The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-30


rpect OF any man who believes tina the
man Is worth more than the dollar.
Claims TO Have Furnished the Men.
In the campaign Of 1895 they called NJ
disturbers and anarchists, yet within two
years Of that election. az the call Of the
president for volunteers In the va with
Spain We volunteered TO fight for the rag
II believe I speak within truth when
say that more men supported ME IN RsJ
who replied &c ,he countr5's call man OF
those who supported Mckinley
Refers 10 Lincoln.
Mr.. Bryan referred to Lincoln al this
point in his speech. inviting hearers TO
---auare the Republican polcics o. the
1artyred president time 20 those u to-
day. Lincoln was the Republican party
in hig day. Who represents the Repuo-
lican party ~ today VINO is the power ana
dominating influence NJ he Republican par
ty today? who 10 you say? tCries OF
mckinley" Hanna" etc)
Il say the man who controls the Repub-
lican party is VI. 4. Hanna VINO "oul1
you rather hold up as models to your emil
dren, Lincoln cr Hanna tScani app 1uS,,
Look at the tob0ggau slide a. the l'epub-
iican party that leads from Lincoln TO
Hanna. Q.aughterJ The nrst Repubhcan
platform IN 1886 invoked the name ana doc
trine OF jefferson Today Republicans IN
woke the name and doctrines OF Hamilton
Jg1eTF0u'E greatest lfbNtlNdl 'hfA''-f 49,
coin I'm a letter IN 1859 praised Jefferson
and nlaced the man above the dollar.
Fenrs of Monarchy.
.rn hIs first message to congress IAn-
coin called attention 70 the danger ~ this
country becoming a monarchy on account
of the attempt to place capital above
labor When ! warn my country OF iatEer
now / am called a demagogue' but tuett
Is more evidence now Of a monarchlcal
tendency In our Union than there was In
Iineoln'g time Crhis sentiment was re-
ceived in sllence) I tell you that money
is now enthroned above the man In every
Republican policy"
Col Bryan declared that in no Repnohc-
an convention has there been declaration
"a svrnnothv for the Beers. This he char
acterized as evidence of duft toward mon
archy.
"The Republican party does not Say
word for the Boer because It's pohcy y one
az imperialism and It today stands foT
policy OF wars OF conquest ana colonial
tion."
TnIks on Income Tax.
col Pryan here diverted to the question
~ income tax He charged that the Re
publican marty desired to place heavy
burdens on the poor and TO allow the
rich 10 escape their Just assessments. The
poor man pays cents when ne wants 10
draw 81 out Of the bank. the rich man
more WfiFn ne hiaNa us N"NN'N
for $500 The Republicans are making
government which can draft man. but
cannot touch the pocketbook
same OLD Arguments.
Many OF Cot Bryans familiar argu-
ments TO bolster up the cause OF free
silver were contained In his remarks on
the financial question, which came IN
here. He declared that the silver question
IL not dead.
.fss. I,af "a att
20 retain righteous cause he said
while the wolcott commission was in
France, said he a commission in England
by big majority, reported that the de-
preston in agriculture In that country
was due TO the gold standard. and recon-
mendsd the blmetallc standard. A group
of bankers got together In London In the
clearing house and resolved In secret ses<
sion in favor OF tho gold standard. The
bankers controlled England's financial
system. which IN turn controls that OF Flu
rope, and Europe fixes our financial sys-
tenn. IL believe In u unanimous system
OF free use of both gold and silver with
out the consent Of any nation on the
globe, The Republican party fought the
battle OF 1896 behind the mask of bimetal-
lism. / charge fraud against It, They
never meant himetalism. They meant
the gold standard
Hevcrts Again TO Imperialism.
Col. Bryan diverted again 10 the Phil
ippine question, kManifestly he felt that
the temper OF the people OF Walla Walla
was against him on this issue For over
half an hour he spoke against the con
duct OF the war against Aguinaldo The |
boosted prosperity OF the Mckinley adj
ministration has benefited the money
changers and army contractor. but not |
the workinEmRn The day OF the indie |
pendent man IL passing rapidly, and the |
Of ugTngfuaI aHFNttBda ia h
ing You have been deceived by the Re- |
publican party ON the imperialism Ques-
tion When they say expansion they |
mean imperialism. Imperialism is the
policy Of an empire. We expanded when
We took Florida and Louisiana The area
OF the republic was enlarged. but It's char
Retcristies were NOS changed In the
Philippines We are not going after lands
FOR settlement, but for the purpose OF sub
jugatnS race. The Republican party
does not care 90 defend It's policy OF i'm
perialism
This is evidenced In It's position on the
Puerto Rican tarin question That bill
IL 20 bad that Republican senators and
representative have arrayed them
selves against A.
II win tell YOU what imperialism aa
pracuccd los This government means II
means the sunlight of fall citizenship for
Americans. tho twilight OF soinl-citisep.
ship for Puerto Rcaus ana the thick
darkness 81 perpetual VasaalaEe for the
Ftiplnoa. This republic cannot exiat as
half republic and hair empire DO Won
want trade az the cannon MOUTH WIN
yon measure trade by blood" / would mot
exchange thr declaration " iudspens.reo
for al the TRADE 90 thr Orient When
hckiAler paid s. e' aaN fur Tho lhutp.
pines De bought the Fjlip,uos az s. 81 each
want fo know what Il human l..-,
tnst 70 'uu "i love " worth In money