The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-23
Exposes the Hypocrisy Of w. J. I'm
Crying Over FiIfpinos and Disre-
garding North Carolina Blacks.
BRYAN IN HIS OLD DISTRICT
CONTINUES To MIssTATE THE ATTI-
TUDE OF REPUBLICANS.
Tells His People Mckinley and His
Party Are I'm Favor of MiIitarism
and Imperialism.

GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Sept. 22.-The
Republican campaign opened in Hall coun-
ty tonight by an address by Hon. George
D. Meiklejohn. assistant secretary of war.
He was introduced by Chairman Lyons. OF
the county central committee and at once
plunged into his argument that, in i'm
browsing the bugaboo of Imperialism,
Democracy masked the batteries directed
at the financial and industrial policies of
the Republican party and DETAINED its own
history" In closing he said:
ITO read the Kansas City platform a
might think that the grave and trying
questions growing out of race prejudice in
the South had been settled and disposed of
by the sudden vanishment of that prejudice
and the complete recognition of the rights
Of the negro But the ecnoes of the con-
ventiOn had scare died away, the returning
delegations had hardly disbanded, when in
North Carolina the sky lit by the
flames of burning homes of negroes.
Through the State marched armed bands
of red shirts, shooting, shouting, threaten
ing and terroriZing negroes and white men
who believed the Constitution was in force
in one of the original thirteen States which
adopted IL. What was the object or this
violence? IL was to make certain that the
Constitution Of the United States was to be
nullifed in North Carolina, and the black
man be prevented from participating in the
government. But it was soon apparent that
IL was not only the thirteenth, fourteenth
and fifteenth amendments that were TO be
violated. Freedom of speech was denied.
The right Of the people peaceably to as
semble to discuss political question: was
annuled. The very foundations on which
our government stands as 1T Is to-day es-
tablshed in our own country were assaiied.
Senator Butler refused permission to
speak to his own constituents and was
obliged to secure armed protection to visit
his wife and family. Other speakers who
opposed Acknowledgement were subjected
TO violence and their meetings broken up
They were not even allowed 10 read the
national Democratic platform in public.
Finally the amendment was declared car.
ried by a majority of $1,000 votes. This took
place in North Carolina after the Kansas
City convention had called God and man TO
witness the necessity for immediate action
in the Philippines TO prevent the overthrow
Of government by the people in the United
States
were marching up and down that State in
tent on converting that much OF this Re
public into an Oligarchy where was the
leader of the Democratic party, the stand
ard bearer who had been selected 10 nght
for the rights of man as declared in that
platform, the new champion WHO was TO
save popular government In the United
said Of Casabianca, The boy, Oh, where
was he?' My friends. he was sitting at
home shedding 10000 drops of ink over the
refusal of the administration TO recognize
the Tagal olgarchy in Luzon. The sup
porters of Mr.: Bryan claim that he is
brave man. He says himself that he re-
signed his commission in the Third Ne
braska Volunteers in order to get into
fight. The conditions existing in North
Carolina during July and August, 19O0, al
forded him the Opportunity. but he fiunked.
Was there no danger to this Republic from
what was going on in North Carolina?
Were not the rights of man imperiled there
by? Was not the Constitution being multi
fed?
by refusing the franchise to the inhabi-
tants of the Philippines are they not en-
dangered by the disfranchisement of the
Inhabitants of the South? Why, then, did
not this brave knight and peerless leader
enter the conflict? Why did not he raise
his voice then for the rights OF men? The
occasion demanded IL, but he made no re-
Spouse. The Republic needed his services,
but he rendered none Humanity was TO be
benefited, but he gave no heed. The Con-
stitution itself was asSailed, but he held
his peace North Carolina is a Democratic
State. Bryan is the admitted leader of that
party. His word is law unto them. He
was in a position to command, but he ut
tered not a word, although his party had
spoken in national convention and declared
the issue pending in North Carolina TO be
paramount. But he obeyed not the direc-
ton Of his party. There were other rea-
sons why he should have acted-ample, II
not so exalted.
BRYAN is the nominee of the Peoples
Independent party That party Is de-
PENDENT for its existence in North Carolina
upon the votes of the men who were to be
Gisfranchised- The chairman OF the ma
tfona1 committee of that party Is senator
from that State and owes his election to
the votes of negroes. Senator Butler called
I'm vain for assistance from his parly's
nominee for the presidency. Mr.. Bryan
had no assistance to give the Peoples
Independent party in North Carolina, nor
10 Senator Butler. in their hour Of need,
although both had been devoted TO him
and his interests. That party in the West
ern States receives his careful attention,
hut In the South il is quite another matter
What a spectacle ii would have been, what
a guaranty of future action, had Bryan
gone TO North Carolina, read the Demo-
cratic platform adopted at Kansas City,
exercised the authority his nomination and
commanding influence give him, used his
ability as an orator. and as a leader, to
influence the people to stay the hand of
violence about 10 commit a grievous wrong
: and in1iict dangerous wound the body
polite He was the one man in the United
States TO whom the people of North Caro-
Ina would have listened in opposition to
this Acknowledgement. and he held his
peace He was the one man who might
have prevented this wrong. and he made
not the effort. Not a word did he say.
Not a line did he write Not effort did
he make. He scuttled.
What would have been the result had
Bryan selected Raleigh. y. c., the place
for his speech of acceptance and fixed
date prior TO the late election, and there
where Democracy is a species OF fetch
worship, had Numbered against depriving
men OF the right TO participate in the gov
eminent instituted over them? No one
can tell; but this ii would have done. 1t
and honest. Instead he chose Indianapolis
and date conveniently after said election,
and said not a word OF North Carolina. II
was as utterly ignored as the crime Of 10
Can any man ascribe this conduct to
anything higher than the lowest political
excuse that he feared its effect upon his
personal political standing in the SOuth2
Did he not act upon his knowledge that
the Democratic party did not believe and
would not sustain the principles the plat
form proclaimed? He was glad enough TO
go 20 Kentucky and try TO elect Goebel
and fasten the infamous Goebel act upon
that Commonwealth. although that act was
subversive OF popular government. Why?
Because with that act in force and his
followers in power he was certain to secure
the electoral votes Of Kentucky. He could
70 TO Georgia and stump the State when
free silver was the cry Why Because it
promoted his personal political interests.
He Is TO be found In any and every place
where IL benefits himself But the one and
only time in his career when he is called
upon 10 stand for principle alone he shows
the white feather Verify of him IL may
be said Thou art weighed in the balance
and found wanting"