The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-13

raised by unholy hands. In 1898 Senator
Morgan, one of Mr.. Bryan's most earn
est supporters said: The flag of the
United States has been raised in the
Philippines 1t must never be hauled
down. The hand of God planted it
there I will let Mr.. Cochran and Sen
ator Morgan fight it out among them
selves as to what kind of hand raised the
flag"
The address was devoted to proving
the value of the gold standard and the
Importance of sustaining it.
Col w. H. RoSsington, the chairman
of the meeting, introduced the speaker
of the evening in the following language:
Fellow citizens of Topeka, ladies and
gentlemen, four years ago at the conven-
ton held by the delegates of the Demo-
cratic party at Chicago the honor bright
Democrats felt that the security of the
country was assailed by the adoption of
the Chicago platform and the nominal
ton of a candidate opposed to all the old
honorable traditions of the good old
Democratic party. I take pleasure in in
Producing to you Col. John 2. Irish
Mr.. Irish arose and was met with
cheers which continued for some min
utes Not all the members of the march
ing clubs had entered the balcony and
Mr.. Irish said that he would wait until
all were seated and that he would ap-
preciate the favor if the room could be
kept as quiet as possible as he was worn
and tired. With this he asked the band
to occupy the intervening time Mr.. Irish
began his address by saying. Mr.
President, ladies and gentlemen, the peO-
pie of this republic have again on hand
the serious business of electing a preSi-
dent and determining the policy of the
nation for the coming four years
THE election of a president and the
determination of the policy of the re-
public should always be a serious bust
ness. It seems that this was realized
four years ago and that it is given more
thought now than ever before. It is
made a serious business now because of
the candidacy of Mr. Bryan who four
years ago and now made an assault on
our government and the welfare and
happiness Of all our people. This year
the same as four years ago we are con-
fronted with the same leader, who is
advocating every policy that is per-
niciOus and who is adding others that
are equally as vicious.
Therefore we the honor bright
Democracy of the United States stand
as we did four years ago, opposed to
all Organisms.
1T is the object and aim of Mr.. Bryan
to destroy the gold standard and es-
tabliSh his free silver 16 to 1 idea Mr..
Bryan further made the promise when
he accepted the Populist nomination in
this city that if elected he would en-
deavor to give the greenback the power
of currency
Mr.. Bryan favors legislation to abol-
ish the representative institution. When
it was presented TO the Populists for the
first time they fought shy of the scheme
and would not place it in their platform
but as soon as it was presented to the
Bryan aggregation at Kansas City they
jumped at it from the first offer. The
scheme to take the legislation out of the
hands OF the representatives and place
it in the ballot box is in direct conflict
with the ideas of our forefathers who
were signers of the constitution
Mr.. Bryan stands pledged and re-
pledged TO destroy the gold standard.