The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-09
SICK OF HANNA AND
HIS FREEB0OTERS
Continued From Fifth Page.)

can public. 1t claims credit for every
thing that happens for it's aid and re-
jects responsibility for everything
that it does in this country. Cap
pdause). 1t has claimed credit for
large crops; 1t has claimed credit for
the discovery of gold in Alaska; it
has claimed credit for the famine in
India; it has claimed credit for the
activity in business which comes from
mortgaging the future and spending
the money. 1t has claimed credit for
things for which it is not responsible
and vet it dares not assume the re-
sponsibility for those things which it
has brought upon the American peo-
pie. But [ repeat that in this cam
paign it will be on the defensive on
every question and it will run from
one issue to the other and not be
willing to stand and abide Judgment
on any question. (Applause). And.
my friends, not satisfied with taking
a step toward an English financial
system, that it did not dare to pro-
claim in 1896, it has taken a step to-
ward an English colonial system that
it dares not now defend. (Applause).
It's policy upon imperialism is today
driving men out of the Republican
party who have been Republicans
from the birth of that party. And if
YOU go through the country you will
find that various questions appeal to
various elements of this population
bringing the people out of the Repub-
lican party and the Republican party
is not able to justify itself on any
-.
1t has alarmed the people who were
born in other countries and know
something of the dangers of militar-
ism (Applause). 1t 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.) The
Republican party today dares not de-
fend it's policy in the Philippine Is
lands. The Republican party today
is responsible for every drop of blood
drawn by an American soldier. (Long
and continued applause). There was
never any occasion for war in the Phil
ippine Islands. applause ed cheer
ing). There never would nave been
war in the Philippine Islands if the
Republican party had dealt with the
Il
ciplea The Republican party refused
TO recognize the binding force of the
Declaration of independence in its
dealing with the Filipinos, and that
Republican party that had placed the
dollar above the man in its domestic
Legislation places the dollar of trade
above human rights in dealing with
the Filipinos. (Applause.) y year and
I, loS oil CT, 20
out in the Philippine Islands. We
have $4,000 soldiers there now and the
Republican party could stop that war
at any time, but it has not had time
to deal with the Philippine question.
Great applause and cheers). 1t had
time to take one more step toward
the gold standard; it had time to turn
over the paper money of this country
to national banks and to let trusts
grow and thrive and fatten on the
people. But it has no time to say a
word that will stop bloodshed and
make peace instead of war in the Phil
ippine Islands. Great applause and
cheering). And why not? Because it
wants to make money out of a colonial
policy; because the same influence
which dominated it in its domestic
policies now dominates it in its for
eign policy.
ts eff Republican policies prevail we
are going to have Il different idea of
government from that taught in our
schools hereafter. Today Republicans
tell us that we are going to be good
TO the Filipinos and that we are going
TO give them such a measure of liberty
MS they are able to enjoy, that we
ara CrOinO tn meoSUre tbni1, c11,acitV
and fill their little cups full of liberty
for them. We insist that liberty is
not the gift of human government,
but is the gift of God himself wild
and enthusiastic cheering.) And when
the Republicans tell us that they are
going to give to the Filipinos large
measure of liberty, we reply to them
that when God created the Filipinos
he gave them their right to liberty and
what God has joined together let no
man put asunder." Enthusiastic
cheering and applause).
Mr. Bryan was followed by Webster
Davis, who was received with APP
plause second only to that accorded
to Mr.. Bryan. Mr.. Davis confined him
self largely to an attack upon the at
titude of the Administration towards
the BOer war He repeated his charge
that there was Il secret alliance be-
tween the Government of Great Brit
ain and the TTnitn1