The Globe-republican., 1900-10-04


and simply the determination on the
part Of the government Of the United
States that no foreign country should in
terfere in the western hemisphere Mr..
Bryan would do what2 Spread it all over
the world and we would stand behind and
defend it. What do You call that if 1T
isn't imperialism As result of that
procedure would find ourselves in
volyed in all kinds of foreign wars. "a
voice-That is rIght-) That is true-and
yet Mr. Bryan is for peace He was for
peace when he resigned from the army
and he has been Tor peace ever since. i
am for peace I'm Il Quaker. 1 am for
peace, but not peace at any price
not for peace, and L know that the
Jority of the people of this country are
not for peace. with that brigand Agui-
naIdo as long n he is hiding in the bushes
and shooting dowE from ambush our boys
in blue (Applause9
Bryan Switches Issues
But Mr. Bryan has already been driven
from his position Imperialism He
knows now what many OF us knew in the
beginning-that It was only rooster
that he was going to put in the pit, and
he would fight it long he could.
Now he has got his last gamecock, Trust,
and that goes into the pit for the next
thirty days, and the Republican party
Will be prepared to meet him all such
questions, and if I had the time and voice
and opportunity 1 would like to speak to
every laboring man in the United States
upon that question; because in warning
the laboring people. OF this country against
breath he says that the Din gley bill is
the incubator of trusts.
Now, getting to know where we
stand with the Iaboring people when we
come to the tariff, and won't allow
him to evade the issue that he has made
on the bald proposition that the protect
i've tariff principle goes hand in hand with
trusts. We keep the protective tariff
principle there and will furnish
own definition for trusts. L say we are
at home on that proposition because
have at the head of national ticket
that great advocate of protection, Will
lam Mckinley; because in him have
the best friend of the United States; and
there isn't la boring man in the city of
Chicago, CT in the State of Illinois, or in
the United States, who knows anything
about public affairs, who knows anything
about the career of President Mckinley,
that does not know from actual proof the
fact that during his whole public life he
is the only man that the workingmen of
this country always felt at liberty to call
never failed them. And he is just
much their friend o-day as he was fifteen
years ago.
Bryan s'sa tn E-aaorins Men.
And now let ask what has w j.
Bryan done fos the workingmen of this
country? "a voice: Nothing" An
other voice: Yes, he charged US half a
dollar to hear him taik'') Net a thing
Came near saying damn. Not a thing
His career in public life is available TO
every man His short service mark
ed and made conspicuous by his opposi-
ton to the tariff bill And what has he
done since to show any particular inter
est in the working people of this country
He tells them what he would do He is
prolific in promises, rosy in painting the
picture to what would be the result OF
his administration, but L charge You.
workingmen, turn away from that picture
and look upon the other: and the other is
Mckinley.
Do not let ns take any promise from
any candidate or any man whose whole
record has shown that his overawing am
bitfon is to be President of the United
States. He will ride any issue he viii
climb to any platform that is made for
him, he will preach any doctrine, he will
even abuse to be President "of the
United States.
Most Important Issues.
Now, bringing these issues home TO each
and every individual, L want to bring
them there because 1 expect and know
that every man who goes to the polls on
election day having heard the arguments
in the case, having considered how the de-
cision of these issues will bear upon his
personal interests and those of his family,
viii cast that ballot inteliigcntly in his
interest and not in Mr. Bryan's. But
there is a further responsibility which
comes to every man and to every woman
who influence man
I say that the Importance Of the issues
in this campaign at this time and under
these conditions is greater than ever be-
fore in the history of our country. / say
because 1 believe it. because 1 know
that any reversing of the present policy
of the administration of this government,
any change in that administration, would
bring about a condition of things in the
business and Industrial interests of this
country that would dwarf the food and
storm at Galveston it would mean hur
ricane that would carry before it every
interest, it would be flood that would
ingulf the property and the material in
terests of every man, woman and child
that enjoys the present prosperity
Where Iaferests Are.
There is question where your inter
.'~t is. because every year. every month,
and every day of the administration OF
William Mckinley has been object les
Every man who has an insurance
on his life for the benefit of his family,
every man who has his deposits in saw
ings bank loan association where he
has gathered together perhaps the saw
ings of lifetime, where he believes it is
safe, and it is, although that money that
he deposits in savings bank is not there.
for they don't keep the money in their
vaults What do they do with it2 They
invest it in securities, in bonds and mort