The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-18
SAFE IN THE HANDS
OF The DEMOCRATS
Are the Old Soldiers Inter-
ests, Says Bryan.
BIG ARMIES VS.. PENSIONS.
Those Nations Least Liberal who Have
Greatest Armies.
Why SHOULD ouR,ARMY BE INCREASED ?
BIG ARMIES VS.. PENSIONS
Why SHOULD ouR.ARMY BE INCREASED !?
Only To Garry Out The Imperial Policy Of land
toSupprs IS Demo nstr TORS Resu ting firm
Wrongs That Should be Re-
NEEDED by Legislation.
(By the. Associated Press

Galena, Kansas, Sept. 17.-At Joplin,
where he spoke today, Mr., bryan
told the people that there could
One of these was to serve the purpose
of an imperialstic policy and the other
to suppress by force those demonstrations
caused by wrongs which should be rem
edied by legislation
The Republican party would not, he
said, avow the latter reason, and it must
base it's action upon the former.
Mr.. Bryan addressed a large crowd
here. Among those present on the plat
form was Ex-Governor S. j. Crawford,
formerly a Republican.
Mr.. Bryan made general review of
the political issues. He took up the Phil
ippine question at the start, declaring,
in this connection that the Democrats
were quoting the Declaration of Indepen-
dence more in this campaign than the
Republicans were. "They. are getting
into the habit of speaking of it as
string of glittering generalities, he
said. He repeated his former declara-
ton that the common soldier suffers
greater hardship than the officers and
made an appeal for the soldier vote, Il
believe he said, that the Democratic
party can be trusted to do justice to
the soldiers and their dependents and
am satisfied from all that l have heard
that if l am elected shall be able 70
find commissioner of pensions who will
be as satisfactory as the present one.
He continued On that point
II noticed this morning as. we came
from the depot to the hotel there was
a company of old soldiers acting as an
escort. l felt honored that veterans of
the Civil War should take upon them
selves the labor of furnishing this escort,
but my friends if a Republican tells you
that there is any inconsistency in such
action On the part of soldiers, | want
you to be prepared to meet the criticism.
Why should not a soldier support the
Democratic ticket? The questions at is
sue in this campaign are. those which
concern the very foundation of the prin-
ciples of this Government. The soldier
was willing to fight four years to apply
the Declaration of Independence. to
black man, why should he not be willing
to vote once to apply the Declaration OF
Independence to brown man..
Il believe that the soldiers interests
are safer in the hands of people who De-
lieve in a small standing army. If you
have a large standing army to run your
expenses up to $100, 900, 600 year and in
crease the expense of the War Depart
ment you will find that the great corpora
tions will prefer to reduce the appropria-
tions for pensions rather than the appro-
priations for the standing army. The ma
tions that have large armies are the
least liberal with their pensions, and
the nation that relics most upon its citi-
zen Soldiery is the nation: that is the
most liberal, in providing for its soldiers
whenever they suffer in the army. 1t
must do it, for if the nation must call
at any time upon the citizens to yolun-
teer the Government must be. just aye.
generous in its treatment of that yoluE-
teer and his dependents. So repeat that
the soldier need not fear injustice at
the hands of the Democratic party, and
if the soldier believes with us on the
questions before the country now, be-
lieve that he can safely give his support
to the Democratic ticket Why should
soldier. take the side of the Republican
party on any of the questions now be-
fore the country? The soldier is a citi-
zen, and as a citizen he is interested
in every question that concerns his ma
tons welfare. The soldier and his chill
dren and his childfen's children. must
share in this nations future, whether for
veal or woe, and / am going. to assume
that every soldier in this audienae will
look at these questions from the stand
point of the citizen. If / can convince.
him that on this great question the Dem-
ocratic party is right and the Republican
party wrong. / shall expect the support
of that soldier, and am not afraid Of
his being kept away by any fear of the
party's treatment of the soldier"
Mr.. Bryan then made his familiar ar
gument against trusts and imperialism.
BRYAN SPEAKS AT PITTSBURG.
Pittsburg, Kansas, Sept. E.-Mr. Bryan
arrived here q few minutes before 3
o'clock tonight and after taxing dinner
made speech. to one of the largest
crowds he has yet addressed He did not
conclude his address until 10 O'Clock,
making II hours of campaign work put in
during the day.
In the course of his speech some one
asked:
How about the negro in North Caro-
lina?"
Br. Bryan. replied:
If you will read the SulH Treaty you