The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-24

and your own Senator German introduced
an amendment limiting the increase to
two years. The Populists and those who
allied themselves with the Democrats
forced this compromise. and but for Sem
ator German and his colleagues today the
United States would have a permanent
standing army of 100000 men. Senator
Hawley gave notice that with Repab-
lican House and Senate next time he
would bring up the measure again and try
to have 1t passed.
IF you vote the Republican ticket you
vote for large standing army. Why can
not the Republicans defend the increase?
The increase of 10000 men must be used
inside or outside the United States. This
is three times as large force. required
to persuade ten millions of people to sub
nit to taxation without representation, as
was needed over 70000,c coo who were gov
erned by consent of the governed.
What of the Philippines.
What do the Republicans propose to
do with the Filipinos? If to keep them
in idleness. how support them? And il to
keep them busy. how to do it? Syndicate5
want armies to suppress discomfort which
should be suppressed by corrective lesis-
lation.
The same spirit of conquest which
urges the Republican party against the
Philippines to secure trade will urge it
against other peoples to secure their
trade. The imperial nation is always
coward. 1t attacks little nations Thou
shalt not covet thy neighbours land unless
it be valuable
Covetousness leads to false swearing,
and so today the Republicans attempt to
justify themselves by false witness. They
say that the Filipinos are not capable of
self government, and would kill each
other the first chance they got if left to
themselves. So the Administration will
kin than all first so they cannot kill each
other.
Henry Clay said fifty years ago that if
any man said that another was incapable
Of se!f-governmeEt. he reflected on Gods
wisdom. The natural law ordained that
every man should govern himsef. The ma
tural law was right. God never made a
people incapable of self government
Thou shalt not kill unless necessary
to expand trade i deny the doctrine that
the expansion Of trade justifes the taking
OF life. Why do not the monopolists go
there themselves and buy the trade with
their own blood. and not send others?"
Mr.. Bryan here referred to 4 lumber
house which had obtained extensive pos
sesslonS IN the fniiipDlneS, ara winch
had stated that the question of labor had
been solved, as Chinose could be hired for
so to IS cents per day, Mexican money.
what do We want an army for?" con-
tinued Mr.. Bryan. ITO hold them for de-
velopment while they are developed with
Chinese labor? What is the title to the
Philippines? Did We buy them, or obtain
them by force? If We bought them. II is
not with the consent Of the governed. Ii
we obtained them by force it is not with
the consent of The governed"
Speaking upon the argument that the
flag shall not be pulled down, Mr.. Bryan
said in conclusion:
IF Republican President can haul
down the flag in Cuba a few miles from
our shores, a Democratic President can
haul it down seven thousand miles away.
II a Republican President can, upon his
own motion. haul down the flag in Alaska.
that the flag of the British Empire might
rise in it's place, Democratic President.
with the sanction of Congress, can haul
it down in the Philippines. The Republic
cans want the drum beat to be heard
about the world. We want the light Of
liberty to shine SO bright that it can be
seen around the world"