The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-12
BRYAN's STRIKING SENTENCES

Bryan's speech OF acceptance at In
dianapolis was the most mastery pre-
sentation of campaign issues this coun-
try has heard since the days of Wash
ing7ton and Jefferson and Lincoln.
He preached the same gospel that these
liberty loving leaders preached. His
words were such as they might have
used About them there was no uncer-
tain sound, no lack of ieiiniteness. On
the luminous contrary the speech abounds
in bold epigram and clear-cut antitheses
always with practical application.
Here are some of Mr.. Bryans striking
sentences that are we'll worth remem-
boring:
"a republic can have no subjects.
"Rights never conflict, duties never
clash.
Love, not force. was the weapon OF
the NaZarene.
"a war of conquest is as unwise as it
II u0I1IQIeOuS.
'.The question is not what we can do
but what we ought to do
Force can defend right, but force has
never yet created a right
Property rights are most secure when
human rights are respected.
Trade cannot be permanently profit
able unless it is voluntary
'If we have an imperial policy we must
have a large standing army
at is not necessary to own a people
in order to trade with them.
"Militarism turns our young men from
the arts of peace to the science of war.
st was God himself who placed in
every human heart the love of liberty.
"The real destiny of the nation is to
establish the principle Of liberty for the
whole world.
1.-The Democratic party does not oppose
expansion when expansion enlarges the
area of the republic.
There is no place in cur system Of
government for the deposit of arbitrary
and irresponsible power.
mo one has a right to expect from So
ciety more than fair compensation for
the service which he renders.
History furnishes no example of turpi-
tude baser than ours if we substitute
our yoke for the Spanish yoke.
''The Republican party has accepted
the European idea and planted itself
upon ground taken by George III.
Eve cannot repudiate the principle OF
government in the Philippines with
out weakening that principle at home.
DESTINY is the subterfuge of the in
vertebrate, who, lacking the courage 10
oppose error, seeks some plausible excuse
for supporting it.
"The growth of the principle OF SELF
government, planted on American SOIL,
has been the overshadowing political
fact of the nineteenth century.
eff true Christianity consists in carry
ing out in our daily lives the teachings
of Christ, who will say that we are COM
manded to civilize with dynamite ana
proselyte with the sword?
sThe forcible annexation of territory
to be governed by arbitrary power Diff
fers as much from the acquisition or ter
ritory to be built up into States as
monarchy differs from democracy
ga European protectorate often results
in the exploitation of the ward by the
guardian. An American protectorate
gives to the nation protected the advan~
tage of our strength without making 1t
the victim of our greed.
"a colonial policy means that we shall
send to the Philippines few traders,
few taskmasters and a few oftlce-holderS
and an army large enough to support
the authority of small fraction OF the
people while they rule the natives.
Us the sunlight of full citizenship to
no enioved bv the people of the United
States and the twilight of semi-citizen-
ship endured by the people OF Porto
Rico while the thick darkness of per-
petual vassalage covers the Philippines?
"The whole difference between mon
archy and republic may be summed up
in one sentence: In a monarchy the king
gives the people what he believes to be
a good government; in a republic the
people secure for themselves what they
believe to be good government.
sEhe nation should place it's depend
ence upon the volunteers who come from
all occupations at their country's call