The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-30
Principal Speech Of Day Was Made
in Fargo, South Dakota.
AN IMITATION OF ENGLAND.
This Tendency OF the Republicans
Party Was Theme OF the Speech.
Porto I,ic.n Policy LilAcned to
the Treatment Of the Colo
nies by England Before
Revolutionary War.
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tHy ASSCClateU 1EtSS
FARGO, n. D, Sept. 23-yNm. j. Bryan
reached this city at 10 A. N. A stop OF ons
hour and a half WIS made here. The DEM
ocrdtic presidential candidate was escort
ed across the city to Il park where large
crowd had gathered 10 hear him. 1t was
the principal speech OF the days journey.
The special train bearing the party lett
Aberdeen during the night Its first stop
was made a Hankinson, n. D., at go a
NJ. Mr.. Bryan spoke for five minutes
from the rear platform, discussing I'M
perialism.'
The iext stopping place was Wahpeton.
a stand had be,nl erected d; the intersoc-
ton of the principal streets, and Mr. BY
an spoke TO the people assembled there for
fifteen minutes. He Iiber,z.c1 the voters to
stockholders in u corporation, and said:
Under the Republican administration,
the trusts have increased. Ii you like
the trusts You ought to vote the Repubi-
can ticket, and you will get all You want
of them. If you have not enough of them
now you VIII get enough if the Republic
can party stays in power, but when 1
remember how people have harmed II
the last four years what the trust is,
wh-n thct, ought to have known III ad-
vance, am reminded Of one Of Solomon's
proverbs. l think there Is a great deal of
wisdom in what Solomon said and stated
his wisdom in such a way that people
ought to be able to know. He said: The
wse man foresesth the evil and hath him
self, but the foolish pass on and are pun
Shed.'
Discussing the Philippine question, he
said: ''You will search history in vain
for a more dishonorable part than the Re-
publican party has taken in turning a
war for humanity into a war for con-
quest"
IMITATION OF ENGLAND.
At Fargo Mr. Bryan spoke to a large
audience, dwelling Especially upon what
he designated a .'telas5iacy IN this country
to initiate England. He said:
NV attention has been called to another
imitation of English methods. 1t will be
remembered that the Republican party, in
order.to meet the protests which the Porto
Rican bill aroused, offered 10 give back
to the people the taxes which had been
collected from them This was paraded
before the public as an act OF great BEN
evidence, and yet 1t was an act in imita
ton OF the British Government in dealing
with the American colonists. On page
2e0a of vol. I, OF the Worlds Great Ora
tons will be found a protest read in the
American Congress In 17I4 by Mr.. Jay,
who had been appointed to prelsare an ad-
dress to the people OF Great Britain. It
was approved by Congress on the 2lst day
of October of that year
From this It Will be seen that the Eng
l:sf1 Government In order to silence COM
olaint provided that the revenue collected
n America should be expended in America
for its protection and defense. The Re
i2ublicans, who have never by their votes
endorsed imperialism or tho colonial idea
should be ala rraei at the constant ten
dency OF the Republican party to abandon
American dtctrine and sub European ideas
DOLLAR MARK POLICIES.
'.When the Republicans tell you that the
money question Is more important than
any other, they stamp their own policies
as dollar mark policies and confess them
selves unable to sea around dollar, no
matter If human rights stand beyond the
dollar.
..But,' he continued, :'if the money ques-
ton was paramount the Republican party
wouId not be able to defend its position
Upon the Philippine question Mr.. Bryan
said:
s.If you think that the Fflipinos are
fighting against our authority over there
merely because I am q candidate for
President, 1 answer that the Cubans strrg-
sclea for thirty years when l was not
candidate for President. The Colon!sts
fought for independence over one hundred
years ago, ana my name had not e.en
been heard of. No, it was not Democracy
nor my candidacy that placed in the heart
of the Filipino the hatred for foreign
domination