The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-11-03
CARL ScHUR WRITES A LETTER.
Sounds a Warning.

u prominent brrman cltlZens re-
Gently addressed an invitation to
Carl -churz 10 deliver an address
in Cincinnati. The following reply
Ha- read to-day:
NEW YORK CITY. Oct. %, '99.
Dear Mr. Rattermann n---lt was
a n.attpr Il regret to me 70 toe un-
able u accede 10 yolr request to
deliver non-partisan address on
Imperialism in Cincinnati on my
return trip from Chicago This
vas partly due 10 my anxiety TO
reach home and also because anon
partisan DISCUSSION Of This question
l. no longer recognized. | would
b. pleased il this question could b
taken OFT cf party politics, becaus-
III this l. not done tn- only choice
inat will Oe LETT u next year will be
between a party representing Im-
.Deriali.m and sound money and an
9TH sr party. which, in opposition 70
imperialism, will combine with II
an lnsound money issue. This al
ternaiiye can only be avoided II the
imperial policy j. removed, and the
first step necessary To that end !
not alone the cessation OF no-tllltle-
~ a victory OF our arms, bat the 70
lling lishment OF the Philippines. /
the FIlipinos are lot granted theI'
liniependence then imperialism vii
be the main issue in the preslden
iill election next year, crowdlng al
lother issues into the back ground
The signs are already apparent, an
II see that the Cincinnati Volksblat
warns a. follows:
= Practical people are OF tn
opinion that Mr. Schuz could b
III greater service TO the country
Ihe would come to Ohio and agail
flight the silver swindie instead G
" ,rking into the hands Of the ire
'lcoiuers bv placing annexation int
the foreground. For il i a Ia
liree coinage represents a create
danger than annexation.
! OUR GREATEST DANGER.
II am Of different opinion y
e one can say Of me THAI uniervalu
the danger that may arise from fr'
1 coinage. BUT | hold that impeI
/. .iaIism i decidedly more dangerous
lfor it means the ruin of our free II
I stitution-. If. then we could M
oppose imperialism without worklr
e.into the hands of fee coinage !
{ the Nolk-blatt says. what then?
means that three years ago. IN goo
faith. We elected president 10 sol
'lih- money question: who in>tes
= aa- burdened n with imperialism
In this connection tine warning
peak % something else sounds p'
iculiar.
: --Oi wna, a. the speaker; WI
rlnave been cql.ed into Ohio real
!" speak, DID Gov. Roosevelt, 1
ln-tanc-. diIate upon the silv
question: tie was principally .
2 osupie; IN calling u coppe.neii-
olan-wnr ID our anti imperiall-ilc q
= guments. And the rest OF the or
tors 10 likewise.
Iii under these Circumstances
would bv the agitation Of the siiv
question aid the republicans OF oh
/, 10 victory, am convinced th
the ninisfrliion would co
-true such victory a the endor-
i nent by the people OF IT, inperi'
istIc policy, and make unlimIt'
capital out OF il. Toward such
result | cannot cons cientIou-ly CO
. tribute.
~ am Of the homes, cpnvicti'
that the greatest danger that n
threatens TIE republic i inperia
t, H. N. believe that il Il our h'gh'
! patriotic duty 10 set aside all par
Interests aud 20 d. onr best 70 ave
this danger. Ii was to THIS end th
last year opposed the candida
" Of Roosevelt for governor in Y
\ state. / did this, although | was
y personal friend Of Roosevelt, Al
worked with him for civil servi
" reform. believed then, and 81
" believe. that his defeat, with
imperi -li-tic program, and in ~
of his new earned fame, would ha
:" ghtened the administration
Washington from the annexaiion
the Philippines, and in this manE
, the danger would h ave been grea
I minimized.
MANY Of my acquaintances h'
who were then Of contrary oplni
NJ agree with me now that the res
- ~ the sacrifice would have bs
Of well worth the price. The situat
sir this year appea,s to me To be
actly the same. II the fall electi'
result i'm manner that the adm
~ i-tratiou and congress are encO