The sun., 1900-10-19
JOHN ?. N|ELDS WILL
ASK FIVE QUESTIONS
Of WILLIAM ]. BRYAN
Accepted Invitation of Chairman
Neary to Sit on the Stage
at Tent Meeting.
PROMISED POLITE ATTENTION
Mr.. Neary Wrote Him a Formal Let.
ter of Invitation and Mr.. NieIds
Has Written a Formal Let
ter of Acceptance. The
Questions are Of Vital
Importance.

John 2. Nields, u prominent young
member of the bar, has accepted the
invitation of Patrick Neay, chairman
of the Democratic county committee. to
occupy seat upon the stage with VIII.
liam j. Bryan in the circus tent at Ninth
and Lombard streets next Wednesday
evening and will take advantage of the
privilege rendered him of submitting to
MIR. Bryan five important questions.
Mr.. Nields 1T the Republican meeting
in the Ninth ward on Wednesday even
ing, created sensation By Il most elo-
quent speech i'll which he said that the
paramount issue OF the campaign was
Bryan and Organism. Organism he
held was more than the paramount
issue, it was immediate danger, the
certain peril of this campaign He said
that when Bryan comes here next week
he would like him to answer certain
questions and mentioned them. They
We're FIVE in number and We're as fol-
lows:
Twill he, il elected president, as the
commander-in-chief, Immediately with.
draw the American ;tfiny from the Phil
ippine Islands!
2-How soon does he contemplate that
Il stable form of government can be
given to the Philippine Islands?
3-How soon after {; stable form Of
government is established does he pro-
pose that Congress shall declare the in
dependence of those islands?
Allow long after Il stable form of
government is established and independ-
ence is declared does he propose that the
American protectorate over the Philip.
pine Islands shall continue?
5-Will he pay the obligations of this
government in silver or gold, if elected
president?
Patrick Neary, chairman of the Demo.
cratic county committee yesterday when
he heard Of Mr.. Nield's questions, evi-
IDENTIFY thought he could silence him by
offering him an opportunity to person.
ally ask Mr.. Bryan these questions. So
he addressed the following letter to him:
Wilmington, Del, Oct. IS, 1900.
j. +. Nields, ESD, Wilmington, Del.
My Dear Sir: | observe in the public
press this morning that at Il Republican
meeting in the Ninth ward addressed BY
you last evening, You expressed desire
that MIR. Bryan should answer certain
questions which are as follows, to witt
Here followed the questions.
The Democratic Executive Commit
mittee of New Castle county, of which |
have the honor to he chairman, has au-
thorzed me to notify you that Mr.. Bryan
will deliver an address in this city ut
Ninth and Lombard streets on Wednes-
day evening, October "a, and that if you
are sincere in desiring these questions
answered by him, the privilege of sub
1nittipn fhpsa IN, hi,,,
will be accorded YOU, and for that pur-
pose, if you 50 desire, a seat upon the
stage will be gladly assigned to you.
These are important questions which
you have submitted and it is only from
desire to have them answered by the
person from whom you have indicated
cXteBl to you this invitation.
Upon the intimation of your accept
ance of this invitation we will see that
you are given polite and courteous at
tention. Very truly yours,
Patrick Neary..
Contrary to Mr.. Neary's expectations,
Mr.. Nields promptly accepted the in
vitation III the following letter:
Patrick Neary, Esq. Chairman Of the
Democratic Executive Committee of
-NtN 1uSllt county.
My Dear Sir: | beg to acknowledge
the receipt of your letter OF this date.
| accept with pleasure the invitation of
the Democratic Executive Committee
of New Castle county to occupy seat
upon the stage at the meeting to be nd
dressed by Mr.. Bryan on Wednesday
evening, October "a, at Ninth and Lom-
bard streets, III this city. / also
gladly accept the invitation OF Your
committee to submit seriatlm to MIR.
Bryan upon that occasion the questions
first propounaed in my speech in the
Ninth ward i'll this city, which are set
out i'll Your communication to me and
which | repeat herein.
In your letter to me You state .that
il you are sincere in desiring these
questions answered by him, the priyi-
lege of submitting these questions to
him seriatum will be accorded YOU"
The acceptance of the invitation of
your committee is the only expression
of sincerity | can give. That Il proper
and fit opportunity on this occasion
will be accorded me to submit these
questions to Mr.. Bryan so that there
can be no evasion in their answer l
leave to your own wel-known and
eminent sense of fair play.
That there may be no difference or
doubt between us as to the precise ques-
tions to be submitted by me and an
swered by Mr.. -.yan, / repeat them,
as follows:
Twill you. Mr.. Bryan. if elected
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