Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-10-22
OLYMPIA. WASHINGTON FRIDAY MORNING. OCTOBER p 1909
BRYANON LIVE TOPICS

BRYANON LIVE TOPICS
TALKS TO PHENOMENAL AUDI
ENCE AT THE BIG FAIR.
Comments Upon Republican Policies At
tacks the Tariff. Opposes Ship Subsidies
and Criticses President Taft-The Large
Crowd Applaud Him-The Huge Amphi-
theater Filled with Delighted Audience
On Tuesday of last week, the i'm
mcnse natural amphithcater on the
A.-I.-P. Exposition grounds was
filled with a large and enthusiastic
audience-Such a crowd as only the
Great COmmOner can draw-to hear
him discuss the living issues of the
day. He declared that the Democrat
ic party had been more than vindi-
Gated on the issues of himetalliSm,
imperialism, and that President
Taft had taken the income tax from
the Democratic party.
Mr. Bryan was in happy mood,
and began by saying:
appreciate the courtesy extended
by the exposition management in
giving permission for political
speech tonight. | appreciate the
opportunity that is afforded me,
without restriction upon public
questions; and in the time that it is
proper for me to occupy, | desire to
bring encouragement to the hearts
of Democrats, and, if possible. lead
Republicans from darkness into
light. Laughter and applause
Following his Introductory, he
launched into a discussion of bi-
metallism, going back to the cam
paign of 1896.
| carried this State in 1896 and let
no man who voted for me he ashamed
of the fact that he voted for indie
pendent bimetallism, instead of al
lowing other nations to control the
finances of the country. On that
question our past position has been
vindicated, and the only reason why
the money question is not before
the country now, is because the peO-
pie secured from an unexpected
source that increase in money that
we tried to secure from the only
source that was then in sight.
! DISCUSSES IMPERIALISM.
Mr.. Bryan then took up the issue
of Imperialism in the campaign of
1900.
You need not be ashamed of the
position that our party took upon
imperialism. 1t is the only position
that can be defended in this coun-
try. We said that we did not want
the FilipinOs for citizens. Is there
any party that would dare to defend
the making of citizens out of the
FilipinoS and States out of the
Philippine Islands? No, my friends,
our position on that subject is now
the universal position We said not
only that we did not want them as
citizens, but that as a republic we
could not have them as subjects.
Will anybody dispute that PROPOSE
tiOn?
In the last campaign Mr.. Taft ad-
mitted that independence was the
ultimate thing. He put it off two
generations. But, my friends, |
think that is only due to his habit of
mind of postponing difficult prob
lens until tomorrow. [Cheers.
But the very fact that he admits
that that must be the policy, even
two generations hence, is proof that
the Democratic party saw at once
what the Republican party did not
see until years afterwards. Cheers. ]
So on that subject we have been
vindicated.
We have spent enough money on
imperialism to store the waste wa.
ters of all the mountains in the
West and reclaim every foot of arid
land that can be brought under
cultivation, but we have not done it.
They had meeting at St. Louis not
very long ago. they asked for the
improvement of interior WATERWAYS.
and asked for $500, 900, 600 with
which to carry on the work. and
they estimated that the expenditure
of $500, 900, 600 in interior water
ways would result in a saving of
l80.OOO,OOO a year in the cost of
transportation.
We rave not spent the $500 ,0OO,-
900 in Improving our waterways; we
have not saved $180, ,00O, 900, but we
have spent over 500, ,0OO. 900 on i'm
perialism in the Orient, and instead
of having an income of $3.50, 600, 600
we have an increase in the army and
navy alone of more than $l25, zoo, ,00O
every year as result of the venture.
[Cheers.
We have more than doubled
the regular army of the United
States, and you cannot defend it
upon the ground that imperialism
requires it.
TAKES UP TRUSTS.
Taking up the trust question, Mr..
Bryan said:
can remember that when we com
menced to talk on this trust question
there were Republican leaders who
laughed at us and said there were no
trusts, and then they said the trusts
were good things, economic develop
ments; that they had come to stay;
and when that argument would not
do, they said. Don't worry; if they
are bad, we will take care OF them. -
They are now beginning to find out
that they are bad. Why, my friends,
years ago Democrats insisted upon
the enforcement of the criminal law
against trust lnagnates. and when
we began to insist on it. What did
they call us? They said we were
demagogues. and were appealing to
the passion of the multitudes; that
we were prejudiced against the rich
and trying to array class against
class; but finally Mr.. Roosevelt said:
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