The age-herald., 1900-10-25
MIR. BRYAN MADE 19
 SPEECHES IN DELAWARE
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 ton to the Republics of Central and South America"
 ss On the second question he said "No one has attempted to fix the number of hours or weeks or months necessary, but I will say this, that l believe that we could es- tablish a stable government in the Philip pine Islands in less time than the one established in Cuba and I think that can promise that our officials would not embezzle as Republican officials have em- < bezzled Cuban money"
 To the third questi6s he answered that in his speech of acceptance it was pro- sposed to give them independence as soon. .as their stable government Is established. He said
 <. !."The phrase and as soon means fmmed- fatefy in our language. I do not know what it means in Republican"
 Answering the fourth question he Vaid:
 "If the questioner had read my speech he would have seen that there was no limit on the protectorate, and we believe that this nation can ascertain the doctrine that when this nation helps a republic to stand upon it's feet the ground whereon it stands is holy ground, and that no King shall ever set his foot upon 1t.
 Answer to Fifth Question
 On the fifth question, relative to paying the obligations of this Government in sii- yer or gold if elected President, he said
 q want the Republicans who want that question answered to first find out what the law requires, and then l want them to know that If elected President l will en- force the law just as I will enforce the law against trusts, an put striped clothes on big thieves as we'll as little thieves. But if you ask me to construe a Republican law I will reply that I shall not construe law until it becomes my duty to enforce 1t.
 Having replied to the questions MT. Bryan then propounded some of his own. He said
 Now I want to ask five questions, and when I ask these questions I want some responsible man to answer them.' A MT. Bryan then quoted from the Presi- dents message of December 5, 1898, reeom- intending the increase of the army of 100,- 900 men, and asked if the Republican party through any one authorized to speak will declare that Republican success this fall means standing army of 100000 in the United States.
 His second question was:
 "If the Declaration of Independence is true and governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, then I want to ask how you buy the right to govern people, or secure title to them by force?"
 The third question was:
 ''Is the Filipino going to be citizen or subject?'
 And the fourth question:
 Can you purchase trade with human blood? The fifth question related to the estab- lishment of a protectorate in the Philippine Islands. concerning which MT. Bryan said:
 Republicans say that we cannot protect the Filipino without great deal of trouble. We have protected the Republics of Central and South America for seventy five years, and we have no authority in those South American Republics"
 After concluding his meeting at the tent MT. Bryan was driven to the Grand Opera House. where he made his last speech of the night to an audience composed largely of ladies, some of whom had held their seats for three or four hours.