The Irish standard., 1899-11-04
prompt reply.
CALIFORNIA TOURIST GUIDE,
Minneapolis, MINI.
OLD LIBERTY BELL

Reform Press Bureau, St. Paul, Oct.
20, $780,
Did our liberty bell ring in vain?
Was our Declaration lie?
Must we turn to the old world again
With the penitent prodigals cry?
Must we arm us and march in the van
OF Europc's barbaric parade
And boom out gunpowder gospel to
man
10 open pathway for trade?
Shall we strut through the world and
buster and brag,
With the dollar mark stamped on the
brave old flag?
Again it is to be recorded by personal
knowledge, more fragrant exercise OF
the monopoly OF news, in the censorship
OF political information by the Asso-
eiated Press, the case OF the anti-im-
perlahst conference at Chicago, held
several days during the past week. The
Associated Press gave neither the facts,
as to representation, nor the spirit or
the plans OF the conference. But ior the
TACT that General Carl Scllurz's address
was sent out in advance to the North
west. enabling the fair minded papers to
print portions of the same, there has
been but the lnercst skeleton given the
people, OF what was the most important,
most patriotic, most iar-reaching gath
cring, as many believe, in the present
generation. There is space ior but the
nercst condensation, but every Reform
Press reader will in time have oppor-
tonlty for learning the whole proceed
lnGs, as they will be published in PAM
phlct form.
Every state i'll the Union was repre-
sented by letters or personal delegates,
the latter coming from thirty states.
More OF them were lifelong repub-
Iicans than OF any other political faith.
Many were gold democrats who had
stamped for Mckinley. An instance OF
change is Captain Patrick O'Farrell Of
Washington, who stumpcd five states
Tor Mckinley, and was the author OF the
famous Silver Catechism OF which
Hanna circulated 10000 copies i'll the
close districts. He declared he would
now go IS to I, high tariff or low tariff
or or "a yellow dog" in preference to
Mckinley. Veteran fathers OF the re-
publican party from all parts OF the
country were in evidence. At the Open
ing session over 100 conierees were
present, reinforced until larger hall
Central Music halD was required, and
it was filled to its capacity at the open
sessions, in spite OF the careful Sup
preston OF announcements by the
admnlstration-controlled newspapers.
Extremes on other issues are sunk for
the moment, as shown in the fact that
Cleveland's former secretary OF agricul-
ture, MIR. Morton, presided over one of
the open meetings, and our Towne over
the other. 1t was, in word, meeting
OF the Phillipses, Garrisons and Wades
OF anti-slayery times, represented by the
Townes, Seizures, Atkinsons, Cockrans,
Welchs, Bigelows and the rest, who are
at the front to arouse the American
conscience against the destruction OF
American liberty by American con-
quest
When organization is completed the
term "Americanism" or american pol
ICY may supplant the term "Anti-Im-
pcrialism."
EN-Congressman Towne was able to
reach the meeting from his Iowa en-
sagemcnts, and was at once chosen to
preside over the great meeting ad-
dressed by Bourke Cochran.
Minnesota was we'll represented other
wise. A feature Of one OF the sessions
was the reading Of that portion OF Gov
ernor Lind's address to the Thirteenth,
in which he referred to the passing OF
the volunteer, in the passing OF the
country to the policy OF conquest and
aggression. The sentence that "ior
purposes Of conquest, he Qhe Volun-
teer) is unfit, for he carries a con-
science as we'll as gum" was the sub
ject OF several addresses, and brought
cut from the official records, that more
than 5000 OF our volunteers at Manila
expressed desire 10 be withdrawn from
shooting down the liberty-seeking Fill
pinos!
a complete plan was arranged, and
one for organization will be completed
by the authorized committee. The
former is to have the whole American
ration rise by petition to congress in
substance as follows:
That congress direct the president to
suspend hostliiies, by informing the
tilipinos that our purpose is to give
them selF-govcrnment and indepcnd-
cnce, and that meanwhile, as they so
on organizing their government, we will
protect them by our flag and assist the
authorities established to maintain
peace, and will say to the world Hands
Off now and hereafter.
This is substantially the recommends
ton OF Mr.. Bryan from the first.
These petitions will be circulated for
signers by the organization effected in
the different states. The committee Tor
Minnesota will be as follows, under the
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