The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-21

Altgeld."
Inc next speaker. who was neatly in
troduced, was James F. Brown of New
York. Senator Tillman of South Carolina
calIe next and was greeted with great
applause Alexander Troup, the national
committeeman from Connecticut was hu-
morously brought forward by Chairman
DarfoW, and his address was greeted with
great cheering
George Fred Williams of Massachusetts
ana congressman Lentz of Ohio spoke.
and then Gen. Finley was introduced. He
spoke as follows:
Arraigns Administrations
We are told that we must not criticise
the policy of President McKinley's So
ca4eo Phihpplne war, and that to do so is
species OF disloyalty to the fiag-a Civ
ing aid and comfort to the enemy
some OF the administration papers go
50 far as to make our acquiescence in the
pohcy of President Mckinley, touching
the Phlllppne question, the test of loyal
ty and denounce as traitors those who
care TO question the right of President
-Nchlhley to carry on a war, as they put
IT, to suppress the rebellion of Aguinaldo
and his followers
NO one can truthfully say that the
sympathy of every American does not ex-
tend to our brave and loyal soldiers and
sailors, who, by direction of their COM
mander-in-chief, President Mckinley, are
heroically shedding their blood for a pol
icy which they as obedient soldiers ana
sailors have no right to question
We are all of one mind on that sub
Ject; but if the test of loyalty to the
nag is to be measured by loyalty TO Presi.
dent McKinleys Philippine policy, I pre-
dict that long before the next presiden-
tial election the truly loyal element In
yr-in l.,
hopeless minority.
The Peoples COnundrums.
The people, at the risk of being called
traitors, are asking some very pertinent
conundrums as to what the war is about;
who ii was that declared war against the
tlipinos, and why we are sacrificing the
lives of our soldiers and sailors and spend
lng as it is said, one million dollars per
day in so-called war against a mixed race
OF people whose country We have neither
the right nor the inclination to forcibly
annex and make part of the United States,
and whom we, under no circumstances,
would admit TO citizenship with equal
rights and privileges of the citizens of this
country.
They are saying the power to declare
war belongs to Congress-, and that Con
gress has not declared war against the
FHipinos.' When it is answered that
Aguinaldo and his followers are in rebel
ion, or have raised an insurrection against t
the United States they reply that rebel
non against a government implies the
right of the nation or government rebeEed
against TO control, govern and make laws
for the rebels and they very pertinentiy
inquire, when, and how President McKin-
ley's administration acquired that right
If the reply Is that his administration
bought the right from Spain, they answer
that Spain, by its treaty with us attempt
ed to sell what she did not own; that Agui-
naldo and his countrymen were at the
time successfully resisting the attempts of
Spain to acquire dominion over the Phil
ippine Islands, and that Spain could not
sell nor McKinley's administration buy
either the Filipino government or its peo-
pie; and that the resistance of AguinaIdo
and the Filipjnos to the demand of Presi-
dent McKinley's administration for sub
mission to his military government, can in
no sense be called either a rebellion or in
surrection against the United States.
Our candidate for President, Mr. Bry-
an, together with the Democratic party
is bitterly assailed by administration or
gans for daring to criticise President Nc
Kinley's Philippine policy These organs
point with pride TO the present commercial
prosperity as a complete vindication of the
argument advanced in 1896, that the safety
prosperity and general welfare of the
country depended upon the maintenance
of the single gold standard which they
say, is illustrated and proven by the
abundance of sound currency and great
activity of all branches of business and
trade under Mr. McKinley's administra-
ton.
In Spite of Mckinley.
present conditions are not attributable
in the least 10 anything that McKnley's
administrat ton has done. There has not
been a line Of legislation or a single exec
utiye act that has i'm any degree contrib
uted thereto President Mckinley declar-
ed at the opening of his administration
that there could be no prosperity in busi-
ness while the government was running
behind; yet Notwithstanding the fact that
war expenses have Eeen provided for by
extraordinary war taxes Mr.. McKinley's
administration has rpm The government
behind more than $50 900 600 for the year
just ended; so, that, IF we have prosperity,
it comes TO US, not because of President
McKinleys administrator, but in spite
of it.
present conditions are due in part TO
the demands of war which stimulates
trade and furnish employment for idle
capital and idle labor, but chiefly to the
increased supply of gold and silver
I'VE coniended in 1896 that the increase
OF metallic currency which would result
from the opening of the minis to the coin
uge of silver would be a blessing TO the
country, and that il would stimulate bus
mess and reduce the purchasing power of
the dollar and enhance the value Of labor
and commodities. While not denying the
general proposition, our friends. the enc
my, insisted that the result of such condi-
tons would be caiamitous especially 10
The poor man. Limited prosperity has come
TO US with he resul pre3icted by US
through the increase of the precious met
ais. though the increase has been princi-
pally in gold instead Of silver.
"The friends of President McKinley's
administration are rejoicing over the rise
of prices and general activity in business,
and If his ccnducn results, in part, from
the cause which l have mentioned I am
unable to understand the philosophy that
would make the rise Of prices arising from
an increase of gold a blessing, but a curse,
If rising from an increase of gold and
silver combined.
Great Increase of Gold.