The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-30

you buy him or did you get him by force
Can you buy the right to govern people
Can you secure a title to them by force
| What are you going to do with the Filipino
when you get him? You don't want hin
| as citizen, for the Republicans have
| adopted resolution in the Senate declar-
| ing that the Philippines are not to be ;
part of the United States. Do you wan
| him as n subject? Do you believe that We
can be half empire and half republic? Dc
you think we can be half free and hall
vassal?
do you love liberty yourself? II so.
why do you not recognize that the Filipino
loves it? If you are entitled to voice in
your Government. why is not the Filipino
entitled to a voice in his Government
How are you going to draw the line? Do
you say that if we would withdraw from
there the Filipinos would kill each other
Do you mean to say that you would rather
We would kill them first so they cannot
kill each other? Tell them you are going
to establish government which, when es-
tablished. is to be their government, and
not ours; that they are to have indepen-
dence, and that We will protect them from
outside interference
When the speaker concluded there were
loud cheers both for Mr. Bryan and his
wife, and a general demand for a hand
shake, which was acceded to by both.
AT Unadilla Mr.. Bryan made fivc-min-
ute talk from the rear platform of the
Rambler. He told the people there that
he was not different from them, except
that he occupied more conspicuous place
before the country.
Speaking of the uselessness OF large
army. Mr.. Bryan said that the Democrats
| stood today where the President said he
stood when he announced that the acqui-
sition of the Philippines would be con-
trary to our code of morality and would
be criminal aggression. This doctrine. he
said, had already been repudiated by the
Republican Administration, as there were
now G5,CCO of our soldiers stationed in the
Philippine Islands.
| I'VE should deal with the Filipinos ac-
cording to American principles. and not
according to European theories" he said
in conclusion.
The train stopped at Otcko only long
enough for Mr.. Brayn to step to the plat
| form and tell the people there that he
was glad to have an opportunity to see
them and sorry that he could not make
\ them a speech.
The next stop was at Oneonta, where
Mr.. Bryan spoke from an extemporized
platform near the railroad station. He
received a CO lial greeting from large
crowd.
| After a fve-minute stop at Schenevus
the party arrived at Cobleskill. which is in
Schoharie County. AS Schoharie County
| was the only county in New York State
carried by Bryan in 1896 he was greatly
| interested in 1t. Much talk went on among
| the local committeeman aboard the train
as to the vote which the Democratic leader
would get next Tuesday. 1t was the uni
versal opinion that the county would sur
pass its record in this respect.
There was great turnout at Cobleskill.
| They drove Mr.. Bryan over to the Fair
! Grounds and he made a twenty-minute
| speech. After Cobleskill came Dalansoer.
Ravena, Coxsackie, and then Catskill. At
Catskill there was fine crowd, and they
! showered Mrs Bryan with flowers. No
| sooner had the train stopped than two
| girls, each carrying an enormous bunch
! Of chrysanthemums. made a rush for the
rear of the candidates car. The crowd
was ahead OF them. and the girls were
cut off. They had no one to help them,
| but they persevered and got up at last.
Mr.. Bryan was already speaking. but his
young admirers shook the flowers persist
emily in his face, and, smiling. he leaned
over still talking and took them. Then
the little girls retired. After the speech
half dozen little girls. all in white.
| each carrying bouquets, were permitted
to come on to the car platform and per-
sonally salute Mrs. Bryan.
! At Saugerties Mr.. Bryan was also
greeted by large crowd.
The biggest meeting of the day was
held at Kingston Between 10000 and 49,
900 people turned out They brought more
floral offerings, and the women took pos
session of the Bryan car in their anxiety
to meet Mrs. Bryan. When the train left
the crowd followed 1t as long as they could
keep up. Mr.. Bryan asked about McKin-
ley's plurality in Ulster G2pnthT n. Sa ' %as
assured by Mr.. Danforth that this year he
would get an even break.
The other stops were Highlands, Marl-
borough. Cornwall, Cranston. Haverstraw,
West Nyack. and Little Ferry.
| At Haverstraw Ex-Governor Stone and
Representative Sulzer boarded the train.
This was Stones last chance for con-
| ference with Mr.. Bryan before election.
| The train arrived at Weehawken at 6:25.