The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-10-19
PATH OF MONARCHY.
Being Followed by the Republican
Party, Says Bryan.
Presideattsi Candidate Addresses
National Association Of Demo-
cratic CIubs-Cost Of Nit
tarism.

william j. Bryan addressed the Ma
tional Association az Democratic clubs
In convention at Indianapolis, Thurs
day. October 4. speaking upon the
trusts. militarism and other prom
inent questions. lie seid'
New York has republican governor
and a republican legislature. and you re
publlcans who have been worrying 80
| much about the Ice trust can Just ease your
minds for az long ~ the governor u out
| west making speeches yo1 may be sure no
body IL being heard in New York Why u
| u that no republican knows anything ABOUT
| the Standard On trust. or the sugar trust.
| or the salt trust. or the cracker trust OF
| The window giara trust or the enNeiope
trust. or tho wrlting-raper trust % the
| trust In the paper that republican editors
uso 60 write a defense 81 tho trusts uponl
Whs don't they know about these trustsf
| T. u dishonesty. or r. n irnoraucef Why
| A. a that no republican speaks cut against
any trust except the Ice trust and Why l.
| n that the republicans In charge 90 hvi "r-
| stroy that. 20 you tan believe Hanna Nh'n
h. says there are no truEisf
| The republican party II not prepared ~
| defend itself on the trust question there
| foro ihty Try 90 set q out Of the campaign
| Tho republican party u not prepared 10 de-
| fend itself on the army question. ThfN nay
! there L. no question 81 miltarism. and frt
| an army four times a. great ns she stand
| ing army 81 ISIS o. demanded by the pre-
| dents message 81 December. lN> How
| much do Ne spend for education IN the
| United Sfatssf less than f1H uouee a
| year How much DO the republicans want
| 20 spend on our military establishment
| one hundred million dollars year. Thfr
| want 70 spend more than hall az much Zoe
n military ssta hiish fnrnt a. Wr spend for
the education ~ AT The children in IN.
| United states. n that not a step toward
| mliitnrrnf What reason can theN FiNu
| Tor ~ They can only Eiyv one. That in
thc one they DO not give.
Reason. Tor Large Army.
There are two reasons which lead men
| On this 0uutry 20 want a large standing
| army one d = domestic one. che othef L.
| eonnectsd With our foreign anairn. What
domestic reason II there for "a iarEt army
| To protect us from the lndinuHf No. the
/ lees Indians ~ have the more army ihr
| republican party wants. That o. not thc
| cause Why 90 they Wantit - nat thfl
/ can build a. fort near even large flii lhn
/ uae the army % suppress hy force tho dis-
content that ought 20 b. cured % remedial
| legislation.
'-Ths iahoring man asks for arhits-4fnn
| and gets an army. BE- asks relief from gov.
srumsnt ~ injunction and sets lnrsc
army. h. asks protection from the black
| lisi and hir answsr u a large army he asks
/ Tor shorter hours % labor m order hat b.
may have more time With his family and
I
| answer n a large army. iir atka Tor repre-
| sanitation in the prssidsntH cabinet De- or
der that labor mas b. PROTECTED. aud his
| ant'Nrr o. o. large army
| That g. the domestic reason which Il not
giten. ard yet 81 H. reason entertained
! % many What o. che reason they EiNtf
| Thoy raY ~ need ~ Tor ouf foreign policy
| but ms friends. they asked Tor fhr army
before the American people ever deei1ed
upon a fortisn policy that made iafse
.'fn Decsnbsr. isss. when the president
/ asked for his army the treaty hud not yet
| been signed but itH terms we're under
| stood when The republican congress voted
20 raise the army 90 10000 the treaty had
| been signed and 30 arm VAS raiatd against
| this nation anywhere IA the world hut
up 90 this time the American people have
| never voted fOr colonial policy, and YET
| the republican party A. pledgsd 90 a lhrEe
| army what does % want With ~ II IN
tends 20 exploit the Fhfippinc Islands. ana
| u you want 40 urdsrFtaud the reasons for
large army read the prospectus Issued
b. the Philippine Lumber and Develop
ment company.
Biams Democrats.
you will aud that "a the head Of the
company a. president stands republican
| member Of congress who is the chairman %
| the army committee 81 the house Of repre-
| Eeutstivss. and another republican con-
| rrcssman o. attorney for the company. ard
the prospectus shows that already valuable
timber iands have been sccurco, and the
prospegiur also explains that tho labor
| probe q easily solved. because there D.
suantli I'd Chinese labor there that can be
emploxed al from r. 10 Is cents day In
| Mexican money What do you want an
Il army forg To hold the Philippines while
they are bsing developed by syudicatcs
headed by republican politicians.
| THE republicans say the reason We are la
the Philippines. the reason our boys are
/ Dying. the reason "a large army L. neces-
| sary. the reason We cannot come home, 10
because helped 90 ratify the treaty Ny
Il friends. ! want you 90 so back a few mo-
/ ments and you viii ind thai the republic
/ an party said We were In the Philippine L.
/ lands because of the act Of God. and u IL
a great como-down from God TO me. ~ "a
| r. the hand Of God that takes IA 10 the Phil
/ ipplae islands. why do the republicans
/ want TO lay II TO a domocrati u u II well
/ to be there. n Ii Il a part OF the divine mis-
| sion. why don't they defend the Boy
| there7 They claim 90 be silent partn0k
with the Almighty. but the trounle Il that
| they make all the nose ana thus tar the
/ Almighty has been the silent partner Now
| they say the war wou.u sltp o. ~ were not
/ for the democratic palty. they cay that
the F.lipinos would lay down their arms
/ but Tor the hope they have that may bc
elected. My friends. WheneN,r "a rcpuolic-
an tells you that. you tell him mat the
colonists fought the same battle that the
| FilipinOs are nghting, and they did II near
i IL 100 years before | was born.
''The republican party Is following the
| paths OF monarchy. II does not propose a
/ Aing. but Il proposes "A principle upon which
/ only a king can stand. 10 dues not propose
a crown. but II proposes a doctrine that can
| M nothing but crown. The republican
| party has done IN Porto Rico just what
England did In this country, and our presi-
| dent Is doing to-day just what George III.
| did a century and "A quarter ago. what diff
| fereucc does Il matter whether you cali
| him president, or emperor, or king a he adj
ministers the power Of a king"
|
Hanna announces in New York
that the west is not waking up as he
expected under his alarm cries Of dan
ger. Tie west is waking up the other
wsy.-Chicago Chronicle.
There are two things in Mr.. Bry-
aus campaign methods which COM
mand the hearty approval OF every body.
One is that he does not abuse anyone
in his speeches and the other is that he
insists that his opponents shall have
every opportunity 10 express their
views. There was never fairer or
fraLker candidate for the highest of.
flee in the gift Of the American people.