New-York tribune., 1900-08-05

SPEECH READY TO BE DELIVERED
DEVOTED To IMPERIALISM AS
THE PARAMOUNT ISSUE

Omaha Neb. Aug (SpecaD.-The Bryan roti-
Acatlor speech was mailed to Willis J. Abbot Chi
caE2, care Democratic headquarters. to-day. he
rr"-5ved authority from Mr Bryan to hand the
same 10 9U reVs agencies requesting them under
pledge OF secrecy. not dvulge its contents until
after the hour Of Its delivery, Mr. Abbot will have
the matter copied. and Tuesday morning will begin
mailing copies to ali revg distributing agencies. as
well as individua! papers not receiving news re-
ports from associaIops providing the same is re-
quested
Mr.. Bryan has received thousands Of kilograms
in the last days relative to the manner In which
the speech viii b. distributed the date OF distribU-
tior and the conditions OF which same is 10 be
sent out The details Ny Bryan has left to Mr.
Abbot. but the UndeCsts nding Is that it viii be
handled similarly to the annual Presidential mes
ssges and the verbal written pledge OF all
papers receiving the same that the speech viii not
he given out until delivered. Mr.. Bryan las cable
dispatches from nearly all the large 6a..e9 OF
England and the Continent requesting co21s of the
speech IN advance.
The speech 5 originally prepares IN InanJscrtP-
by Mr.. Bryan filed tGenty-cne pages. and taciUded
ten thousand words. Mr. Bryan then werr over
the matter agam and read il to MS wife. About
hfseen hundred words were cut sld in this
form Il was recopied. frst by Mrs. Bryan a
typewriter then aEsin carefully rszd by Nj Bryan
and finally copied for distribution. Mr. Bryan
devoted three hours day to the speech fo- a
week
The speech deals almost wholly with imperialism
Mr. Bryan seeks to show the wrong construction
the Administration places on the Constitution IN
seeking to hold the Philippines a part Of the
Republic clause Is devoted to free silver. but 4.
is treated in perfunctory manner, and the burden
Of the speech is that acquisition OF foreign terri
tory by conquest is wrong in principle and
trary the policy OF the Republic
Mr.. Bryan explained to his friends in advance
that his speech would touch upon Imperialism as
the leading theme. because the platform Of the Ma
tional Convention this year declared this TO be the
leading issue of the campaign In 1ssT IS he ex-
planned. devoted his notification speech almost
wholly free silver because the platform Of the
Convention had declared that subject 20 be para
mount to all others. Mr.. Bryans friends assert
that it not the personal wish OF their leader
TO make silver the burden Of the platform and OF
his speech. but, the contrary, he was inclined
to permit the Convention 70 Indicate 10 him the
policy be pursued, being guided wholly by the
wishes of the party.
The original draft OF the speech will be preserved
by Mr.. Bryan and made part OF his literary col
lection. The whole Of the long message is IN the
handwriting Of Mr.. Bryan. who used a pen for
transcribing A peculiar feature of the original
other form and not single line is crossed out or
a word marked II is estimated that twenty-four
hours constant writing necessary altogether
to complete the long document Mr. Bryan will
deliver the in forty minutes. il is estimated
by those who know how much time he consumes
1t the intention OF Mr.. Bryan 10 make his ad-
dress consume not than fifty minutes and
preferably forty.