The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-03-02
BRYAN'S SPEECH.
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tOublnutu lTOHl GlTsb IdVe.l
of proof to show that we Will get
more money out of the Philippines
than Ii costs us? The man who says
we Will get out of it more than 1t
costs us must first show u3 how
much we will spend, and then he
must show Us how many man We
will lose and how much it will cost,
and when he reduces 1t 70 u money
basis he Is not prepared To put IA
value upon human life. 1t we are
going to buy trade for blood, then
how much trade ought we 20 get for
blood? | dare the Republicans to
put Il price upon human lives Who
can measure the value Of one hu-
man heart full of love for his fellow
man? What m IN can place the
value upon the life of the American
soldier? i would not put one Amer
lean citizen on the auction block
and sell HIM for all the trade of the
Orient II we had to buy it with the
blood of the American soldier.
Great applause.)
Il have been told that there is
sentiment down South in favor of
expansion; that some people seem to
think that it is going to open the
market TO cotton manufacturers of
the South. If there is a mauufacC-
urer WHO believes we can purchase
trade at the lannon's mouth. L want
him to go there and purchase 1t with
his own blood, and not sacrifice 9th
er peoples sons to buy it. Cap.
plause.)
"If you think our people will 90 to
live and work under the sun that
chimes over those islands, read the
experience of other nations. The
Netherlands have been dominating
Java for wears, and yet there are less
than 60C0O people of Europ Fan lite
out of all nations SPAN dominated
the Philippines for years, and yet
there are less than 1000 Spaniards
out of 8 0C0,000 pt orle. England has
for long time dominated India,
and yet there are only 100000 cut OF
many millions, and it takes Il native
army OF 100000 to help the BIRTHS b
army take care of the 100000, aud
it il evidt mt that the natives are not
glad that the English are there.
England neeus soldiers in South
Af"ica. and God grant that she may
need more than she will ever be able
to send thera. She neeCs soldiers
in S )uth Africa, and yet instead OF
going to India after them, she call:
for volunteers at home. L read d
book written by an EngIishnan who
said that there was not native pa
per in India supporting the e lglish
Government.
"Do Won think that we are COi 9
to the Philippine Islands to educate
people? Whv, England has been
educating in India for l5J years, and
little less than per cent. of the to
ia population can read and write
Do You think that we are going to
the Philippines TO educate? Eng
land has been preaching a gun-pow
der doctrine for "a century and a
half Do You think we are going to
the Philippines to cbristianiZe? Ii
is christian portion of the Philip
pines who are against us, and our
mold is most secure in our NOLAN
medan portion of the island.
My friends, we dare not educate
the FiIipiuos if they are to be held
in ST bjugation. We dare not edu-
cate them lest they learn to read the
DECLARATION of Independence and
mock us for our inconsistency.
You convince a man that it is his
religious duty TO do thing and he
will do it, Convince him that it is
his religious duty to give up his
money and he will give it up; but
convince him that it is his religious
outy to give up his life and he will
give il up; but, more unfortunate
still, convince him that II is his re-
ligiuus duty to take another mans
money and he Will take it. (Laugh-
ter Convince him that it is mis- re-
Iious duty take another mans life
and he Will take it. And how many
mems lives have been taken by men
| thl' declared that God commanded
them to kill somebody or to rot
somebody?
Lincoln's Views OF the Matter.
"SomebOdy asked Lincoln ii he
was not anxious to have the Lord on
his side, and he said no; that ma was
anxious TO be on the Lord side. A
Republican Senator said that God
opened the door of the Philippine Is
lands and pushed us in. (Lhughter,