Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-08-08
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Bryan and steYenson Notified.


here from Chicago last night at I:2O
o'clock. on special train OF twelve
coaches. all filed with enthusiastic
democrats. Today, in Military Park,
shortly after 2 CLOCK, Messrs. Bryan
and Stevenson were formally notified
of their nomination by the democratic
national convention at Kansas City.
Congressman Richardson, OF Tennessee.
made the speech notifying MIR. Bryan,
and Governor Thompson, OF Colorado,
made the speech notifying MIR. Steven
SOD.
Mr.. Bryan. in addressing the com
mittee, began by saying: II shall, al
an early day, and In more formal
manner, accept the nomination when
YOU tender, and / shall at that time
discuss the various questions covered
by the democratic platform. 1t may
not be out OF place, however, to submit
a few observations at this time upon
the general character OF the contest De-
fore us and upon the question which Is
declared to be OF paramount import
ance in this campaign" He then IN an
able and impressive manner portrayed
the present order OF things in this coun-
try in contrast to its previous history
and the teachings of Washington, JET
ferson, Lincoln and others, together
with the mission Of the United States
as set forth in its Declaration OF indie
pendence and Constitution. He said:
TN 1859 Lincoln said that the repuDli-
can party believed in the man and the
dollar. but that ia case of conflict II be-
| lieyed in the man before the dollar.
| This ia the proper relation which should
exist between the two. Man, the
handiwork OF God, comes first; money,
the handiwork Of man, is Of inferior
importance. Man is the master, money
the servant, but upon all important
questions today republican legislation
tends TO make money the master and
man the servant. The maxim OF JET
ferson, Equal rights TO all and special
| privileges TO none,' and the doctrine o!
Lincoln that this should be a govern
ment of the people, by the people ano
| for the people,, are being disregarded
and the iDstrumentalities Of govern
are being used to advance the inter
este OF those who are in position TO
, secure favors from the government.
The democratic party is not making
war upon the honest acquisition OF
wealth; it has no desire 10 discourage
| industry, economy and thrift. On the
contrary, it gives to every citizen the
greatest pc 'sible stimulus TO honest tol!
when it promises him protection In the
enjoyment OF the proceeds OF bis labor.
| Property rights are most secure when
human rights are most respected. De-
mocracy strives for civilization III
which every member OF society Will
share according 10 his merits. No one
has a right TO expect from society more
| than fair compensation for the service
which he renders TO society. Ii he Sc
cures more it is at the expense OF some
one else. 1t is no injustice to him to
prevent his doing injustice TO another.
| To him who would, either through
class legislation or in the absence OF
necessary legislation, trespass upon the
rights of another the democratic party
says: Thou shalt not" Mr.. Bryan
then gave q rapid review OF the out
come of the late war with Spain, IN
which be called attention to the fact
that the republican administration had
completely Ignored all the principles
set forth by the nation since its birth by
starting out on career OF imperialism
which was plunging the country into
all sorts OF trouble and piliug up stu
pendous public debt. He excorated the
administration in its attempts to crush
the aspirations of the liberty loving
Fllipinos and its lack of sympathy for
the Beers 10 South Africa who
we're fighting the nation on the
same principles for which the
colonies drew the sword in 1876.
In further discussing the Philippine
question Mr.. Bryan asked. "What is
our title in the Philippine islands? Do
we hold them by treaty or by conquest?
Did we buy them or did we take hem?
Did we purchase the people? If not,
bow did we secure title to them? Were
thew thrown 10 with the land? Will the
republicans say that insnimate earth
has value that when that earth is mold
| ed by the divine hand and stamped with
| the likeness of the Creator it becomes
a fixture and passes with the soi2 II
governments derive their just powers
| from the consent of the governed, it is
| impossible to secure title to people,
either by force or by purchase. We
could extinguish SPANS title by treaty
| but if we hold title we must hold it by
some method consistent with our IDEAS
| of government. When We made allies
Of the Filipinos and armed them
to fight against Spain, we disputed
SPANS title. II we buy SPANS title
we are notinnocent purchasers. But
| even if we had not disputed SPANS
title, she could transfer no greater
title than she had, and her title was
based on force alone. We cannot defend
such atitle, but as Spain gave us quit
claim deed we can honorably turn the
property over to the party in possession.
There can be no doubt that we accept
ed and utilized the services of the FLIP
mos, and that when We did so We had
| full knowledge that they were fighting
for their own Independence, aud sub
NIT history furnishes no example OF
| turpitude baser than ours If we now
substitute our yoke for the Spanish
yoke. II it was true, as declared 10 the
resolutions OF Intervention, that the
Cubans are and of right ought to be
free and independent Language taken
from the Declaration OF Independence
it is equally true that Filipinos are aud
ought 10 be free and independent"
MIR. Bryan then proceeded to repute the
principal arguments advanced by those
who entsr upon a defense of imperial.
ism-That we must improve the pres
ent opportunity to becomea world pow.
er and enter into international politics;
that our commercial interests in the
Philippine Islands and in the Orient