The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-08

At indianapolis today. Hon. William
Jennings Bryan was formally notified of
his nomination for the presidency. In
response he spoke in part as follows:
MR.. BRYANS ADDRESS.
'I shall. at an early day, and In more
formal manner. accept the nomination
which you tender, and i shall at that
time discuss the various questions cover
ed by the Democratic platform.
1T may not be out of place, however,
10 submit few observations at this
time upon the general character of the
contest before us. and upon the question
which is declared 60 be of paramount i'm
portance in this campaign"
Continuing MIR. Bryan said: '"The Demo-
cratic party is not making war upon the
honest acquisition of wealth; IL has no
desire TO discourage industry. economy
and thrift. on the contrary, IL gives To
every citizen the greatest possible stimu-
1us 20 honest toll, when IL promises him
protection In the enjoyment of the pro-
ceeds OF his labor.
property rights are most secure when
human rights are respected. Democracy
strives for civilization in which every
5 member OF society will share according TO
his merits.
Against us are arrayed a comparative
,:1y small. but politically and financially
'powerful, number. who really profit by
i12epublcan policies but with them are
associated n large number who, because
of their attachment 10 the party name,
! are giving their support to doctrines an
'tagonistic TO the former teachings of their
/ sown party. Republicans who used 10 ad-
: vocate bimetallsm. now try TO convince
themselves that the gold standard is
good.
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tached to the greenback are now seeking
an excuse for giving national banks con-
troll OF the nations paper money; Re
publicans who used to boast that the Re-
publican party was paying off the nation
cal debt, are now looking for reasons TO
support a perpetual and increasing debt;
Republicans. who formerly abhorred a
trust, now beguile themselves with the
I xlelusion that there are good trusts and
bad trusts, while. In their minds, they
who. I'm times past, congratulated the
country upon the small expense OF our
standing army, arc now making light of
the objections which are urged against a
large increase in the permanent military
establishment. Republicans, who gloried
dn our Independence when the nation was
1ess powerful, now look with favor upon
a foreign alliance; Republicans who three
yyears who condemned "lorcible annex
ssation" as an immoral and even criminal
70 oppose forcibie annexation.
OLD IDEALS ABANDONED.
"In attempting to press economic
questions upon the country 10 the ex-
Clusion Of those which involve the very
structure of our government. the Re-
publican leaders give new evidence OF
their abandonment of the earlier ideals
,of the party and of their complete SUBJ
gerviency TO pecuniary considerations.
fut ohan ha 20
evade the stupendous and far-reaching
Issue which they have deliberately
Esbrought into the arena of politics.
when the president, supported by a
fpractcally unanimous vote of the
i1Iouse and Senate entered upon a war
with Spain for the purpose of aiding
the struggling patriots OF Cuba the
country. without regard to party, ap-
plauded.
Although the Democrats recognized
that the administration would neces-
earily gain political advantage from
the conduct of war which, in the very
nature of the case, must soon end in a
complete victory. they yield with the
Republicans In the support which they
gave TO the president. When the war was
over and the Republican leaders begun
40 suggest the propriety OF a colonial
rpolicy, opposition at once manifested it
self.
when the president finally laid before
1.-THE Senate treaty which recognized the
independence of Cuba. but provided for
the cesson of the Philippine Islands TO
abe United States. the menace OF i'm
perialsm became so apparent that many
preferred TO reject the treaty and risk
the ills that might follow rather than
take the chance OF correcting the efforts
of the treaty by the Independent action
of this country.
81 was among the, number of those who
believed IL better To ratify the treaty and
end the war release the volunteers, re-
move the excuse for war expenditures,
and then give 20 the Filipinos the inde-
pendence which might be forced from
Spain by new treaty
AN EVASION OF RESPONSIBILITY.
''The title OF Spain being extinguished.
we were at liberty 10 deal with the FIJI
ipinos according 90 American principles.
The Bacon resolution introduced a month
before hostilties broke out at Manila.
promised Independence 20 the Fillpinos
on the same terms that Il was promised
20 the Cubans I supported this resolution
and believe that it's adoption prior TO the
breaking out OF hostilities would have
prevent bloodshed and that it's adop-
tion at any subsequent time would have
ended hostiiities.
''If the treaty had been rejected. con-
siderable time would have necessarily
elapsed before n new treaty could have
been agreed upon and ratified and dur
Ing that time the question would have
been agitating the public mind
IF the Bacon resolution had been
adopted bv the Senate and carried ont by
the president. either az the time Of tho
ratification Of the treaty. or at any time
afterwards. II would have taken the qiies-
fion Of imperialism out OF politics. and
1cft the American people free 10 deal with
ohcir domestic problems
"But the resolution was defeated by the
.(vote OF the Republican uce-prcsident and
1rom that time 20 this a Republican Con-