The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-23


AUBURN, Neb., Aug. CIV. j. Bryan
made the first speech here to-day of a
series in the First congressional district.
The district was represented by Mr..
Bryan in Congress and has, since his re-
tirement, been represented by a Republican
member. Mr.. Bryan. therefore, devoted the
first part of his speech to an appeal for the
election of Hon. G. w. Berger, the Demo-
cratic candidate for the office of national
appeal for the support of the whole Demo-
representative. Following this he made an
cratic ticket. comparing the government to
a corporation. He said that all citizens
were stockholders and as such they owed
it to themselves to look after the conduct
of the directors of the corporation. He
charged the Republican administration-the
Republican directors-with deceit in all its
policies. This deception had, he said, been
practiced in regard to the financial system.
the trusts and the foreign policy of the
country. He charged the Republican party
with the intention of fastening a national
debt upon the people.
Mr.. Bryan devoted himself especially to
the enlargement of the army, saying that
IF we could take the Philippine a
we could subject any weak people" The
Republican party was building it's policy
upon the plea that might makes right
They were asserting that the financial
question was this year the paramount issue
only because the Republican party re-
garded the dollar as of more consequence
than man. He dwelt on liberty as a God
given right. saying that the Filipinos were
as much entitled to 1t as we are. In prom
Using them a good government we are only
promising what kings promised under
similar circumstances. We have, he as
serted. no title TO the Philippine islands,
according to the Declaration of Independ-
ence. In the frst place Spain had no title
and in the second place we cannot buy peo-
pie, nor was it any more wise than proper
to wage foreign conquest. More had been
spent in the way of treasure in the Philip-
pine islands. to say nothing of blood, than
the profits of trade with those islands for
many years would amount to. The flag
had been hauled down in Mexico and the
Mexican people were better off with their
own government shan they would be with
an American carpet-bag government in
that country.
Mr.. Bryan sharply arraigned the Repub-
lican party for its alleged Inconsistencies in
the position formerly taken on the cues
tions of militarism, money and trusts. and
the position now taken on those questions.
and continuing said: 1.-The same spirit that
carries you TO the Philippine islands will
lead you into other places and make you
hold their people and make them subjects
against their will. The same spirif of
militarism and imperialism that carries YOU
TO the Philippine islands will carry out
wherever you can nnd q people weak
enough to be whipped by the United States.
The doctrine of Imperialism is the doctrine
OF the bully and the coward 1t is the doc
trine which takes people under the pre-
tense that you are taking them for their
good and you reach your hands in their
pockets and rob them while you are TAX
ing them.
Republicans, your papers tell you that
the Filipinos are savages; you dare not say
it because you do not arm savages and
turn them out TO fight people. They say
that We mo haul down the flag in the
Philippines. once IL is raised there. Even
this administration does not find any
trouble or difficulty in hauling down the
flag in Alaska. | suppose they contend
that in a cold climate you can haul il down,
but that you cannot i'm a hot climate. The
American fag represents the purpose of
the American people Nobody can haul
our flag down against our will, but the
American people have the right 10 put IL
up where they want IL and 10 take IL down
where they desire. The flag is the servant
of the Nation. the people are not the serv-
ants of the flag. IL that Is true. how are
you going to bring the American troops