The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-09-01

a colonial policy we shall not find it to
our advantage to educate the people"
This assertion must have been whis-
pered into the speech by the Southern
wing OF the party who openly declare
that they are tired of paying taxes to
educate the negro who by education
simply becomes greater rogue. Bryan
affirms that the Republicans would do
with the brown man what the Democrats
are now doing with the black man.
Then by peculiar mental process which
it is impossible TO follow, he pillories the
Republicans for what he affirms they
will do and endorses the Democrats be-
cause they have done the same thing.
One course of conduct is a fact, the
other is simply assumed.
-Four years ago Bryan said, "The gold
standard would destroy the hope of the
toiler, it would destroy the opportunity
to work, it would increase the number
of idle men, it would discourage enter
prise, it would paralyze industry"
Economic conditions today prove the
falsity of every one of these prophesies.
The toilers have hope, there is oppor-
tunity to work, there are fewer idle men,
enterprise has not been discouraged and
industry has not been paralyzed.
Mr. Bryan, however, has fallen into
the habit OF issuing lamentations and
while not making so many financial pre-
dictions fearful and dark, trimmed with
ruined homes and starving free.men, he
scars to higher plane-money in 1900
is filthy lucre-and assures us, after his
political halo had been reburnished by
the Kansas City convention, that if he is
not elected celebrations of the Fourth
of July will pass away"
Is it surprising that the people refuse
to scare? Indeed, past experience has
led them to believe that the reverse of
the predictions Of the prophet is that
which will surely come to pass.
In his indianapolis speech of accept
ance he arraigns the Republican party
in the following manner
"ln attempting to press economic
questions upon the country to the exclu-
sion Of those which involve the very
structure OF our Government, the Re-
publican leaders give new evidence of
their abandonment of the earlier ideals
OF the party and of their complete sub
serviency to peCuniary considerations.
That expression from the apostle and
high priest Of an economic question,
who forced it down the Threats of the
delegates who nominated him, who
stands for silver, free silver, unlimited
silver and nothing but silver, is a de-
llClouS bit OF sarcasm, which must have
made the knowing ones smile when they
heard it. 1t is simply plea to talk
about something else than silver this
year because there are no votes to be
made by advocating disproven theory,
and then because the Republican leaders
refuse to allow him to let silver alone, he
charges them with having abandoned
the earlier ideals Of their party.
He also asks in rounded periods, "Who
will draw line between the natural
rights Of the Cubans and the Filipinos?
Who will say that the former have a
right to liberty and the latter have no
rights we are bound to respect"
Now had he asked those questions
with reference to the negroes in Missis-
sippi and North Carolina, the answer
would have been easy for the white
Democrats OF those states, who shoot,
terrify and dislranchise the negro in open
violation Of the spirit and express words
OF the Constitution of the United States.
They cannot answer, as they are special
lists in defining the rights which they re-
fuse to respect, and Mr.. Bryan is the
man who hopes to profit by their meth
DDS that disgrace the states which send
solid delegations to Congress by the
suppression Of the Republican vote.
That part of Bryan's address, how
ever most open to criticism, is where he
defines his Philippine policy. When
Agunaldo learns of that utterance he
will continue his guerrilla warfare against
the American flag until after the Novem-
Der election, and in the event of Bryan's
triumph, for eight months longer.
Whatever may be the opinion of Con
gress in the matter, Bryan as the COM
mander-in-chief of the Army and Navy,
could suspend hostiIities and recall onr
forces. Indeed he stands pledged to do
that very thing. This is giving aid and
comfort to the enemy.
In 1903 Jefferson paid Napoleon the
Great SIS, 900 for Louisiana and the
sale conveyed sovereign rights over all
the population both savage and civilized
OF the great territory and they were not
asked to consent to the transfer. Had
they rebelled, they would have been
forced to recognize the sovereignty of
the United States. 1.-THE consent of the
governed was not taken into the ac-
count, and yet our title to that vast terri
tory is considered valid.
Sixteen years later the United States
purchased Florida from Spain. With