The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-15
Points in B'yan's Speech

lengthy that it is Impossible tor US to
give i, 10 full, hus the following ez
tracts will give an idea Of the soI'd
merits Of the speech
Mr. Bryao ep ke. 10 part. as follows !:
When I say that the contest OF
1900 rs a contest between D mocrac7
on the ooe band. ard plu'ocrscy CD
the other, I Go not mean 20 say that
all cur opponents haze deliberately
chosen to g,vc TO oreaaiz q wealth
a predeuioatiDg il duence 10 the at
fairs Of the government, but DO as
ser, that on the important Issues OF the
day toe Republican party is dominated
" those j, faeoces shiloh constantly
tend 20 elevate pecuniary ccosidera'lons
aud ieocre human rights
10 1859 L,ueoln said tuat the Re-
puolicso party believed IN the man
and the dollar, bu, that 10 case Of
60. 6 ct it believed 10 the man before
the dollar Ta,s is the proper rela-
zion which should exist between The
two Man, the haodIwa7s 0! God.
c uas first; money, the 5aods""rS
of man, is of inferior importance. Slaa
is the master. money TIE servant. but
upon ell ,mportan' 9 ies,ions today BE
pnoiicao Legislature tends TO make
ooaey tae uss1er aud mao the se7Vao;
..Iho uazim Of j fe.soa, "sqcal
right. 10 al. and spec'a' privileges 10
coue," aud toe doc55,oe Of Lipco!n
ba. this should be covers me6t LOT
be people. bg tie people ccd foT 'be
people are being cis'egarded and
the iDss7uueu,al..!es Of goveromea, are
eelog used TO advsuce tbs Interests OF
shose Who are 'n pos!f:oo 10 secure
favors from tie govesomept.
the Dem cratic party is not mas-
ing war upon the honest q 'isl'ioo
Of wealth IL has no de-lre to dlsc"u'-
age Industry. economy aod thrift.
@, the contrary, IL giv-s to every
ci izen the greatest possible Stimulus
TO honest ;oil, whep 1t promises him
projection in the enjoyment of the
oc eds OF h,s labor Pzoperty
rights are most secure when bumso
rights are respsc sd Democracy
strives for a ci7i,za'ion in which ev-:y
member of soc,ety will share aocotdinz
to his merits
.Rrpubl,csDs who used to advocate
binetalllsu. now try to cooViace them
selves that the gold standard is good !;
Republicans who we're formerly attach :
ed to the grecnbacx are nov seeking
an excuse for giving rational banka
control of the nations paper money :;
Reoobl,cans who used to boast that the
Republican party vas paying eft tue
national debt are now looking for rea
soas to support perpetual aud iocreas-
iog debt; Republicans wbo formerly
abborred a trust now begui.e ,oem-
selves si,h the delusioa that there are
good trusts and bad trusts. while, io
thei7 minds. the lioe between the two ls
becoming more and more obscare !:
Republicans who in times pas. con-
g,atulated the couotry upon the small
expense of our standing army, are
DOW making light Of the objections
which are urged against large in.
crease in the permanent military es-
tablishment; Republicans who gloried
in our independence when the nation
vas less powerful, eow look with favor
opoo foreign allisucs Republicans
who three years ago condemned q
toroiable annexation as immoral and
even criminal, do not oppose forclble
.uuezsioo That partisaosb p has al
ready blinded many 20 pre- e't dangers
's certain how large portion of the
Republican party can be drswn over
TO the new politics remains to be seer.
'.Io attempting to pass economic
questions upon the country to the ex.
c,uaiou of those which involve the very
structure of our goverment, the repub-
lican leaders give new evidence Of their
auaodopnens of the earlier ideals OF
the party and of their complete sutser-
s:eocy 20 pecuu,ary considerations.
but they shall Dot be permitted to
evade the stupendous and far reaching
iesue. which they deliberately brought
| into the arena OF politics. When the
president. supported by practically
uaau.mous vote Of the house aud senate,
entered upon the war With Spaiu for
he purpose Of aiding the struggling
patriots Of Cuba the country. without
regard TO party eppiauded. When the
war was over and :oe republican lead
ers beeao tc suggest the propriesy Of a
coloDia! poiicy opposition at oocc maui-
tested itself
"Des,iuy i. the srbterIuge Of the
iDvertebrato, who. iacking the courage
to oppose error, seeks some plausible
excuse for supporting it Washington