The Yale expositor., 1900-08-17
BRYAN At indianapolis
Hears Officially of His NOmina-
ton.
STEVENSON ALSO NOTIFIED.
In Reply to Notification Mr.. Bryan Says
That IL Elected He VIII Convene
Congress In Extraordinary Session and
Give FiIipinos Their Independence.

Indianapolis, Aug S.-W. ]. Bryan
ton for the presidency before several
thousand people at Newly oval today.
Adlai e. Stevenson was also notified
of his nomination for the office of vice.
president. In reply to the notification
Mr.. Bryan said in part:
Mr.. Bryan's Speech.
Mr.. Chairman and Members of the No
| LITIGATION Committee: / shall, at an carry
| day, and in more formal manner, ac-
! cept the nomination which you tenueT'
] and l shall at that time discuss the Vari-
GUS questions covered by the democratic
! platform. 1t may not be out of place,
| however, to submit few observations at
! this time upon the general character Oh
| the contest before us, and upon the ques.
| ton which is declared to be or paramount
| importance in this campaign.
When say that the contest of 1900 Is a
! contest between democracy on the one
| hand and plutocracy on the other, 90
not mean TO say that all our opponents
! have deliberately chosen to give 10 or
! ganized wealth predominating influence
! In the affairs of the government pul
! do assert that on the important issues Oh
| the day the Republican party Is uonllnat-
| ed by those influences which constantly
| tend to elevate pecuniary considerations
| and ignore human rights.
| party believed in the man and the dollar,
| but that in case of conflict it believed in
| the man before the dollar. This is the
| proper relation which should exist per
| tween the two. Man the handiwork OF
| God, comes first money, the handlwork OF
| man, IS of inferior Importance. Man Is
| the master; money the servant but upon
all important questions today republican
| legislation tends TO make money the mas
ter and man the servant.
The maxim of jefferson, equal rights
TO all and special privileges to none, and
the doctrine of Lincoln that this should
be a government "of the people, by the
people and for the people," are being dis
regarded and the instrumentalities of gov
eminent are being used to advance the in
terests of those who are in position 10
secure favors from the government.
The Democratic party is not making
war upon the honest acquisition OF
wealth; ii has no desire to discourage IN
dustry economy and thrift on the con-
trary, il gives TO every citizen the great
est possible stimulus 10 honest toll wheh
il promises him protection in the enjoy
ment of the proceeds of his labor Prop
erty rights are most secure when human
rights are respected. Democracy strives
for a civilization in which every member
of society will share according TO has mer-
its.
No one has right TO expect from So
ciety more than fair compensation Tor
1.-THE service which he renders TO society.
If he secures more, 1t is at the expense
of someone else. 1t is no injustice to him
to prevent his doing injustice to another
To him who would, either through class
legislation or In the absence OF necessary
legislation, trespass upon the rights OF
another the Democratic party says Ihou
shalt not.
Against us arc arrayed comparatively
small, but politically and financially pow
erful, number who really profit by Repub-
lican policies; but with them, are asso.
ciated lsrge number who. because of
| their attachment TO their party name, are
giving their support 20 doctrines antag-
Cnistic to the former teachings or their
| own party. Republicans who used 70 ad-
YoCate bimetallism, now try TO convince
| themselves that the gold standard is
| coed; Republicans who were formerly at
| tached to the greenback are now seeking
| an excuse for giving national banks con-
| troll of the nations paper money ;/Repub-
| licans who used 30 boast that the kepuD-
| lican party was paying off the national
| debt are now looking for reasons 10 sup
| port a perpetual and increasing debit Re
| pubicans who formerly abhorred trust
now beguile themselves with the delu-
| sion that there are good trusts ana bad
| trusts while. in their minds. the line be-
| tween the two is becoming more and more
| obscure; Republicans VINO, in times past,
| congratulated the country upon the small
| expense of our standing army are now
making light of the objections which are
| urged against a large increase in the
| permanent military establishment; Re
J publicans who gloFied i'm our independence
! when the nation was less powerful now
| look with favor upon a foreign alliance;
| Republicans who three years ago con-
| demned "forcfble annexation as immoral
! and even criminal. are now sure that 1t
| IS both immoral and criminal to oppose
| fOrcible annexation. That craftsmanship
| has already blinded many to present dam
gers is certain; how large portion of
| the Republican party can be drawn over
to the new policies remains TO be seen.
Criticising the Administration.
For a time Republican leaders were in
| clined to deny to opponents the right to
| criticise the philippine policy of the adj
| ministration, but upon investigation they
| found that both Lincoln and Clay assert
ed and exercised the right TO criticlse a
| President during the progress OF the Mex
| lean war.
Instead of meeting the issue boldly and
| submitting clear and positive plan for
dealing with lhe Philippine question: the
Republican convention adopted a plat
| form, the larger part of which was de-
| voted to Boosting and self Generalization.
In attempting to press economic ques-
tiCns upon the country to the exclusion
| of those which involve the very structure
| of our government. the Republican lead
| ers give new evidence of their abandon
ment of the earlier ideals of the party and
| of their complete slibserviency to pecu-
| piary considerations.
| / was among the number of those who
believed II better to ratify the treaty and
| end the war, release the volunteers, re-
move the excuse for war expenditures
and then give to the Filipinos the indie
pendence which might be forced from
| Spain by a new treaty.
In view of the criticism which my ac-
ton aroused in some quarters | take this
occasion TO restate the reasons given al
| that time. j thought II safer TO trust the
| American people to give independence to
| the Filipinos than. TO trust the accomplish
ment of that purpose to diplomacy with
an unfrierdly nation. Lincoln embodied
an argument In the question, when he
asked. Can aliens make treaties easier
than friends can make laws?" / believe
that We are now In a better position 10
wage a successful contest against imperi-
alism than we would have been had the
treaty been rejected. With the treaty rat
flied, a clean cut issue is presented be-
tween a government by consent and a gov
eminent by force and imperialsts must
bear the responsibility for all that hap
pens until the question Is settled. III the
of Imperialism would have been held re-
sponsible for any international compiled.
ratification of another treaty. But what.
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