The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-18
THE TRINITY OF ISSUES.

cupving aD0Qt Two hours III delYefy.
1t was observed by all who heard him
several times that in no speech, how
money question: trusts and imperialism
In his five minute speech at Johnston
street depot in Raleigh, where he neces-
sarily was limited, he brought in al!
three, and III his great speech il Raj
eigh--the greatest speech ANY living
man ever heard in North Carolina 5
capitalize elaborated the sanAe points
he made In his brief speech. While
differing in the language aud Illustration
the spoke twelve times on the same
subject and seldom used the same lam
guage and illustrations)-his speech to
the railroadmen in their overals was
practically the same addressed to the
(college boys at Chapel Hill and Wake
Forest--all brt athing the doctrine Of
equality and independence.
There was significance in the fact that
no matter how short the speech, MI
Bryan never omitted reference 10 the
three great QuestioIS-Money Trusts,
Imperialism The meaning, Of course, -
that the campaign this year Is TO be
waved uIon ali three, and that all are
regarded by the leader as OF first I'M
portance. There will be no paramount
or secondary or side issue-the opponents
OF Mr.. Bryan will have to meet the
trinity Of issues which are raised and
which will be pressed III every quarter
of the Republic
The Republicans while standing spon-
sor for the organization of more trusts
in three years than IN the previous one
with Mark Hanna's three defenses: !.
There are no trusts; >. Trusts are the
necessary evolution OF business: 3. II
there are any trusts we will care fo-
them. The domination Of trusts has be
come rot only a menace 10 individual
enterprise, bur to the liberty of the
citizen, and with very many people it is
regarded on the paramount question be
fore the American peOple. The man who
place in the trinity OF issues this year
does not understand the deep-seated hos
t;lity of the American people TO these
outlaws OF commerce
The passage by Congress Of the new
financial BILL turning over TO the nation
al banks the control Of toe circulating
medium, the scandalous favoritism
shown TO the Standard Oil bank in re-
turn fer services in the campaign Of
1896 " the control of the Treasury De
partment by the national bank trust,
and the continued deception of
agreement-thesc things have strength
erfd the faith of all who favored the
Chicago platform IN 1895, and has
alarmed all thoughtful men who did not
then see that the banks had gone into
the governing business. The money
question therefore. is stronger With
very many voters than in 1898.
The question of Imperialism will not
down at any mans bidding There are
very many who supported Mckinley in
1905 who are so indignant at his eour>,.
in dealing with the Philippine question
that they will oppose his recollection with
all the influence they possess. These
men believe that the very mud-Sills OF a
-fpub}ican form of government are being
destroyed, and they are prepared to fight
For the principles enumerated IN the
Declaration of Independence as hong as
those principles are assailed. The re-
first corner store in the Empire. It
changes the character CT our govern
ment from one Of consent to one Of
force, ard introduces imperialism and
militarism, in place Of the consent OF
the g0verced To many this IS III" over
sl4adow;ng question. They argyle with
tbTt't lDdI lHt ltEt-Sfut dtlitil VI t1Ic L.
public unon the ideas Of the founders
must be secured before any economic or
fiscal or trade reform or regulation can
be permanently accomplished. The rs
adjustment of a colonial policy, which
keeping the Philippines makes neceS-
sary. closes the career of the Republic
as union of States where the doctrine
shat governments derive their just
POWERS from the consent of the gov
erned." The many foreign born citizens
and their descendants, nearly all OF
whom voted against Bryan in 1926. are
Justly alarmed because they see the De
structive inlperialistic policy (Which
crushed their aspirations in Europe AID
caused them to come TO America, being
introduced here. These meil-especially
the Germans-arp aroused again 4
militarism and most of them will vote
against the administration that has in
troduced it Unless all signs fail
Mr. BRYAN does we'll TO hold these