The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-06
PRINCIPLES WILL WIN.
People Are Finding Out The Truth
About Republicanlsm.
SUPREME COURT DECISION SHOWN UP
Il Does Not Settle the Question OF Con-
vertina the Republic into
an Empire.

Kansas City, June William J. Bryan
addressed the jackson County Democratic
club tonight, taking for his subject The
Outlook"
The auditorium, holding 1900 persons
was packed Mr. Bryan was specially
severe in his arrlignment Of the supreme
court because Of It's decision in the insular
cases He said In part;
II believe we have the best government
ever conceived by man and that 1t will
remain the best government If the supreme
court Will leave 1t alone
''ln discussing the outlook for our party,
/ will say that the two things which We
must ever advocate are organization and
principles We were wen organized In
1899 aud had the confidence of our sup
parters. / believe that our stand in lSD6
saved the democratic party from absolute
Gnuihilation We were organized in 1900
ana our supporters believed MS 20 be non
est There were men purporting 70 be
democrats who did not support us during
those two campaigns. Now these men are
suggesting reoI sHulZatlon. These So-caled
rcOrganlzcrs who did not represent 70 per
cent Of our democratic voters ia 1875 and
who represented a smaller percentage OF
our number In 1900 would now dominate
the party A man who supported the re,
publican party ia 1896 must nave q Dig
change Of heart before he tries to lead thn
democratic party. The party must con
vert the men who have been opposing IL
and n must not be converted by them.
III the supreme court decision ON our
insular possessions, by which nine men,
by a mdjorty of one, decided to convert
this Republic into an empire, had Dren
given before election the result would have
been different. The American people nave
not yet voted on imperialism We charged
the people have learned that our charge
was right.
we should not resort To expedieucy
Only principles VIII win Ny philosophy IS
that | can afford to be in the minority but
! can not afford to he wrong
The decision of the supreme court does
not settle the question. As Abraham In
coin said OF the decision OF the bred
Scott case that the decision WAS law In
that case 1t takes more than five supreme
coult Judges to annual the constitution
OF the United States. My objection TO mat
decision Is that Won can not cAfry OUT tHc
logic Of IT without destroying ne Rber
ties Of the peoples aTccted 10y, It.
Justice Brown says that the Porto
Ricans cat trust congress.
we would not like TO trust congress
with our constitution. ! object 10 mpr-
lialism rot only because an emperor is
necessarily bad, hut because he denies the
The decision az the supreme court
strikes NJ constitutional liberty, Justice
Brown says that perhaps the Porto Rlcans
viii have liberty " speech, liberty OF
press and other liberties that We enjoy
| do not believe In perhaps rights Other
nations have tried tho doctrine Of impe'
rallsm and none have escaped. There Is
no reason why this nation should not be
perpetual The wages of sin Is death In
"A nation as In an Individual, Int whom q
milton Is good II lives II we abandon the
Declaration Of independence and the con.
stttuton we shall die. We must appeal
to the conscience Of the people. I want
good, not for evil don't want Il to be
great because It's drumhPat can be heard
around the world, hut because its civ!liza-
ton can he felt everywhere
THE time VIII come When the American
people will become aroused and right the
wrongs Of republican doctrines II |
In the United states, | would be glad 10
have the fact written on my tombstone"