The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-30

| sky of his life by the Republican party.
| Enough to eat-to cato eat!
0. my friends, / thank God / do not
| belong to party which puts this estimate
| upon honest toll. Laboring man, me-
chanic, my party bids you hope. 1t writes
| Hope upon the sky as you look out upon
| the rising sun. 1t bids you hope for the
| day when you shall have something more
| than enough to eat-for the day when you
| shall own your own home, when you
shall enjoy the comforts of life, when your
| children leave the parental roof educated
and respected men and women. Don
| follow this Republican party. Don't bury
| your hopes in a graveyard, but vote
with a party which declared that the
| humblest man in it's ranks, if he is hon
est and true, is the peer of any one OF
his fellow citizens. l am glad | belong to
such a party. With all the intensity OF
my soul l present it's cause to you to-
night, and l present to you our candidate
for President as an ideal American citi-
zen.
l know they tell us Bryan makes him
self common. They say he makes himself
cheap. l had rather vote for a man who
makes himself Cheap if you please, but
who puts his honor and character so
high that they are above all price, than
for man who wraps himself in the SOL
itude of his own dignity and lives under
the power and dominion of a corrupt and
selfish man"
Mr.. Pou then took up the imperial
question and arraigned the Republican
party with telling effect.
1--WE did right he continued, Gin
driving the Spaniards out of Cuba. We
did it in the name of justice and Chris
tianity. Heaven smiled upon our efforts
and gave us victory. But now the scene
is all changed. We are doing the very
thing for which we went to war with
Spain. We are taking the lives of
weak and helpless people who aided our
forces in defeating Spain in the Philip
pine Islands, our friends, our allies, men
fighting for liberty upon their own SOIL
just as our ancestors fought and died in
1876.
My friends the record of this war is
simply horrible. If you believe Mr. An
drew Carnegie, Republican, we have
lost nearly twice as many lives in our
war with the Filipinos as we lost in the
entire war with Spain. Five thousand
six hundred and forty-seve American
lives have been offered up sacrifice
upon the ambition of the Republican
President; 200 more have lost their rea
son-one cropping in the midnight of in
sanity-a fate worse than death, because
they were unable to stand the fierce
rays of the tropical sun. Worse than
this, according to a Republican author-
ty, we have taken the lives of more Fill
pinos than Spain took in hundred years;
: inf of
fighting, begging. praying God for liberty
and peace; fifty-three thousand souls beg
cling to be let alone, begging us to go
away, not offering to, injure us, but of
fering to give us everything we need; an
open port, naval and coaling station
a friendly harbor for our ships.
My friends, l beg you to pause and
think Worse than all this. a preacher
here and there rises up to tell us that all
this must be done in the name of Chris
tianity, ! appeal to the conscienceN.gfS
this great assembly to give the lie to.
this proposition. What was the mission
Of the Prince of men? He came not
wearing the gilded uniform of war; no
sword girded his loins. He did not preach
murder or robbery. He proclaimed the
doctrine of justice and of peace. He lit
no fires of hate. He inspired no con-
flicts, but in the cause of right. Flowers
sprang up about his gentle pathway and
death was brought to life beneath his
magic touch.
1t is blasphemy to declare that muir
der and robbery must be committed in
his hallowed name.
This war ought to stop because it is
immoral and wrong. No other argu-
ment ought to be required, l respectfully
submit. But the cost of it is terrible.
Again l quote from Mr.. Carnegie: up to
a few days ago, it had cost us one hun
dred and eighty-six millions of dollars
and it is now costing us five hundred
thousand dollars per day.
In conclusion, my friends, vote for
Mckinley means war; vote for Bryan
means peace.
Let us not despair. Let us hope. l use
beautiful illustration once adopted by
Mr.. Lincoln. An eastern monarch re-
uuired of his wise men that they pre-
pare a motto which would be applica-
Bile every hour in life and to every con-
dition After much reflection the wise
men returned with this motto craven in
letters of gold
"And this too shall pass away" Upon
the monarch's wall it hung. When sorrow
and distress come in his home and amongst
his subjects, he looked upon the motto
and said to himself This, too, shall pass
away" and again when flushed with
pride and power and success once more
he looked upon the shining words and
said to himself, This, too, shall pass
away" What a lesson, what a warning.
how helpful! But as all these things are
war, bloodshed, unjust oppressive laws
bad and corrupt as the rule of the
Republican party is, and in my humble
ness, l hold up before you tonight the
golden words prepared for that mon
arch-"and this too, shall pass away"
They shall pass when a just man is
placed in the Presidents chair.
can hour like this demands
Strong minds, great hearts, true faith
and ready hands,
Men whom the lust of office does not kill.
Men whom the spells of office not
buy;
Men who possess opinions and a will
Men who have honor and who will not lie,
Men who can stand before the deEa
gogue;
And scorn his treachcrous flattery with