Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-14
{By Telegraph to virglnlan- PnoD

AKRON, ONO, oct. ia memorable
day in the Bryan campaign in Ohio
closed here tonight with monster
meeting, but large as it was. it fell
considerably behind the meeting at
Mansfield. which was the last inn
portant stopping place before reaching
this city.
Mansfield was said to have contain
ed twice as many people as had ever
before been gathered ut that place to
hear a political speech, the surround
ing country for thirty or forty miles
around being well represented.
REPLY TO ROOSEVELT.
In his Mansfield speech Mr.. Bryan
took occasion TO respond to one of the
points in Governor Roosevelts reply
TO one of Mr.. Bryan's speeches. Mr..
Bryan said:
when this campaign first opened the
Republican candidate for Vice Presi-
dent made a speech at Detroit, in
which he said Who is afraid of this
army? He had four soldiers stand up
before the audience, and he told the au-
dience that the soldiers bore the same
proportion to that audience that the
standing army of 100, 900 bore to the
population of the United States. His
answer To the charge that we had II
large army was, Who is afraid?' but,
my friends. that is not what he is say
ing now. Within IL week that same
candidate for Vice President, that mil
liant member OF the Republican ticket,
has become frightened himself few
days ago he stated that we would not
have had that army but for the war in
the Philippine islands. Why, they are
trying now to explain 1t or excuse IL,
when the fact is, and called attention
to it at once. that the President asked
IL, n months before there
was n war in the Philippine Islands
ANOTHER DEFENSE.
But now there is another defense.
The candidate for Vice-President says
that every intelligent observer knew
that there would be trouble in the
Philippines if the treaty was confirmed.
Why, is it possible that when the Pres
ident entered upon his colonial policy he
knew there would. be trouble III the
Philippine islands,? What becomes OF
the arguments, that there would be no
trouble there if it were not for the peo-
pie of this country who make speeches
nSa inst Imperialism? In his retreat lie
has become so scared that he has hid
den behind bill introduced by Dem
ocratic Senator. Let me read you the
text The bill for the temporary in
crease which Mr.. Bryan apparently
seeks 10 persuade his hearers is a per-
manent increase, was introduced by
Senator Cockrell, of Missouri, Il Demo-
cratic supporter of Mr.. Bryan and the
bulk of the patriotic Democrats in
both Houses voted for it,
a DIFFERENT BILL.
MY friends, that is a different bill
The President asked for an army of
100 900 and Republican House of Rep
resentatiyes passed the bill. making the
army 100 600. as the President asked
and when that Republican House did
it the treaty had been signed with
Spain and there was not an arm raised
against this nation anywhere. What
was that bill introduced by Senator
Cockrell? 1t was a substitute for the
permanent army bill 1t was the Dem
ocratic proposition which was present
cd to Offset the proposition made by the
Republican President. ] want you to
know that the Vice Presidential can
didate of the Republican party, instead
OF defending the Republican measure.
making a permanent increase of the
army to 100, coo, tries to hide behind
Democratic measure which made il
only n temporary increase. That bill
OF Senator Cockrell's was supported by
the Democrats and the Populists and
the Silver Republicans of the Senate
and but for that opposition we would
today have an army of 100, 900 perIna-
nentlY in this country. But our peo-
pie defeated the Republican bill and
Senator Cockrell's bill became a low.
Ii was substitute which the\ Sepuh-
leans had to accept in that Senate.
But that substitute expires next year
and Republican paper. the Chicago
Tribune has announced within a week
that Secretary Root would ask the next
Congress to make the army of 100000 a
permanent army. Now. let the Repub-
leans defend their large army They
cannot do it, No Republican will dare
20 do 1t; and yet ii YOU vote the Re
publican ticket you will approve OF the
army and If the Republican party wins
YOU will have a large army, now or
100000. with the prospect of an increo 50
rather than decrease
APPEAL TO REPUBLICAN, PAP
ENTS.
New Lexington, Ohio, Oct. 13-NIr
Bryan referred in both his Circleville
and Lancaster speeches to the case of
Attorney General Monnett, of this STATE
AT Lancaster he made that official tn
principal theme of his discourse. saw
ing: want TO call the attention of
Nepubiicans to. something which has
taken place in their own State. ana |
want to ask the Republicans whether
! they can afford to endorse what has
been done by the Republican party in
this State l see before me parents who
are raising sons and those parents arc
hoping Tor great things for their sons.
want TO tell You what has occurred
IN connection with the young men of
| Ohio.
There was young Republican OF
ability and of character nominated for
Attorney General of the State OF Ohio
When he entered upon the duties OF his
office hp took an oath a., ,Da,fo,-,,, -