The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-29
OPTION ON A FIGHT
Col. Bryan Says Is What We
Got in the Philippines.


Fargo. N. D., Sept. 2s.-Speech making
from the rear platform of the Bryan
train began early today. Mr.. Bryan
changed trains at Aberdeen during the
night, and the town of Hankinson was
the first stop today.
The Bryan party had been augmented
at Aberdeen by a delegation of Demo-
cratic leaders from North Dakota who
are escorting him across this state. In
cluded in the party are J. B. Eaton,
national committeeman from North Da-
kota; Max Wipperman, nominee for gov
ernor on the fusion ticket; Lieutenant
Hildreth, nominee for congress, ana
MessrS. KleinOgeF and Carruth, CHAIR
man and secretary respectively OF the
state committee. There was a large
crowd assembled at Hankinson.
Mr.. Bryan talked to the aSSemblage for
five minutes, dealing freely with the
questions of the Increase of the stand
ing army and imperialism. He told them
that the one was dependent upon the
other, and he said that in our purchase
of the Philippines we had only secured
an option on a fight for the island. The
next stop was at Wahpeton. Here a
stand had been erected in the center OF
the town and from 1t Mr.. Bryan spoke
for fifteen minutes.
Referring to the introduction of him
self as .the next president" Mr.. Bryan
said that whether he should be the next
president or not would depend in part at
least upon the votes of those present
It was never too late to correct mis-
take, he said, and he wanted North Da-
kota to remember that and at the cleo
tfon next November reverse the result of
made four years ago.
Il am glad" he said, that I live in
a country where the people can elect
whom they please; I am glad that we
have not only the right to elect, but that
we have frequent elections, SO if you
make a mistake one time you can COR
rect it another time, and hope you peo-
pie here win correct the mistake you
made four years ago..
"a government is like q corporation
n some Respects h4 continued tsach
citizen is a stockholder and on election
day the citizens select their directors
and the directors manage the affairs OF
the government of the corporation. II
those whom you elect manage the affalrs
well, then you give them your approval,
and if they do not do what you want
DONE you condemn them.
I'VE have had four years of Republic
can administration. You know what the
Republican party stands for, you know
what our politics is and you are the
ones to choose between those parties ana
these policies. Under the Republican ad-
mia1istrat ton the trusts have increased
If you like the trusts you ought to vote
the Republican ticket. If you have not
enough of them now you Will get enough
if the Republican party stays IN power.
But when I remember how the people
have learned in the last four years what
the trust is, when they ought to have
known in advance, am reminded OF one
of SoIomon's proverbs: The wise man
foreseeth the evil and halteth himself.
but the foolish pass on and are
punished
Some times I find a Republican who
can not remember long sentences though
I have condensed this so that they can
remember So1omon's condensed reads
this way: The wise man gets an idea
into. his head, the foolish man gets it in
the neck
Discussing the Philippine question he
said:
you will search history in vain for a
more dishonorable part that the Repub-
lican party has taken in turning war
for humanity into war for conquest.
He then referred to the fact that
company of soldiers for the Philippines
had been organized in Wahpeton and
asked how much of the Oriental trade
should be required in exchange for the
life of one of them He wanted expan-
sion of trade as much as any one, he
said but he was mot willing to put one
American boy on the block and auction
him off for all the trade of the east"