The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-26
TIE PRICE Of LIBERTY
VIGILANCE THE wATCHwoRD ON
FREEMEN WHO WOULD CON-
SERVE THEIR RIGHTS
BRYAN ASKS REPUBLICANS
II Silver Is the Issue, Why Have
They Said for Four Years
That Silver Is
Dead.

OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 25-Mr BRYAN
made two speeches here today, one in the
afternoon and the other In the evening.
lie spoke on both occasions at Syndicate
Park, and under the auspices of the Jack
son club, of this city. There was a large
attendance. The speeches were made from
a platform under the trees In the after
noon meeting Mr.. Bryan was preceded
by Hon. Webster Davis and Hon. J. r.
Sovereign. He was not heard until after
O'Clock, and he spoke briefly. He de-
voted himself to a considerable extent to
state politics, urging the fusion forces of
the state to make sure of the state not
only on the electoral ticket, but on men,
bers of congress, United States senators
and the state ticket.
Il am gratifed," he began by saying,
to find such an immense audience pres
ent, because 1t augurs we'll for the in
terest the people take IN the questions
now pending, and if the people can be
aroused to an understanding of what Is
going on; II the people win seriously con-
slider the problems, which they have to
meet, have no fear for the result" He
then proceeded, saying:
Jefferson used to say that vigilance
was the price Of liberty, and believed
that the. greatest danger that we have
TO fear in this country Is that the peo-
pie may not carefully study and fully IN
derstand the questions upon which they
are voting, for there is q partisanshin
mat Is too apt to turn men away from
the truth or to make them refuse to lis
ten to any one except those who bear
their own party brand. We are today
meeting important questions, and it Is
essential to the welfare of the nation
that those should be elected this fall
who stand for the policies best for the
government. If the Republican policies
are right then those who represent the
opinions held by Democrats, Populists
ana Silver Republicans ought to be over
Whelmingly defeated, for there Is a diff
ference between Republican policies and
Lazarus in Abraham's bosom from Dives
Inc policies for which the Republican
party stands and ours both cannot be
Referring to the subject of, election of
United States senator's, Mr.. Bryan said:
want senate that will be in har-
mony with the congress and the president
Il we win this fight. If we had had
Democrat or Populist In the senate in
place of John M. Thurston there would
nave been no war in the Philippines, be-
suthclent to have carried the Bacon res
oIutfon, and l do not believe the admin
lstration would have carried on a war
against az II t., the majesty of the senate.
Tor our principles. and go to the pors
and vote for a legislative ticket that VIII
SEND to the senate men who stand for the
REFORM principles"
In conclusion he suggested a series of
questions Tor his hearers to PROFOUND to
their Republican friends as follows:
II any Republican tells you that the
money question is the question Of para
mount Importance in the campaign, ask
MN why ne has been saying for four
years that the silver question was dead
II II IS such live question?
II the Republicans say that the gold
standard is good, ask him why MT Mo
AlnIey sent commission to Europe to
get rio or that question: and IL the gold
stanaard IS bad enough to justify a Re-
ruolleaH president in attempting 10 get
ria or 1T, ask him if 1t Is not tlo had
to Keep merely because England wants
US 10 Keep 1t, because English financIeTs
are the cause of our opposite financial
system In this country? When yotls com
mission went abroad France wanted to
nelp restore bime talism, the s-Iaboring
I bnin ana farmers. of England wanted to
PIeN vented the accomplishment Of the pur-
pose pose or the commission, and who
!tnrough the Republican party, are dom
States. VI me Ohlteo
:, IF Republican tells you that q trus+
10 n,,1 a sood tnlng, ask him why the Re
puphcan Platform denounces the frnsts
and II he says the trust system Is haS
ASK MIN why the Republican marty all
ioWeu more trusts to be formed during
me last three years than had ever bee1
organized In all the history Of the com
If a Republican says Imperialism 10
good, you ask him why Il is: IL Ism ba M, Is
mat the Fflipinos belong to US. ash bir,
now we got them; demand Cf him ~
dostract or title to the FiIfpinos ana he
I'm fanLot snow even cult Jclaim deed
from anybody, who ever had anv or
thority to give It." au-