Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-22
W. ]. Bryan Accuses Republicans Of
Great Wickedness.
SPEECH At AUBURN, NEBRASKA
Makes a Plea for Election OF
G. w. Berger.
TALKS OF THE FILIP1NOS


in the court house grounds. A light rain
was falling, but a good-sized crowd was
present, including many ladies'. All the
speeches of the day were planned to be
made in the first congressional district.
which was represented by MIR. Bryan in
Congress, and which, since mis- retirement,
has been represented by republican MEM
Der.
He made a plea for the election of G. W.
Berger the democratic candidate for the
office of national representative. and asked
for the support of the whole democratic
ticket Comparing the government to a
corporation. he said that all citizens were
stockholders As such. they owed 1t to
themselves to look after the conduct of the
directors of the corporation He charged
the republican administration-the govern
ment directors-Vith deceit in ali its poll
citS. This deception. he said had been
pIacticed III regard to he financial system,
The trusts and the foreign policy of the
country. lie charged the republican party
with the intention Of fastening national
debt upon the people. lie devoted himself
especially To the enlargement OF the army,
50 wing that If I'VE could take the Philip
pine Islands could subject any weak
people.
The republican party was building its pol
icy upon the plea that might makes
right" They were asserting that the tfnan-
issue only because the republican party re-
garded the dollar of more consequence than
the man. He dwelt upon liberty as a God
given right, saying that the FiiipinoS were
as much entitled To ii as we are
In promising them good government we
are only promising what kings promised
under similar circumstances. We have, he :
asserted. no title to the Philippine Islands
according to the Declaration OF Indepen-
dence. In the first place. Spain had no
title. and in the second place. We cannot
buy people. Already more had been spent
in the way of treasure in the Philippines,
to say nothing of blood than the profits of
trade with those islands would bring for
many years The flag had been hauled
down in Mexico. and the Mexican people
were better off with their own government
than they would be with an American car
pet bag government in that country.
Mr.. Bryan said. referring to alleged re-
publican inconsistencies:
Likens Mckinley to Cleveland.
You republicans who were shouting
yourself hoarse when Mckinley said in
1891. that Mr. Cleveland was trying to
make money the master and all things else
the servant-dd not it take you several
days to come around and hurrah for Nc
kinley when he followed in the footsteps
and did the same things that Cleveland
had done? You republicans who said that
the greenbacks saved the country when
both gold and silver left it, did not it take
vocate the retirement of the greenbacks?
You republicans who were boas,ing that
the party was paying off the national debt
did not II take you some time ito turn
a. ound to that position where you could
say that permanent debt is good thing?
You republicans that used to denounce
the trusts in the most vigorous language
did not il take you some time to turn
around where You could say that there are
good and bad trusts, and that the good
trusts are those which contribute most
literally TO the campaign fund? And don't
you think that some of you republicans are
In position where you not going TO
turn any more? You republicans who Tor
years have been boasting of the Fourth of
july that We had a country which did not
need large standing army and did not
have to have large military establishment
here as they have in Europe don't you
think you will refuse TO turn when the re-
publican party wants an army which Is
four times as large when the republican
administration was elected in 1896? You
republicans who used 10 brag of this-are
you not a little afraid that now you cannot
turn over and make your opinions conforTs
to the republican policy when you lind
that the expense of the army in a single
year Is half much as the entire amount
spent on the education OF all the children
In the United States. you willing to
enter upon this career of militarism?
Fears Increase of Army
When we talk about increasing the size
and say what is 10000 men in a coun-
try like ths?' / Will tell you that 100 600
men compared with the situation when the
republican party got into power Is four
times as big an army as existed then and
when You defend the increase of four times
the size Of the army in the last four yaers
tour years from now. you can with pro-
prlety say that we will have an army of
100000 If you have an imperial policy The
same spirit that carries you to the Philip
pine Islands will lead you into other places
and make you hold their people and make
them subjects against their will The
same spirit of mlitarism and imperialism
that carried you To the Philippine Islands
viii carry you wherever you can find a
people weak enough to be whipped by the
United States. The doctrine of imperial
ism Is the doctrine of the bully and the
coward II is the doctrine which takes
people under the pretense that YOU are
taking them for their good and you reach
your hands in their pockets and rob them
wniie you are taking them. Republicans
your papers tell you that the FiIiufnos are
savages; you dare not say it because Won
do not arm savages and turn them out to
night people They say that we cannot haul
dpwh the nag IN the Philippines once IL is
raised there.
Even inns administration does not find
any trouble or difficulty in hauling down
the flag In Alaska. l suppose they contend
that In a cold climate you can haul it down
but that you cannot In hot climate The
American flag represents the purpose of
the American people. Nobody can haul
our flag down against our wish but the
American people have the right 10 put II
up where they want and to take it down
where they desire.
Flag the Peoples Servant
The flag Is the servant of the nation:
the people are not the servant of the flag
II that Is true how you going to bring
the American troops back from Pekin They
planted the American flag there want the
American flag to come down from the Phil
ippine Islands In order that the flag of a
republic might rise in It's place. | would
rather that We have two flags representing
two republics than one representing an en-
pire. Ii any republican says that we can
not take II down in the Philippines / want
to remind that republican that our flag
floats in Cuba ard the republican President
promised 10 haul down the flag in Cuba
as soon as the Cuban flag is ready to raise
in It's place"
Bryan's Train Delayed.
TECUMSEH, Neb., August 22.-The train
bringing Mr.. Bryan from Auburn to this
place was hour late and he was COM
PEELED To cut short his stay in order TO fill
other engagements. In the course of his
brief remarks, Mr.. Bryan related that he
had made his first Fourth of July speech
In this, Johnson county. twelve years ago
when l concluded" he said Two men
came TO me and asked me whether I was
a democrat or republican, but thew don't