The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-25
Not Opposed to the Honest Ac-
cumuIat'on of Wealth.
THE POLICY OF IMPERIALISM.
1t Is Impossible. He Declares. With
out a Large Standing Army-Fa
vors Expanding Trade. But
Would Not Give One Ameri-
can for All the Trade
of the Orient.
(By Associated rress.

MANHATTAN. HAS. August CIV. J.
Bryan began the day with speech here
at 1o:So A. NJ The community is regarded
as strongly Republican, but there was
u large audience.
Mr.. B.yan said he preferred speaking
10 the Republicans on the principle that
it is always right to save brands from
the burning He believed most Republi-
cans would leave their party when con-
try better than by remaining in it.
In the first place. he said. the Repub-
lfcan party had been a silver party. now
it had become gold standard party. 1t
had supported the gresnhacks. now it
proposes TO Substitute a bank currency
for the greenhacks Ii had heretofore,
denounced trusts. now its lea iers were
found generally defending the trusts.
Speaking of trusts. he asked what the
individual Republicans, especially the Re-
publican farmers. were getting out OF the
trusts
NOT OPPOSED TO WEALTH.
I'VE do not object to the honest accu-
mutation OF wealth." he sad, II want a
Government that gives every poor man
the tlope of being rich some day, u Cow
erdment that gives the rich man aSsur-
ance that his children Will be protected
IL they ever become poor. What [ object
TO is Government that protects few
men in their robbery nf the masses.
and then denounces e:erybodg an
Anarchist that does not like TO be robbed.
I want you Republicans 70 gee what
change has been made in the Republican
party. You Republicans recognize that
there has been transformation in the
country. you cannot see the changes mat
Il SY-.x.,, ,-,yyN-
I am going to ask II you can SEES the
change that has taken place III your party's
position in those questions that have come
up since the Spanish war tApp!auseo
He declared that a policy of imperialism
is impossible without large army
| when the Government comes from NE
people" he said, 1.-The people VII come
from their homes 70 support II. but Wheh
you buiId on brute force ycu have got TO
have an army to prevent the people ifiEiA-
ing faces at you
.-If we are to resort to Imperialism IN the
PhiIIpuines in order y get the trade OF
those islands is it not reasonable to sup
pose that the same policy will be hfotEht
into rc1uis!tion to get the trade OF oliief
countries?'
WANTS TRADE EXTENDED
Then the speaker said: When an
American boy dies for liberty ms fno1ier
thanks GOD tIl1s tie saw -
hear and rear a son for such noble sacr'-
fec. but what American mothers want to
rais. boys at so much per head2 That IS
what irnper.a'isrn means ( believe IN tfis
EXPANSION of trade. I wan; this country
-o extend her trade but | wound not pil
one American citizsn or the auction nteek
and sell him for all the trade of the or.ent,
If I had to buy it by his blood o'sete
applause) ,.,.,,,.,,,.,
Mr.. BRYAN asserted that the Republicans
are evad:ng the question Of expansion ana
said that after having asserted over ana
over again that the silver question WAS
dead they resurrectet it, far beyond me
predictions of Democrats Important as
vas that issue. IT could not be used to pre-
,en, adeouats discussion of issues OF more
pressing questions.
In closing Mr.. Bryan said:
s.The splendors of an empire nave ihre''
Governments on to destruction in the past
we do not want the splendors OF an eth-
pre: we want a Government Of tie peo-
pie by the people md for the people. Tilat
is glory enough for US. Capplausel. Ana
when Republicans tell you what we are
going to do and how we are going to reaeh
out and go into lands for their exploration.
you remember that passage from tae
Scripture md you can paraphroSe i itiS"
an answer that they cannot meet.
.. What shall it profit US { ws gam tne