The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-18
WANTS SOLDIER VOTE
BRYAN MAKES AN APPEAL To VET
ERANS IN KANSAS.
Tells Them that III Elected He VIII
Find a Pension Commissioners
Who VIII DoThem Justice.

GRATED platform, erected at the intersection
of two streets. Among those present on
the platform was Ex-Governor s.. j. Craw-
ford, formerly a Republican.
Mr.. Bryan made three speeches before
breakfast this morning. His first ad-
dress was at Springfield, Mo-, At 5 a. m,
the second Was at Aurora and the third
at Monette. AT Monette he referred TO the
disposition to get as many speeches as
possible out of him. saying: II agreed
to make two speeches a day. but l find it
difficult to refuse the invitations that are
They seem to go on the theory that IL
/ do not die in their town they are not
responsible. 1 am not going to break my
rule to the extent of speaking for any
length of time" Mr.. Bryan also said:
THE Republicans are Boosting that We
nave now reached a point where we can
loan money to people in other countries.
1 want 10 ask you whether you regard that
as an evidence of prosperity. Why would
any man send his money TO Europe for In
yestment If he could find a place in this
country to invest it? Money sent abroad
Tor investment must be sent for one or
two reasons-either because the man who
sends the money over there thinks more or
the people over there than he does of the
people here and does IL for love and de-
Votion, or because Ii Is a matter or Dusl-
ness-that is, because he can invest II TO
better advantage in a European country
than he can in this country.
Mr.. Bryan was also greeted by good
crowds at Pierce City and Sarcoxie. and he
spoke briefly at each place. AT Carthage
he was met by a large crowd and was in
troduced as the next President. AT Jop-
lin he was met by a large assemblage.
Brief speeches were also made at Webb
City and Oronogo At all of these points
Mr.. Bryan discussed trusts.
APPEAL TO SOLDIERS.
In his speech in Galena Mr.. Bryan made
a review OF the political issues. He re-
peated his former declaration that the
common soldier suffers grea.er hardships
than the officer, and maue an appeal for
the soldier vote. 81 believe he said. that
the Democratic party can be trusted to do
justice to the soldiers and their dependents.
and 1 am satisfied from all 1 have heard
that If L am elected, l shall be able to find
a commissioner of pensions who will be
as satisfactory as the present one"
He continued on this point: II noticed
that this morning as We came from the
depot to the hotel there was a company of
old soldiers acting as an escort. l felt
honored that veterans OF the civil war
should take upon themselves the labor OF
"a @AAiA thtAS ~ 49, ASf0e -
a Republican tells you that there is any
Inconsistency in such action on the part OF
the soldiers l want you to be prepared to
der support the Democratic ticket? The
questions at issue in this campaign are
those which concern the very foundation
principles of this government. The soldier
was willing to fight four years to apply the
Declaration of Independence to a black
man.; why should he not be willing to vote
once to apply the Declaration of Independ-
ence to a brown man?
II believe that the soldiers interests are
safer i'm the hands of people who believe
In a small standing army and a citizen
soldiery than they will be in the hands
of those who believe in a large standing
army. If you have q large standing army
to run your expenses up to 500. 000. 900 a
year and increase the expense of the War
Department of the army you will find that
the great corporations will prefer to reduce
the appropriations for pensions rather than
the appropriations for the standing army.
The nations that nave large standing
armies are the least liberal with their
pensions, and the nations that rely mostly
upon its citizen soldiery is the nation
that is the most liberal in providing for
its soldiers whenever they suffer in the
army. 1t must do ii, for IL the nation
must call at any time upon the citizens
to volunteer. the government must be
just, aye, generous in its treatment of
that volunteer and his dependents.
So l repeat that the soldier need not fear
injustice at the hands of the Democratic
party, ana II the SOiuler believes WITH US
ON the questions before the country now L
believe that he can safely give his support
to the Democratic ticket. Why should a
soldier take the side of the Republican
party on any of the questions now before
the country? The soldier is a citizen, and
as a citizen he is interested in every ques-
ton that concerns his Nations welfare.
The soldier and his children and his chill
dren's children must share in this Nations
future, whether for veal or woe, and l nm
going to assume that every soldier in this
audience will look at these questions from
the standpoint of the citizen. If ! can con-
vince him that on this great question the
Democratic party is right and the Repub-
lican party wrong l shall expect the sup
port of that soldier. and / am not afraid
of his being kept away by any fear of the
party's treatment of the soldier"
Mr.. Bryan made his familiar argume
against trusts and Imperialism. In clos
ing he. asserted that a. wars of conquest
were the result of covetousness, and he
warned the country Of the fate Of Nahab
when he coveted Naboth's vineyard. 1t
was, he said. blasphemy to say that God,
the same yesterday, to-day and forever.
should protect us in our effort to tax the
FiIipinos without giving them representa-
ton, when we had depended upon that
same Divine assistance when we made
war upon England for denying US repre-
sentation while insisting upon taxing us.