The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-05

say about the running Of the govern
meut-
We expect that the campaign viii be
conducted in behalf of the great mass
Of the American people. and we have
the right to call upon them to help with
their money as well as their votes to win
this fight which IS their fight and not
our fight
we need the clubs to help get the
votes out on election day Out in our
state we sometimes arrange to have vol
unteers who viii 60 out and when they
md & man who thinks he IS too busy
husking corn to spare the time to vote
the volunteer husks in his place until
he goes and votes We need these clubs
to help get the vote out, and then we
need these clubs to help get the votes
counted and to prevent fraud after they
are cast I glory in the work done thus
far The meeting of these delegates
here Is an Indication Of the interest
taken IN this work and I beg you TO
spend every possible moment between
now and election IN securing funds for
those principles which you believe ana
for this cause which you have 50 earn
eStIy espoUsed-'
Mr. Bryan then went into a discussion
Of the campaign issues, paying especial
attention to the trust question He con-
tinued-
The Republican party IS not prepared
to defend itself on the army question
They say there is no question Of mil
itarIsm- and yet an army four times as
great as the standing army OF 1885 IS de-
Tnauded by the presidents message OF
December 1898 How much do we spend
for education in the United StateS2 Less
than 500, 600. 600 a year How much do
the Repu 5IiCanS want to spend on mill
tary establishments One hundred mill
lion dollars a year. They want to spend
more thah half as much for q military
esta bIishment as we spend for the ed
uctaiOu of the children of the United
States. They can only give one reason
That IS the one they do not give There
are two reasons which lead men IN
this country to want large standing
army. One IS q domestic one What do
nestle reason is there for d large army2
To protect US from the Indians2 NO,
the less Indians we have the more army
the Republican party wants That IS
not the cause. Why do they want it2
81. tFar thesv can build q fort near every
large city and use the army to suppress
by force the discomfort that ought to be
cured by remedial legislation
The Ia boring man asks for arbitra.-
ton and gets a large army. he asks re-
lief from government by injunction and
gets a large army; he asks protection
from the blacklist and his answer Is
large army, he asks for shorter hours
of labor in order that he may have more
time with his family. and for the de-
vaI0pTnant Of his mind and his answer IS
a large army; he asks for representation
in the presidents cabinet in order that
labor may be protected. and his answer
IS a large army. That Is the domestic
reason which IS not given, ana YET IT IS
q. reason entertained by many What
is the reason they g5ve2 They say We
need II for our foreign policy but, my
friends. they asked fer the army before
the American people had ever decided
upon foreign policy that made a large
army necessary
Mr.. Bryan made his customary review
Of the Philippine question, and contin-
ued-
when we say all men are created
equal we can stand upon that and de-
fend cur rights, but the moment we
abandon It every man has to carry his
pedigree with him to show that he be-
longs TO the wei born class The Re
publican party is following the paths of
monarchy It does not propose a king
but It proposes a principle upon which
only q king can stand II does not pro-
pose 4 crown but it proposes a doctrine
that can mt nothing but q crown The
Republican party has done IN Porto Rico
Just what England did IN this country
ard our president IS doing today, just
what George III did q century and a
quarter ago- What difference does It
matter whether you call him president
or emperor or king If he administers
the powers OF q king
Mr.. Bryan left at o'clock over the
Biz Tour road Tor Lebanon. Ind to de-