Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-15
COL. BRYAN ADDRESSED THOUSANDS!

represent our crusade against private
monopoly, / would have 1t represent
ing mother with her baby in her
arms. What is that child to do? Is
1t to become a clerk under some mo-
nopoly? Is it to be in perpetual SER
vitude under some great corporation?
No, my friends, every mother hopes
for something better; and I want q
civilization that will plant a hope in
the heart Of every child born in the
world, and give to every human being
something to live for, something to
hope for! (Cheers.) The Republican
party Is not doing that Our Mayor
here from Toledo says that is what he
wants, my friends, and the Republican
party is driving its best man out of the
party. Jones had to leave the Re-
publican party OF else leave the Col
den Rule, and he left the party and
brought the rule with him. Monnett
had to leave the Republican, party or
else surrender his convictions on the
trust question, so he left the Repnbli-
can party OF else surrender the De-
claration of Independence; and they.
have left the party and brought the
Declaration with them.
But, my friends, there is a new ques-.
ton which you have never been CALL
ed upon to consider in a previous cam
paign. What shall be the size of our
standing army? 1t was $4,000 in '9B;
the President asked for 100000 in
December of '9s. If anybody asks
you the difference between imperial
ism and'the policy of the Republic, you
can explain the difference in a very
few words. Twenty-Five thousand
soldiers were enough for the Republic
with 75,o00,00O of people, but it. takes
four times as many for an Empire
with ten millions more! Twenty-Five.
thousand soldiers are enough for sew
enty-fve millions of people who gov
ern themselves, but it takes three
times as many to force upon an I'M
willing people taxation without rep.
resentation," and government with
out consent of the governedr' That is
the difference. You ask "a Republi-
can what defense he can make of that
large army, and the chances are 16 to
i that he win tell you that the army
is necessary because of the war In the
Philippine Islands. But, my friends,
you tell him that the President asked
for an army two months before there
was any war in the Philippine islands.
Now, why did the President ask for
that army two months before there
was an outbreak at Manila? Either
because he knew that an imperial pol
icy meant war and bloodshed, or else
he wanted the army, no matter wheth-
er there was any war in the Philip
pine Islands or not. care not which
side you take. There are but two
reasons that can be given for a large
army. One is domestic; the other is
connected with our foreign policy;
but the domestic reason is never Civ
en-. Why do we want an army for
domestic purposes? What has happen
ed in this country to make more SOL
diers necessary? Nothing. Nothing.
Nothing has happened In this country
but the Republican administration.
Does that make more soldiers neces-
sary at home? Ii there is prosperity
everywhere, do we need soldiers to
point 1t out to us with bayonets? Why
do they want n large army at home I?
TO protect us from Indians? No! The
less Indians we have, the more army
the Republicans want. Why do you
want an army at home? Why, If we
are to have big army at home, it
must be to build a fort near each
large city aud have the army ready to
suppress by force the discomfort that
ought to be cured by legislation re-
storing justice as between man and
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