The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-01-12
BRYAN is SANGUINE.
Saws Democrats Are United for the
Coming Fight.
The Prospective Candidate for Pres
ident Warmly Received at Jack
son Day banquet in
Chicago.

The Jackson day banquet at Chicago,
Saturday. January 6, was. according TO
William j. Bryan, "a credit 10 the citys
democracy" The Nebraska leader was
principal speaker, and in his address
said:
THE years which have elapsed since 1896
snow how the voters of the party, when
their conscience, their judgment and thelr
| determination are once aroused. can resist
| the foes within and the foes without ana
keep the party true to its high mission as
| the representative of the struggling masses
| in their never-eEding contest with Inc
privileged classes. The plutocratic irffiu-
| ence which won the last national campaign
and which have rioted in power ever since
| have not been able TO force the surrender
/ OF a single plank or line or syllable OF the
| Chicago platform.
After three years burial of the money
question by our opponents they recently
/ have accentuated its importance by pre-
senting currency bill which would have
! condemned the republican party TO over
| whelming defeat If il had been proposed oN
| the president in his letter of acceptance
! The bill is so bad that 1t could not be forced
| through the congress chosen in 1876, but III
| 1895 when the people were engaged in war
| for humanity, the financiers capture1 con
/ gress while the republican leaders with
| perspiring patriotism were pleading 10 the
| people to uphold the president while the
! treaty with Spain was being concluded
! The people were intent upon the conclusion
| of the war waged for the political indie
| pendence of the Cubans, and the wan
| street magnates were building for the
financial subjugation of the producers OF
wealth In the United States.
Decries the Currency Hill.
The currency bill fastens US to the finan-
| cial systems of the old world and subjects
US to all the disturbances which affect them
| while 1t places the control of the volume or
paper money in the hands of bank trust,
which will be as merciless TO the people OF
! this country as Weyler was to the recon-
| centrados. The fight for bimetallism at
| the ratio of sixteen to one has not been
| lost. The increased production of gold has
| shown the advantage OF more money ana
| has answered the argument so often made
! that the parity could not be maintained
| because of the overproduction OF silver.
The fight against bank note circulation
| will grow stronger as the big banks swal-
/ low up the little ones and as the people
| learn that a permanent national bank note
| circulation secured as at present necessi-
| tates a permanent and increasing national
| debt
| Il have discussed the trust question in
| this city so recently that it is only neces-
! sary for me to say that the democratic
! party will meet the issue with plain and
! positive remedy. The republican party is
/ unable to enact and enforce efficient anti
trust laws. When new legislation is de-
| handed republican leaders say that the
! present law is sufficient: when new trust
| is pounded out republican officials say that
| the law does not cover the case. This ad-
! Unstable view of the law reminds me of the
| little boy at the table. His father was help
| ing plate and the boy exclaimed: What,
| all that for grandma No replied the
! father, this plate is for you. my SON oh,
| a. IL aTAil inc he EnN
Imperialism Strong Issue.
THE question of imperialism will occupy
a prominent place in the next campaign. 1t
matters not whether the war in the Philip
| pines ends in the near future or continues
| until election. The people must determine
! the policy TO be pursued in regard to the
| Filipinos That policy must contemplate
the ultimate independence of the Filipinos
or their permanent retention under Amer
| lean sovereignty. If the islands are 10 be
| retained permanently the inha bitants must
! be given the hope of full citizenship or they
must be condemned to the lot of subjects.
| Who desires TO admit them to share and
share alike with us in the destiny OF this re-
| public?
The McEnery resolution, which passed
the senate last March by republican votes,
/ announces that the Philippine islands were
| never to become an integral part of the
| United States. II We retain possession per-
manenuy. then, We must be prepared to
| support by force a war which will never
! cease 10 be obnoxious 20 the native popula-
/ ton.
Colonial FNiIcy IL Opposed.
England has been In control of India for
| a century and . half. and yet. according 10
! Mr.. Morrison. an EnEishman. in book re-
! Gently published. there is not in India a
| native paper Of influence which defends the
| English government. He also complains of
/ the ferocity Of the educated classes No
| one who understands history or human
nature can expect an alien government to
| be satisfactory. We cannot adopt a colonial
| policy without ignoring the doctrine of self
government, so long cherished in this coun-
| try, and We cannot ignore that doctrine in
! dealing with the Filipinos without endan-
| gerng its existence in the United States.
Upon what ground can forcible annexa-
ton be defended? Is it on the theory that
| the Filipinos are incapable of self-govern-
ment? Clay, in discussing the revolutions
which led to the establishment of the South
American republics. declared that self-gov-
| eminent is the natural government and as
| serted that those who deny the capacity of
| any people for self-governHent impeach
the wisdom of the Creator CLAY was right
The doctrine that it is the duty of a power
| ful nation TO cross IAN ocean and force an
| alien government upon another race which
happens TO inhabit valuable lands is a doc
! trine conceived in avarice, born in iniquity
anu deIenueu always by hypocrisy.
| when we enter upon a policy of empire
we cease TO be mural factor in the worlds
| progress. Heretofore we have sympathized
with all people struggling for the right to
| govern themselves but now when the Beers
are willing to die in defense of their repub-
/ lie the advocates of an imperial policy are
unable to express sympathy because we
are ourselves engaged in a war of conquest
| The opponents of imperialism sympathize
with the Beers not because England is the
aggressor. but because of the American he
lief in the Declaration of Independence.
The Gold Standard
do you know what the gold standard
means?" he asked. why, when the Eng
/ lish armies lost three battles in South Az
RIGA and there was disturbance in London
1t manifested itself in New York and II was
necessary for the great financiers 10 rush
in with $4,000, 600 of gold to bring interest
/ down from ls6 per cent and necessary for
the treasury TO step in and help Wall street
out If a few reverses In a war with a
handful of Beers shakes New York with
the gold standard, where will your gold
standard be If England ever reaches ma
ton of her size?
They talk about prosperity. Yes, there
has been some prosperity. but the larger