The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-26
Bryan Arms Nebraska Democrats
With the Weapons of
Political Warfare.
MADE TWO SPEECHES IN OMAHA
Declared His Firm Conviction of
Democratic Success if People
Will Think, Then Vote for
What They Believe In.

Omaha. Neb.. Aug. 25-Mr. Bryan made
two speeches here to-day. one of them in
the afternoon and the other in the evening.
He spoke on both occasions at Syndicate
Park and under the auspices of the Jack
sonian Club of this CITY, There was large
attendance upon both speeches. and ap-
plause was frequent and general.
The speeches were made from a rude plat
form, of which the boughs of fine trees of
the park were the only covering. The stand
faced the rather steep hillside, upon which
the people stood or sat. the increasing ele-
walton lending to the place the general ef-
feet Of a huge theater.
In the afternoon meeting Mr.. Bryan was
preceded by Webster Davis and ]. r. Sow
ereign. He was not heard until after 4
o'clock, and he spoke briefly. He devoted
himself to a considerable extent to State
politics, urging the fusion forces of the
State to make sure Of the success, not only
OF the electoral ticket. but of the members
of Congress. United States Senators and
the State ticket as well.
Il am gratified." he began by saying, ITO
find such an immense audience present, be-
cause 1t augura well for the interest the
people take in the questions now pending,
and the people can be aroused to an Under
standing of what is going on. If the people
Will consider the problems they have to
meet, I have no fear of the result"
Vigilance Is the Price of Liberty.
He then proceeded, saying:
Jefferson used to say that vigilance was
the price of liberty, and l believe that the
greatest danger that we have to fear in
this country is that the people may rot
carefully study and fully understand the
n W
there is partisanship that IS too ;'pt to
turn men away from the truth or to make
them refuse to listen TO any one except
those who bear their own party brand.
I'VE are to-day meeting important ques-
tions. and it is essential to the welfare of
this nation that those should be elected
this fall who stand for the policies which
are best for the Government. If Republic
an policies are right, then those who rep
resent the opinions held by Democrats,
Populists and Silver Republicans ought to
be overwhelmingly defeated. for there is
difference between Republican policies and
ours. in their terms. as wide as the gulf
that separated Lazarus in AbTaham's
bosom from Dives.
The policies for which our people stand
are directly antagonistic to the policies for
which the Republican party stands, and
both cannot be right"
He referred to the Republican policy in
among other things on this point:
THE Republicans say We want 50-cent
dollar: they have given US an S5-per-cent
citizen in Porto Rico"
War Hinged on One Vote.
Referring to the question Of the election
of United States Senators, Mr.. Bryan said:
Il want the Senate to be in harmony with
Congress and the President if we win this
fall If we had Democrat or Populist in
the Senate in the place of John NJ. Thurston
there would to-day be no war in the Philip
pine Islands, because that one vote would
have been sufficient to have carried the
Bacon resolution, and 1 do not believe that
the administration would have carried on {,
war against a majority of the Senate.
Il want you to- feel interested in a victory
for our principles and to go to the polls and
vote for legislative ticket that will send
to the Senate men who stand for these re-
form principles
In conclusion he suggested series of
questions for his hearers to PROFOUND to
their Republican friends, as follows:
IF any Republican tells you that the
money question is the question of para
mount Importance in the campaign, you
ask him why he has been saying for four
years that the silver question was dead, if it
is such live question.
"If the Republican says that the gold
standard is good ask him why Mr.. Mckin-
of that standard: and if the gold standard
is bad enough TO justify Republican Presi-
dent in attempting to get rid of 1t. ask him
if it is not too bad to keep, merely because
England wants us to keep 1t, because the
English financiers are the cause of our
present financial system in this country.
England Killed Blmetnllism.
when our commission went abroad,
France wanted to help restore bimetallism;
the laboring men and farmers of England
wanted to help. and it Is English financiers
who prevented the accomplishment of the
purpose of the commission. and who.
through the Republican party, are dominat
ing the financial policy Of the United
States.
"If Republican tells you that the trust
Is a good thing. ask him why the Rep1b
lean platform denounces the trust; and if
he says the trust system is bad, ask him
why the Republican party allowed more
trusts to be formed during the last three
years than had ever before been organized
in all the history of the country.
"If the Republican says imperialism ls
good, you ask him why 1t is; II he says
that the Filipiros belong to US. ask him
how we got them; demand of him an abb
stract of title to the Fflipinos. and he 7an-
not show even a quitclaim deed from any
body who ever had any authority 10 give
it."
At Home for a Few Hours.
Lincoln, Neb. Aug. 25-Mr Bryan ar
rived in Lincoln at o'clock this morning,
coming here from Beatrice, where he spent
the night. He repaired Immediately to his
home where he spent some time in dis |
posing of his accumulated correspondence.
He left again at 1:S0 for Omaha, where he
will speak tonight.