The age-herald., 1900-08-09
THE UNITED STATES
 NOW FACES A CRISIS
Chinese Situation Has Been Brought to an Acute
 Stage By Conger's Message.

any of these questions (applause) It has alarmed the people who were born in oth- CT countries, and know something of the dangers of militarism (appause). It has alarmed the people who were born in this country, and were nurtured in the belief that the Declaration of Independence was a sacred document (applause).
 Does Not Defend It's Policy
 "The Republican party today dares not defend its policy in the Philippine Islands. The Republican party today is responsible for every drop of blood drawn from an American soldier in the Philippine Islands or drawn by an American soldier. Uong and continued applause,) There never was any occasion for war in the Philippine Islands. (Applause). There never would have been war in the Philippine Islands if the Republican party had dealt with the Fflipinos according to American principles. The Republican party refused to recognize the binding force of the Declaration of h. dependence in its dealings with the Fii- pinos, and that Republican party that had placed the dollar above the man in it's domestic legislation places the dollar of trade above human rights in dealing with the Filipinos. (Applause). year and half has elapsed since the war broke out in the Philippine Islands. We have now 65,0 soldiers there, and the Republican party could stop that war at any time, but it has not had time to deal with the Philippine
 
 It had time to take one more step toward the gold standard; 1t had time to turn over the paper money of this country to na- tional banks and to let trusts grow and thrive and fatten on the people. But it has not time to say a word that will stop bloodshed and make peace instead of war in the Philippine Islands. Great ap- plause.) And why not? Because it wants to make money out of a colonial policy; be- cause the same spirit which dominated 1t dnmnctia nnliaipc no dnpai no ta in its foreign policy.
 And when the Republicans come into the campaign to defend the Philippine policy, you dare them to defend it on the ground that it will pay If they say it pays to sacrifice our soldiers and kill other people in order to gain ground, tell them that you are not willing to give an Ameri- can boy for all the trade of the Orient Enthusiastic Cheering and Applause).
 Suggests an Argument
 Let me suggest an argument that will close the mouth of every man who says that war of conquest will pay Whenever Republican stands before audience and tells that audience that a war of con- quest will pay, that we can afford to pur- chase trade with blood, you tell him to go buy it with his own blood and not send others there to shed their blood. Great applause and cheers)
 But, my friends, you are going to ls-
  publican party because he was not willing to indorse it's foreign policy; one who has left the Republican party rather than be silent when he believed that sympathy ought to be expressed for those who were fighting the same kind of battle that our forefathers fought century and a quar- ter ago.
 If l wanted to write a scathing condem- nation of the Republican party I would say 1t was the first administration this na- tion ever had that a man had to go out of 1t if he should say he desired to see a republic live (great applause). The first time when it became necessary for a man to sever his connection with the admnis- tration in order to express his sympathy with those who were struggling for the right to govern themselves( renewed ap- plause). If these policies prevail we are going to have different idea of govern .ment from that taught in our schools here tofore. Today Republicans tell us that we are going to be good to the Filipnos, that we are going to give them such measure of liberty as they are able to enjoy; that we are going to measure their capacity and fill their little cups full of liberty for them. We insist that liberty is not the gift of human government, put Is the gift of God himself (wild and enthusiastic cheering)(. And when the Republicans tell us that they are going to give to the Fili pnos large measure of liberty, we reply to them that when God created the Filipi- nos he gave them their right to liberty, and what God has joined together let no man put asunder Enthusiastic chering aend ap- plause).
 Webster Davis Spoke MT. Bryan was followed by Hon. Web- ster Davis, who was received with applause second only to that accorded to MT. Bry- an. MT. Davis confined himself largely to an attack upon the attitude of the admin istration toward the Boer war. He re- peated his charge that there was a secret alliance between the government of Great Britain and that of the United States. He said there was a secret understanding between Great Britain and the United States so in case that any foreign country | should want to intervene on behalf of the | poor Boers, then this country would stand | by Great Britain with its great army and | navy.