The San Francisco call., 1899-09-07

SCENES ATTENDING THE NEBRASKAN'S ARRIVAL

production, fixing the prices Of all that
you buy, and the prices of all that you
sell, and the rate of wages, it will be diff
cult to maintain in this country a gov
ernment of the people. by the people and
for the people (Applause) We appeal TO
the Republicans as well as the Democrats
to to assS ass whether It is is 90f 6one time
they have to destroy the Republican party
that lives upon the trusts and fattens by
the contributions which the trusts pay.
(Applause)
Two New Questions.
But there are two new questions which
have been thrust upon this country as a
result of the war, the question of mill
tarlsm and the question of imperialism.
(Appiause) But | want to speak to you
about them. | came here to speak to you
because | have been told that you are in
favor Of an imperial policy. (Cries of mo,
no, no. } trust that ] have in the audi
ence Tonight some of those who favor
imperialists in this State and city, l want
to talk to them, and | want to tell them
that imperialism cannot exist without it's
twin brother. militarism. l want TO tell
tnem that you cannot have an empire
Such as the nations of Europe have un-
less you have a large army to keep your
suDJects IN n constant awe 1 want to tell
you that 1t will be easier to increase the
army from 100000 to 100000 than it was to
increase It from 5000 to 100 900.
IN 1895 25C0O soldiers were enough in the
y.
a Republican President asked for a stand
ing army of 100000 men. What is the diff
ference between a republic and an empire ?
me difference is that 25000 soldiers are
enough for a republic of seventy millions
nut 1t takes 100000 soldiers for an empire
WITH ten millions more. (Applause) Who
VIII pay the expense? 1t is estimated that
this increase of $1,000 soldiers, if they
serve outside of the United States. viii
increase the military establishment by
more than one hundred million dollars
{Sia Xear' Who is to pay it? The .Filipinos
have to tax them several times as much
per year as Spain did in the height of her
rue ana If we did that, how will the Fill
nhaarp lost Spain D. and got US? applause and
plnos pay. it, who will pay it? You say
the american people. Yes. the American
can people; You want an English stand
ing army, but you are not willing to have
an English income tax to pay your stand
ing army. You want an English colonial
ponCy, but you are not willing to have an
EnglSn income tax to support 1t. You
want English ideas and you want an
EnslIsh financial system. You want
an English army system and an
English colonial system, but you want to
make the poor people of this country pay
for It. while the syndicates will reap all
the Dement'S of the expenditures.
Birthright for Pottage.
l don't want to argue this question upon
the low conception of dollars and cents.
nation cannot afford to sell it's birthright
Tor mess of pottage, no matter how VAL
uable the pottage may be- But II there
is man. in this audience who is fond of
pottage and who does not care anything
about birthrights | want him at least to
inspect the pottage before he makes the
trade. Argue it upon the basis of dollars
and cents. 1 tell you you cannot defend