Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-01-25
Mr.. Bryan on imperialism.

Hon. William J. Bryan's argument
against Imperialism III his speech al
Music Hall Saturday evening was ell
oouent aud convincing The pnncl-
pal reasons for the adoption OF tins
policy by the Republican party, he
believed, could be summarized III the
declaration that there is money III
it; that God Is III it, and that We are
in it and can't get out, When an lm-
perialist makes the declaration that
there is money In 1t, says the new pol
icy will pay, declared Mr. Bryan, he Is
compelled toput money value Oh each
American life that Is sacrificed IN the
effort to conquer the Flhplnos. Il
dare you TO put money value on all
American lite. When boy dies tor
liberty his mother thanks God that
she has borne a son for so noble d sac
rlfce but where Is the mother who
will reara boy 10 exchange for oriental
trade at so much head Mr.. Bryan
denounced the doctrine that God has
selected the Republican party to wage
In His name war OF conquest. There
may be prophets" he remarked, but
YOU will pardon NE If | express 1t as
my deliberate opinion that when God
gets ready TO speak TO the American
people He will choose somebody beside
Mark Hauna as his mouthplece.
Mr. Bryan rdlculed the question
that the Philippines would furnish
homes for the surplus population OF
the United States Think Of It, he
SAID /; 80 people to the square mlle
over there now and 20 people to the
square mile here When II Is possible
tor people to pass freely trom the
Philippine Islands to the United
States aud from the United States to
he Philippines there will be more
Malayo counting to this country TO
uuug their oriental habits and com-
pete with American labor than there
wall be Americans TO % over and
1--we III the tropics.
Nh Bryan believes that the FlllpI-
nos should be gwen independence
We should treat them as We promised
10 treat the Cubaus We told the Gu
bans that we were lighting for liberty,
not land Let us tell the FIhplnOs
that they are TO stand up and be flee
and then say TO all the world, Hands
of, and let the public work out It's
own destiny " In his opinion the
war could be en.ied at once upon TIT
assurance OF independence TO the Fill
lplnos, and there would be no huulll-
atlon to the United States in telling
them now that they would be given
their freedom Mr.. By ans ideal OF
destiny of the American republic Is
that this nation may be able stand
erect and say at times that II sympa-
thlzes with anybody who Is willing to
die Tor liberty. In every contest be-
tween Republcansm and monarchy
the American people have expressed
their sympathy. When Greece was
struggling to be free Webster and
Clay exerled their eloquence in de-
tense Of a resolution vledglug SYM
patty. When the Cubaus We're fight
ing Tor their liberty all parties de-
clared the sympathy Of the American
people Now, however, when the
English Government is attempting to
take from the people of the Boer Re-
public the right TO govern themselves,
the people who believe IN Imperialism
IN the United States dare not say
word to express their sympathy.
This silence Mr.. Bryan compared
to paralysis that is creeping over the
nation. If the United States" he
declared, "snters upon career Of im-
perlahsm it will cease TO be a moral
factor in the worlds progress. If II
enters upon a career Of conquest 1t
will not be in position to raise It's
protest against that doctrine when ap-
Piled bv other nations"
Mr. Bryans views on national f.
nance were in the main the same
which he has held for several years
past. He discussed the hnancial bill
pending in the Senate and maintained
that it would give the national banks
control of the currency and create
dangerous "mouey trust. '-BaltimOre
San.