The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-17
MIR. BRYAN is AT HOME.
THE REASON He GOES AWAY FROM HOME
People Do Not Have the Same Fn-
ciiities for Reaching Lincoln ms
They Have for Visiting Canton.

Lincoln, Neb. August 1s.--Llncoln gave
a hearty welcome to Mr.. Bryan upon his
return home today at 1920 p IN. He was
met at the. depot by committee OF W
cort. while the Bryan Home Guards. in
white suits. and the Continental in new
George Washington uniforms, together
with many citizens not in uniform,
marched on foot. The parade marched to
the Bryan home. where Mr.. Bryan ex-
pressed his and Mrs. Bryan's apprecia-
tion OF the good will OF their townspeo
pie Il have sometimes been criticized
said he. "for going away from home. in
stead OK staying hera and having people
come to me, but / have felt in the first
place that people could not come here as
well as they go to Canton. Lincoln is
not In the center OF a thckly populated
country, as Canton Is. and our people
have not the means OF travelling without
cost as they have in some parts OF the
country under some circumstances, and l
have felt that it was great deal cheaper
for me to go and see the people than for
me to compel them to come and see me.
II is great deal better for this city to
be the home of president for four years
than to be the home Of a presidential
Candidate for little while"
MIR. Bryan discussed National issues at
length. In part as follows:
"a republican was Gliding one of our
people with the fact that the Fllpnos
were looking to democratic election for
the securing Of their rights and the re-
publican said: Are you not ashamed that
the Filipinos ara expecting aid from the
democrats? And this man replied TO the
republican:
the world who are lighting FOR lib
crty who are looking to the rcpub-
lican party for help at this time
The Beers In South Africa are hoping
for the success Of the democratic party,
because they believe they have right TO
expect the sympathy of the American
people in their struggle for liberty. the
republican party today is not the repre-
sentative OF human rights, as IL claimed
tn be forty years ago | want those WHO
are about to cast their first vote, as well
as those who have voted before, 20 take
these questions that press upon mem for
solution aud ask themselves 'WAay Will
the result be 2 When we say that gepub-
lcan success menaces the foundation OF
our government some republicans laugh
and say We ara alarmiSt5, but ii is much
easier to take the second step In The
wrong direction than it IS to take the
first and II today the American people
DECLARE that we can hold tho people OF
Porto Rico as subjects anl exclude them
from the guarantees OF the constitution
It Will be easier to take the next step,
II We dare TO exclude these people Of
Porto Rico from share In the govern
ment in which they live, we will deny our
faith In principle that has been funda-
mental in this country for century and
q quarter"
He then explained the reasons OF MS
party for an apparent change Of issues,
saying: "If we had had our way about
1t We would have In this campaign at thl.
time tho same questions we had IN 1896
hut events have thrust into the arena Of
politics new QUESTION:. The trust ques-
ton, which was considered Of some i'm
portance, has become more important be.
eause the republican party has stood spon-
sor by the cradle OF more trusts than cam,
into existence In all the years previous L
this administration. (Applause) 1t Il
the fault OF the republican party that thu
trust question Is Of more Importance thar
1t was four years ago.
But the republican party has brough
into this campaign a question more i'm
portant than the question that merely IN
wolves the system of taxation tho industrial
system OF the financial system. Tho re
publican party attacks the Fundamental
principles upon which our government
rests, and when the republican part
strikes at the very foundation Of fro
government 1t injects into the campaign
an Issue OF overshadowing Importance
tGreat applause) No one can tell VIVA
the future has in store. but we can reason
We can apply the rules OF everyday life
we know human nature and we know tina
II this Nation reaches a point where 1t
willing 10 deny the universal application
OF the principles set forth In tho Decla
ration OF Independence 1t will not be lon
until those principles will not be apple
in our own country; and | want to war
those who toll that whenever In thi
country we begin to neglect the principle
OF self-government the poor will he tn
fret to suffer. Those who today say tina
the dollar OF trade Is superior 10 til
rights or the Filipinos will be saying In
few years that money Is more importan
than man and that those only who hay
great wealth have sufficient at stake 4
have q voice in the government. (AI
plause.)
Our contention is that our government
Is built upon the doctrine that all me
are created equal /Destroy that dootrin
and there Is no Foundation upon which
free government can be built II all me
are created equal II they are endowe
with inalienaple righs; II government
are Instituted among men and derive thei
Just powers from the consent of the Roy
erned. then this Nation has no more rig,
as Nation TO claim the ownership Z
100000 Filipinos than one man has
right TO claim tho ownership OF anothe
mnn The republican party, which was nc
willing that black man should be sol
fer $1,000 now claims that Filipino ca
he bought for $3.50 Great applause
The principle Is exactly the same.
tGreat applause)
In conclusion Mr.. Bryan advised n
hearers TO vote in November as the
conscience should dictate 81 can not
he said, feel unkindiy toward those r,
pnblicans who think go much OF mo IN,
they would keep me in Lincoln ali "
time tLauRhter) can feel even mo,
kindly toward you who would give n
leave OF absence for four years and !,
me oarry out your will at the Nation
capital" fGreat applause and cheering
At the night meeting IN the capit
grounds there was a very large aftnpj