Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-06-23
THURSDAY, JULY az, 1898.
Daily. One Year $500, in Advance.
Dailv. -Four Mouths 81 90. in Advance.
weekly. one Year $1.oo, in Advance
rMpERIALrsM AND MR.. BRYAN.


policy of the United States, which
looks to the acquisition of additional
territory, represented IN outlying
islands, that are requisite for the de-
velopment of national strength and
growth"
The Louisville Post, (Dem.) appeals
to the Democratic party to declare
for:
"The freedom of Cuba.
"The acquisition of Porto Rico.
"The annexation of Hawaii.
The acquisition of the Philippine
islands.
"The building of the Nicaragua
canal.
"a navy twice the size it is today.
"a regular army of 100000.
"The militia under the drill and
discipline Of the regular army"
VIM. ]. Bryan in his grafton at the
opening Of the Omaha Exposition de-
clared:
"History will vindicate the position
taken by the United States In the
war with Spain. In saying this l as
sumo that the principles which we're
invoked In the Inauguration of the
war will be observed IN its prosecution
and conclusion. If a contest under
taken for the sake of humanity de-
generates into war of conquest, we
shall find 1T difficult to meeU the
charge of having added hypocrisy to
greed. Is our national character SO
weak that we cannot Withstand the
temptation to appropriate the first
piece of land that comes within our
reach?
"To inflct upon the enemy all
possible harm is Legitimate warfare,
but shall we contemplate a scheme
for the colonization of the Orient
merely because our fleet won a re-
markable victory in the harbor OF
Manila? Our guns destroyed the
Spanish fleet, but can lthey destroy
that self-evident truth, that govern
ments derive their Just powers, not
from superior force, but from the con-
seat of the governed Shall we
abandon a just resistance tn Europ-
can encroachment upon the western
hemisphere ia order to mingle in the
controversies of Europe and Asia?"
"If some dream of the splender Of a
heterogeneous empire encircling the
globe, we shall be content to aid in
bringing enduring happiness to a
homogeneous people, ,consecrated TO. tine
purpose of maintaining government
of the people, by the people and for
the people,"
Commenting on this the Springfield
Republican says:
TIC the oratorical charm of those
sentences is added the terrible power
of truth, which makes them dOuhly
impressive, as were the words of
Webster and Lincoln in other great
crisis, that came TO the American
people.
HaYlng taken this lofy position, Mr..
Bryan should remain there - the end.
There can be no doubt that the great
majority OF his party are in sympathy
with him, as appears in the vote of so
TO IL 10 the Democratic caucus Of the
House Of Representatives IN opposi-
tlon TO the annexation Of Hawaii.
The great mass OF the laboring men
OF the United States will surely be
with him as soon as they understand
the menace OF militarism and
imperialism. Laborw be with the
Democracy for the same reason that
every selfish monopollstic interest,
throughits advocates beyond the seas
In order to deaden public interest in
industrial and social reforms at home
When the monopolist, everywhere
shuekr for colonies, great armies and
''manlfest destiny" let the man who
earns his bread by the sweat of hil
brow keep sharp lookout ahead aLt
stay true TO the good old American
ideals, which are immortal.
Mr.. Bryan has never uttered words
Of greater wisdom. They became him
too, as professed apostle OF democ.
cFacy, for the lust of terrltory ant
hunger for empire are essentially un
Democratic, diyerting as they do thl
attention aud thoughts OF the natiol
from democratic ideals aud the hom
questions which are most closel
related to the welfare Of the commo
people. Mr.. BrYan shows himnelf Tn