The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-17
BRYAN WAS WELCOMED HOME.
RECEIVED AN OVATION ON HIS RE-
TURN TO LINCOLN.

The Democratic Nominee Delivered
Speech of Some Length-ToId
why He Leaves Lincoln to Meet
Persons Instead of Having Them
Come to Him-IllustrntiOns Given
by the Speaker of His Views on
Imperialism.
Lincoln, Neb.. Aug. 16.-Lincoln rendered
a handsome welcome to Mr.. Bryan to-day
upon his return to his home here after
an absence of ten days. He reached the
city at 1920 p. m, and was met at the
depot by a large coneourse Of people who
esccr ed him 10 his residence and who,
after listening to a speech there and shak-
ing hands wi both Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan,
only dispersed to meet in the evening
with many Others in reception given in
tire state capitol grounds. which partook
of the nature of an off ial function
Mr. Bryan spoke at some length in his
reply to the address of welcome, first ex-
pressing his and Mrs Bryan's apprecia-
ton of the good will of their townspeo-
pie of all parties, and explaining why he
went away from home to meet people
instead of having them come to Lincoln
to see him. On this latter point he said:
Il have sometimes been criticized for
going away from home instead of stay
ing here and having people come TO see
me, but 1 have felt, in the first place,
that people could not come here as well
as they could go to Canton. Lincoln is
not in the center of a thickly populated
country as Canton is, and out people have
not the means of travelling without cost,
as they have in some parts of the coun-
try under some circumstances, and l have
felt that it is a great deal cheaper for me
10 go and see the people than for me to
compel them to come and see me. GAP
plause),"
Mr.. Bryan then discussed national Is
sues at some length, saying:
Not long ago a Republican was child
ing one of our people with the fact that
she Fipinos were looking to a Demo-
cratic election for the securing of their
rights and the Republican said Are you
not ashamed that the Filipinos are expect
ing aid from the Democrats? and this
man replied to the Republican: Do you
know OF any people in all the world who
are fighting for liberty who are looking
10 the Republican party for help at this
timer
Mr.. Bryan then explained the reasons
OF his party for an apparent change of
issues describing the rise of the silver
question and going on to say
But the Republican party has brought
into this campaign a question more i'm
portant than any question that merely in
FoiVes the system Of taxation, the indus
trial system or the financial system The
republican party attacks the fundamental
principles upon which our government
rests. and when the Republican party
strikes at the very foundation of free
government. it injects into the campaign
an issue of overshadowing Importance.
we know human nature and we know
that If this nation reaches a point where
II is willing to deny the universal appli-
cation of the principles set forth in the
declaration of Independence, it will not
be long till those principles will not be
applied in our own country, and | want
10 warn those who toll that whenever in
TINS country we begin to neglect the prin-
ciples OF self-government, the poor will be
the first to suffer. Those who to-day say
that the dollar of trade is superior to
the rights of the Filipinos, will be saying
In few years, that money is more import
ant than man, and that those only who
have great wealth, have sufficient at
stake to have a voice in the government
here. Great epplause.)
our contention is that our government
is built upon the doctrine that all men
are created equal Destroy this doctrine
and there is no founda ton upon which
free government can be built If all
men are created equal, if they are en-
dowed with nalienable rights, if govern
ments are instituted among men and de-
rive their just powers from the consent
of the governed, then this nation has no
more right nation to claim the own
ership Of 100000 Filipinos than one man
has right TO claim the ownership of an
other man. The Republican party, which
was not willing that black man should
be sold for a thousand dollars, now claims
that a Filipino can be bought for two
dollars and fifty cents. The principle is
exactly the same" Great applauseO