Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-29
CAMPAIGN is OPENED.
sRYAN's INDIANAPOLIS SPEECH
THE KEYNOTE.

SRYAN'S INDIANAPOLIS SPEECH
THE KEYNOTE.
Wave of Democratic Enthusiasm Felt
All Over the Country-Presidcnti
Candidates. Plain and Forccful Dec
laration of His Intentions.
Washington correspondence:
Bryan's speech Of acceptance at In
dianapolis starts the Democratic cam
paign with a wave of enthusiasm which
can be felt-all over the country. His
denunciation of Imperialism will rank
as an effort of oratory worthy to be
placed beside the utterances of Jeffcr-
son and Lincoln, when those great lead
ers discussed the principles upon which
human liberty and independent govern
ment is founded. Bryan's analysis of
vincing. He has remedy and he
gives 1t SO that no man may mistake its
meaning. He says that. IL elected, he
would ut once convene Congress in eN-
ira session and recommend an imme-
diate declaration of the nations pur-
pose, first to establish n stable form of
government in the Philippines and,
second, to give independence to the
Filipinos; third, to protect them from
outside interference while they work
out their destiny just as we have pro-
tected the republics of Central and
South America under the Monroe doc
trine and as we are pledged to protect
Cuba.
What contrast is this plain declara-
ton of intention to the "scuttle policy"
in McKinley's speech of acceptance!
Every voter knows that If the Filipinos
Are guaranteed independence and pro-
lection the war will be over. Our army
can practically be withdrawn. The
only obstacle to be overcome will be
the fear of treachery which the cruel
military policy of this administration
has planted in the breasts of the Fill
pinos.
Bryan did the courageous and sensi-
Bile thing in making Imperialism the
chief topic of his address. Circum-
stances have made it the burning issue.
No patriot could regard anything else
as of Importance compared to it. The
Republicans are already bowling be-
cause 16 to ] was not pushed to the
front. When that question was the
leading issue in '9G the Republicans
wanted to talk tariff, now that 1t has
become an academic question they
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vert attention from the shameful rec
ord Of the administration OH imperial
Ism.
Republicans Are Divided,
One straw indicates how greatly di-
vided the Republican party is on the
leading issues. The Democrats are
sending out tons of campaign literature
composed Of speeches delivered by Re-
publicans in Congress against imperial
ism, against the Porto Rican bill and
in favor of effective trust legislation.
This is supplemented by letters to
newspapers and extracts from public
addresses of men who have been Re-
publicans, but who are unable to fol-
low Mckinley when he turns his back
on the fundamental principles of gov
eminent.
The Democrats have not given the
Republicans any such material. Their
course has been consistent from the
first. Instead of losing members, their
ranks are constantly strengthened by
the accessions from the Republican
ranks. The Republican abuse Of such
men as Webster Davis, for instance.
only shows how keenly they are hurt
by these defections. Not even Tom
Reed can be cajoled into making
speeches in his home State. He has
never loved Mckinley and he seems to
be taking a quiet satisfaction in view
ing the muddle into which the admins
tration has gotten its affairs.
Bryan made point worthy of CON
sideration when he pointed out that
nearly all the large cities of the country
are under Democratic rule That means
that the Democratic machinery is avail
able for the national campaign. And it
also means that Republican coercion
and repeating tactics cannot be SO sue
cessfully used on the wage workers in
these large cities in this campaign as in
'96, because the Democrats will be in n
position to check such arbitrary and
dishonest methods.
The Standard Oil Company has paid
thirty-eight millions in dividends this
year, and by the end of the year will
have paid As per cent on its capital
stock, which means about $50 per cent
on its actual investment. This com
bine not only controls the oil output of
the country but has n controlling voice
in half dozen other important indus
tries, and through its banking interests
gets right into the United States Treas
ury. Its National City Bank had influ-
ence enough to get the Secretary of the
Treasury to turn over to it the use of
millions of dollars for which it gave
no security and paid no interest. Is it
any wonder that Hanna goes to New
York to collect fat contribution from
interests Of this sort? They own about
every thing in sight and are willing to
put up few hundreds of thousands to
re-elect the administration ring which
has proved SO subservient to their inter
ests in the last four years.
The Labor Department, which is a
government department conducted by
Carroll d. Wright, comes to the front
with the latest Republican campaign
bulletin. tits based on testimony taken
before the Industrial Commission and
tries to show that trusts have raised
wages. The facts really are that high
ly skilled labor, through its organiza-
tons, has forced an increase of wages
In number of departments. The trusts