The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-08-23
BRYAN ARRATGNS
REPUBLICAN PARTY
Wants TO Replace American Flag
With One Of a Republic.
FOUR SPEECHES YESTERDAY
Starts Windmill Early and Keeps Tanning
the Air All Day Grand Hustle for
the Presidency Has Now
Begun Ie Earnest.

FALLS CITY, Neb., Aug. 22.-This
has been busy day for Bryan. He
may be said 10 have begun the day
before yesterday closed, for It was
aftcr o'clock this morning when he
reached Auburn. his first stopping
Place after leaving Llncois.
Getting few hours sleep there he
was prepared TO commence the day
early. He began his speech at Au-
burn shortly after O'clock. There
he made an hours address. the FIRST
speech Of series scheduled for the
First Congressional District OF Nebras-
ka. rhe meeting was held in the court.
house grounds. and in spite Of a light
rain a good crowd was present. The
congressional district was represented
by SIR. Bryan in congress and has.
since his retirement, been represented
b. Republican member.
Mr.. Bryan made a plea for the cleo
tlon Of Hon. G.. w. Berger. the Demo-
cratic candidate for congress; also an
appeal for the support Of the whole
Democratic ticket. Comparing the gov
ernment to corporation. he said an
citizens were stockholders. and ms such
they owed II to themselves 10 look
after the conduct Of the directors. He
charged the Republican administration.
the government directors, with deceit
in all policies. They were asserting
that the financial question was his
year the paramount issue only because
the Republican party regarded the
dollar of more consequence than the
mar He dwelt upon liberty as a Cod
given right, saying the Filipinos were
as much entitled TO It as We are.
In promising them a good govern
nent. we are only promising what
kings promised under similar circum-
stances, We have. he asserted. no title
to the Philippine islands according to
the Declaration OF Independence. In
the first place Spain had no title. and
in the second place we cannot buy peo-
lple, NOR was 1t any more profitable
than wise TO wage foreign conquest.
Already more had been spent in the
way Of treasure in the Philippines, to
say nothing of blood, than the profits
Of trade with those islands for many
years would amount to. The nag had
been hauled down in Mexico. and the
Mexican people We're better off with
their own government, than they would
be with an American carpet-bag gov
enmert in that country,
Mr.. Bryan sharply criticised the Re-
publican party for its alleged incon-
sistency in the position formerly Tak-
en- on the questions of militarism. mon
ey and trusts and the position now TAX
en- On those questions, and, continuing
said:
"The same spirit that carries you
! TO the Philippines will lead you into
some other place and make you hold
these people and make them subjects
against their will. The same spirit OF
militarlsm and Imperialism that car
ried you to the Philippines will carry
you wherever you can find a people
weak enough to be whipped by the
United States. The doctrine of inn
perialism Is the doctrine Of the bully
and the coward. 1t is the doctrine
which takes people under the pretense
that you are taking them for their
good, and Won reach your hands in
their rockets and rob them while you
are taking them, Republicans. your
Papers tell you that the Fnipinos are
savages. YOU dare not say it because
you do not arm savages and turn them
ont u fight people.
"They say we cannot haul down the
flag in the Philippines once It Is rails
ed there. Even this administration
does not find any trouble or difficulty
in hauling down the flag In Alaska,
I suppose they contend that in cold
climate you can haul it down, but that
YOU can't in hot climate. The Amer
lean flag represents the purpose of the
American people. No one can haul oul
flag down against our viii, out the
American people have a right to put
it ur where they want it, and to take
it down where they desire.
"The flag is the servant of the Ma
tion. the people are not the servants Of
the flag, If that is true, how are you
going to bring the American troop:
back from Pekin? They planted the
flag there, I want the American flag
to come down from the Philippine ISL
ands in order that the flag of re-
public might rise in its place. I would
rather that we have two flags rep
resenting two republics than one rep
resenting an empire"
After the address he was driven rap
idly to the depot where he was COM
PEELED to walt so minutes for delayed
train to take him to Tecumseh, the