The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-15
Bryan Ignores Silver
imperialism Supreme Issue of looo
Speech Of Acceptance Devoted Wholly Condemnation Of
Colonial Systern-Nebraskan ndcs the Republicans for
Making War of Conquest on Flipinos.

Indianapolis. lnu, august o.-hon. W IN
l. Bryan, in accepting the Democratic nom
nation for president, spoke as follows:
"Mr. Chairman aud members offthe Ma
tional Committee:
~ shall. at an early day and In more
formal man ner, accept the nomination which
you tender, and shall at that time discuss
inc various questions covered by the Demo
cratic platform. IL may not be out or place
however, TO submit lew observations al this
time upon the general character of the contest
before ue, aud upon the question which Is de-
clared 10 oc Of paramount Importance In this
campaign.
contest'6elween Democracy on the one hand
and plutocracy on the other, do not mean
TO say that all our opponents nave deliberate
ly chosen to give TO organized wealth a pre-.
dominating influence 10 the affairs ofth gov
ernment, butt do assert that on the important {
issues OF the day the Republican party is
dominated by those influence which constants
iy sDS dena Snors 20 etsvaIs human righis eiuA
"In 1859 Lincoln said that the Republican
party believed in the man and the dollar, but
that In case of conflict II believed In the man
before the dollar. This is the proper relation
the hapdiwork Of God, comes first: money,
the handiwOrk or man, Is or inferior fmpor-
tance. Man Is the master: money the servant,
but upon all important questions today, Re
publican legislation tends to make money The
master and man the servant. - b.
"The maxim of Jefferson, Equal rfghts TO
snoas all aGd peffa ef npop Ss
government OF the people, by the people,
and Tor the people, are being dfsregsrded
and the instrumen taIfttes OF government are
LII sre us In a nosition 10 securs fayors from
,ha gnvernmpnt - 20 80 ~ t5ss.Itas
"T6e Democratic party Is not making war
upon the honest aquisltion OF wealth " mas
no desire TO discourage Industry, economy:
and thrift On the contrary, II gtyes 10 every
citizen the greatest possible stimulus TO hon.
q ~ aniowman, ~ tIa nroceada- N his iahor
pnonarrE ~ r,shts era most sscnre sten human
r,shts are resnected' Democrasy strives for
ri Siiiyation in which every meribersof society
,,rI snsro occordina 10 bie nerSfrsES -
"No one has q right 10 expect from society
,nora,haS o fair rSm nensaiIon for the Service
mS;ch ha rendars m socIetv- n he saeufas
more n 4. at the expense Of some one else.
r, g no ininetice to him to nreyent his doing
tnissHtca to anoihar. To him whoTwouiu,
aIySer Ibronoh c,aas ieoislation or fr, Nff,a AZ.
sance af nacessarv' ieoisIation tresnaasgus,on
sSa sshts ~ annther the DemncIatir 4 ia rtv
a1s .Tpon shSitF not. 0'-'.s >'.ss11fss1F' - =
xGainat no oraSiarrayad a consparatiyeIy
hs., ,,ttns,,, uS IA fno%ciapiu nwey
fui. .r amber who really profit BY Rspu6ncan
SSkhar ,nho hacanaa ~ fheir aftachrnent 4 fo
tnSnsrtv name are Giving their own doc.
trt%es s1taoonIstic 10 fhe former teachinps OF
thsir own 6srtv Repnblic,sris who used 10
sdancote hi mats i,,sm NOS. try In convince
dhemSeIves That the gojd standard ri eood !.
Rennblicans who were formerly attached 10
ihh ereenback are now seeking an excnee
fnr eiyin., national banks control, OF Che
natiop' a paper money Republicans who used
iaSSAs thar the Republican party3was nav.
the national debts are now. looking e
lops to support perpetual and In
debt: Republican who formerly
a trust, now beguile themselves with
sion that there are good trusts and
ts, while. in their minds. the line be-
she two is beroming more and more ob
pon 10 n n mi NJ
ted the c,uutry upon the small ex-
f,eht of the obiecuoSs which are urged against
q large increase in the eposcssbent military eS-
tahli ,hment: Republicans who gloried in our
ind.pendepce when the alton was Tess power
fui, now look with Iavor upon a foreign al
lance. Republicans who three years a. con.
demn.d. Iorceable annexation as immoral
and even criminal, are now sure that 1t IL
both immoral and criminal TO oppose forcea-
bic annexation. That partisanship has al
ready blinded many TO present danger is cers
tain. how large q portion OF the Republican
naTty can he drawn over to the new politics
ren,Sins IN he seen %v
"For time Republican leaders were In
c,ined IN DENY to oppon ents the right to critic
else the Philippine policy OF the admipistra-:
tion but upon Investigation they found that
ho,h lincoln and CLAW asserted and exercised
the rivht 10 critlcise 81 president during the
nroeress ofthe Mexican war.
Instead of meeting the issue boldly and
s,h,nittinv a clear and positive plan for deal
a., ,yit A tho hiliDDi q a upstiOn the ReDubll-
nas con nvent,on adopie ed y Mai form. the larger
I,,r, oT which was devoitd to hossiinp and
Observation-Disclosures
In alien pting to press economic questions
$500 ,ha nnrntsy * the eWnInsio,9 ~ those
,upt1nh invn,uad tho varv rtrnn,nrar of onr
,,anernmant Tho RennbIican ieoJsrS give new
ss0iSanna nr,hs,r aba andnnmont of he, rlier
s,aSa ~ ~ nsr,v ga ~ tbetr oo,a nIate NH
stonn ", ~, P'anS,far, co. onna;SaroIi, ",
tx, ,SeU W absii nn; So na0,1,,o or,,o svede
ptU t,nan3oms ID Sor ,eoppSiut, iSs,ne Sbich
LIZ LIZ, p"adeII IISara,in hoN',h, s," 1bo aroma
tueS ~ Sia,os H. u'oe'"'@'S ''o"s's in'o 'te ON
..When tho nreoidan, snnnor,eo bv q nrac.
,,ooiiI nnonjmono yo,S of tbe house 'ond cen
, aS1,arad nnor . H,or MIR Soai,, for The
nurnose IF o;djna The 6, ,rnnalltnp na,rInts oi
Putp e. VI oa, S 'nI .i,Ss A. ,,artv
'dd CuoS' ud0 .i,hy,t ~ ISoo,, Praooy' ~
pnS ,het ia aSr95' sre 49, rnrId naces
T aGr ano ,o,;,'oni ai i',,ora a tou, tha con
Saiu q pon,SiH,i ou '',u ."se 80 ~ ~
sh - V, 20, snm ai ~ - - nye,a Hin,orv
,he sod ,utb |hs Panubiicnnl n The sn1
. .ney ~ ,hni rsn ,e p,he rssiJsn, Wben
Pp,a ~ ,nas M nIssa ,ba RpnnhIican Leaders
haoon 20 smaosst ,ha nronriptv nf a coInn jnI
no51inI, onnSSiiion n, onre nsnif sted itself
tUhen tho nresIdant tinaIlv 10 in hefore th4
sana,e treatv which recog1ized the indepen
dance or I,nhs hnt nrovidsd for the cesslon of
Iha phiiinnine isIands IN the Halted States
tme ,nenn,,s ofi m mari. liam heca ma 40 .nppar
ant that manv nsrierred 10 reiecI ths trsn ~
and risk the iiIs ISat rnisbI f,iIow rather thar
Take the chsnce or corraetino the errors Of line
,rtatv nv the tnJenendent action of thi.
country I Was aInopo the nunnhsr nj those
,nhn hsIieueG ~ ne,tore ~ .re re,it ,no tan,y nd
go tha ,por re,eess ,ha eiyyr 80 ,nos ramnvs
Ihe excnsa for war exnonJitrroS 'nS iher
i've Tic E,Iininos tba fndanande, 90 ,yhict
might he forced from Snain Nv q naw treaty.