The state herald., 1900-09-14


Democratic convention that IL 1t left
1G to l out of Its platform they could
find some other candidate. There has
not been such an instance of moral
courage In the history Of the country.
II hear men say, Il can't stand
Bryanism.' | say Organism is Ameri-
canism, and If we could have less Han
naism and more Organism we should
be better Off. won't compare Presi-
dent Mckinley with him more than to
say that II Bryan Is elected he Will be
the President of the United States and
not little hunter of money changers
and politicians.
1.-The policies of the Republican par
ty are dictated by coterie of men who
can be put into II room twelve feet
square. A member of the Senate said,
we are party of caucus, Il party die
tated to by outsiders, and L state
this to you as u fact. l don't think
that the Republican party will reform
itself and do not know of an Instance
where n party in power has reformed
itself.
''The President in his letter says,
trusts must be regulated. but he says,
too, that there must be care not to in
terfere with commercial interests of
the country. Do you think that the
trusts are afraid of such talk?
I'VE can deal with trusts only when
we put out the men who now. control
the government.
II want to say a word about expan
sion.
Il found no authority In the constl
tuition to interfere with affairs in
SPAIN But found history and truth
rs justice for authority. We could fol-
low international law when peace was
established, and that means l did not
want to return the Philippine Islands
TO Spain. They had been governed
worse than Cuba. was for holding
the Islands. but on the republican prin-
ciple that government rests upon the
consent of the governed we should
have declared TO the world that these
islands are ours In the sense that we
will not permit interference of outside
powers. We have not given Porto
Rico such n government as we should.
when before did the American peo-
pie recognize the right of any nation
to say that 1t would give such govern
ment as it thought best to some other
people? think that any people above
savagery can Establish government
: IL
have a govern hent such rs suits their
ambitions and heeds. Are we not to
continue.the liyht of the world? Has
commercialism overthrown thisi
Whenever we ,hall forget that liberty
Is for all markind ms well as us we
have lost Liberty. Whenever we con-
slider that the principles of the declara-
tion of independence do not apply to
4 In Unpfn IA. . lao.
as well as in the United States. then
we have mad great step toward los
ing those priItiples altogether.
Il think tlst the election of a few
more Repubaan presidents would ul-
tlmately dstroy the government.
When l her grave senators saying
we need n 4rge army am serious.
There are msl who think the constitu.
tion Is wornout, and we should have n
monarchial borm OF government. II
is an outgrcwth of the nation that the
dollar is grster than the man.
Il have yted since | have been In
public life pr every appropriation for
the navy. iut want to see the Amer
lean peoplesely upon the American sol.
dier, the vluntcer. \ great standing
army is a treat. a hundred thousand
n mere ba1tellc. But IL will be lOO,-
600 this yei and 10000 next
do you snow that we owe $40. 600,
900 more tain when Cleveland was In
auguratedl DO you know we are tax.
ing S2,0O0No per day from American
people! Think that we will have to
approprlat iSso0. 100000 at this session
of Congre<, and | think tint II Is
wonderful that we can do II. We dc
this wlthcu an income tax on wealth,
while n gsat concern Is making $40.
100000 pcf year.
"Mr. Br hn has good chance To be
elected. but would hate to think
that the ,ountry depended upon any
one man. II | knew that not n state
In the unln would he carried for Mr..
Bryan would stlll vote for him.
| Turning lis attention 10 the Rcpubli.
can nomlns for vice president, Senator
Teller reffred To him as the 'disiln.
\ guished sl,ilker OF san Juan hill. the
man who iis taken the credit for what
the negro regiment did
He said In closing:
II deslr,ito see. wish TO see. n very
cordial fulon of all the silver forces.
We must u patient and prudent. We
must not cspect that we Will get all we
want. | ctn vote for n man who does
not agree NTH me on all questions, II
he does on the question Of finance.
II wan, something more for the
American laborer than the full dinner
pail. As young man lnbored hard
and cnlloiscd these hands. hut I had
mn aspiration beyond full dinner pail.
There Is something better than satisfy.
ing hunger. The American lnborcf
must have something more thnD
enough to eat. We VIII make the cam.
pngn ON the theory ilint the American
people demand prosperity for all. equal
opportunities for all When men say
to you. the dinner pail Is full" say 10
them: so Is the hog trough The dol
lnr Is nowhere ms compared with the
man."