The Portland daily press., 1900-10-05
Accuses Republicans Of
Inconsistency.
Would Have Republic a Peace
maker Among Nations.

Indianapolis, October 4.-The hall in
which was assem- bled the National Asso-
citation of Democratic clubs was thronged
with people this afternoon, probably 5000
being present After AdIai E Stevenson
had concluded. James R. Sovereign, ex-
grand master workman Of the Knights of
Labor, spoke, dealing with the working
men from a political standpoint.
Mr.. Bryan reached the city a few min
utes before o'clock, but did not arrive
at the hall until quarter past clock.
He was escorted through the streets by
a number Of marching clubs. AS soon as
the Democratic national candidate ap-
peared on the platform, there was a wild
shout OF greeting and this soon developed
into a demonstration which continued
for about six minutes until indeed.
there was a call for cessation from Mr..
Bryan himself. The speech was literally
appIauded throughout.
Mr.. Bryan spoke OF the good work
done by the clubs. He said they were
necessary to assist in collecting the
money to carry on the campaign. They
are needed, he said to circulate literature
to present arguments among indlvid-
uals, to poll the votes and help to bring
he said, we need the clubs to prevent
fraud after the vote is cast. Mr.. Bryan
then took up the Issues of the campaign.
He accused the Republican party of dogd
ing nearly every issue. Mr.. Bryan then
alluded to the claim Of the Republicans
that he had helped to ratify the treaty
and, therefore, should now be silent. He
ridicuIed this position and said that the
Fillp1nos are fighting for the same cause
as the colonists one hundred years ago,
the Beers and the Cubans.
Mr.. Bryan dWelt at length on the Phil
ippine question and arraigned the Repub-
licans severely for attempting to vio-
late the Constitution in governing
people against their will and refusing
citizenship to the newly acquired terri
tory. In this connection, he included
Porto Rico. He charged that the Re-
publican party is following the line OF
monarchy.
Mr.. Bryan also charged British proclivi-
ties to the administration and the follow
ing of British examples in granting to
the Porto Ricans the use Of the money
raised under the Porto Rican bill.
After quoting from President McKn-
Iey's expressions on the principles in
the Declaration of independence and ar
raigning him for gross inconsistency, Mr..
Bryan said, alluding to the South Afri-
can war:
81 cannot better describe the fall of
the Republican party; cannot better
picture its generalization; I cannot bet
ter describe itsscomplete surrender to the
doctrines that underIie monarchies and
empires ana despotisms than to tell you
that when a king dies a Repu bl1can
president can send message Of condo
Ienee, but that when two Republics ex-
pIre, nosRePublican should shed a tear. -
In conclusion, Mr.. Bryan said:
81 want this nation to be the patri-
aroh among the nations. I want it to
stand erect. want 1t to be just and
upright SO that when other nations quar-
rel, instead of calling out great armies to
kill each other they will say: Leave the
question to the United States; they can
be trusted
II want this nation to be a peacemaker
am ong the nations and then it will earn
the reward promised to the peacemak-
ers.''
Mr.. Bryan left at six o'clock for Leba-
non, Ind, to deliver an address in the
evening. He expected to return to Indi-
annapolis at midnight, leaving tomorrow
on his tour Of Indiana.
The concluding session OF the conven-
tion, of which Hon. Bourke Cochran was
the speaker of the evening, witnessed a
densely packed hall, Gov. McMiIlin of
Tennessee called the meeting to order and
introduced Mr.. Cochran, who was received
With great applause. Mr.. Cochran de-
voted his speech to the question OF i'm
periallsm, discussing it In similar man
ner to that OF his recent address in
Chicago.
At 1870 o'clock the convention ad-
journed sine die.