Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-01-24
Mr.. Bryan on Imperialism.

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against Imperialism in his speech at
Music Hall Saturday evening was
eloquent and convincing. The prin.
cipal reasons for the adoption of this
policy by the Republican party, he
believed could be summarized in the
declaration that "there is money in
IL; that God is in it, and that we are
in 1T and can't get out" When an
imperislist the declaration that sthere
is money In 1t says the new policy
will pay, declared Mr.. Bryan, he is
compelled to put money value on
each American life that is sacrificed
In the effort to conquer the Filipinos.
Il dare you to put a money value on
an American life. When boy dies
for liberty his mother thanks God
that she has borne son for so noble
sacrifice; but where is the mother
who will rear boy to exchange for
Oriental trade at so much a headl"
Mr.. Bryan denounced the doctrine
that God has selected the Repu blican
party to wage in His name war of
conquest. "Th~re may be prophets"
he REMARKED, "but YOU will pardon
me if | express it as my deliberate
opinion that when God gets ready to
speak to the American people He will
choose somebody beside Mark Hanna
as his mouthplece.
Mr.. Bryan ridiculed the suggestion
that the Philippines would furnish
homes for the surplus population of
the United States. think of it,"
he said; go people TO the square
mile over there now and 20 people to
the square mile here When it is
possible for people to pass freely from
the Philippine Islands to the United
States and from the United States to
the Philippines there will be more
Malays coming to this country to
bring their Oriental habits and com
pete with American labor than there
will be Americans TO go over aud live
in the tropics"
Mr.. Bryan believes that the Filipi.
nos should be given independence.
I'VE should treat them as we promis
ed to treat the Cubans. We told the
Cubans that we were fighting for lib
erty, not land. Let us tell the Fill
plnOs that they are to stand mp aud
be free and then say TO all the world.
"Hands off, and let that republic
work out its own destiny" In his
opinion the war could be ended at
once upon the assurance of indepen
dence to the Fillipinos, and there
would be no humiliation to the Unit.
ed States in telling them now that
they would be given their freedom.
Mr.. Bryan's ideal of the destiny of
the American repub bile is that "this
nation may be able to stand erect and
say at all times that il svmpathlzes
with anybody who is willing to die
for liberty. In every contest hereto
fore between republicans and mon
archy the American people have ex
pressed their sympathy. When Greece
was struggling TO be free Webster
and Clay exerted their eloquence in
defense of a resolution pledging sym
pathy. When the Cubsns were fight
ing for their liberty all parties de-
clared the sympathy OF the American
people" Now, however, "w hen 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 saw IA
word to express their sympathy"
This silence Mr.. Bryan compared
to paralysis that is creeping over
the nation. eff the United States"
he declared, "enters upon a career of
Imperialism it will cease to be NOR
al factor in the worlds progress. If
it enters upon career of conquest it
will not be in a position to raise its
protest against that doctrine when
applied by other nations"
Mr.. Bryan's views on national fl
nance were in the main the same
which he has held for several years
past. He discussed the Financial
bill pending in the Senate and main
tanned that it would give the nation
al banks control of the currency and
create dangerous "money trust. -
Baltimore Sun.