Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-29

The Democratic Candidate Talks of the Re.
publican Inconsistencies.

The Democratic Candidate Talks of the Re.
publican Inconsistencies.
Mr.. w. J. Bryan addressed the voters
Of his former congressional district, at
Auburn, Nebraska, last Wednesday. He
devoted himself principally to Repub-
lican inconsistencies. In part he said:
You Republicans who were shouting
yourselves hoarse when Mckinley said
in 1891 that Mr.. Cleveland was trying
to make money the master and all
things else the servant, did it not take
you several days to come around and
hurrah for Mckinley when he did the
same things that Cleveland had done?
You Republicans, who said that the
gold and silver left 1t, did 1t not take
you several days to turn around and
advocate the retirement Of greenbacks?
You Republicans, who were boasting
that the party was paying off the ma
tional debt, did it not take you some
time to turn around to that position
where you could say that permanent
debt Is good thing? You Republi-
cans that used to denounce the trusts
In the most vigorous language, did it
not take you some time to turn around
where you could say that there are
good and bad trusts, and the good
trusts are those which contribute most
lliberally to the campaign fund? And
don't you think that some Of you Re-
Ipublicans are in a position where you
are not going to return any more? You
boasting Of the Fourth Of July, that
we had a country which did not need
a large standing army, and did not
have a large military establishment
as they have in Europe, don't you think
you will refuse to turn when the
Republican party wants an army
which Is four times as large as when
the Republican administration was
elected in 1898? You Republicans, who
used to brag this-are you not afraid
that now you cannot turn over and
make your opinions conform to the Re-
publican policy when you find that the
expenses Of the army in a single year Is
half as much as the entire amount
spent on the education Of all the child
rem of the United States? Are you will
/ ing to enter upon this career Of militar-
ism?
When we talk about increasing the
size Of the army they say it Is all bum
combe, and say what is 100000 men in
a country like this?' I will tell you
that 100000 men, compared with the
situation when the Republican party
got into power, is four times as big an
army; and when you defend the in
crease of four times the size Of the army
in the four years, four years from now
you can with propriety say that we
will have an army Of 100000 If you
have an imperial policy. The same spir-
lit Of militarism and imperialism that
carried you to the Philippine islands
will carry you wherever you can find 4
people. weak enough to be whipped by
the United States. The doctrine Of i'm
perialism Is the doctrine Of the bully
and the coward. 1t is the doctrine which
takes people under the pretence that
you are taking them for their good and
you reach your hand in their pockets
and rob them while you are taking
them. They say that we cannot haul
down the flag in the Philippines once
1t is raised there. Even this admins
tration does not find any trouble or diff
fculty in hauling down the flag In
Alaska"