The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-04
VIC TORY CERTAIN,
BRYAN DECLARES
The People Are With the
Democratic Party.
ITS PRINCIPLES FIXED
Republicans No Longer Adhere to
Their Declared Principles.
THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES ALL FAVORABLE
The Iowa Democrats in Convention Declare For
Bryan and the Chicago Platform and
Against Trusts, MiIitarism
and Imperialism.
(By the Associated Press.)

Toledo, Ohio, May 3.-Wlliam j. Bry-
an arrived in Toledo from Detroit at 2:2O
this afternoon and was received by a
large delegation of citizens. headed by
bands of music and special committee
composed of representative Democrats
from all over Northern Ohio. The meet
ing had been especially designed for
Northern Ohio and Southern Michigan
and there were thousands of outsiders
in the city.
Mr.. Bryan spoke this afternoon at con-
siderable length at the Armory, after
which he was escorted to Memorial Hall,
where he was rendered a reception by
the Modern Woodmen of America, of
which he is a member, and later spoke
at Elks Hall. Fully $4,000 people heard
Mr.. Bryan during the day. In an inter-
view today. he expressed himself very
decidedly regarding the coming national
election. The Democratic party is sure
to win. Mr.. Bryan said without the
slightest hesitation. THE people are
with us this year, and they are in SYM
pathy with the principles which shall be
embodied in the Kansas City platform
and which represent the feeling of the
great mass of American people
'Why do / think SO? Because every
principle of the Democratic party is a
positive principle, mere positive than was
the declaration of the Republican party
in SO, and while my party has grown
all the while in it's frmer adherence to
principle and positive declaration the Re-
publican party is ''trekking" in just the
opposite direction; it is less positive, and
its adherence to it's heretofore fixed dec
laration Of faith is now quite disregard
ed
What is your view of the Philippine
WARP"
at is exactly what it has been ever
since the Filipinos were denied the right
of free government. | believe that the
Republicans are wrong because they have
taken the God-given right of liberty and
self government away from people who
have been fighting for it for years and
are so determined that they are perfectly
willing to sacrifice themselves to the
last man in order to secure it. This will
be the position of the Democratic party
upon this question.
Imperialism always means trans
greSsion upon someone. Neither our Gov
eminent nor that of any other country
can sweep away the sovereignty of a
conquered people and substitute it's own
sovereignty for it without violating the
laws of God and man. l hold exactly the
same views on the money question | al
ways have held / do not think the great
body of Democrats have changed any
mere than | have and there is no occa-
SIGN for the desertion Of any great truth
that makes up the Democratic code of
principles.
Il think that Ohio is much more likely
to go Democratic this year than is Me-
braska ever likely to go Republicans
again.
Il am sure that the signs of the times
are very much more favorable to Demo-
cratic success and both the press and
people are considering Democratic doc
trine more kindly this year than they did
in &C.