The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-11
MISSOURI DEMOCRATS.
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION
FAvoRs GLANDS POLICY
He Is Bitterly Opposed to Any Ex-
pansion Of Territory-The Money
Question Paramount

A,,D n e-
public from Springfield. Mo. says:
The Democrati hosts assembled in Bald
win 8 opera house, which has a seating ca
pacitv of 5OOo filling every seat. and
promntlv at II TX o'clock the conventton wa q
called tn order. Richard p. BLAND was
made temporarv chairman. He addressed
the convention for nearly an hour and was
applauded frequently. He spoke in part as
follows:
"yVhat we do here todav will not be con-
fined to our State. but will have its In
huence on the whole country. 90 that we
should nake M decla rattons of doctrines
rssnect,ng reoent ;saues INIT, we have care
| y,,,,, dauhsrotad unor tbem"
nv Elord than want at once 10 the Chi
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upon the common peopie lae puiuen =, a
| tax' winch congress reiuseo u p"' "po''
the wealth. Oh the country.
he said the sentiments expressly ia inc
declaration Oh war were unparalleled III
| the history OK the word, IN their 1ustlce
ana love OF humanity ana that no party
ought TO survive which would undertake TO
lower that standard Of universal freedom
| OF MANHOOD
I'VE deserve the good opinion OF the
world, but We must also deserve the good
opinion OF ourselves. l have observed .
| tendency in some directions to lower our
principles to those of land-grabbing ma
| ton. Faint applause.) The Democratic
party has always been the party of pro-
gress in the annexation of territorys but
1t was territory bought and paid for"
After reciting the history of past acqui-
sitions Of territory, Mr.. Bland said
But we are asked today to acquire not
only land but people. We are asked to
| connect ourselves with foreign popula-
| ton unknown to our interests and pur-
poses. l don't want to see this convention
declare itself in favor of annexing Cuba.
Porto Rico or the philippines. At the same
time do not wish you to declare in favor
Of closing the doors to any honorable an
| nexation with which we may be confronted.
But we can, declare our adherence to the
Monroe Doctrine and no party or powers
can assail US. If could express my per-
sonal opinion In the platform l would de-
| clare against the annexation of Cuba, Porto
| Rico or the philippines and that when we
shah have wrested these islands from the
Spanish government they should be al
| lowed to govern themselves. We are not
| to assume that they are not capable of
self-government. Thomas Jefferson would
have spat upon such an assumption as
that"
He continued In this vein for some time
declaring his belief that eventually cuba
| and Porto Rico would come into our coun-
try, but he desired no declaration on that
question until these territories were pre-
pared to come IN OF their own free Will and