The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-30
PRESIDENTS BY NEGRO VOTES.
The Voters Promised Offices Rewarded by Re-
publicans With Janitorships.
(By the Associated Press.

Fargo, N. D., Sept. 29-William Jen-
nings Bryan reached this city at 10 a. m.
A stop of an hour and Il half was made
here. The Democratic Presidential can
didate was escorted across the city to
a park where large crowd had gather
ed to hear him. 1t was the principal
speech of his days journey. The special
train bearing the party left Aberdeen
during the night. It's first stop was made
at Hankinson, n. D., at 500 a. m. Mr..
Bryan spoke for five minutes from the
rear platform, discussing Imperialism"
The next stopping place was Wahpeton.
A stand had been erected at the inter-
section of the principal streets, and Mr..
Bryan spoke 70 the people assembled
there for fifteen minutes He likened the
voters to stockholders in a corporation,
and said:
Under the Republican Administration
the trusts have increased. If you like
the trusts you ought to vo.e the Repub-
lican ticket. and you will get all you
want of them. If you have not enough of
them now, you will get enough if the
Republican party stays in power. But
when l remember how people have
learned in the last four years what the
trust is, when they ought to have known
in advance, l am reminded of one of
Solomon's proverbs. l think there is
great deal of wisdom in what Solomon
said. He stated his wisdom in such
way that people ought to be able to I'M
derstand it. He said: The wise mar
foreseeth the evil and hateth himself, but
the foolish pass on and are punished. =
Discussing the Philippine question, he
said:
''You will search history in vain for
more dshonorablc part than the Re-
publican party has taken in turning d war
for humanity into a war for conquest"
AT Fargo Mr.. Bryan spoke ID a large
audience, dwelling especially upon what
he designated as a tendency in this
country to initiate England" He said:
MY attention has been called 10
another imitation of English methods 1t
will be remembered that the Republican
party, in order TO meet the protests
which the Porto Rican bill aroused offer
ed to give back to the people the taxes
which had been collected from them.
This was paraded before the public as an
act of great beneyolence. and yet it was
an act in imitation of the British Gov
eminent in dealing with the American
the Worlds Great Orations will be
found protest read in the American
Congress in 1774 by Mr.. Jay, who had
been appointed to prepare an address to
the people of Great Britain. 1t was ap-
proved by Congress on the 21st day of
October of that year.
From this it will be seen that the
English Government, in order to silence
1aiD bof ii
lected in America should be expended in
America for its protection and defense.
The Republicans, who have never by
their votes endorsed Imperialism or the
colonial idea should be alarmed at the
constant tendency of the Republican
party to abandon American doctrines and
substitute European ideas. When the
Republicans tell you that the money
question is more important than any
other, they stamp their own policies as
dollarmark policies and confess them
selves unable TO see around a dollar,
no matter if human rights are behind the
dollar.
But" he continued, "if the money
question was paramount, the Republic
can party would not be able to defend its
position"
Upon the Philippine question Mr..
Bryan said:
If you think that the Filipinos are
fighting against our authority over there
merely because | am candidate for
President | answer that the Cubans
struggled for thirty years when l was
not candidate fer President. The col
onists fought for independence over one
hundred years ago. and my name had not
even been heard Of No, it was not
Democracy, nor my candidacy, that