Cañon City record., 1900-09-20

.It IL the intention 1t tAs Unassd
States to establish on saad iaaaAds .
govsrnment suitable 70 The wants and
conditions Of the Inhabitants of said
islands. to prepare thsn for local SELF
govsrnnsnt'
You understand what mean. then.
BY saying that Mr.. Bryan's premise
and the promise Of the Democratic
platform arc belstsd. Thsy are only
promises. and they are promises made
year and 4 half later than better
promises made BY the President and
the Senate.
Besides, the President IL well on
the way toward establishing stable
government In tho Philippines. and IL
suppiemsnting his promises and the
promises OF the Senate BY perform
ancs. not only In the Philippines. but
In Cuba. whore the administration 10
rapidly preparing the people TO live
under . constitution Of their own de-
vice. which will give to them complete
self-government-"
bryan and Dsmosr~ey.
do you think Mr.. Bryan really rsp-
resents the Democracy of the coun-
try?"
We'll. he undoubtedly represents
what remains OF the pro-slavery Demo-
Gratis and the Populixed Democracy.
which he has created. / am n very
busy man, most OF the time very much
overworked. and had no time TO ex-
anime carefully the financial question
In 1896. I supposed at that time. In
company with muItitudos Of Repubai-
cans. as well as Democrats. that the
platform OF 1895 represented what
would have been best for the country.
You will remember that the Repubii-
can Oklahoma platform OF that year
declared for the free coinage OF silver.
and most Of the Oklahoma Republi-
cans strenuously advocated that plat
form. but when prosperity forthwith
began to come Immediately upon the
defeat Of Mr.. Bryan. and his propbsc!ss
were all refuted and prosperity came.
investig gated the subject more closely.
and concluded that the old leaders
Of the Democratic party were right.
and that the proposition Of 7s TO I. ~
announced By Mr.. Bryan. was only .
disturbing element In the business OF
the country.
Il made up my mind that the in-
nuences which could throw all Of those
men overheard and take for leaders In
their places the small fry that nov
surround Bryan. and Mr.. Bryan did
not come out OF . party to which I
owed any allegiance whatever. ana
that. having misied me In the cam
paign OF 1896. these men should not
miElesd me again: nor do ! believe
that the people of thls country. who
must know with almost practical
unAnimity that those people mixled
them on the money question In 1896.
would think them any more likely TO
be right now than they were then. or
any better qualified for wise and pru-
dent leadership nov than they were
then. The rank and nie of . great
party. such as the Democratic party
was. have the right to demand OF thoss
who seek prominence and secure con-
troll Of the influences OF the party that
they shall lead them right. and know
that these mAnagers have misied 4he
Democratic party on the money auss-
fion. AZ well ~ on the question OF the
extension OF the country by acquiring
possessions. from the traditional and
established policy Of the Rhetorical
Democratic party Of the country
Bry.s Lessi.s fer Oae>-
What do you think of tho spirit OF
Mr.. Bryan's speech OF acccptAnee7''
III M Bryan's statements arc &C
ceptsd. he and his people are animated
only by Christian love aud the spirit
Of loving their neiEhbors better than
Themselves He says our THAT 10.
his) feet arc shod with tbs preparation
OF the gospel OF peace. and We tthAt ID.
he) wear the brcastpiats Of riEhteous-
meas. and we Chat 10. he) carry the
sword OF tho SPIRIT and that the 9TH
ers (that 10. Presidsnt Mckinley and
those Who support his policy are
making merchandise Of human blood.
addressing arguments 10 The nations
pride putting up Pharisceism to cheat
church MEMBER. arc guilty oi the
swnggcring. bullying. brutal doctrine.
with which thew are managing In the
Philippines and that for what they
have done history furnishes no e1-
ample OF turpitude bascr than ours.
n we now substitute our yoke for the
spaniaa yoke
TIE Crowa of rhorsa
Now. I remember that crown OF
thorns pressing on the brow Of labor.
which he was sworn at Chicago, In
1895. never to rest until he had lifted.
and now. think, can Il be that he has
forgotten that the brow of labor Ia
bleeding with the crown Of thorns. and
has abandoned that brow Of labor
and il hur-ying away with that light
and airy and irresponsible oratoricai
night Of his to new scenes and objects
Of oratoricsl triumph to relieve the
Fiiipinos from the yoke which they
labor under. by reason Of the 'turpi-
tude' of President Mckinley Accord
ing to Mr. Bryan, all are base savo on
ly he and they who follow him.
''Mr Sibley must have boon making
a study OF Mr.. Bryan when he wrote
that somebody was
Fighting phantoms for foensn,