The age-herald., 1900-08-23
BRYAN SPEAKS IN
 HIS OLD DISTRICT
(Contlnued From First Page.)

tCOHtinueF From First Page) the Republican party with desiring an ex- pansion for trade reasons only
 Speaking of the Filipinos he repeated his arguments against the American own ershlp or those people or their counutry title by force was contrary to all the traditions and laws of the United States and could not be justified for a minute Only three years ago President Mckinley had said to annex the Philippines would be criminal aggression. Had there been d change of morals in the country within that time? If not, was it not still criminal aggression to annex the islands? The pol icy Of the Democratic party with reference to the Philippines was just the same as had been promised to Cuba by the Repub- licans three years ago. He argued that as the Republican party had no intentions of making citizens of the Filipinos, there was nothing left but to make subjects of them; to do with them, in short, what kings would do. He urged that if annexa- tion in the tropics was to be undertaken for trade purposes only, there was sure to be disappointment Tropical countries did not supply great deal in the way of com- merce. Great Britains trade with the United States was, for instance, far great CT per capita than her trade with India, and yet Great Britain did not own the United StateS-not quite. He did not agree with those who considered it religious" duty to hold on in the Philippines As a matter of fact, the majority of the Filipi- nos were already Christians It was still further true that the Christians were an- tagonistic to American domination, while the Mohammedans and Sulus were friend. ly. This, he thought, was due to the pay ment of monthly stipend of $250 to the Sultan, contrary to all views American.
 The Financial Ratio
 Speaking of the financial ratio, MT. Bryan said:
 "The Republicans now openly espouse the gold standard. They declared for the gold sta ldard at Philadelphia after they threw overheard a platform sanctioned by the Administration that contained the promise for international bimetalism. They say they do not believe in the ratio of 16 to 1. When they make that assertion ask them why Mir McKinley's adminis- tration is coining silver dollars today at the ratio of 16 to 1. In the month of March the Republican Administration coined A., 10000 silver dollars at the ratio of 16 to 1, and yet the Republicans think that the ratio of Is to 1 is not right. It is the ratio we have had for thirty-four years, and the Republican party today does not advocate iA change in the ratio."
 He enlarged upon the idea advanced at Waco yesterday that it was not profitable to kill the Filipinos. Tt would be a very easy thing to keep the Philippine Islands,"
 
 have got to keep the people. If you kill the people you destroy the main argument for going over there. You cannot trade with people after they dead, so if you killed them you would be compelled to come home. A dead man does not need much. When you kill a man he needs a shroud and a coffin, and then he is done for"
 MT. Bryan also hinted at what he con- sidered another objection to acquiring out side territory, addressing himself to Re- publicans, and saying:
 Under your own administration, men whom your own President selected, have been guilty of embezzlement of the funds of the Cubans, and if that occurred right here under the shadow of our own coun- try, what would be the peculations and embezzlements if we sent men to rule over 1000 900 of Filipinos. Even now you will find they are organizing development com panies in the United States for the Philip pines and that those companies are relying