Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-08-23

Jennings Bryan arrived at Topeka at
IL o'clock today. He comes to the
city by appointment to receive the Of
fetal notification OF his nomination
for the presidency at the hands of the
national peoples party, and there has
been very general preparation look
ing to making the event of national
Importance. Accordingly the city
presented very inviting holiday aP-
pearance when the train pulled into
the depot. Mr.. Bryan was met
at Atchison at an early hour by
a committee consisting OF most of the
distinguished members of the populist
party in Kansas and escorted to the
state capitol. The party was met at
the depot by carriages and escorted to
the National hotel, where Bryan made
his headquarters. The march from
the depot was q grand ovation. Peo-
pie lined the streets throughout the
entire line of march and most of them
apparently shouted themselves hoarse.
At various stopping places on the way
here crowds called repeatedly for
Bryan. He. however, made no formal
speech at any place.
NotInc cation Speeches.
Judge 4. w. Ruckner, of Colorado,
in notifying Mr.. Bryan of his nomin
alton for the presidency by the
Monetary League, spoke of the as
sem bling of the league in Kansas City,
July 2, and of its aims for monetary
reform. He told of the withdrawal
from the republican convention at St.
Louis four years ago and the turning
to the memorable convention at Chi
cago, and of the throwing ofthe whole
influence for the adoption of the poll
cies of reform that signalized the de-
liberations of that body and thereafter
the casting of the votes as one man
for Bfyan. The speaker dwelt upon
the leagues unfaltering opposition
TO gold monometalism and its unfail-
ing condemnation of this and many
other policies of the present domin-
ant party. The speaker predicted Mr..
Bryan's election. He exploded the
imaginary sources of the present So
called prosperity. Mr.. Ruckuer then
entered into an elaborate discussion
of the evils of the single gold standard.
For the Peoples Party.
Hon. Il. NJ. Patterson delivered the
notification on behalf Of the populists'
national convention. lie said of Mr..
Bryan that not only extraordinary
faith in him could have prevailed
upon the peoples party TO 90 outside
of it's own organization for its presi-
dental candidate. After detailing the
principles upon which the peoples
party was founded. Mr. Patterson
spoke condemnatOry of the course
of the present administration in deal
ing with the Philippine and similar
questions. and of the recognition bv
all parties of the declaration of indie
pendence as the spirit of our govern
ment, and it is that spirit alone which
can bring back the government to the
ideals of the fathers. He condemned
the tendency toward Imperialism
which had been emphasized by the
sending by the president Of a commits
sion of his own appointment to the
Philippines to make laws for the in
habitants. Imperialism in government
is. as its name implies, the exercise of
unlimited and unrestrained power,
subject only to the will of the ruler.
This ruler may be one man
or hundred; it may be a
queen, an emperor or conquerors.
He touched upon the crimes
against the republic as committed
in the name of expansion. Because
the life of the United States has been
an aid to expansion imperialists seek
to confound imperialism with eNpan-
sion. Commencing with IS original
states, the United States has grown 10
is great independent commOnwealths.
and the area governed by the United
States on the North American CONT
nent is more than six times what il
was in 1888. But every acre of this
vast American domain il not only IN
der the flag. but is peopled by free
men and safeguarded by the constitu-
ton. Said the speaker:
Expansion and Imperialism.
Expansion is distinctively Ameri-
can. No other nation in the world
has added TO its country and so uni
formly conferred on the people an
nexed every right, privilege and i'm
munity possessed By those of the
annexing government Expansion