The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-23
BRYAN TALKS AGAIN
TO REPUBLICANS.
Declares the Present Administration
is Deceitful in All Its Policies.
Big Army Burden.

Auburn, Neb., Aug. 23-w. j. Bryan
had very busy day yesterday. His hrst
meeting began here at $50 o'clock I'm the
Court House grounds. light rain was
falling, but good sized crowd was pres
ent, including many ladies'.
All the speeches OF the day were
planned to be made in the First Congress
sional district. which was at one time rep
resented by Mr.. Bryan I'm Congress and
which. since his retirement, has been
represented by a Republican member.
He spoke in support of the election of
Hon. @. w. Berger. the Democratic cam
didate for Congress. and asked for the
support of the whole Democratic ticket.
Comparing the Government TO "A cor
poration, he said that all citizens were
stockholders. As such. they owed IL TO
themselves To look well after the con-
duct OF the directors of the corpora ton.
He charged the Republican adminstra-
tion-the government directors--with de-
ceit I'm all it's policies, the financial sys-
TEN. the trusts and the foreign policy.
He charged the Republican party with
Intention OF fastening a national debt up
on the people. lie devoted himself es-
pecially to the enlargement of the
army. saying that IL I'VE could take the
Philippine Islands we could subject any
weak people"
The Republican party was building its
policy upon the plea that might makes
right" We have, he asserted. no title
10 the Philippine Islands, according 10 the
Declaration of Independence.
Mr.. Bryan said. referring TO alleged
Republican Inconsistencies:
you Republicans who were shouting
hnn Al
I'm 1891 that Mr.. Cleveland was trying
TO make money the master and all things
else the servant-did not IL take you sew
cral days to come around and hurrah for
Mckinley when he followed in the foot
steps and did the same things that Cleve-
land had done.
You Republicans who said that the
greenbacks saved the country when both
gold and silver left it. did not IL take you
several days TO turn around to advocate
the retirement OF the greenbacks?
You Republicans who were boasting
that the party was paying of the nation
nj debt, did not II take you some time 10
turn around to that position where you
could say that permanent debt Is a
good thing7
"You Republicans that used 10 denounce
the trusts In the most vigorous language
did II not take you some time ia turn
around where you could say that there
are good and bad trusts. and that the
good trusts are those which contribute
most literally 10 the campaign fund?
And don't you think that some OF
you Republicans are I'm n position where
you are not going To turn any more?
You Republicans who for years have
been boasting on the Fourth OF July
that you had country which did not
need large standing army and did
not have 10 have a large military estab-
lishment here as they did In Europe.
don't you think you will refuse 20 turn
when the Republican party wants an
army which IL four times as large as
II was when this Republican administra-
tion was elected I'm 1896?
You Republicans who used 90 brag OF
this. are you not n little afraid that now
you cannot turn over and make your
opinions conform 20 the Republican poll
cy when YOU find that the expense Of the
army In a single year II half as much
as tho entire amount spent on tho educH-
tion of all tho children I'm tho United
States. are YOU willing TO enter upon this
career Of militarism?
when We talk about increasing the