The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-09-21
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sRYAN's GREAT SPEECH CON-
vINcEs THEM.

sRYAN's GREAT SPEECH CON-
vINcEs THEM.
Four Boston Papers That Opposed Him
In 1895 Soc the Force of HI. Arxu-
ment-They Have Grown In Wisdom
In -Four Years.
Following are extracts from four
OF the leading newspapers Of Massa-
chusetts In reference to Bryan's great
speech at indianapolis. One OF these
journals has a larger circulation than
any other paper in New England. We
believe that every n of these papers
opposed Mr.. Bryan in 1896.
A Revelation.
Mr.. Bryan's speech of acceptance at
Indianapolis is as great a revelation to
his opponents as it Is a source of Joy
to his friends. 1t is unquestionably the
o statesmanlike address that has
been made in recent years by a presi-
Dental candidate. It is devoted in It's
entirety to a discussion of imperial
ism. which by the very force of this
speech would be made the issue Of this
campaign II it had not already been
such. The tremendous subject is pur-
sued to its utmost ramifications and
the argument and its deductions are in
every respect sound and logical.
There is no resort to invective and
little reliance is placed upon mere ora
torial effect, The speech is that of a
man thoroughly in earnest and SINGER
ity shines in every sentence. We be-
lieve that the arguments advanced
against the imperialistic policy Of the
Republican party cannot be so con-
troverted as to carry conviction to any
unbiased mind. Mr.. Bryan has taken
up Republican claims one after another
and with calm but earnest reasoning
has torn them into shreds and flung
them, %valueless, behind him.
No adequate idea of the strength and
compass of the mastery address can
be given in editorial limits. It is one
OF the greatest and most statesmanlike
uttsrances of our history. 1t estab-
fishes the paramount issue of the cam
paign and proves that Americans today
stand at the parting OF the ways We
must either cling to the honored tradi-
lions of our fo%refathers, to the consti-
tuition and the Declaration of Indepen-
dence, or we must follow the imperi-
alistic policy to its inevitable conclu-
sion-to militarism and high taxation
at home and to dominating oppression
abroad. There is nc alternative.-Bos-
ton Traveller.
Calm and Patriotic.
Mr.. Bryan was introduced to the
country four years ago in a single
burst Of popular oratory. He has in
augurated his second campaign at In
d%ianapolis with an address which must
merit and receive permanent distinc-
lion 1eE ibid r sso'bariety Of It's reasoning,
and for it's breadth of craftsmanship.
Tne contrast marks and epitomizes
the growth Of the man.
No one ever before nominated for
the presidency was SC little known to
the nation at large as Mr.. Bryan was
in, 1896, but since that day in Chicago
there has been a continuous unfolding
Of a remarkable character under a sun
light as fierce as any that ever beat
upon a throne. His rigorous honesty,
his constant frankness, his unfailing
courtesy, his undaunted optimism, his
intense patriotism have availed to pen
citrate the clouds Of partisan and fac
tional prejudice until these qualities
are conceded by his antagonists and
become the reliance of his followers.
While the Indianapolis speech Of ac-
ceptance is not lacking in skill and
elegance, the reader will search 1t in
vain for idle symbols or mere flowers
of rhetoric. He will find instead an
unbroken thread of earncstness and
candor running through it, with no dis
gressive appeals to irrelevant passions.
In it Mr.. Bryan has not planted him
self upon an epithet but upon a prin-
ciple. Call the course of Mr.. Mckinley
in the Philippines imperialism or be-
nevolent assimilation, as you please,
the Democratic candidate takes his po-
sition squarely and boldly in opposi-
ton of it.-Boston Globe.
Bold and Aggressive.
The presidential campaign OF 1900
was opened boldly and aggressively by
Mr.. Bryan in his speech of acceptance
of the Democratic nomination at In
d%.anapolis yesterday. The occasion
was one Of much interest, not only by
reason of the impressive formalities Of
the proceedings, and the great enthu.
siasm of the large assemblage, but be.
cause the u~tterances OF the candidate
fixed definitely the paramount issue O
the campaign which the party in power
has done its best to belittle and cove,
up.
Mr.. Bryan makes his stand SQUARED,
on the issue of republic or empire. Ii
his speech Of acceptance the minor ant
contingent questions Of public polio,
with which this election is concerned
do not receive consideration. The sol
emn duty Of the people in the preser
walton Of the principles Of our govern
ment overshadows everything else a