The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-25
BRYAN ON IMPERIALISM.
He CHARGES the Administration with Hos
iiliiy TO Amerlcanism.
N IS APiNC THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT
A Gross Disregard of the Promises
Made to the People of Cuba and
CarpetbnRgism.

Wichita. Kan, April CIV. ]. Bryan
arrived here today on his way from Texas
to his homo in Nebraska. This afternoon
Mr. Bryan made an open air speech to 5000
persons. Tonight he was the guest OF
honor at the annual banquet OF the sun
flower league. John S. Crosby of New
York and Allen o. Meyer OF Ohio were
also guests
Mr.. Bryan, in the course of his banquet
speech, said; "The public wonders why
l have dropped the silver question. New
measures are resting upon us, but l shall
never drop the silver question until the
little coterle of English hnanciers cease
TO meet in secret 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 be-
come educated on the silver question. The
East no longer regards us as anarchists,
out has come to respect u.s..
Referring to the Boer war, he said 81
measure mems opinions 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 to place hearts
of Americans. 1t is today with the Beers
don't say this because | am against
ENGLAND. l have some regard for Eng
land, because am part English myself.
am also part Irish and part Scotch--but
above all l am an American"
AS to colonial affairs. Mr.. Bryan said:
we are unalteribly for the Republic and
eVerlasungly against the empire, and de-
nounce the present National administra-
tion FOR it's shameless attempt to unsettle
the foundations Of our government. for its
abandonment of the Monroe doctrine. for
its attempt to thrust our country into
European aud Asiatic politics against
which we have ben warned by the fathers;
for It's attempt TO subjugate unwilling and
liberty loving people--not to make them
citizens but serfs; for its attempt to
adopt for our courtr5 the English colonial
system. as foreign to our plan of govern
ment as titled aristocrat or king: for
a gross disregard OF our promise to the
people Of Cuba to give them their freedom;
for its permanent increase of our standing
army from $4,000 to 100000 men. with no
possible justification except to keep I'M
willing foreign people in subjugation; for
It's notorious secret alliance with England
10 be used as a menace to other friendly
nations, aud for its carpet bag govern
ment and unconstitutional tariff inauGu-
rated in Puerto Rico. All OF these things
the National sequence OF republicanism
aud the symptoms of military imperial
ism-we will forever oppose"
Chicago. April PA special from
Wichita Kau,, to the Times Herald says;
Neither Editor Moss nor anyone else
can succeed in getting me to abandon free
silver. favor 1t as much as did in
1896 While silver will not be the leading
issue in this campaign, 1t will be one OF
the leading Issues"
W. !. Bryan made this fatfooted state
nent during an Interview here this after
noon. When asked what would be some
of the leading Issues Mr.. Bryan said;
Trusts and Imperialism Will be para
mount