Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-06

famine in Europe? II not, how can it
claim credit for the increased volume
of money! We have had war on
hand. We have been mortgaging the
future and spending the money Of the
present. We have been putting some
money into circulation which was
stored in the vaults, and it has been
helpful. Did the Republican party
bring on the war in order to increase
the volume of money? The war in
the Philippines have furnished some de-
mand for money, and it has taken 65,-
700 men out of the labor market. The
south African war has also helped
some In the matter of creating prices
py creating a demand for goods. Did
the Republican party bring about the
war in South Africa?
NO HELP FOR THE FARMER.
MY friends, the Republicans cannot
point to one thing that has been done
ny the Republican party to raise the
price of the farm products, and yet
without having any policy to raise the
prices of what the farmer sells. the
Republican party does promote the
trusts and raise the prices of what
the farmer buys, then the farmer suf-
fers rather than gains by the Repub-
lican Administration. The Republican
party to-day has arrayed itself against
every proposition of Importance except
Oh tne tariff question Tor winch IL
stood ten years ago.
THE PHILIPPINE QUESTION.
Discussing the Philippine question,
Mr.. Bryan said in part:
Republicans tell us that the Philip
pine war is the same as the war be-
tween the States. A man does not need
to have much intelligence to see the
difference between the principles in
yolved. In the civil war the North
u q. y, nI dfrrr "a ne t1,A \,
in the Union, but the people were not
to be subjects, they were to be citi-
zens. They were not held in the
Union to be denied the privileges OF
citizenship. They are to-day sharing
with the citizens OF the North in the
are vieing with the citizens of the
North to see which section can add
most to the glory of this, our COM
mon country. (Applause) That is
not the same as 1t is in the Philippine
Islands. We are not bringing the FL
lpinos in as citizens. We are bringing
them in as subjects; and IL you want to
know the difference between the South
sharing as she does the guarantees of
the Constitution and the Filipinos
such as is practiced in other countries.
just compare the South to-day, self
governing, with the South during the
carpet-bag period. If you want to
know what q colonial policy will mean
In the Philippine Islands Just remem
treated by q carpet-bag government,
and then imagine how brown men
1000 miles away will be treated under
carpet-bag government"
MIR. Bryan then dwelt on the prin-
ciple that all men are created equal
ernment as inalienable and as the very
foundation of our Declaration of indie
pendence. He added:
LEAVING ANCIENT LANDMARKS.
Republicans, am not indulging In
prophesy when 1 tell you that your
party is drifting away from its ancient
landmarks. I am not telling you some
thing that may be. I am telling you
something that has been, for however
much your leaders might have tried to
deceive you about the Porto Rican BILL
they cannot deceive you since that bill
became law. Republicans, do you be-
lieve that man elected President ac-
cording to the Constitution. who takes
the oath to support the Constitution
should then administer n government
without the limitations of the Consti-
tuition? If President elected accord
ing to that Constitution can govern
100000 Porto Ricans entirely indepen-
dent of that Constitution. then he can
govern 100000 Filipinos without the
restraints of the Constitution; and IL
he can govern 100000 Filipinos out
side of the Constitution he can govern
400.0O0,000 Chinese without being dis
turbed with the limitations of that
Constitution. You at once admit that
a President. created by law is above
and beyond the law, and you will have
established the doctrine of despotism
on the ruins OF a. republic. Great ap-
plause)