The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-05

War Department Has Not Instructed Him to With
draw the American Troops.

should be free ourselves but yet enslave
other people. 1t commits the American
Republic to the English system of colonial
ton l for one register my antoginism to
this proposition. l believe that 1t Is detri-
mental to the best interests of our whole
well being to our financial, commercial,
intellectual and social advancement. Fur
ther, l believe that 1t is a menace, dark
and strong to the existence of self-govern-
ment among u.s.
Mr.. Wellington declared his conviction
that President Mckinley is but the pro-
consul of the English Queen in the man
agement of American affairs"
Mr.. Bryan Introduced
At the conclusion of Mr. Wellington's
address he was loudly applauded. Mr..
Bryan was promptly introduced and the
applause which had welcomed his first APP
pearance was repeated.
He began by referring to Senator We'll
lingtons speech as notable occurrence.
He also remarked the kissing of the Sena-
tors utterance, asking If those who had
been guilty of this conduct had conducted
themselves in a like manner when the
gold standard Senators had left the DEM
ocratic party.
AS Mr.. Bryan proceeded he was cheered
and applduded, and 1t soon became evident
that notwiths tanding his criticism of some
members of the audience he had the re-
spect, If not the good will of all there. He
come to the Democratic party either for
money or for honor, and said 1t must be
that his only reason could be the belief that
his country was In peril. From this point
Mr.. Bryan drifted into his general argu-
ment taking up militarism, which he re-
garded as an actual and present menace. II
the standing army had been increased from
25,OOO to 100000 in the past four years, he
asked, was it not possible that 1t might
be enlarged to 100000 in the next four years
under Republican rule.
Mr.. Bryan spoke very briefly to the inside
meeting and then adjourned to the overflow
meeting outside.
Following is the full text of Mr.. Bryans
speech inside the Academy of Music.
Il have listened tonight to a speech that
ought to produce profound impression up
on the American people. After you have lis
tened to that speech 1t is not necessary that
l should address you long; but my friend
want to emphasize the Importance of in
dependence Of opinion and action In a coun-
try like ours. I believe with Senator Wei
lngton that the claims of the country are
Infinitely greater than the claims of any
party. (Applause.) l believe with him that
man should make his party affiliations
suit his convictions, not make his convic-
tions suit his party creed. (Applause)
rert uent Questions
"In 1896 gold Democrats left us and sill
yer Republicans came to us. l heard some
ator wellington left his party upon the par
amount issue of this hour. | want to ask
those men who hissed If they hissed when
Democratic Sena tors left the Democratic
party on the money question In 1896. If a
Democratic Senator had a right to leave
the Democratic party to save the gold stan
dard, cannot a Republican Senator leave
the Republican party to save the Declara-
tion of independence? Which is the more
important? That you shall have financial
system which you like or that you shall
have government deriving its just powers
from the consent of the governed?
Senator Wellington and / differ upon
the tariff question But did not John g.
Carlisle, the apostle of tariff reform sup
port Mr.. Mckinley, the apostle of protec-
ton, when he thought that money was
the paramount issue? The tariff question
did not separate those who believed that
the money question was more important
than the taxation. We do not agree upon
the mTney question, and the money ques-
tion Will not separate those who believe 1t
is more important that we have a republic
than that we have any kind of financial
system. We loaned you some gold Demo-
Gratis in 1896. They have come back, AMI
1t Is only fair that you Republicans should
pay us interest CONTINUED applause and
cheering) And If 1 may be permitted to
speak for the Democratic party, let me
say that I am willing to accept Senator
Wellington as interest and give you re-
ceipt in full. applause and cheers for
Wellington)
Courage has always been admired, but
sometimes people have admired physical
courage more than they have admired
moral courage. To my mind moral courage
is as much above physical courage as man
Is above the brute Physical courage Is d
trait that man shares with all animal crea-
ton. Moral courage Is that characteristic
which distinguishes animal from man,
made in the image of his Creator. 1t re-
quires physical courage to stand before
the bullets of an enemy, yet when hfe and
drum inspire, few have been known to re-
treat before the foe. But moral courage Is
often wanting where physical courage Is
present, and what this nation needs more
than the physical courage of its people is
the moral courage of the citizen, who would
rather die right than to live wrong. tGreat
applause) It requires moral courage for
a man to separate from his party.
Moral Courage
Senator Wellington has displayed much
courage in leaving the Republican party,
and may we not hope that the same cour-
age will be displayed by tens of thousands.
hundreds of thousands and millions of his
fellow Republicans of the rank and f1ie,
who are not held to the party by ties SO
strong and so binding and yet, Is there not
enough to inspire even Republican Sena-
tor to leave his party? l ask not what
what he will do in 1904. The same intelli-
gence and the same courage within his
keeping today will be his four years from
now to guide and direct him then But To-
day. in meeting the crisis that Is upon u.s.
has he not enough to inspire him to break
party ties and endure the misses OF those
wha lack the courage to do what he mas
done? Great applause)
"What is his inspiration? Does he come
to us for money? No man would come to
rfx for h.
ter and applause) Does he come for hon.
or? His own party has satisfied his am
bition for honor. What brings him to the
Democratic party at this time? What
makes him act with those who support
the Democratic ticket? 1t is his belief
that his country is in peril 1t Is his belief
that the course which the Republican party
is pursuing tends directly towards the re-
pudiation of those principles of govern
ment which every party advocated until
within three years If there be one of
his Republican associates who thinks his
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