The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-02
BRYAN SllRS THE
CITY OF CHICAGO
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many with them who are willing to ac-
cept the Declaration of independence and
the principles of government"
WE WANT NO KING BUT GOD.
At Social Turner Hall, Mr.. Bryan de-
voted the larger part of his speech to the
subject of Imperialism and emphasized the
right of every citizen to have a, voice,
through proper representation, in his
government. During his address he said:
81 believe that when the questions be-
fore the country are understood we
shall find an overwhelming majority in
favor of the Jeffersonian idea as against
the ideas of Alexander Hamilton. In the
days of Jefferson they accused him of
preaching a gospel of hate but Jefferson
preached the gospel of love, just as DEM
ocrats today are preaching a gospel of
love. We are not arraying one class
against another. The Republicans would
array all the owners of trusts on one
side and then complain because all the
people get on the other side If 1 know
my crwn heart it is not to divide people
but to bring them together. We build
our faith on the theory that all men are
brethren, that men made in the image
of the Creator have but one king, and
that king God. We know no king on
earth. We know none born to rule, none
born to be ruled.
IMPERIALISM BORN OF AVARICE.
At Lincoln, Turner Hall, Mr.. Bryan
again took up the question of Imperialism.
He said in part:
"You are about to decide by your bal
lots what you want the United States
Government to be. This is the first time
in the history Of our nation when the
people have been compelled to decide
upon the principles of government in a
national campaign. Some time in 1926
we spoke of the results of Republican
palicy; but, my friends, even the most
imaginative in 1896 could not imagine
what has been done since 1896 by the
Republican party. 1t has done worse
than even the most rabid partisan in our
party could predict"
The first part of Mr.. Bryan's speech at
Garfield Turner Hall was duplicate of
that made at Lincoln Turner Hall. Con-
tinuing, he said:
THE Republicans say that the Filipinos
are holding out in the hope that | will
be elected My friends, if you want to
find the cause OF their hatred OF foreign
domination, you have got to go further
back than that. Our forefathers fought
the same fight 100 years before | was
born. The Cubans fought the same fight
for thirty years before they heard my
name, and the Filipinos issued declara-
ton of independence a year before | was
nominated If you want to know who
placed in their hearts the hatred or for
eign domination read Lincolns speeches..
Lincoln said it was God who placed in
the human heart the love of liberty.
II will give you the substance of every
speech you have heard in favor OF i'm
perialism. Here it is: We are sorry
we have the Philippine Islands. We do
not want them. They were just thrown
into our laps and we canont get rid OF
them. We are there by divine command,
and besides, it will pay. a
BRYAN MEETINGS THRoNGED. ..
At Kuhn's Park Mr. Bryan varied his
speech somewhat by enumerating what
he termed changes in the principles of
the Republican party, claiming that its
adherents are now shouting against what
they used to shout for.
During his address a disturbance oc-
Cured in the audience which Mr.. Bryan
noticed by saying: Don't bother the
Republicans They need to be here
worse than the Democrats do and | want
to convert them, for l assume that if
a Republican comes here he comes to
hear, and if convinced he will go away
to vote with us. Therefore l am glad
to have Republicans here
Mr.. Bryan spoke also at Central Turner
Hall and at Scandal Hall. At both
places he was greeted by audiences that
taxed the capacity of each place.