Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-03-30
A SILVER REPUBLICAN
In Lane County Discusses the Question
Of Expansion With a Democratic
Brother

published 10 the CAPITAL JOURNAL Of
March "a, wherein the writer de.
clares his intention TO support no
party that does not stand ont boldly
for a greater, more glorious and pro
gressiye America, SENS To haye
aroused the ire Of some of our intensly
partisan Democratic brethren, wherein
they charge the writer with breaking
awoy from the Chicago platform aud
making ~ skookum jump clear 70 the
Philippine Islands," Does my Dem
ocratc brother not know that the
party that the writer was allied
TO In the last campaign,
and Of which he Is still a
member. had nothing whatever to do
with the Chicago platform or the
making Of the same aud that his
party, the Silver Republican party
Dad platform Of their own ana
very good une too and the writer
merely stood 10 line with his own
party 10 endorsing the nominee Of the
Democratic party? The writer did
not az that time, aud Is quite con
lident that nearly all OF the Silver
Republican party did not, either en-
dOrse nearly all OF the Chicago plat
form, but for the sake OF making their
votes effective, towards procuring bl-
metalIsm, accepted the balance OF the
platform no matter II they did not
approve OF IL all The planks in the
platform that were not wholly ap-
proved related 10 the tariff, 20 the
structures upon the United States
supreme court, TO Federal interfer-
euce In domestic affairs. VIII our
Democratic brethren please tell the
people OF America how long since |
Is u that the policy Of the Democratic |
party has changed from radical ex-
pansionlst % so-called antl-lmperlal-
ismY Does he not know that the
greatest annexation OF territory by the |
United States nt one time occurred |
under Democratic party rule aud 90
the instance OF that greatest Demo
crat Of all, Thomas jefferson In 1909,
when he purchased from Napoleon
the territory OF Louisiana, tract Of
land extending Louisiana on the AZ
lantic Coast aud including Oregon
on the Pacific Coast, and what today
10 OF the grandest states In
this mighty republic, and what Ma
Doleon Bonaparte declared, when he
signed the treaty ceding this Ter
'ltory, that he had signed away an
eupireY Aud don't he know
lsO that what constitutes all !
4 taIs great aud glorious I
epublic OF today has every
oot OF II been acquired by cesson G
rom foreign countries either by con d
uest or purchase, including the :l3 {
Can IL be my Democratic q
rcther Is Judging me by himself when G
Il asks me II am not lonely because '
am not back In the old partyY In. c
lmating that | have taken this op- a
ortunlty TO get back 90 my drsJ po- y
tlcal love. To set the mind OF my
brother at rest, baye v
his to say; NOenemy Of mine, either I
Dlitioal or otherwise, has ever yet oc [
used me of lacking the courage OF NY Y
onylctlops, Should the tlme come c
hen | shall determine TO again join c
he ranks OF the Republican party, | a
lall return through the same door | a
ime out, that Is the front door 10 u
ain view OF all men When the
ouislana purchase was made, Oregon h
that day WAS three times OF more {,
slant from the seat Of gov d,
nmeut than the Philippine "a
lands are, considering all "
e means ut hand today for rapid ro
Immuhicatlon by steam aud electric. Ia
y, No man Ia this Republic today re. al
cts the blood shed that Is going on r,
the Philippine Islands more than pu
AN the silver Republicans, but my
other Democrat, who Is responsible of
that condition ot atIuirsg Was IL stI
4 caused by the tactics OF the Deu- cr
rats IA the senate In their attempt py
defeat tue ratification ot the treaty ceI
ia SPAIN Thereby encouraging tio
, poor uneoliShtened Philippines To do
leye that all that was necessaTy 10 -
ure so-called Independence was 20
aok the American soldier al
nila, Every Silver Republican In
senate has displayed the highest
q OF patriotism, From the very
lnnlng with this trouble with
iin they have stood there aud voted
n aud money Tor the vigorous pro
ltion Of this war They have n
'n lhelr vote aud inllucnce 10 the <
ueation OF the treaty aud they I
ld today as they have always I
VI, neither within the ranks of
old Republican party or out OF IL.
nsely loyal aud patriotic "a their (
ltry, doing nothing 10 discourage
ilssuade the soldier at the front. a
VAS npholding his COUNTRY 5 nag;I n
er AZ home or abroad, against zen,
au' Spanam or Filipino, aud The
Will continue to be found doing sSyyss
whole duty ma upholding the corn
% aud glory of the Grand Repub- sSn,. sSes
nd who will never De found Ia the Of L
npt 10 pull down that glorious eeea
AK OF li0orty, 40 matter Ia What ave,'
u has heen raised aud supp rted heeal
DC yaloI, bleed aud patriotism, of sams sas N
American soldier or sailnr matt,
her la the philinnines a o,aa a,.n. ANY 81