The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-25
STUBBORN AS A MULE
WILLIAM j. BRYAN WON'T BULGE
FROM HIS SILVER PLANK.
Says He VIII Stick to II Notwithstand-
ing Efforts of Newspaper Edi-
tors and Other Democrats.

WICHITA, Kan, April 24.-"Neither
newspaper editors nor anyone else can
succeed in getting me to abandon free
silver. favor ii as much as l did in 1896.
While free silver will not be the leading
issue in this campaign. it will be one of the
issues" William j. Bryan made this fiat
footed statement during interview here
this afternoon. When asked what would
be some of the leading issues Mr.. Bryan
said: Trusts and Imperialism will be
paramount"
Mr. Bryan arrived here to-day at HOS
a. m, on his way from Texas to his home
I'm Nebraska His visit under the
auspices OF the Sunfiower League, DEM
ocratic organization embracing the State.
Mr.. Bryan attended a meeting of the club
this afternoon, making a short address.
and later delivered an open air speech to
5000 persons. Tonight he was the guest
of honor at the annual banquet of the Sun
flower League. Mr. Bryan. in the course
of his banquet speech, said:
1.-The public wonders why have dropped
the silver question. New measures are
resting upon US, but / shall never drop
the silver question until the little coteries
of English financiers cease to meet in Sc
cret and plan the laws of this country.
The difference between this campaign and
that of 1896 is that the matters of trusts
and Imperialism have been injected and
that the East has become educated on the
silver question. Tire East longer re-
CARDS Populists as Anarchists, but has
come to respect them
Referring to the Boer war he said: i
measure mems opinion by their sympa-
thies. The sympathies of all people are
with republics, and In the great contests
that are fought between Kingdoms and
republics we know where 10 place the
heart of Americans. 1t is to-day with the
Beers and / do not say this because ! am
against England. / have some regard for
England because am part English my
self / am also part Irish and part Scotch.
but above all am an American.
AS TO colonial affairs Mr.. Bryan said:
1--WE are unalterably for the Republic and
everlastingly against the empire and de-
nOunce the present national administration
for its shameless attempt to unsettle the
foundations of our government For It's
abandonment of the Monroe doctrine, for
its attempt TO thrust our country into Eu-
ropean and Asiatic politics, against which
We. have been warned by the fathers; for
Its attempt TO subjugate unwilling and lib
erty-loving people, not TO make them citi-
Gems, but serfs; for It's attemptto adopt for
our country the English colonial system.
as foreign to our plan of government as a
titled aristocracy or king; for its brazen
Cuba to give them their freedom: for its
permanent increase of our standing army
from 5000 to 100000 men. with no possible
Justification except TO keep unwilling for
eign people in subjugation; for its notori-
Gus secret alliance with England, TO be
used as a menace to other friendly nations,
and for Its carpetbag government and UNI
constitutional tariff inaugurated i'm Porto
Rico. All of these things. the natural Sc
quence of Republicanism, and the first
symptoms of military Imperialism. we
will forever oppose"