The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-23
BRYAN IN AUTOMOBILE.
Campaigns Over His Old Congress
sional District.

o@OAoA 1ASlI1Sl
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 22.-Mr. Bryan
today continued his canvass of the
First Nebraska district, starting out
early in an automobile. He intended
TO make three speeches before return
ing 10 Lincoln late tonight.
The hrst. stop was made at Waverly,
IN Lancaster county, where he talked
! IN a familiar strain as to old neigh
Dors, dwelling especially on the evils of
imperialism and militarism as he views
these questions.
AT Firth Mr.. Bryan addressed a
crowd composed mainly of HOllanderS.
He was introduced by a speaker in the
Dutch language. His speech was in
the main an argument against the poll
Icy of the administration in the Philip
pines He said that after travelling
more or less over The United States he
was satisfied that the country was big
enough without taking in the Philin-
pine Islands. There were people, he
SAID, who wanted a big army for do
mestic regions.
They are the people he said. sswho
are opposed to the arbitration of the
dffferences between labor and capital
ana who are in favor of the use of in
functions in labor disputes They are
the people who want to suppress by
force the discomfort that ought to be
cured by legislation"
But while Mr.. Bryan contended that
TINS was one reason for wanting the
increase, he said this reason would not
be avowed, and the only reason that
was being given was found in the fact
that the increase is made necessary by
our new foreign policy. On the sub
1ect of the United States and the Phil
1ppines Mr. Bryan said that he did not
care a rap what Europe thought on the
SUBJECT; he wanted a title that would
meet the American idea. not a title
that would satisfy those who believed
IN the divine right of kings to rule
other people.
This declaration seemed to meet with
especial favor and there were cries of
That's the stuff, hit 'em again"
Spain had no title, he. said, except
mat secured by force. and rhad merely
SOLD us an option on a right As for
the abstract right Of the Units7 States
in the premises, he asserte las no
nation had ever lived that .. --a1t
enough to tTample upon the .- -
the weakest people on earth" .- ..-
our r-cotiveS in connection with 1n,.
philippines, Mr. Bryan asserted that
IL was purely commercial and largely
IN TIE interest OF American companies
who desired to exploit the resources of
the islands, the chairman of the com
mittee on military affairs of the house
being president of one of the develop
ment companies which was advertising
as one of its advantages that Chinese
labor could be secured cheaply
In reply to an inquiry from the
crowd IS to whether he did not be-
lieve that we should have a coaIing
station at Manila, Mr.. Bry an said that
the F1lipinos had always stood ready TO
give us coaling station there, but,
ne said, the trouble is that we have
wanted to hold all the land to see
whether there was any coal there" and
IN the language of a member of con-
greSs, 1t was, he said, significant that
one CT the first acts of the government
after Dewey'S victory was to give in
struction to. ascertain whether there
was coal in the archipelago. This in
quiry was undertaken in the summer.
but If the taking of the Philippines was
the Lords work, what was the need of
coal at that season of the year. If it
was the devils work he would. of
course, need coal at any season.
Mr.. Bryan closed with a reference to
the situation in South Africa, giving a
graphic picture of il and strongly con-
demnlng the administration for what
he characterized as want of sympathy
He declared that indifference so great
to the fate of South African republic
might be justly regarded as an index
as to the state of mind concerning our
own republic. The appeal in this con-
nection to Mr.. Bryau's Dutch audience
does not fail of responsive applause.
After his speech at Firth Mr.. Bryan
drove 10 Haitian, distance of nine
miles, and there made the last speech
Of he n