The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-20

pathy for the Cuban patriots to feel an
interest in the struggle of the Dutch in
South Africa, shows the paralyzing influ-
ence of the imperial policy to which the
administration is now endeavoring to COM
NIT this country"
While the Committee on Resolutions
was out Richard L. Metcalf of Omaha,
w. ID. Oldham of Kearney, w. H. Thomp-
son of Grand Island and A. G.. Tibbetts
OF Lincoln were chosen as delegates-at-
large to the National Convention at Kan
sas City. While the convention was in
the midst of a hot row over the choice
of alternates to the delegates-at-large
Mr.. Bryan appeared in the hall. This
put stop to all business, and the
delegates went wild as he mounted the
platform. He spoke as follows:
The Speech of Mr.. Bryan.
Mr. Brayn's speech dealt almost entire
ly with money, trusts and Imperialism.
He charged the Republican party with
practicing a deliberate fraud upon the
voters in 1886, by holding out the hope of
international bimetallism, when the lead
ers neither expected nor desired the res
toration of the double standard, either by
Independent action or by international
agreement. He said that the Republicans
were opposed to the free coinage of silver
at any ratio or under any conditions, and
pointed to the fact that the Secretary of
the Treasury and the leading Republican
papers were talking in IA
vor of the gold standard at the
very time the commission was in Europe
trying to get rid of it,
He said that the ratio of 16 to 1 vas
the only ratio that was discussed and the
only ratio for which and considerable
number of people were working. He de-
nounced the currency feature of the fnan-
cial bill, and said that the Republican par
ty had never in a campaign advocated the
retirement of the greenbacks, and it
would not be able to defend that bill be-
fore the country. He said that a national
bank currency secured by government
bonds could not be a permanent settle
ment of the currency question unless we
had a permanent and increasing national
debt. 4
DenunciatiOn of Trusts.
On the trust question he reiterated his
condemnation of the Republican party,
saying the President felt it necessary to
denounce trusts in his message last De-
cember, but did not recommend remedy.
"A Republican Congress-" said Mr..
Bryan, "listened to the reading of the
message and then proceeded to establish
a paper money trust, which gives to the
people a larger chance of injury and TO
the banks larger opportunity for profit
than any other trust in existence
He said that the Republican party was
cause the leading Republicans were con-
nected with the trusts and the party had
to rely upon trust contributions to carry
of the coming campaign. He presented
and defended his remedy suggested at the
anti-trust meeting in Chicago last fall.
As to Porto Rico
Mr.. Bryan, continuing, said; 'The de-
sire to impose import duties on goods COM
ing from Porto Rico compelled the Re
publican party to disclose it's imperialistic
tendencies. The hill has aroused a storm
of protest from Republicans in public
and private life. But why should any
Republican be surprised that Imperialism
means that the people brought under the
flag are not to share in the constitution?
1t is amazing that Republicans have con-
templated the permanent acquisition of
tho Philippine Islands without stopping
to consider the future status of the Fill
pinos Are the Filipinos to be citizens? +?
Are they to be allowed to come to the
United States with their Oriental methods
of living and compete with American la
Dor? What good does it do to exclude a
few Chinese and then bring in by force
5000 900 F'ilipinos? Are the Fiipinos to
expect to participate in our elections? Is
a presidential contest to be determined by
the returns from the Philippine Islands?
Are the questions which concern
our own people to be decd-
ed some day by the senator's
and representatives in Congress from the
Philippine Islands? And if the Filipinos
are not to be citizens, are we going to
them in a perpetual state of Vassalage?
Can we expect anything but their hatred
so long as we rule them through carpet
bag government?
"The Republicans have studiously
avoided a discussion of the Philippine
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of that question by the cry that nothing
could be done until the insurrection was
put down. The Porto Rico tariff bill, how
ever. gives us some idea of the treatment
which the Filipinos may expect, and Prof.
Schurman, one Of the Presidents commits
sioners, say that this bill will arouse sus-
picion in the mind of the Filipino as to
his future condition"
The Philippine Question.
Mr. Bryan proposed as the only consist
ent settlement of the Philippine question
declaration of the nations purpose 10
give the Filipinos independence as soon
as stable government is established.
"When that declaration is made he said,
"hostilities will cease, and il will be easy
to establish a stable government. To in
dependence should be added protection
from outside interference. Not a protecto-
rate scuh as European countries exercise
for the spoliation of the protected, but
protection such as this nation has exercis-
ed over the republics Of Central and South
America. 1T will be sufficient for the
United States TO announce that any moes-
tation of the Philippines would be an un-
friendly act. If our nation Will stand
erect and exert its great influence in be-
half of peace and justice and liberty, no
nation will dare to touch the Philippine,
inst as no nation has dared to disturb the
,.enublics which lie 10 the south of u.s.
Imperialism, Mr. Bryan said, had its in
snlration in the desire of the syndlcates
10 extend their commerce by conquest and
he said that he was willing to indorse me
language Of Benjamin Franklin and say
that "cool and dispassionate posterity VIII
condemn to infamy those who advised II"
lie also read a letter written by Abra-
ham Lincoln. Nov. 2l, 1864. to Mrs. Bixby.
of Boston. a mother who had lost five sons
q, nc civil War and contrasted It with
the sordid assurances of those who say
that the trade which we secure Will be
worth the blood that Is spent for It, and
asked why the people who wanted the
trade did not purchase 1t with their own
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