, 1900-09-13

conditions Oh the inhabitants OF ala
islands, to prepare them for local self
government
You understand what I mean, then,
by saying that Mr.. Bryan's promise
and the promise of the Democratic
platform are belated. They are only
promises, and they are promises made
a yea and a half later than better
promises made by the President and
the Senate.
Besides. the President is well on
the way toward establishing a stable
government in the Philippines, and is
experimenting his promises and tire
promises of the Senate by perform
ance, not only in the Philippines. but
in Cuba, where the administration is
rapidly preparing the people to live
under a constitution of their own de-
vice, which will give to them compete
self-government."
Bryan and Democracy.
do you think Mr.. Bryan really rep
resents the Democracy of the coun.
try?"
We'll, he undoubtedly represents
what remains of the pro-slavery Demo-
Gratis and the Populized Democracy,
which he has created. l am a very
busy man, most of the time very much
overworked. and had no time t. ex-
anime carefully the financial question
in 1896. l supposed at hat time, in
company with mu.;itudes of Republi-
cans. as well as Democrats. that the
platform OF 1896 represented what
-.-.ll 49, 49, 49,. g.
You will remember that the Republi-
can Oklahoma platform OF that year
declared for the free coinage of silver,
and most of the Oklahoma Repub!i-
cans strenuously advocated that plat
form, but when prosperity forthwith
began to come Immediately upon the
defeat of Mr.. Bryan, and his prophec e.
were all refuted and prosperity came,
| Investigated the subject more close y,
and l concluded that the old leaders
of the Democratic party were right,
and that he proposition of 16 to 1, as
announced by Mr.. Bryan, was only a
disturbing element in the business of
the country.
Il made up my mind hat the ia
fluences which could throw all of thosa
men overheard and take for leaders in
their places the small fry that. now
surround Bryan. and Mr.. Bryan did
not come out of a party to which l
owed any allegiance whatever, and
that, having misled me in the cam
paign of 1896, these men should not
mislead me again: nor do l believe
that the people of this country, who
must know with almost practical
unanimity that those people misled
them on the money question in 1896,
would think them any more likely to
be right now than they were, then, or
any better qualified for wise and pru-
lent leadership now than they were
then. The rank and file OF a great
party. such as the Democratic party
was. have the right to demand of those
who seek prominence and secure ION
troll of the influences of the party that
they shall lead them right, and 1 know
that these managers have misled the
Democratic party on the money ques-
ton, as well as on the question OF the
extension of the country by acquiring
possessions, from the traditional and
established policy of the historical
Democratic party of the country"
Bryan Looking for Office.
What do you think of the spirit of
Mr.. Bryan's speech Of acceptance?"
IF Mr.. Bryan's statements are ac-
cepted, he and his people are animated
only by Christian love and the spirit
of loving their neighbors better than
themselves He says our Chat is.
his) feet are shod with the preparation
of the gospel of peace, n W. Chat is.
he) veal the breastplate of righteous
ness. and we Chat is, he) carry tie
sword of the spirit and that the 9TH
ers Chat is, President Mckinley AMI
those who support his policy are
making merchandise of human blood,
addressing arguments to the nations
pride putting up Phariseeism to cheat
church members are guilty of the
staggering. bullying, brutal doctrine,
with which thew are managing in the
Philippines and that for what they
ample of turpitude baser than ours.
if we now substitute our yoke for the
Spanish yoke
n Crown of Thorns.
Now, | remember hat crown of
thorns pressing on the brow of labor,
which he was sworn at Chicago, in
1896. never t. rest until he had lif,ed.
and now, | think, can it be hat he has
forgotten that the brow of labor is
bleeding with the crown of thorns, an
has abandoned that brow of labor
and is hurrying away with that light
and airy and irresponsible oratorical
flight of his to new scene and objects
of oratorical triumph to relieve the
Fillpinos from the yoke which they
labor under, by reason of the 'turpi-
tude' of President Mckinley? Accord
ing to Mr.. Bryan, all are base save on
ly he and they who follow him.
Mr.. Sibley must have been making
a study of Mr.. Bryan when he wrote
that somebody was
Fighting phantoms for foemen-
boasting your bravery;