The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-11-03
IN BRYAN's STATE.
Former Governo, of Illinois Talks
to Nebraskans.
Charges Mckinley with BEING Under
the Control of syndicates and
q Corrupt Colonial
Policy.


Policy.
Former Gov. John p. Altgeld, OF I'LL
nois, opened his speech making tour oil
Nebraska at Blair October 25. An i'm
mense crowd greeted the Illinois ora
tor, and when he assembled the speak
ers' stand he received an ovation. His
speech was punctuated with enthusiasts
tic applause. In part, he said;
I'VE witness In our country to-day
most remarkable political phenomenon
The men who helped to bring the repub-
lican party into being and who guided that
party In lie great career. ana through IL
helped to shape the destiny OF the coun-
| try. find themselves now forced TO leave
| a. We see John Sherman. ex-senator Ed
munds, ex-senator Boutwell,, ex-senator
Henderson. Carl schurz and host OF men
| who made the republican party great now
| vigorously denouncing the executive elect
| "A by that party and declaring that the
| life Of the republic Is threatened. the
conscience OF the party IL leaving 1t and
the Shiny hand OF corrupt greed Is exercis-
lng absolute control
THE party began It's career as the chic
81 humanity and the champion OF liberty.
| This 0hs when II was guided by Lincoln
aud his associates. But N seems now 10
have travelled the senicircle and reached
| The opposite poe. where II Is guided by
the Shiny hand OF Mark Hanna and stands
Tor despotism and pelf. When we see men
severing their connections OF lifetime
cutting loose from all that they helped 10
build up and raising a cry OF alarm Tor
their country we may feel assured that
the republic il In danger.
Question OF D-spotisns.
what. then. Is the question which has
/ Ns.I
81 expansion. II ~ not a question whether
se shall add territory to the republic and
Increase the population that shall be sub
feet to the constitution and laws CT the
United States: for. however men might
1irfer as TO the wisdom OF ouch act, they
would not regard II as destructive OF our
Institutions
Personally. I have no doubt that. NOV
Ing In the line OF natural growth and
development. this republic will expand, II
will I'm time extend TO the frozen seas or
ne north. II will In time embrace the
West India ISLANDS. but this development
will come naturally, Will come by con-
uitutional methods and with the consent
~ the Inhabitants OF the territory thus
tcqulred. will boccme subject TO our consti-
tuition and laws and the Inhabitants VIII
become citizens OF the tuitcd states. No
violence viii be done TO the basic principles
81 free Institutions. | repeat, N II were
merely a question OF expansion we would
not to-day see the distinguished men have
named raising their voices I'm alarm and
scVering their connection with the party
hey had helped 10 make great
at IL a question of establishing a cespot-
c system OF government II Is question
81 following IN the wake OF England and
acquiring ani holding subject colonies
whose people shall be governed not accord
| ms TO the principles OF our constitution and
avs, but In violation OF them. and whose
| people. instead OF becoming American citl-
tens. are TO occupy the relation TO us that
they formerly occupied toward Spain. We
are TO go into the business OF robbing other
| nations Of their liberty. and u Is because
| his must result IN the ultimate destruction
" our own liberties and the overthrow OF
,ur own institutions that the alarm is
| -aistd.
| The Money-MHkipg influence.
| ION April Is. lSaS congress declared war
against Spain II declared that the island
u cuba was and OF right ought to be free
| and tndc pendent, and among others,
adopted this resolution: Fourth. That the
United States hereby disclaims any dispo-
| ution or intention 10 exercise sovereignty,
Jurisdiction or control over said island eN'
sept for the pacihcation thereof. and as
segts the determination. when that Is ac-
.omplishec. TO leave the government and
| control OF the Island TO Its people
This was high ground and was In har-
mony with the principles OF our govern
mCnt. 1, commanded the respect Of the
world and placed US In mere favorable
and honorable light than any nation had
ever occupied But a change soon came
,ver the spirit OF the administration. You
recall that prior 90 the declaration OF war
| The great syudicates and the influences
that were controlling the administration
were opposed 10 interfering. 1t was claimed
that some OF them were Interested 81 Span
iEh hnnig and her rights ard
were, therefore, willing 20 see the Cuhaus
slaughtered so long as II did not AFFECT
them, and President Mckinley, who was
apparently under the control OF these In
fueucos. stated that rather than embark
his administration IN an unholy war he
would have II 80 down into history as
allure. Note the words. He was asked to
90 90 war I'm the cause OF liberty, and he
talked about an unholy war.
But the American people forced con-
gress TO act. and no sooner did congress
adopt the declaration OF war than the syn
ticates. the politicians and other powerful
interests that had opposed II turned around
and apparently took charge OF the govern
ment and went in with determination to
make as much as possible out OF the war In
the way OF contracts, In the way Of offices
and In the way of advantages CT money
making which the island where the war
was to be carried on might offer, and from
that time on the entire tone OF the admins
tration was changed.
Corrupt Colonial Policy.
by successive steps We have followed In
the footsteps OF England and have EN-
barked upon a corrupt colonial policy.
England maintains a colonial policy In or
der to have offices to give TO the sons OF
the aristocrats and in order to be able 10
exploit tho industry of others We are en-
barking upon a colonial policy in order TO
furnish places for corrupt and hungry poll
ticians and to enable syndicates to exploit
the industry OF the Philippine islands
After having stood upon the declaration OF
independence for century and a quarter
and held II out to the world as a guide for
all people, we are now stabbing II to death.
turning our backs upon this glorious career
and are entering into a scramble with other
despotic nations of the world on the low
and barbarous plane of brute force.
THE president has been practicing a con-
fdence game upon the American people.
Everything points to the fact that the pol
Icy OF Imperialism and forcible acquisition
OF the Philippine Islands was settled upon
early In the summer of 1895, when the syn
dicates We're camping In the white house
and stradd!ing the nation. Early in Au-