Evening journal., 1900-11-02
SAYS BRYAN WAS
DISGRUNTLED
Mr.. NieIdS Declares That He
Cried FaVOritiSm
and RESIGNED As COLONEL
Eighth Ward Republican League Held
Enthusiastic Meeting in Club
house Last NIGHT

In the clubhouse OF the Eighth Ward
Republican League. at Seventh and
Pine streets. last night an interesting
meeting of Republicans was held. John
r. Lynn presided. anu addresses were
made by John r. Nielda. Thomas A.
ID. Hutson and Frederick ~. Bach
Mr.. Hutson said that Mr. Mckinley
should be reelected because of the
prosperity I'm the country under the
present administration.
In his speech Mr. Bach called atten-
tiOn to the fact that Wilmington could
not have maintained its steady growth
had it not been for the industries OF
the city, and these Industries have been
permitted TO thrive under Mckinley
prosperity. Referring to the situation
in the Philippines, Mr.. Bach said this
country can no more escape the duty
before it than boy could escape grow
ing This country, If it did not
stretch out. would not grow. That
which does not grow is beginning to
decay. The taking of the Philippines
was an accident. The word was
flashed across the wires one morning
that the Spanish fleet in Manila har-
Dor had been destroyed. and there is
scarcely a man, woman OF child in
the country who will not say God
bless Dewey"
NIELDS DENOUNCES BRYAN.
Mr.. Nields, in alluding to the visit OF
Bryan to this city, said:
In his speech at the Opera House
Mr.. Bryan said: i want TO call the at
tention OF the mothers more pardcu-
larly to the question that now presents
itself for the first time-what shall be
the size Of our standing army? IL was
25,000 in 1896. The president asked for
100000 in December OF 1885,. He told
his audience that as colonel OF a Ne
braskan regiment he learned that
mothers are not fond Of war. Colonel
Bryan organized, led and drilled his
regiment for war. He was disgruntled
and cried favoritism' because he was
not allowed to participate in actual
battle and bloOdshed Yet he comes
to Wilmington and says he fears the
youth OF the country viii get the idea
that the sum Of human greatness de-
pends upon the SKULLS they have taken.
Mr.. Bryan further said here: The
Republicans are now trying to fastCh
upon this country a large army Mir.
Bryan charged that the Republican
party is solely responsible for the in
crease in the size of the army and is
in favor of making that increase per-
manent Both charges are absolutely
without foundation. What are the
facts. The facts are: That the presi-
dent recommended an increase OF the
army to meet a military necessity.
That the Democrats and Republicans
alike in both houses of Congress ac-
knowledged the emergency and voted
for the increase to 100000 men. That
this increase in the army is only to
last until July 1, 1901, when the army
will be reduced to its original size of
$1,000 men,
The act that provided an army to
fight Spain, also provided that the
army should be Immediately reduced
to its original size when the war was
over. Now follow the chain of events
in 1898. On May /, Dewey sank the
Spanish fleet About the middle OF
May Aguinaldo came over from China
to Luzon as our pretended ally. On
May "a Aguinaldo declared himself a
dictator and placed himself at the head
Of the Tagal tribe In August, when
the American army attacked and cap
tured Manila. Aguinaldo failed to CO.
operate. but demanded the privilege Of
lOOting the city, which was refused
From that time on the Tagals armed
against the Americans
President Mckinley, knowing these
facts, stated in his message to Con-
gress, in December, 1898: There can
be no question that at this time, and
probably for some time in the future
100000 men will be none too many TO
meet the necessities of the situation.
In February, 1899, a bill passed Con-
gress providing for an increase of the
regular army from $1,000 to $1,000 men,
and also providing for $4,000 volun-
teers. II was expressly stipulated in this
bill thatsuch increasedregular and vol
unteer forces shall continue in service
only during the necessity therefor and
not later than July l., 1901
"In the Senate. fifty-five senators
voted for the bill and twelve against it.
How did Mr.. Bryan's friend, Senator
Kenney, vote on the army bill? The
Congressional Record discloses that he
subsequently made this announce
ment: Had / been present I should
have voted in favor Of this bill In
the House 203 members voted for it
and 33 against 1t. Every Democrat of
prominence voted for the bill. Such
being the facts, how can Mr.. Bryan
charge that the Republicans are per-
manently fastening a large standing
army on the country, assuming that
/ 100 900 men is such an army? What
does this cry Of militarism amount to?
Trusts was also a subject handled
by Mr.. Bryan at great length in his
speeches in Wilmington. am free to
state here that If Mr.. Hanna ever said
There are no trusts then I differ
from Mr. Hanna. If Senator Scott, OF
West Virginia. ever said Trusts are
good things, then / differ from Senator
Scott The Republican party has de-
clared time and again that there are