The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-20

the Treasury and the leading Republican
5papers were talking in favor of the gold
standard at the very time that the COM
mittee was in Europe trying to get rid OF
It.
He said that the ratio of Is to was
1Ghe only ratio that was discussed. and
the only ratio for which any coDslder:l-
bic number Of people were working Ha
denounced the currency feature OF the
F,ina nciaI bill. and said that the RepunIi-
can party had never In campaign adVo-
Gated the retirement OF the greenoatcks,
and that it would not he able co derend
that bill before the country He said
that a NATIONAL bank currency secured
by government bonds could not be-
permane1ft settlement of rhe queston
unless we had a permanent and .ncreIs-
& ing national debt. 35sss-s
BRYAN AND TRUSTS. u.
On the trust question he reiterated n.s
condemnation OF the Ee I, s5a n..
saving the President felt 1t snecessai!
rosderrornce trusts in his message last
Deceu1ber. but did not recommend
remedy. ,,r
Rryan. ..listened to the reading of the mes
sage, and then proceeded TO estaDlissn . q
paper money trust. which gives 10 uie
people larger chance OF injury anu -. ~
the banks larger opportunity ZOE prohl
1
He said that the Republican party was
nowerless to interfere with the trusts, be-
cause the leading Republicans We're con-
nected with the trusts, and the party nad
to rely upon trust contributions 70 carry
on the coming campaign. He presented
and defended his remedy. suggested at the
antitrust meeting In Chicago last faii-
Mr. Eryan, continuing, said:
."The desire to impose import duties on
Dny-to cnrnneIIed
the Republican party to disclose It's impe-
realistic tendencies.
imperialism means that the people
brought under the flag are not to share
In the guarantees of the Constitution.
It is amazing that Republicans have
contemplated the permanent acquisition
of the philippine Islands without stop
ping to consider the future status OF
the Filipiuos Are the Filipinos to- be
! citizens? Can we expect anything but
/ their hatred so long as we rule them
through Scarpet-bag governors The Re
publlcans have studiously avoided DIS
oussion of the philippine question. They
have opposed consideration Of that gues-
ton by the cry that nothing could be
done until the insurrection was put
down. The Porto Rico tariff bill. how
ever. gives US some idea OF the treat
! ment which the Ftliptnos may expect,
and Professor Schurman, one OF the
! Presidents commissioners, says that this
bill will arouse suspicion In the mind Or
| the Filipino as to his future condition.
Mr.. Bryan proposed as the only con-
sistent settlement Of the Philippine ques-
ton a declaration Of the nation, 8 pur-
pose to give the Ff1ipinos independence
as soon as a stable government es
tablished, and then hostihttes will cease
! Not a protectorate such as European
countries use for the spoila ton OF the
protected, but protection such as this
| alton has exercised over the republics
OF Central and South America
! II imperialism, Mr. Bryan said. had It's
! inspiration In the desire of the syndf-
Gates to extend their commerce by con-
quest, and he said that he was wiling 70
endorse the language of BENJAMIN = frank-
s,Ifn-anf1 saw that ..cool and d1spasstonate
Iposterity will condemn TO infany rnose
| who advised It. =
LINCOLN. NEB., March il9---Ine Popu-
IlIst convention was somewhat turbulent
from the start; roll-calls were frequent.
I and progress was slow The meeting
Opened with spirited contest for te1n-s
lporary Chairman, W. Il Westovers ol
Chaldrpn finally winning -
| The Committee on Credentials decided
against the claims OF the Mddle-of-the-
Road Pupuhsts from Omaha. to sbe
classed as delegates. and barred them from
the convention. The position OF D Glenn
Deayer, OF Omaha. as member OF q the
Populist National Committee from Ne
brasla, was declared vacant. and y. e
Thomas, OF Omaha, was chosen N his
place. SIS
r.Deaver was ousted for the reason
that he was stnot considered member
OF the PopuHst party. =
After being denied admission ut deIe-
gates to the Popu.ist convention. tina
Mtddle-of- the-ruaders held q convention
OF sheIr own. and appointed Nebraska
delegation TO attend the PonuAse sonNen-
tion A. Cincinnati They also decsfed To
hoId state convention In NeorasEa q
4 some date after the Kansas CITY conyen-s
ton. 49,