Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-08-30
NUMBER 4

ordinate desire to construct d soaor0Gz
sentence for the delectation Of New
Hampshire Republicans. As a matter
! Of fact Bryan was born ana reared In
Illinois, and was never in the Platte
/ valley till about 1886 or 1887. pk
! may surprise Mr.. Greene. Judgine.a
ais speech, most any morsel osdc,
formation would surprise him. y s'ass sss
fhermore, about the time Mot eitI-
was enlisting Bryan was leaeith our
walk ow terri
Again, we are told, contrar1nhabitants
facts in the case, that .McFsf peace and
his country the best proteS expansion
law 1t ever enjoyed while Colonel ssfy- ..s
an was mastering law and oratory in
the educational institutions Of Nebras-
ka-" Does not Mr.. Greene know that
Bryan never attended a Nebraska edu-
eational institution day In his fife7
On the contrary, he was a graduate Of
one ef the best colleges In Illinois and
successful praeticing lawyer and a
married man before his eyes ever be-
held Nebraska That he mastered law
and oratory somewhere Is clear. for il
is admitted by all intelligent persons
that he Is the greatest living orator.
and as he has refused an offer OF S25.-
600 per annuEn for his services as 3
lawyer be must be fairly well up In
his profession.
Brynn's Military Record.
But Mr.. Greene uttered a gross ana
deliberate SANDER when he said that
Colonel Bryan found 1t convenient
and expedient to relieve the army of
his presence upon. reaching Florida
Voitaire's motto. Keep on lying and
some Of It viii stick, appears to have
been adopted by Mr.. Greene as his own
theory. Colonel Bryan went. In com
maRd OF his regiment, to Florida In
the summer Of 1888. by orders of the
war department William Mckinley
being ex officio commander In chief.
By orders he remained IN Florida fiI
the treaty of peace between the United
States and Spain was signed in Paris,
and then resigned. Mr.. Greene must
have known these facts when he made
bis speech. He did know them. and on
cold collar he deliberately nisstated
them.
He also knew that Colonel Bryan
was kept by the Mckinley admInistra-
ton in camp in Florida lest If he got
to Cuba he might achieve some meas
ure Of military glory, thereby dimin-
ishing still further William McKin-
iey's chances of succeeding himself.
When Bryan resigned, the Spanish war
had really been over for five or six
months ard nobody save a few Repub-
hean 1obbers near the throne and in
the inner circle Of McHannaites dream
ed there would be any Philippine war.
The next time good Mr.. Greene makes
q speech won't he please inform q
palpitafing world why General Nelson
4. Miles-the most distinguished
American s0assiei s-g= Ii eiong
Republican was not permitted TO go
10 Cuba ard conduct our campaign
theres For fear Mr.. Greene viii be
bashful about answering. will an
swer myself: Miles was kept OUT OF
Cuba because the Mckinley adminis-
trati0n knew that he was soldier and
that II he We're given chance he
would win renown enough to enable
him TO beat Mckinley ont OF nSnina-
ton for president. whereas nobody
had the slightest idea that General
Shafter would ever 90 anything any
where to make him dangerous.
Mr. Greene viii observe that General
Nelson 4 Miles Republican senior
major general Of the regular army. and
Colonel William j. Bryan. Democratic
colonel Of Nebraska volunteers. we're
both kept out of Cuba for the same
reason-Miles for fear he'd gobbie the
Republican presidential nomination,
and Bryan for fear be would defeat
Mckinley At the polls in 1900.