Evening star., 1900-09-29
TALKS TO DAK0TANS
". ]. Bryan Makes Speeches at
Wahpeton and Fargo.
HARPs MOSTLY ON IMPERIALISM
Declares This Country is Initiating
English Methods.
THE CASE OF PORTO RIGA

FARGO, N. D., September 29.-Wm. ].
Bryan reached this city at 10 am. A stop
of an hour and a half was made here. The
democratic presidential candidate was es-
corted across the city to a park, where q
large crowd had gathered to hear him. 1t
was the principal speech of his days
journey. The special train bearing the
party left Aberdeen during the night. Its
first stop was madetat Hankinson, N. D., at
6:2O am. Mr.. Bryan spoke for five min
utes from the rear platform. discussing
imperialism
The next stopping place was Wahpeton.
stand had been erected at the intersection
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 administration the
trusts have increased. If you like the trusts
you ought to vote the republican ticket, and
you will get all you want of them.
II you have not enough OF them now you
will get enough if the republican party
how people have learned in the last four
years what the trust is. when they ought
to have known in advance. L am re-
minded of one of solomon's proverbs;
l think there is great deal of
wisdom in what Solomon said, and he
stated his wisdom in such way that peo-
pie ought to be able to understand 1t. 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 dishonorab1e part than the republic
can party has taken in turning war for
humanity into war for conquest.
Fargo was reached at 10 o'clock and
stop of an hour and half was made. More
than q third of the time was, however, spent
eSCOrftnR Rrvan civ q
park and back to the train. He spoke to
large audience dwelling especially upon
country to initiate England" He said:
MY attention has been called to another
imitation of English methods 1t will be
remembered that the republican party In
order to meet the protests which the Porto
Rican bill aroused offered to give back to
the people the taxes which had been col
lected from them. This was paraded be-
fore the public as an act of great benevo-
lence. and yet 1t was an act in imitation of
the British government in dealing with the
American col lonists. On page 264 of vol
ume Of the Worlds Great Orations' will
be found a protest read in the American
congress In 1I74 by Mr.. Jay, who had been
appointed to prepare an address to the peo-
pie of Great britain. 1t was approved by
Congress on the 21st day of October of that
year. "a
England Refunded Taxes
From this 1T viii be seen that the Eng
lish government. In order to silence COM
plant. provided that the revenues collected
In America should be expended in America
for it's protection and defense. The repub-
hcans. who have never by their votes, in
dorsed Imperialism or the colonial idea
should be affirmed at the constant ten
dency OF theprepublican party to abandon
American doctrines and substitute Euro
pean ideas. When the republicans tell you
that the money question is more important
than any other.- they stamp their own
policies as douar-mark policies and confess
themselves unable to see around dollar
no matter If human rights stand beyond
the dollar.
But" he continued, ..ff the money aues-
ton was paramount, the republican party
would not be able to defend its position.