The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-11
RINGING DEMOCRATIC WORDS.
The Leadership Of Bailey and bryan
Repudiafed.

Repudiafed.
Brooklyn Eagle CDemo
The point in issue Is the erlargsu,s n %
the United States. Every enlargement OF
them has been a Democratic enlargement
The Stang, which jefferson and his coli
leagues put upon our treaty Of peace with
Great Britain after the Revolution, car
RED our dominion from tsse Allegheny river
to the Northwestern lakes. and brought
10 Us Ohio. Indiana ard Michigan. BY the
louisiana purchase jefferson extended our
dominion from New Orleans, cast and
west Of the Mississippi 10 the Canada line.
and thence northwest TO The Oregon shores
Of the Pacific sea. Under q Democratic
president the Floridas were brought into
the Union. Under another Democratic
president Texas entered the Union. and by
war from Mexico we acquired all the ter
ritory between the Rio Grande river and
the Rocky mountains and the Pacific
ocean which jefferson had not before OBJ
tanned. The genius Of acquisition has been
a Democratic genius. The United States
are large because the Democrats have
made them so. Every Democratic enlarge
ment was resisted by the party opposed
TO the Democracy when il occurred Mr..
Bryan and his supporters in the house
would reverse the Democratic tradition
and plant contemporary Democracy
against historic Democracy at this time.
Neither the house Democratic caucus
resolution nor Mr.. Bryan says what we
should do with what We get Shall The
Philippines be returned to SPAIN Shall
Cuba be re-nitted To anarchy? Shall Porto
Rico be taken by US only TO be again put
under the Spanish yoke which Spanish
hands have failed 10 keep round the neck
Of the people there? Shall any Of these
possessions. some Of which are now our
own ard all of which soon will be. be eed-
ed or sold by us TO some European psagar
other than Spain? These questions are
on Us. Neither our inclination nor cur
apprehensions should give answer TO them.
Duty alone should give answer TO them.
The duty is that due 20 morality, 20 hui
manity. to justice and 70 decency. II we
intend to give back TO the tyrant power
what We have wrested from IT, our war
Is a nlockery. our armies are committing
suicide. preceded by murder, our navy is
engaged in a work OF violence and deceit.
and the entire change which we have
wrought. in the history OF the world in
hundred days has been a crime among
the nations. On the other hand, IL not
intending 10 return TO Spain the prov
inces We take from iaer and il not intend
ing 10 insure to them either the blessings
OF our government or the protection OF
our flag, we Cede or sell them TO some
other nation, We convert our war into an
auction and the goods which we hold up
national competition for them, destroy the
peace of the world.
This is the way one earnest, and. we
hope. honest paper. which claims and be-
leves that ii Is a Democratic paper. fees
and reasons about this matter. Demo-
Gratis and Republicans around Us have the
same feeling and hold 10 the same reason.
The country through. citizens who share
these views number millions on millions.
Their views are entitled to respect, TO ref
utation, II can be. to decent answer At
least, by any party of any name And
their views are entitled TO adoption, Il
those holding them comprise a majority
of the American people, as we believe
they do. Neither notice nor answer nor
refutation. nor even the respect OF recog-
nition is given TO these views by the reso-
luton of the house Democrats or in the
Omaha speech OF Mr.. Bryan.
Il cannot be that the great Democratic
party can follow that speech OF that reso-
luton, in the present circumstances of tho
United States in the world. or in The pres
ent age, which is vivid and vital with love
for liberty and humanity. and expect to
retain its name or fame among the PARTIES
OF the earth. Party or no party. Demo-
crat or Republican, Republican or Demo
crat, the Eagle insists that the United
States shall hold or control, in the name
Of civilization. what they acquire In the
cause OF humanity, and that no anragon-
lists of this obligation or duty and OF de-
cency. TO say nothing Of destiny. shall be
allowed to come into court without show
ing what their programme is con corning
the settlements of war the hottest In Its
motives ard in the appeal which II car
ries 10 the conscience OF mankind, OF any
war upon which an upright and an en-
hghtened people ever embarked.