The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-10-02
PRESIDENTS BY NEGRO VOTES.
The Voters Promised Offices Rewarded by Re,
publicans With Janitorships.

ningS Bryan reached this city at 10 a. III.
A stop of an hour and a half was made
here. The Democratic Presidential can
didatc was escorted across the city TO
a park where a 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. rs first stop was made
at Hankinson, y. D., at 6.20 a. m. MIR.
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 TO the people assembled
there for fifteen minutes. He likened the
voters to stockholders in a corporation,
and said:
Under the Republican Administrations
the trusts have increased. If you like
the trusts you ought to vote the Itepub-
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, | am reminded of one OF
Solomon's proverbs. l think there is a
great deal of wisdom in what Solomon
said. He stated his wisdom in such a
way that people ought to be able to un-
dcrstand it. He said: The wise man
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 a
more dishonorable part than the Re-
publican party has taken in turning q war
for humanity into a war for conquest.'
AT Fargo Mr.. Bryan spoke - 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 to
another imitation of English methods. 1t
will be remembered hat 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 benevolence, and yet it was
an act in imitation of the British Gov
ernn.cnt in dealing with the American
colonists. On page 1904 of volume Z OF
the Worlds Great Orations' will be
found a protest read in the American
Congress in TIA by Mr.. Jay, who had
been appointed to prepare an address to
the people Of Great Britain. 1t was APP
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
complaint, provided that the revenue col
lected in America should be expended il
America for its protection and defense.
The Republicans, who have never by
their votes endorsed Imperialism or Tho
colonial idea. should be alarmed at the
| constant tendency of the Republican
party to abandon American doctrines and
| substitute European ideas. When tht
| Republicans tell you that the none
question is more important than any
| other, they stamp their own policies as
| dollar-mark policies and confess them
| selves unable to see around a dollar
no matter if human rights are behind th'
dollar.
But" he continued, eff the none,
question was paramount, the Republi
can party would not be able to defend it
position"
Upon the Philippine question Nj
Bryan said:
IF you think that the Filipinos ar
fighting against our authority over Their
merely because l am a candidate 70
| PrGSl06nC. L answer lHdI the CLDdH
struggled for thirty years when | wa
not a candidate for President. The CD
onists fought for independence over on
hundred years ago, and my name had no
even been heard of. No, il was nc
Democracy, nor my candidacy, tina
placed in the heart Of the Filipino tn
hatred Of foreign domination.'
While Mr.. Bryan was discussing tn
status of the FiliDinos someone in III
crowd asked:
How about the negroes@'
This question aroused the speaker, an
he answered warmly. saying that the re
publicans never wanted to discuss tn
race question except in campaign times.
IF you will look at the Sulu Treaty,
he said. "ycu will have a chance 10 tai
about the negroes during the campaigl
| do not know Of a Durer piece OF hypt
crisy than the hypocrisy of the Rcpubli
can who defends the Sulu Treaty and cor
dennis the amendments in the Souther
States. The Republican party has take
the negro for so years to an Office doc
and then tied him on the outside. tn
negro has bestowed Presidents on tn
Republican party and the Republica
party has given to the negro janitorshiI
/! in returu.o