The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-04

went on about the same ground as he has
delivered in other Washington cities, and
what was surprise 10 his followers here
was the scant treatment he gave the silver
question The main feature OF the speech
was contemporaries" and the Puerto Rican
tariff question. Numerous humorous anec-
dotes were given TO illustrate points in his
speech. and these pleased the crowd
Mr.. Bryar's peroration was as follows:
Now YOU say that II was speeches made
in this country that stirred up the tiiipIhos
II is false. There had been protest and
revolt before a single speech was made
in fnis country Mr.. Schurman, member
OF that commission to the Philippines, srote
a latter the other day denouncing the Puer-
to Rican bill and stating that Il might e1-
cite suspicion in the Philippine ISLANDS,
and cause the people over there to mink
that that is the way you are gong 70 , ueal
that bill would give club to the Filipinos.
Rut this people does not need anything TO
make them hate u.s. no. Tor Gcd never
progress that they did not in their hearts
love liberty and their native land. II Is
that innate love OF liberty placed in their
hearts by the Almighty's hand that you
defy end attack. Republicans. you ignore
human nature, you ignore history, II you
think that such q people viii be glad or
willing to accept benevolent assimilation
from your hands. Why, don't you know
have you forgotten what was done by our
own forefathers? our own people were not
~
blood. should govern them from place
1900 miles across the sea, and do you th'nk
that a brown race will be ready TO permit
white race, from across the ocean 90
miles or more to govern them for the
good of the governors? Why. you Repub-
licans do YOU want this nation to strut
and swagger around Ike bully and a
braggart? You talk about wanting the flag
10 be feared but want that nag TO be
loved with affection by every human be-
ing You say you do not wish to haul down
he 90. 4 n hp
stars and Stripes everywhere and forever
rather than to shame that banner and to
change the character Of that nag. Our
flag means something. Every state Is a
star and every territory sees in the flu
ture star of hope that VIII at some time
find a place in tina. glorious constellation
But where Is there anything In the nag to
inspire love or hope IN the hearts OF a
liberty? Are you going TO add fiery star
Mars, to indicate your bloody rule over
colonies? Or will you have new Saturn
and his rings to indicate the beauties Of
a new carpetbag system OF government
or win you have a Milky way made up
of stars 10 represent lands so far away
from our shores and our constitution as
to have no part in our government What
are you going to put into that flag? VIII
you destroy it as an emblem OF an indis-
soluble union OF indestructible states all
willing TO fight for that freedom and in
dependence which gave II birth among the
banners of all the nations OF the earth
and VIII you declare TO all the world
that II shall no more mean a respect for
the rights of the humblest people in all the
world throughout the whole human race"
At II o'clock Mr. Bryan and party took
the steamer Shelton and started for Taco
ma, where he was due to speak at 23o in
the afternoon. While there We're many
prominent Fusonists on the platform, II
was noticeable that Gov Rogers was not
present, and his absence from a Demo
cratic presidential candidates reception in
the Capital city was commented upon.