Willmar tribune., 1900-08-22
B]'.R|.YA'.N'S ] :. | 4. PLAIN TALK. i !.
Discusses Paramount Questions of
: the Democratic Platform.
EVILS OF REPUBLICAN POLICIES.
Rights OF the People I'm United States
and Acquired Territories-Dan-
gers of imperialism and Mill
tarism-The True Republic.

gers OF imperialism and Mill
tarism-The True Republic.
In response to the tender of the nom.
ination for the presidency by the mott.
fcation committee of the democracy, at
Indianapolis, Wednesday, August 8,
William ]. Bryan said:
Mr.: Chairman and Members of the Noti-
1catlon COMMITTEES: l shall. at an early
DAY, and in more formal manner accept
the nomination which you tender. and
tiaa shai! at that time discuss the various ques-
IL may not be out of place, however, to
submit few observations at this time
upon the general character Of the contest
Delore US, and upon the question which
IS IS declared to be Of paramount Importance
IN this campaign.
contest between democracy on the one hand
ana plutocracy on the other do not mean
10 say that all our opponents have delib-
efaIeiy CHOSEN to give to organized wealth
g predominating influence in the affairs of
the me government, but ! do assert that on
oen Inc important M issues of the day the repub-
wnlch constantly tend to elevate pecuniary
cG}nsi1sna on 1esn tions and ignore human rights
nm. IN 1929 Lincoln said that the republican
put put that in case Of conflict it believed in
1ne nrenan man ra,l before the dollar This is the
fhepG[ fhe two reiat,9n ION which should exist between
comes first; money, the handiwork Of man,
rs OF interior Importance. Man is the mas
portant questions to-day, republican legis-
lation tends to make money the master
ana man the servant.
III me maxim of Jefferson. equal rights to
al and special privileges to none" and the
doctrine of Lincoln that this should be a
government oy f11 @ ''of the people, by the people
and the Observation-Disclosures Of government
are being used to advance the interests of
tnose who are in a position to secure favors
from the government.
The Desire of Democracy,
The democratic party is not making war
upon the honest acquisition of wealth; it
mas. mas no desire to discourage industry, econ
to ctzsn the the gives
ulus to honest toll, when it promises him
psodectien o5s In the enjoyment of the pro-
mast EHsas seoin OF ms labor Property rights are
sspected. Democracy strives for a civiliza-
tion @ in which every member Of society
No one has right to expect from So
ciety more than fair compensation for
ife service which he renders to society
OF some one else 1t is no injustice to him
70 70 prevent his doing injustice to another
70 MN VINO would. either through class
iiegisilation or In the absence Unnecessary
legislation, trespass upon the rights of an
shalt not
TSepuOAlCan Excuses.
Against us are arrayed a comparatively
small, but politically and financially pow
ertul, number who really profit by repub-
acan pollcles; but with them are associated
tachment to their party name, are giving
thelr support to doctrines antagonistic to
fne former teachings of their own party
republicans who used to advocate bimet-
allsm, now try to convince themselves
that the gold standard is good; republicans
VINO were formerly attached to the green
ing national banks control of the nations
paper money; republicans who used to
tns Toast af mat a the republican party was pay
1or reasons to support a perpetual and in
creaslng debt; republicans who formerly
noIlea witb tba da,' trust' now begule themselves
ana pad trusts, while, In their minds, the
nne between the two is becoming more
fimas ana more more obscure: republicans who, in
tne small expense of our standing army,
are are now making light of the objections
" mhtGa tSa are urged AGAINST a large Increase
1epuoncans who gloried in our independ-
ence when the nation was less powerful,
iom iioMoa looh WITH favor upon foreign al
condemned "forcible annexation as i'm
3hat motai and eye even criminal, are now sure
nat opposa 1t is beth immoral and criminal to
snip mas already blinded many to present
osangers is certain: how large a portion
to to the the republican n party can be drawn over
ror a t1me republican leaders were in
crt9iais crned to dc deny TO- opponents the right to
c,t.icise the Philippine policy of the ad-
found that both Lincoln and CLAW assert
eo and exercised the right to criticise a
PRESIDENT pres lent during the progress of the Mex
Instead of meeting the issue boldly and
suDmltt1ng clear and positive plan for
aeanng with the Philippine question, the
o1o t1l
the larger part of which was devoted to
ooast1ng and self lf-congratulation.
=, IN attempting to press. economic ques-
s tons as upon the country to the exclusion
OF those which involve the very structure
OF our government. the republican lead
snf fye o the new e2G of their abandon
or their complete subserviency to pecun-
larry considerations.
No Evasion.
But they shall not be permitted to evade
which they have deliberately brought into
the arena of politics. When the president.
SUPP supported TT H., by a practically Unanimous
upon war with Spain for the purpose of
aiding the struggling patriots Of Cuba.
the country, without regard to party, ap-
nized that the administration would neces
the conduct Of war which. ~aAfS in the very Ver9
publicans in the support which theV gave
to the president When the war was
suggest the propriety Of colonial policy, "
opposition at once manifested itself.
When the president finally laid before the
dependence of Cuba but provided for the
cession Of the Philippine islands to the
United States, the menace of imperialism
to reject the treaty and risk the ills that
might follow rather than take the chance
Of correcting the errors of the treaty bv
the Independent action of this country.
Trust in the People.
I was among the number Of those who
end the war, release the volunteers re-
move the excuse for war expenditures. and
then give to the F1lipinos the indepen-
dence Wh1ch might be forced from Spain
In view Of the criticism which my ac-
ton aroused in some quarters I take this
that time I thought 1t safer to trust the
American people to give independence to
the Filipinos than to trust the accom-
with an unfriendly nation. Lincoln en-
bodied an argument In the question. when
he asked: 'Can aliens make treaties
believe that we are now in better posi-
tton to wage a successful contest against
imperialism than we would have been
treaty ratified, a clean cut issue is pre-
sented between a government by consent
and government by force, and imperial
lists must bear the responsibility for all
that happens until the question Is settled.
II the treaty had been rejected, the op-.
ponents of Imperialism would have been
held responsible for any International
complications which might have arisen
before the ratification of another treaty.
But whatever differences of opinion may
have existed as to the best method of op-
posing the colonial policy, there never was
any difference as to the great Importance
Of the question and there is no difference
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