Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-10-25
MR. BRYAN

Mr.. BRYAN received an ovation at
Wilmington, Del, last night, where ne
addressed an enormous crowd and adj
swered some republican questions.
The crowd had expected to hear
some questions propounded by John I.
Nields, a young republican attorney OF
that city, and they expected to see Mr.
Nields and the republican party dis
sected completely. Mr.. Nields was
not present, nor did he submit the
questions. as be had expressed desire
10 do. MIR. Bryan, however, read the
questions which were to have been sub
mitted by Mr.. Nields and answered
them, after which he set the crowd
wild by submitting like number Of
questions.
II DESIRE" he said, ito have someone
who is responsible reply for the repuo'
lican party and by whose answers the
party will be willing TO stand"
Cries could be heard all over the auo-
ieDce. "Where is Nields?"
Mr.. Bryan hen proceeded to reply.
He prefaced his remarks by stating
that he could not be expected to make
| replies to any and all questions which
| might be propounded by the repuoli'
cans at any aud all times. In fact he
thought this would be absolutely up-
fair to him, because the republicans
would of necessity PROFOUND such
questions as would have no bearing
upon the issues of the present cam
[ paign AS the democrats conceive them
( TO be.
But" he added, 81 am going to
make an exception in this case"
This brought forth cheer from the
| audience. Several persons shouted:
"That's right. give it to them
s!raight. You are the stuff. Give them
q singer"
Mr.. Bryan then proceeded to take
up the questions in the order in which
/ hey were submitted. although he
stated they had not been submitted by
tne republican committee authorita-
| lively, as he had desired they should
be.
In reply to the question as to wbeth-
er he would Withdraw the American
army from the Philippine Islands he
said, in substance:
"The man who asked me that ques-
ion is either ignorant as TO what nave
| said or does not care what L Will DO
For 10 my speech OF acceptance l stated
that if elected President l would imme'
diately convene Congress in extraordi
GARY session and would ask Congress to
declare the nations policy to be fret to
establish a suitable government IN the
| Philippine islands as we are now estaD
fishing q suitable government in Cu'
Ga; second, to declare our purpose Ia
give independence to the Filipinos as
we have promised to give IL dependence
% the Cubsns, and third, TO declare
our purpose to give protection as we
nave for rs years given protection &c
he republics OF Central and South
America. Nobody, so lar as | know
has ever said that the troops should be
Withdrawn until government was es'
tablished, but we have said that II you
tell the Filipinos the government when
established is to be their government
and not ours 1t will take very few
roops to establish government there
In reply to the second question
How soon can stable form of gov
eminent be given to the islsnds?" Mr.
Brya said:
mo one has attempted to fix the
aumber OF hours, or number OF days
or number OF weeks. or number o.
mouths necessary, but l will say this
that believe we could establish emit
able government in the Philippine il
!ess time than the republican party has
established one in Cuba. think | Car
promise you that our officials will no.
embezzle Filipino money as republican
Employees have embezzled Cuban mon
eYn