The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-23
QUERIES FOR BRYAN
INQUIsITIvE REPUBLICAN WORRIES
THE POPOCRATIC CANDIDATE.
Interesting ColIoquy at Tecumseh,
Neb., where w. j. Delivered
One of His Speeches.
TOUR THROUGH A DISTRICT
THAT WAS ONCE REPRESENTED IN
CONGRESS BY BRYAN
Reitcration of Previous U~tterances on
the Expansion, Trust and Money
observation-disclosures RidicuIed.
TOUR THROUGH A DISTRICT
THAT WAS ONCE REPRESENTED IN
CONGRESS BY BRYAN


Getting a few hours sleep there he was
prepared to commence the day early. He
began his speech at Auburn shortly after
S O'Clock. There he made an hours address
and after being driven rapidly TO the de-
pot he was compelled to wait fifty minutes
for a delayed train to take him to Tecum-
sch. the next stopping place. At Tecum-
sch he spoke comparatively briefly and after
taking a hasty dinner started upon Il twen-
ty-two-mile drive across country to Paw
nee. This drive was made by means OF
three relays in two hours time and was ap-
parently a pleasant diversion for Mr.. Bry-
an. AT Pawnee, as at Auburn and Tecum-
sch, there was a good attendance, as there
was also at the night meeting held at this
point. The day meetings were all held in
the groves of the courthouseS of the coun-
ties. Rain was threatening in the morn
ing, but the day had not progressed far
when the clouds lifted somewhat, making
the weather quite desirable for outdoor
gatherings. The meetings were all held in
the First congressional district, Mr.. Bry-
ans old district, and he was accompanied
throughout the trip by Mr.. Berge. the
Democratic candidate for Congress At
each place Mr.. Bryan made an appeal in
Mr.. Berge's behalf. The trip from Pawnee
behind a special engine secured by the
Pawnee county committee.
At the Tecumseh meeting the most inter-
esting incident was a colloquy between Mr..
Bryan and a gentleman in the audience,
evidently a Republican who took the privi-
lege of -propounding several questions to the
speaker. Mr.. Bryan responded to all of
them quickly and with good nature. This
gentleman interrupted Mr.. Bryan toward
the close of his speech by suggesting that
the Filipinos We're on a par with our In
dams. To this Mr.. Bryan responded:
Now, as 1 understand you, you think
we were right in taking the property of the
Indians?'
mo, sir"
Then do you think it right to take the
| property of the Fflipinos? ?"
mo, sir; and nobody is going to-"
How does the treatment of the Filipinos
differ from the treatment of Jail birds in
this country? Do you believe in Furnishing
the Jail birds?'.
BRYAN HIT HARD.
Mr.. Bryan, you face is the face of an
intelligent man, and you cannot fail to see
the difference between putting men in the
penitentiary for the commissions of a crime
and going over to the Philippines and TAX
ing charge of the government of the Fill
| pinos. When / see a man like you favor
| the peace treaty 1 think the man ought to
nave some consistency about him."
81 am much obliged for you mentioning
that" replied Mr.. Bryan, "for I should not
feel like bringing 1t to your attention I'M
less called upon to do so. 1 urged the rati-
fcation of the treaty and also urged the
passage of the resolution promising indie
pendence to the people of the Philippines.
and if your Republican administrator had
passed the resolution there would not have
been one drop of blood shed in the Philip
pines"
'Oh, this is your opinion"
This is not only my opinion, but IL you
will stop to think about 1t and give the
public the honest result of your thoughts
1t will be your opinion that IL We had made
the same promise of independence to the
would have had no conflict there. Had We
treated Cuba as we did the Philippines
there would be war in Cuba to-day, and
had we treated the Fflipinos as We did the
Cubans there would be no war in the
Philippines to-day"
The questioner made an indistinct refer
once TO MI. BRYAN > CdpdCltN " II DTcSl-
dency and asked Mr.. Bryan if he believed
the F%ilipinos were capable of s~elf-govern-
ment. To this Mr.. Bryan replied: "Ad-
secretary of state that the Filipinos were
better capable of self-government than the
Cubans, and that he based his opinion on
the study of both races. Whether you be-
lieye as | do or not you are rot able to
draw the line between the natural right of
the Filipino and the natural right of the
Cuban, which you and your party said
ought TO be fair. If it is true of the Gu
bans it is true of the Filipinos, and want
TO make ii So"
MONEY AND TRUSTS.
At Pawnee Mr.. Bryan spoke upon all the
questions at issue. paying somewhat more
attention than usual to the financial and
trust questions. He charged the Republican
party with having done nothing to relieve
the people at large from the burdens of the
trusts, saying that more trusts had been
organized in the past three years than
during the entire previous history of the
country. He also gave the usual degree of
attention to militiarism, charging the Re-
publican party with desiring expansion for
trade results only. Speaking of the Fill
pinos he repeated his gumen against
the American ownership of those people
or their country. A title by force was con-
trary TO all the traditions and laws of the
lnlJcU oldltS dAQ IL tOulQ " Dt JuSllIleU
for n minute. Only three years ago Presi-
dent Mckinley had said that TO annex the
Philippines would be criminal aggression.
Had there been a change of morals in the
country within that time? If not. was Ii
not still criminal aggression TO annex the
islands? The policy of the Demo-
cratic party Will reference TO. the
Philippines was just. the same as
had been promised to Cuba by the
Republicans three years ago. He declared
that as the Republican party had no inten-
ton of making citizens of the FfIipinos
there was nothing left but TO make sub
jects of them; to do with them. in short.
what kings would do. He urged that If
annexation in the tropics was TO be under
taken for trade purposes only there was
sure TO be disappointment. Tropical coun-
tries did not supply a great deal in. the
way OF commerce. Great Britain's trade
with the United States was. for instance.
far greater per capita than her trade with
the United Statesmen quite. He did not
agree with those who considered 1t a
religious" duty TO hold on in the Philip-
pines. As a matter OF fact. the majority
OF the Filipinos were already Christians.
IL was still further true that the Christians
there were antagonistic to American domi-
nation. while the Mohammedans and Sulus
We're friendly. This. he thought. was due
TO the payment of a monthly stipend of
American.
Speaking of the financial ratio Mr.. Bryan
said: The Republicans now openly
espouse the gold standard. They declared
Tor the gold STANDARD at Philadelphia after
they threw overheard a platform sane