The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-18
TALKED TO SOLDIERS
uRYAN SAWS THEY SHOULD VOTE
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
THE SOLDIER AS A CITIZEN.
COMPANY OF Old SOLDIERS ACTED
As HIS ESCORT.

Inmf u II ANfFWAf VI
ing ImperiaIIstic Policy.
carthage. Mo. SEPT. H.-wHliam j.
Bryan began his days work at Spring
field at O'Clock. and made three speeches
before breakfast. The second was at
Aurora. and tho third at Monet. At
Monet he said;
The Republicans are now Boosting that
We have reached a point where We can
loan money 10 people In other countries
] want to ask You whether you regard
that as any evidence OF prosperity. why
would any man send his money TO Europe
for investment n no could hnd a place in
this country 20 invest Il. Money sent
abroad for Investment must be cent for
che o. two reasone-clther because the
uan who sends tho money over there.
thinks more Of the people over there than
be does Of the people here, and does 81 for
love and devotion. or because Is mat
ter OF business--that b.. because he can
invest It TO better advantage in a Euro
pean country than he can in this coun-
try"
only Reasons for n Large Army.
Galena. Kans., sept l7.--At Joplin. Mr..
Bryan told the people that there could be
but two reasons for a large army one Of
these was TO serve the purpose Of an i'm
perialistic policy and the other TO sup
press by force those denominations caused
by wrongs which should be remieded by
legislation"
The Republican party would not. he said.
avow the latter reason. and Il must base
It's action upon the former.
Mr.. Bryan addressed large crowd here.
Among those present on the platform
was Ex-Gov. $. T. Crawford formerly
Republican.
Mr.. Bryan made q general review Of the
political issues He took up the Philip
pine question az the outset. declaring IN
this connection that the Democrats were
quoting the Declaration OF Independence
more in this campaign than the Repub-
Hcaus were.
They are getting into the habit Of
g. eakiug Of u az q string Of gllttcring
gsueraliies." he sad lie repeated his
former declaration that the common sol
der suffers greater hardship than the
officers and made an appeal Tor the sol
der vote.
Il believe" he said. that the Demo-
cratic party can be trusted 90 do justice
- the soldiers and their dependents. and
am satisfied from an that have heard
that IL I am excited | shall be able 20 hnd
a comm ssioner OF pensions who will be
as satisfactory as the present one"
Old soldiers as mn Escort.
He continued on that point:
y noticed this morning a. we came
from the depot TO the hotel there was
company OF old soldiers acting as an es-
oort felt honored that veterans OF the
civil war should take upon themselves
tbe labor OF furnishing this escort, but.
my friends 81 q Republican tells YOU that
there IS any Inconsistency IN such action
on the part OF soldiers ! want YOU 10 be
prepared 10 meet the criticism. Why
should not a soldier support the Demo
cratic ticket2 The questions az issue in
thls campaign IRE these which concern
the very foundation principles Of this gov
eminent. The soldier was willing 60 night
four years to apply the Declaration OF
Independence 10 a black man. why should
De not he willing 10 vote once 10 apply
The Declaration OF Independence 20
brown man?
How the soldier should Vote.
= believe that the soldiers interests IRE
safer IN the hands OF people who believe
IN a small standing army and citizen
soldiery than they win be ia the hands
OF those who believe IN a large standing
srmy. II you have q large standing army
20 run your expenses up 10 si00Q00eo
year and increase the expense OF the War
Department OF the army. you VIII fnd thai
the great corporations Will prefer 10 res
ducc the appropriat ions for pensions rath-
er than the appropriations for the stand
ing army. The nations that have large
erm.es are the least liberal with their
pensions and the nation that relies most
upou It's citizen soldiery f. the nation that
b. the most liberal Ia providing for its
soldiers whenever they suffer IN the army.
Il must do e. FOR u the ma
ton must call az any time up
on the citizens TO volunteer the
government must be just. aye. generous
IN its treatment OF that volunteer and his
dependents. So I repeat that the soldier
need not fear injustice az the hands OF
the Democratic party, and II the soldier
believes WITH IA on the questions before
the country. ] believe chat he can safely
give his support 20 the Democratic ticket.
Why should a soldier take the side OF the
Republican party on any Of the questions
now before the country? The soldier Is
citizen and as citizen he - Interested
IN every question that concerns hts ma
lions welfare. The soldier and his chill
dren and his chiidren's children mus,
share IN this nations future. whether
for veal or woe. and am going
% assume that every soldier IN this au-
dionce will look ~ these questions from
the standpoint OF the citizen. II can con-
vince him shat on this great question
the Democratic party Is right ana the
Republican party wrong / shan expect
the support OF that soldier ana am
rot afraid OF his being kept away by any
fear Of the party's treatment OF the SOL
Cicr"
Mr. Bryan then made his familiar argu-
ment against trusts aud imperialism
Finish of Hard Days Work
Pitshurg. Kan. Sept. i7.-Mr. Bryan ar
rived here few minutes before O'clock
tonight and after taking dinner made
speech 10 one OF the lnrgest crowds ne
has yet addressed. lie ola not conciuoe
Tia address until 10 o'clock, making seven
teen hours OF campaign work put IN our
lng the day.
IN the course 81 his speech some one
asked.
How about the negro in North Caro-
lna?'
Mr.. Bryan replied:
II you will read the sulu treaty you
win never have a chance 10 pisy the ne
ero. / hope the gentleman who has -
ferred to the North Carolina law has read
the Suiu treaty II provides that the SUI
tan OF suIu shall receive 80 much per
month Tor flying the American nag over
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