The Delawarean., 1900-08-11
THE DEMOCRATIC POLICY.

himself and his country also is he as
is steel to the magnet. Whot man
among the cohorts of the Republican
party To-day would have dared to give
utterance to or outline phe prospective
policy of his party as did William Jen-
nings Bryan at Indianapolis on Wed
nesday.
If elected. said he, Il will convene
Congress in extraordinary session as
soon as inaugurated and recommend
an immediate declaration of the ma
tional purpose-frst, to establish a
stable form of government for the
Philippine Islands, just as we are now
establishing a stable form Of govern
ment in Cuba; second, Ito give indie
pendence to the Filipinos, jus as we
have promised to give independence ito
the Cubans; third, to protect the
Filipinos from outside interference
while they work out their destiny, just
as we have protected the Republics of
General and South America, and are,
by the Monroe Doctrine, pledged to
protect Cuba"
Here is policy, clearly defined,
boldly proclaimed, pledge given to
the American people, by man whose
honesty and courage are unquestioned
the American people by man whose
stand before the electors of this ma
tion for either their endorsement or
disapprobation. Let a comparison be
drawn between this single paragraph
of Br. Bryans great speech on We'd
nesday to the Notification Committee
and the meaningless platitudes which
went to make up Mr.. McKinley's ad-
dress at Canton under similar circum-
stances. Mr. Mckinley, spurred on by
the element which is surrounding and
advising him, dweIt upon the subject
OF war! Wharf.-The glory Of our arms.
Mr.. Bryan boldly asserts that his
policy, if elected, will be one Of HON
orable peace Mr.. Mckinley. again
led by his advisers, ignores as worn
out OF not applicable to our plan of
government to-day the Declaration of
independence. Mr.. Bryan stands upon
that document when he says:
Behold a republic, resting securely
upon the foundation stones quarried
by revolutionary patriots from THE
mountain of eternal truth-a repub-
lie in practice and proclaiming to THE
world the self-evident proposition,
that all men are created equal: that
they are endowed with inalienable
rights; that governments are insti-
tuted among men to secure these
rights; that governments derive their
just powers from the consent Iof the
governed"
Further Mr., Bryan says:
lit is said that we have assumed
before THE world obligations which
make it necessary for us Ito perma-
nently maintain government in the
Philippine Islands. I reply first, that
the highest obligation of this nation
lis TO be true to itself. No obligation
TO any particular nation, or to all ma
tions combined, can require THE
abandonment of our theory of govern
ment and the substitution of doctrines
against which our whole national life
has been a protest"
No citizen of Delaware can mistake
'.he meaning of this language. No
citizen Of Delaware will have difficulty
i'm placing the two men now before the
people as heads and representatives Of
the two grea parties battling for SUI
premacy in their true positions. And
no Democrat Of Delaware has reason
to fear the issue when a comparison Of
men and policies is honestly made.
We publish in this issue ghe fun
text Of Mr. Bryan's speech Of Wednes-
day. 1t will bear close reading and re-
reading If he said nothing more dur
ing the entire campaign. this speech
alone would furnish convincing food
to the mind of any honest citizen, and
must influence him to do his duty as
an American in This crisis.
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