos issued declaration of independ
t ence before the treaty, and those re
:. spons,ble for blood shedding arc thos
o who made q diiferene between Cub
n and the Philippines He favored grant
j. ing them liberty under our protection
i We oppose imperialistlc policy, b
Q said, because we hate despotism.
n Republicans, he concluded, what sha
it profit 10 gain the whole world ar
lose the prizs OF liberty as the heritag
n among all men in all lands, everywhere
n Warm applause followed the close
n the speech, and many took the oppol
" tunity after tho meeting to shake hano
k with Mr.. Bryan. He was the gue'
n oyer mint of John g. GRAY.