The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-09
5.lB| / / ! I SPEECH
OF Acceptance Deals Almost Entirely
With Question Of Expansion.
DESERTS HIS FIRST LOVE.
Only a Passing Notice Given the sFal-
lacy Of Free and Unlimited Coinage
of silver-Dwells at Length on
Forcible, Annexation.

J; ~ INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. s.-In for.
sSInnlty accepting the nomination for the
presidency at the hands Of the Denioc-
racy, William y. bryan said. IN part:
Mr.. Chairman and Members OF the
Notification Committee:
Il II shall. at an early day, and In a
more formal manner, accept the riotrni-
nation which You tender, and shall at
that time discuss the various questions
covered by the Democratic platform. It
: may not be out OF place, however. to
Z submit a few observations at this time
upon the general character Of the con-
tast before US, and upon the question
which IS declared to be of paramount
Importance in this campaign:
when say that the contest OF 1900
is q contest beween Democracy on the
e one hand and Plutocracy on the lothcr.
do not mean to say that ali our OPP
q ppnents have deliberately chosen to
give to organized wealth,a predominant
+ Ing influence IN the affairs Of the gov
ernmsnt- but I do assert that. on the
Important Issues OF the day the .Repuh-
lican party is dominated, by those in
fuences which constantly tend TO ele-
vate pacuninry considerations and ig-
more human rights. III
Z In 1850 Lincoln said that The Repub-
lican party believed in the man and the
\ dollar, but that in case OF conflict it
believed in the man before tn. dollar.
This IS the proper relation which
should exist between the two Man,
the hnndlwork OF God, comes first:
money, the handiwork OF man, is OF IN
ferlor Importance Man is the master;
money is the servant. but upon all inn
portant question to-day, Republican,
legislation tends to make money tt.
master and mar the servant.
The maxim Of Jefferson. equal
I rights 10 all and special privileges to
I; none. and the doctrine OF Lincoln. that
Ii this should be q. government ,;.of the,
Z people, BY the people and for the peo-I
pie are being disregarded- the in
strumentalities of governmenedare be-
Ing used to advance the interests OF
those who are tn a position to secure:
3 faxors from the government
Career Of Empire.
Those who would have. this nation
enter upon career Of empire must
consider not only the effect of I'M,
+ per!allsm on the Fllip.nos, but they
must also calculate Its effect upon our
own nation. We cannot repudiate the
principle OF selt-government in the
Philippines without weakening that
5sp.incip!e here.
Even now we are beginning to see,
the paralyzing influence OF Imperial
fssm. Heretofore this nation has bean
prompt TO express Its sympathy with
taosewho were lighting for civil lib
esty. While our sphere OF activity has
been limited to the western hemisphere.
our sytnDathies have not been bounded
By the, seas. We have felt It due to
ourselves and 10 the world. as well as
4 TO, those who were struggling for the
rfsft TO govern themselves, to pro-
4 claim the interest which our people
q have. from the date OF their own In
dependence, felt In every contest be-
tweei: human rights and arbitrary.
power. Three quarters OF century
ago, when our nation was small, the
y struggles OF Greece aroused our peo-'
PIE. ard Webster and Clay gave elo-
: qncnt expression TO the universal! de-
sir: for Grecian independence. In 1860
nll parties manifested lively interest
In the success of the Cubans. but now
when war is In progress In South
4 Africa, which must result In the extern
sion OF the monarchial idea or In the
triumph Of republic, the advocates OF
imperialism in this country dare not
say word In behalf OF the Boers.
sympathy for the Beers does not
arise from any unfriendl:ness toward
England: the American people are not
unfriendly toward the people OF any
nation. This sympathy is due to the
I, fact that. MS stated in our PLATFORM
We believe In the principle OF selt-sov-
errmcrt and reject. as did our, forei
fathers, the claims OF monarchy. II
z this nation surrenders its belief in the
universal application OF the principles
g set forth In thr Declaration OF Indc-
pcndencc. It viii lose the prestige and
Influence which 1T has enjoyed among
the nations as an exponent OF popular
government
What Colonial Policy Means.
u "a colonial policy taeans thu, we
shall send to the Philippines few
traders. n few task masters and n few
y Office holders. and an army large
enough to support the authority OF
small friction OF the people while they
& rule the natives.
sas"K we have an Imperial policy we
must have a large standinE army as its
natural and necessary complement.
The spirit which will justify the forcl-
{ BILE annexation OF the Philippine Isl-
arCs. Will Justify the seizure OF other
/ Islands and the domination Of other
/. people. and with wars OF conquest VIC
can expect a certain. II not rapid.
J growth OF our military establishments.
That large permanent Increase in
our regular army is Intended by the
Republican leaders Is not n mere mat
ter OF conjecture. but a matter. OF fact.
In his message OF December s, 1898. tho
president asked for authority to In
crease the standing army to 100000.