The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-16
BRYAN TALKS TO lRlSHMEN.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE UNITED
IRISH SOCIETIES.

Cook County Gathering at sunny
side Pnrk-An Address Adopted
Denouncing Imperialism-Mr. Bry-
an Discussed the Evils of the Gov
ernments of the Old WOrld-The
United States Can See the Faults in
Others and Avoid Them.
Chicago, Aug. 15.-Mr. Bryan, Mr.. Stew
enson and others made speeches to-day ut
Sunnyside Park on the occasion of the
annual meeting of the United Irish Socie-
ties of Cook county. The meeting was
presided over by Rev. F. l.. Reynolds and
the attendance was large, Notwithstanding
the stormy weather.
Mr. Bryan's speech was the first of the
series, but before he was heard, the as
sembly, at the suggestion of Judge II. V.
Cannon, adopted an address from which
the following is an extract:
I'VE are unalterably opposed to any al
lance. tacit or open, with any European
monarchy and shall resist in every prac-
teal and legal way the imposition of i'm
perialism and militarism upon a people
consecrated to freedom, and in this spirit,
sense and patriotism of the vast body of
American people, we commit, as far as
we may the fortunes of the republic of
America TO the strength and determination
OF citizens born on American soil, aided
by those sons from other lands who
sought here refuge from open tyranny,
judicial misconstruction and military ex-
action"
Nr. Bryan's Speech.
Mr.. Bryan spoke as follows:
Il do not want you to think that my
happiness depends upon any public Office
within the 1T Of the people of this coun-
try. l have a higher ambition than to
be President great applause). The man
whose hap ntss dspen s upon what 9th
er5 do for him may be doomed to disaD-
poi5 tment, hui if cne's hap mess dep nds
upon what he does for o ht RS he will not
be disappointed. (Renewed applause) |
hope you will credit me Wi n the ambi-
ticn that is within the reach of every cit
izen of this land an ambition which all
can entertain and which, 10 my mind, is
higher ambi ion than hat for any office
and that is an ambition TO do what l can
to make this ion so great and SO good
that to be simple citizen will ibe greater
than to be king in any o her land.
Great applause)
one. want to use this occasion to point
to great lesson. l believe the fact that
this nation has here the representatives.
of all of the races of Europe gives il a
peculiar advantage among the nations. The
fact that the best blood of all the civilized
races mingles here in the development of
the American character enables this nation
to turn upon every question the light of
universal history and avoid the dangers
which
(applause). When a problem arises in this
country, we can look back and find what
has been the experience of others.
Word for the Irishman.
IF We knew the history of our own
people only we would not be so we'll
prepared to detect danger before we suf-
fer from 1t, but if any one does not know
the growth of landlordism and its dan
gers he has only to ask an Irishman
what landlordism means and he need not
read history 10 find out Great Applause)
If any enc wants TO know whether an
alien government is good, all he has
10 do is to ask an Irishman
what his opinion is Of an alien govern
ment, although the governing power be
separated from the governed only by a
narrow channel. Arplause) If you want
TO know what militarism is and what its
burdens are, all you have to do is to ask
German VINO came TO TINS country 10
avoid the miltarism of the old world
(Applause) Aud so. l might go through
the various exp -riences of other nations.
The fact that we have here the represen-
tatives of these people enables US to scent
the danger from afar and to guard against
heir experiences here. And i m S. my
guess if the American people, thus made
up, will not develop a civilization higher.
greater and mt re enduring than any civ
ilizato which has preoed ours. Great
apDlause.)
The Greatest Citizen.
when any one tells me that we want
to initiate an Anglo-Saxon civilization l
tell him that an American civilization is
higher than anw other-no matter what ii
is great applause) / do not mean TO
say one word against any Anglo-Saxon.
l have not word TO say against the Celt,
the Latin. the Greek or the Teuton. But
l do believe that the American in whom
are combined the virtues ofthem all is the
greatest citizens the world has ever known
e(great applause), and that the civiliza tion
TO be developed here will lift humanity to
a higher plane than it has occupied in the
days gone by (Renewed applause)
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