The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-09
THE DEMOCRACY'S ADVANTAGE
Outlined by Mr. Bryan in Speech at Night.
Webster Davis Also Spoke.

toward an English colonial system that
II dares not now defend. (Applause.) It's
policy upon Imperialism is today driving
men out OF the republican party who nave
| been republicans from the birth of that
party. and IL you 60 through the country
you will find that various questions appeal
to various elements of this people ana
that on every question we are bringing
he people out of the republican party
and the republican party is not able 10
justify Itself on any Il these questions
(Applause.) 1t has alarmed the people
who were born in other countries anu
know something OF the dangers OF mill
tarsm II has alarmed the people who
are born IN this country and were nur-
tured in the belief that the Declaration OF
Independence was sacred document. tAD-
plause)
"The republican party dares not defend
its policy IN the Philippine Islands. The
republican party today is responsible for
every drop OF blood drawn from an Amer
lean In the Philippine islands or drawn
by American soldiers (Long and con-
tinued applause) There never was any
occasion for war in the Philippine
islands. (Applslse) There never would
have been war In the Philippine ISLANDS
II the republican party had dealt With
the Flipinos according to American
principles. The republican party refused
10 TeEORUlLp lHh DluulHR lpttt VI INC
Declaration OF independence in its deal
ings with the Filipinos and that repuo-
lican legislation, places the dollar of trade
above human rights In dealing with yhc
ilipinos (Applause.) year aud half
, has elapsed since the war broke out in
the Philippine islands we have $1,000
soldiers there now, and the republican
partv coulo stod that war at any time.
but it has not hac time to deal with the
Philippine question. applause and
clearineD II had time TO take one more
step toward the gold standard; it had
time to turn over the paper money OF tins
country TO National banks and to lei
trusts grow and thrive and fatten on
the people. But It has not time 20 say
a word that will stop bloodshed and make
peace instead of war in the Philippine rs
lands. (Great applause.) And why notF
, Because It wants to make money out or
colonial policy; because the same IN
fuences which dominated II In its DO
nestle policies now dominate it In It's tor-
eign policy. And when the republicans
come TITO the campaign to defend inc
, Philippine policy you dare them to De,
: fend it On the ground that II VIII pay. II
they say It pays to sacrifice our soldiers
and kill other people in order to gain
trade. tell them that you will not trade
one American boy for all the trade OF the
Orient (Cheers and applause.)
LET me suggest an argument that Will
close the mouth Of every man who says a
war of conquest will pay. Whenever
republican stands before an audience and
tells them that war of conquest WIZ
pay; that we can afford to purchase trade
with blood, you tell him to go and buy
it with his own blood and not send others
there to shed their blood. (Great ap"
plause and cheers) But, my friends you
are going to listen tonight to one who LEFT
the republican party because he. was not
willing to ndorse its foreign policy; one
who has left the republican party rattle.
than be silent when he believed that SYM
pa Thy ought to be expressed tor those
who were fighting the same kind of battle
that our forefathers fought century and
a quarter ago
IF / wanted to write scathing con E.
demnatlon OF the republican party ! would
say it was the fra, administration this Ma
tion ever had that a man had to go out
of il he should say he desired to see a re-
public live. Great applause.) This is
the first time it has become necessary for
man to sever his connection with the
administration in order to express his
sympathy for hose who were struggling
for the right to govern themselves IRE
newed applause and cheers.) II thesc.pol-
icies prevail, We are going TO have a diff
Ifercnt idea OF government from that
taught in our schools heretofore. To-day
republicans tell us THAI we are going to
be good to the Filipnos; thai We are
going to give them such a measure of
liberty as they are able to enjoy; that
we are going to measure their capacity
and fill cheir little cups fun OF liberty
for them We insist that liberty is not
the gift OF human government but IS the
gift OF God Himself wild and enthust-
astic cheering) And when the republic
cans tell us that they are going to give
to the Filipinos large measure of lib
erty we repey to them that when God
created the Fllipinos He gave them their
right to liberty and what God has Joined
together let no man put asunder." Cheer
ing and applause.)
Mr., Bryan was followed by Hon. Web
ster Davis. who was receNs- With am
plause second only TO that accorded Mr..
Bryan. Mr.. Davis confined himself large
~ to an attack upon the attitude of the
administration towards the Boer war. He
repeated his charge that there was a So
cret alliance between the government of
1Teal Britain and Of the United States
After announcing his willingness to ac-
cept the democratic platform entire and
inoulging in some general remarks. Nj
Davis said:
In what have to say in reference to
my WISH ~ south Africa ! would have 1t
'TN"'A NNah L uO uDL say word
against the British people. but If ia
against the British government do nor
wish to say anything either against tho
American people, but what saw now Ia
against the government at Washington
peileve there Is secret understanding
between this and the British government
indeed 1t has come to pass on the MARI
OF the Britieh officers and Brltish nrsss
IN an parts Of South Africa and Nortb
africa and all of Europe that there is a
secret understanding between Great Brit
alh ana the United States to the effect
mat IN case any foreign country shonlA
want 10 intervene on behalf of The Moor
noers then this country would stand nv
1ieAt britain with it's great army and
navy indeed that statement has boon
n cLsue ooidly and 1t has mot been
challenged by the representatjvon
naIe boldly and 1t has not hee9
tthhaaengel by the Representatives Of
the British govrnmnt or NV e' tS oa
REPRESENTATIVES OF the British nress
taau there is such isl understsn5.
Ing tbs, Joseph Chamberlain has made
tlal statement in several Of his adj
dresses and the conduct OF the secretary
VI state at Washington toward the Boer
eny9,s is sufficient to prove that there n
rertainly and must be some sort Of an