The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-08
BRYAN's SPEECH IN THIS CITY.
Brooklyn Eagle.

Brooklyn Eagle.
Mr.. Bryan's statement that forts are
being built near every large city to use the
army to suppress by force the discomfort
of labor is not only untrue, but 1t is knav-
ish and incendiary to the extreme. Troops
have been twice used in the United States
In modern times in miscalled labor trou-
bles. President Cleveland used them at
Chicago against violators of the United
States law. His action was unanimously
sustained by the United States Supreme
Court. President Mckinley sent troops to
Idaho on the request of the Bryan Populist
Governor OF that State, Mr.. Steunenberg
TO put down and TO keep down mobs who
were there at work at murder, arson
mayhem, robbery and terrorism. They are
kept there still, because the Governor
himself Bryan man, says they cannot be
spared, the militia of the State being still
in the Philippines.
This most Wanted extract from Bryan's
speech on Thursday should stamp him in
every mind as man who, If he is honest,
is crazy. and who, If he is not crazy, is
willing TO arouse all the lawlessness and
savagery and anarchy of the land on his
behalf to make him the President of sane
people. Nothing that should be so de-
structive to candidates chances has ever
before been said by any man running for
office in this country.
other specimen extracts could be given
at length, but can Well be shown by
touches. Some who reverently see the
ordering or Providence. I'm His overruling
of the actions of nations and of the
wrath of men. the remainder whereof He
restraints, have said that there may be a
divine purpose in this Republics undesired
precipitation into the Philippine problem
Others have seen that the Filipino rebellion
is prolonged because befriended by Bryan
ism Mr.. Bryan's reply TO these wholly
distinct propositions is: ut IS great
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first time. we believe, Mr.. Bryan ever
put the Almighty first and himself second.
IL; the discourses in which he delights to
couple both. His progress from that to
President Mckinley to George III, was
UNANIMOUSLY easy. We can well let such
comparisons make their own effect upon
the manhood, the reason and the decency
OF the American people. They have III
served every cause for which they have
been employed and they are observing this
one
There may be lower depths to which a
demagogue can drop. but the lowest to date
was reached by Mr.. Bryan on Thursday
when he said: when King dies Repub-
hcan President sends a message of condo
lence, but when two republics expire no
Republican sheds tear" AS for the Boer
republics, ours is the only government on
earth that rendered it's friendly offices for
their preservation, though in vain. That
fact, however, is minor compared with the
opening proposition. Had MT. Bryan been
President of the United States all the de-
cencies of the presidency and all its usages
from Washington to Mckinley would have
required him TO send message of SYM
pathy TO the King of Italy on the murder
of his father by an Anarchist who went
from the United States to kill him and who
did so. We presume no sentiment. however
silly or however Internal. would fail of
applauding response from small percent
age of a Bryanite crowd. But If that senti-
ment did not disgust Mr.. Bryan's hearers,
and If he is not now ashamed of ii himself
their moral sense is dead and his own has
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