Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-20

can House Of Congress, as q bold and
open violation Of the nations organic
law and q dagrant breach of good
faith.
we oppose wars of conquest and
colonial possessions.
the Filipino cannot be a citizen
without endangering Jul civilization;
they cannot be subjects without en-
d~angering u form of government,
and, as we are not willing to surren-
der our civilization or to convert a re-
public into an empire, we favor an i'm
mediate declaration of the nations
purpose to five to the Filipfnos: first,
a stable form of government; second,
independence, and third, protection
from outside interference, as it has for
nearly a century given protection to
the republics of Central and South
America.
1--WE favor
The Expansion of Trade
by every legitimate and peaceful
means, but we are opposed to purchas-
ing trade at the lannon's mouth with
human blood.
"We oppose m~ilitarism, it imposes
upon the people an unnecessary bur-
den and is a constant menace.
1--WE believe, with Jefferson, in peace
commerce and honest friendship with
all nations and entangling alliances
with none; and we regard with appre-
hension the doctrine. advocated in
some quarters, that this nation had in
its dealings Oh diplomacy show partial
ity toward any of the European ma
tions."
While the committee IN resolutions
was out, Richard L. Metcalf, of Omaha,
w. D. Oldham, of Kearney, w. II.
Thompson, of Grand Island, and A. G.
Tibbetts, of Lincoln, were chosen as
delegates-at-large to the national con-
yention at Kansas City.
While the convention was in the
midst of a hot row over the choice of
a~lternates to the delegates-at-large,
MI. Bryan appeared in the hall. The
sight Of Col. Bryan put a stop to all
business and the delegates went wild
as he mounted the platform.
MR.. BRYAN'S SPEECH.
nE~ pv~xyonIc cnaanh doo1f o1ynnct an
tirely with the three questions which
he has been discussing in various
parts of the country-money, trusts
and Imperialism. He charged the
Republican party with practicing a
deliberate fraud upon the voters in
1896, by holding out the hope of in
ternational bimetallism, when the
neither expected 0 desired the res
toration of the double standard, either
by independent action or by inter-
national agreement. He said that the
Republicans were opposed to- free
coinage of silver at any ratio or under
any conditions, and pointed to the fact
that the Secretary of the Treasury and
the leading Republican papers were
talking in favor of the gold standard
at the very time that the commission
was in Europe trying to get rid of it.
He said that the ratio Of 16 to 1 was
the only ratio that vas discussed and
the only ratio for which any consid-
cradle number of people were work
ing. He denounced the currency fea-
ture of the financial bill and said that
the Republican party had never in a
campaign advocated the retirement of
the greenbacks and that it would not
be able to defend that bill before the
country. He said that a national bank
currency secured by government bonds
could not be a permanent settlement
of the currency question unless we had
a permanent and increasing national
debt.
On the trust question he reiterated
his condemnation of the Republican
party, saying:
THE trust is so bad a thing that
the President felt it necessary to de-
nounce trusts in his message last De-
cember, but he
Did Not Recommend a Remedy.
"The trust portion of his message
might be condensed as follows:
1.-The trusts are bad; for the life
of me l don't know what to do about
them. ! hope somebody knows more
than / do and will suggest some
thing
"a Republican Congress listened to
the reading of the message and then