The age-herald., 1901-06-06
He Addressed Jackson County Democratic Club al Kansas
 City Last Night
HIS SUBJECT, THE OUTLOOK
He Said That If the InsuIar Decisions Had Been Rendered Before the Election the Result Would
 Have Been Different.

Kansas City, Mo, June 5.-wmian J. Bryan addressed the Jackson County Democratic Club tonight. taking for his subject ''The Outlook"
 The Auditorium, holding 150o. was packed Mir. Bryan was especially se- we're in his arraignment of the Supreme Court because of it's decision in the insu- lar cases. He said in part:
 ''I believe we have the best government ever conceived by man, and that it will remain the best government if the Su- preme Court will leave 1t alone. In dis cussing the outlook for our party will say that the two things which we must ever advocate are organization and prin- ciples We were well organized in 1886, and had the confidence of our supporters. I believe that our stand in 1896 saved the Democratic party from absolute annihi- lation. We were organized in 1900 and our supporters believed us to be honest. There were men purporting to be Democrats who did not support us during those two campaigns. Now these men are suggest ing a reorganization. These so-called re- organizers. who did not represent 20 per
  who represented smaller percentage of our number in 1900, would now dominate the party. A man who supported the Re- publican party in 1896 must have big change of heart before he tries to lead the Democratic party. The party must convert the men who have been opposing it and it must not be converted by them.
 Converted Into an Empire. eff the Supreme Court on our insular | possessions. by which nine men by ma jority of one. decided to convert this re, public into an empire had been given be l fore the election. the result would have l been different. The Amrican people have | not yet voted on imperialism. We charged it. but they denied it. Since the election the people have learnd that our charge was right.
 We should not resort to expediency. Only principles will win My philosophy is that I can afford to be in the minority, but I cannot afford to be wrong.
 "The decision of the Supreme Court does not settle the question. As Abra- ham Lincoln said of the decision in the Dred Scott case, That decision was law in that case
 judges to annul the Constitution of the United States. My objection to that de- cision is that you cannot carry out the logic of it without destroying the liberties of the peoples affected by it.
 Strikes at Liberty.
 Justice Brown says that the Porto Ricans can trust Congress. We would not like to trust Congress without our Constitution. I do not object to imperial ism because an Emperor is necessarily bad, but because he denies the people their only source of power.
 "The decision of the Supreme Court strikes at constitutional liberty. Justice Brown says that perhaps the Porto Ri- cans will have liberty of speech. liberty of the press and other liberties that we enjoy don't believe in perhaps rights. Other nations have tried the doc Urine of imperialism and none has es- capped. There Is no reason why this na- tion should not be perpetual. The wages of sin is death in a nation as fin an fndi- vidual. but when nation is good 1t lives If we abandon the declaration of indepen- dence and the Constitution we shall die We must appeal to the conscience of the people. I want this to be world-power, but power for good, not for evil don't want 1t to be great because it's drum-beat can be heard around the world. but be- cause it's civilization can be felt every where
 ''The time will come when tie Araeri- can people will become aroused and right the wrongs of Republican doctrines. If were the only opponent of Republicanism in the United States should be glad to have the fact written on my tombstone"
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