The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-10-17

will become all president and no con-
stitutiOn."
| Mr.. Bryan referred to the Porto Ri
can legislation as proof of what people
say. He declared that this legislation
was based upon European ideas and not
upon American principles. According
to that document, he said, a president
| is bigger than the constitution, and then
Mr. Bryan exclaimed: Beware, my
| friends, of a president when he becomes
greater than the constitution
Mr.. Bryan then declared that he was
willing to assume the responsibility for
the ratification of the treaty if the re-
publicans would take the responsibility
for the treaty themselves and for what
had happened since. He declared that
the treaty had not conferred upon the
United States the title to the Philip
pines, and said: I'VE can now do what
the republican party ought to have done
and our platform declares that we shall
do it. | have said that the first act of
my administration will be to call con-
gress together and ask it to do now
what it ought to have done year and
half ago."
This was applauded. In closing Mr.
Bryan said that instead of desiring
nation ever ready to resort to force he
wanted it to be a peace maker among
nations. Then he said, 1--WE can
claim the reward promised to the peace
makers blessed are the peace makers
for they shall be called the children of
God"
AIR. Bryan concluded his speech at
the Garden at o'clock, having spoken
one hour and fifty-one minutes.
The applause for Bryan as he left the
platform blended with that for Adlai
e. Stevenson as he rose to speak, but
his voice could not be heard fifty feet
away. More than half the people left
Frequent attempts were made to stop
the excitement and quiet the audience,
but they were unavailable. He said in
part;
''The democratic party in its conven-
ton in Kansas City declared in SYM
pathy with the poor Beers in their
struggle for independence. When that
resolution was presented to that great
convention the representatives Of the
democracy arose as one man and voted
for this resolution And in doing that
they voiced the sentiments of the demo-
Gratis everywhere / trust that the
time may never come when democrats
will fail to express their sympathy for
those who are struggling for a larger
measure of freedom and the establish
ment of a government by Aguinaldo
In the contest now before us, the great
issue is that of imperialism. 1t s de-
cared by our platform to be the para
mount issue of the organization
Mr.. Stevenson discussed Imperialism
at length along the line followed In his
previous speeches and closed with an
appeal to democrats to finally decide
the question at the polls on Novem- |
Der 6.
Webster Davis was the next speaker.
He spoke briefly. AT the conclusion of |
Webster Davis speech Mayor Jones of |
Toledo was introduced and spoke brief |
ly.
The 1000 or 5000 who had remained
to hear Mr.. Davis and Mr. Jones |
cheered Mr.. Stanchfield when he was |
A number started to go |
out as he began speaking and he was |
as Mr. Stevenson had been ,
He was frequently cheered by the few !
that remained, but the people had |
grown listlessly and showed little en-
thusiasm.
At 10 O'Clock Mr.. Bryan arrived at
Cooper Union. His appearance on the
platform was the signal for one of the
most enthusiastic greetings ever ac-
orded to any one man In Cooper Union.
1t was fully five minutes before the +
enthusiasm subsidized and the audience
resumed its normal quietude. Then
John David Werner, chairman of the
meeting, introduced Mr. Bryan.
John B. StanchfieId followed Mr..
Bryan in a speech in which he attacked
he trusts.
1t was 1890 o'clock when Mr.. Bryan
md his party came out of Cooper
Union. The crowd seemed to go crazy.
t was the most dangerous outlook of
he evening and it seemed as if scores
we're to be trampled under foot.
Arrived at the hotel Mr. Bryan was
aiken to his suite. There he received
he national and state and local COM
nittees and was finally turned over to
chairman Frank Campbell of the state
Committee for his four-day trip which
VIII begin to morrow morning through
he state.