The Washington weekly post., 1900-09-11
BRYAN ON DUTY kHDDESTlHY
70 President, lie Says. Can be the
Guide Of People aud Republic.
Welcomes ProaisaI Democrats and Repue-
Iieas CeRyeFts-Tke yaias Of uab
orEaaizafien To a aCampsiza-
Republicans Defensive.

Chicago. Sept 1o-Wnliam J. Bryan w,s
the guest this morning of the Nebrsss-
Bryan Club OF Chicago. az a receB-I.7
held at the Sherman House. Col. Bryaz
having shaken hands with - or mora
people. was introduced BY 81. V Cannon.
president OF the club. and said. in part.
Great changes are taxing place. an Ezl %
nee; here not on.g ihoss NAo wsre s.14 as "a
the early days bun | sfa glad q meet see vsa
vsFs against ne IA the saEg days 7 fra ds-s
persons zho voted ssElnst ne IN ISL, ssd GA
giad 70 meet then. I have iossiyus ustle
nAugkterJ / am 7eTfectiy slilias b so-Eiyc aa
Eao voted against ms IN isss. PTovidei thrg rr1s
forth works meeS for repentance 0augatC-I I
an glad 70 get t4cs the Gold DeaseFzts saa rar-
asFsd away, Il k=4 kzeEa that - nsay v-rs
esmiRg back / wsa1 hzvs nsts sFfaAgeslsats Z,
have bad nAngfastgEe4 isses azahsf % esldy
fsitss calves 10 give 10 ghoss sho zsle selsra.-s
as evidence that the pEodiEai Is Esle0ms a. l5as
tADpGuse1 And ! an !sA a. silliHg % have
those o0Hfa to the party Shs EsTe Republican, Ia
lsss. I net a maH this morning Sho Is a5s
member Of tails club vho tsid that he yorli
the Republican tifkst IN lsss and that he tss
been down IN Mexico about siz moaths o. jes
time siuee, and that be had made EaTe money .s
SIX moatbs IN Mexico thsH he hEd made IN ifs
other ,hres Years aad = half uaaer tAe prsspr-..y
that be had beea sajoyisg IN tAis eoaatEy. tAg-
plausel
Ny frienas We have TO nsst the issues. aaa
the club organization is Of advantage. Il Is god
because. arst, IL brings togsther those vho sss
supporting cur principles. and. second. By oomias
together they gather an enthusiasm and inspiration
that takes them out aud makes them d. ssoi
work Now the work done IN a campaign is ua.
done by the candidate or by the committee. TIE
candidate does what he can. the committee GHrs
what can. but the vork Of the campaign Is dons
by the individual voter. who goes cut and taias
and oircuatss literature aad sggI!ez ;as !esssgs
of experience. and I want to commission The mea.-
bers Of this eisb to 50 out and esaveFt Just ss
many as possible. APPlAussl
Our people are aggressive. The Republicans ass
on the defensive. We are attacking the Repu5-
uoaas. They are tTling to explain and 10 defead
and believe Il will be impossible TO defend their
policies before the American peopb. We have a
eoua,ry aow Ia which the people can determine
what they want and Vhan the American people
want thing that concerns them they can have
that thing and shall rot tEsazfer legislative
power from eur people 10 some ether people. I an
willing that I shall initiate whatever any other man
says is good bat do not believe this nation is
compelled BY force Ot circumstances 10 initiate
anything Il does not like and does not want Ap-
plsase) II this nation wants TO own people. i
can own them. Il will have % change its Consii-
tuition TO do il. but we can change the Conztltl-
tion II necessary. | go on the theory that TIA
American people can do whatever they want % d.
They may lose their own liberties in the attempt
they may spend a great deal OF money. they nay
sacrifice q sreat many lives. but the American Dsl.
pie can do what they want to; but when they DO
a thing they must recognize that in doing IL they
must assume responsibility for what they DO. Ag-
plAuseD They cannot repeal the laws Of God.
They cannot change the laws Of nature. nor can
they prevent the coming Of those penalties that
will come with the violation Of human rights
whether the violation cOme from an individual or
group Of individuals or great nation Appiausel
In this campaign are standing upon ths great
fundamental principles OF human rights and human
liberties. We insist that 1t Is not q question q
what this nation can do. II is a question Of what
this nation ought 10 do tapplauseI. aud no PreS-
dent can tell the American people what their dgiy
is They decide that for themselves No President
can tell What destiny is. II is what W
male il. Applausel And in the hands OF the
American people we leave these great problems
with she confident belief that the patriotism ana
Intelligence Of the people will be equal 70 tha
emergency. as they have been equal to all ths
emergencies Of the past. Great spplauss)
Mr.. Bryans second and last speech OF
the day was at the University of Chi
cago, where, in Kent Theater, he ad-
dressed an audience consisting of more
tEan 1000 persons, mostly women. More
than half the students We're women. ani
scattered among the auditors were Japan
ese and Indians, who applauded no less
enthusiastically than did the American
students One man. when the speaker
was talking of the disposition Of the Phil
ippines .inyeigning against system winch
would permit one class TO rule another.
asked.
How about the situation In North Car
olina?'
Instantly the speaker replied: Let the
race question. which has brought us 50
much trouble, be a warning 10 you not 10
bring another race question into this
country. and we do not have 10 go 30
North Carolina, either. for We have nal
H. right here In Illinois and IN Ohio"