The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-10-19
BRYAN REPLIES TO ROOSE-
WELT.
Gives Him Something to
Think About on the Army
Question and Makes Several
Telling Points.

SpOnu 10 one OF tne points III
Governors RoOsevelt's reply to
one of his own speeches, bnt be-
fore entering upon this reply dis
cusSed the trust question at con.
siderable length and in his usual
manner. After a few words APP
piled to the army question in
general, Mr.. Bryan took up Gov
ernor RoOsevelt's reioinder, aud
said:
"Whe this campaign first
opened the Republican candidate
for Vice President made a speech
at Detroit in which he said.
Who is afraid of this armyY
lie had four soldiers stand up be.
fore the audience and told them
the soldiers bore the same pro-
portion to that audience that the
standing army of 100000 bore to
the population of the United
States. His answer to the charge
that we had large army was
"Who's afraidH But my friends,
that is not what he is saying
now. Within week that same
candidate for Vice President, that
militant member of the Republi.
can ticket, has become frightened
himself, and a few days ago he
stated that we would not have
had that army but for the war IN
the Philippine Islands. why,
men are hey frying Roc to eG-
ptdA 1t or ercaSe 1t, 'rhen the fact as
ana catted attention. to At at once,
th"t the FeS'deRt asked f0r that
drmy ttco months before there 'cdS
a acdr IN the Phit'pptne Islands. "
KNEW THERE WOULD BE
TROUBLE.
.sBut now there is another de-.
Tense The candidate for Vice.
President saws that ereyu jnteI6
oent Observer knem that there
wouId be trouble an the pbjLp.
pines If the treatv cas CON fymed
WIN, is it possible that wien the
President entered mon his colon.
ial poHcu he knee there qcouId be
trouble IN the PhiHppine Islands?
What becomes Of the armament
that there pould be no tyoubIe
there. If il acere not for the peopIe
IN this couat,.V lcbo make speecbes
aqainst imperiaIism? There is
the statement of the Republican
candidate for Vice-President
that two months before the war
broke ont everybody knew that
there would be trouble in the
Philippine Islands if the treaty
was ratified. But want TO 90
step further, and | want 70
show YOU that in his retreat he
has become so scared, that he has
hidden behind bill introduced
by a Democratic Senator. LET
me lead YOU the text; sTbe hill
for the temporary increase which
Mr. BRYAN apparently seeks to
persuade his hearers TO believe
is q Dermanent increase was in
trOduced by Senator Cockrell, of
Missouri, Democratic supporter
of Mr.. Bryan, and the bulk Of the
patriotic Democrats in both
Houses voted for it."
"My friends, that is different
bill. The President asked for
an army OF 100, 600 and a Repub-
llcan House OF Representatives
passed the bill making the army
1000 as the President asked,
and when that Republican House
did it the treaty had been signed
with Spain, and there was not an
arm raised against this nation
anywhere. WHAT was that bill
introduced by Senator C0ckrell'
1t was a substitute for the perma'
nent army Dill. 1t was the Dem
ocratlc proposition which was
presented TO offset the PROPOSE
ton made by the Republican
PRESIDENT.
"TRIEs TO HIDE"
~ want YOU to know that th,
Vice-Presidential candidate o
the Republican party, instead o