Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-11
His Speech Devoted to the Money
Question and Our Philip.
pine Policy.
Bryan's Attitude Branded as On
Attempt to Hide the Real
IssueR
Special to Time.-Republican.

gtAHt the Issues WHICH the democratic
party has heretofore made prominent
are no longer debatable. The free trade
issue won a victory for the democrats
in 1892, but the result Of the trial of that
system was that 1t was left without
friends. In 1896 another paramount is-
cue was set up and cleverly presented
to a people torn by business troubles,
but the good sense Of the American peo-
pie enabled them to see thru Mr.. Bry-
ans sophistries and make correct an
alysis OF his claim. They stood up for
national honor and rejected the promise
of private gain thru public reputation.
Referring to Mr.. Bryan's prophesies
that II the gold standard was continued
prices would still further decline. Sem
ator Dolliver rald that IL the patriarch
had prophesied drought instead Of a
deluge and advocated q system Of iris
cation instead OF building an ark his
friends and relatives would have had
less reason to complain OF him than Mr..
Bryans disciples now have to suspect
him. The pricesI OF the products Of labor
have increased rather than diminished.
Wages have gone up instead of down.
The tenure OF employment is more GER
tain and industrial prosperity is at its
best Instead Of the grasping, grinding
oppression OF the money power, we have
lower rates of interest and more money
to lend than ever before.
The democratic party has not put
aside the silver question" said Senator
sDolliver, but IL talking about some
thing else simply because the old sub
.tect has become tiresome and the audi
jence has scattered even byond the elo-
quence OF Mr. Bryan to bring it togeth-
er again. No one who is informed upon
the course pursued by Mr.. Bryan in die
tating the platform of the last demo-
cratic national convention can doubt his
purpose to overthrow the gold standard
and sink the country to the silver stand
ard and thus deal crushing blow to
labor and business 1t is still within
the power of the president, as the secre-
stary of the treasury has recently shown,
: to wipe out by q single executive order
all the results of our victory in 1896 Mr..
Bryan has persistently declined to an
s~er the question whether he will or will
not, II he becomes president, order the
Obligations Of the government paid in
silver instead of gold.
1t is no fese vain hope to imagine
that IL Mr.. Bryan Is elected president
1t would be impossible for adverse
financial legislation to be enacted with
in four years. If Mr. Bryan is elected
president the lower house of congress
will undoubtedly be democratic, and If
there is such a reversal of sentiment in
the country on the currency question as
to permit this to happen, it would very
soon result in change in the United
States senate sufficient to accomplish all
that Mr.. Bryan desires. He has shown
what he desires by insisting upon the
Federation of the Chicago platform OF
1896 and a specific declaration for 16
to l.
The question is whether the fortu-
nate and happy conditions which now
surround the American people shall be
deliberately voted down. Four years ago
the people of this country served notice
upon agitators. mischief makers, dema-
gogues and political leaders of all
grades that whoever denies the integrity
of American business must settle his
account, not with a political party, but
With the national character of Ameri-
ca"
Senator Dolliver spoke at some length
upon the Philippine question. holding to
the view that congress has full power
over the territories Of the United States
for their government and declaring that
Mr.. Bryan's claim that the constitution
follows the flag originated with John C.
e. Calhoun and was used by him in his
attempt to esta blish slavery in the terri
tories beyond the reach of congress- He
defended the policy Of the admini.tra-
ton in the PHILIPPINES and said that no
man could point to a single act OF in
Justice or oppression traceable to this
government. He referred to the report
sof the Philippine commission showing
that the popula ton consisted OF many
tribes and races of various degrees of
civilization, some hostile but nearly ali
friendly to the United States, and none
OF them capa BILE of esab lishing or main
tanning republican form Of govern
nent. Senator Dolliver said that Mr.,
Bryan was in no position to reprpach
the United States for possessing the
Philippine islands because he had. been
most instrumental in securing the }ratifi-
cation Of the treaty which brought those
Islands to the United Statea Mr.. Bry-
an. said Mr.. Dolliver, has not dared
say that the United States having ac-
quired the Philippines as result OF the
war and supplanted Spanish authority,
has any right to pull out and leave the
life and property OF the people unpro-
tected. Such course would have vip-
lated NOT only the law of nations but
the common precepts Of public morality.
We are asked to give the people of the
Philippines a stable government. but
this result will not be FASTENED by the
promise Of independence at the end Of
the establishment Of such government
a generation hence. The democrats pro.
pose to make the United States respon-
sible for the government Of the Philip
pines without having voice In It, The
government OF the United States will
never retreat from this responsibility
placed upon US by the treaty OF Paris,
which William ]. Bryan urged the Emit
ed States senate to ratify.''
Senator Dolliver quoted from thespub.
lie prints at the. time OF the Louisiana
purchase to.show that the same objec,
stions were made to the government OF
this territory az are now being nude TO
the government OF the Philip The
enemies Of Thomas Jefferson 9 he raid,
were then using against him ay6 his
policy the same argumentssv hlehsare
now being used against the REPUBLICAN
policy in the hilippiness' Mr.. Deliver
closed by predicting that the lem61fatic
srarty waD having more tE0ahIe to-day
getting Itself accepted a.. SS1Gnsp ion
eoe yec3ayAticn of IN danses thSn