The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-23
AN UNPATRIOTIC SPEECH.
GIMLLIEL BRADFORD BEFORE
BROOKLTN PHILOSOPHERS.

Personal Abuse OF President MCKINNEY ana
Imputntions on the Honesty OF tho
Country-Mr. Bradford Roasted by Mn ny
Speakers - sarensms About the Flag.
damaliel Bredford. Vice President OF the Anti
Imperiallstic League. and q prominent mem :
Der OF the Atkinson coteris OF Boston. came to
town yesterday, and In the afternoon won't over
to Brooklyn to do . little missionary work He
made a speech before the Brooklyn Phllo-
sophical Association at tho Long Island Bus-
ness College. Tho PHO ophers had under
taken to pave the way for Mr.. Bradford. and
they really did all In their power to make his
course smooth. but as luck would have 1t. a
few true blue American 'citlzens happened to
get mixed UP with the anti-imperialists. and
the result was a scorching for Mr.. Bradford
and the en- nent philosophers who had invited
him to speak.
Mr. Bradford spoke for an hour and hall,
with scarcely an interruption. rsforring to the
American flag. sarcastically. asthe" en- blem OF
humanity and liberty" and openly accusing
the President OF the United States OF lying to
the people. aud OF deliberately. and with tho
idea OF personal profit, mismanaginE the
affairs OF the country
Mr.. Bradford IL q very small and slender
man abodt 60 years OF age. He Is bald. has a
clo,e-cut beard. a smoothly shaver upper lip
and little bits OF eyes. He wore frock cont
q turn-do collar. a black necktie and a
benevolent smile. He Is oppressively pious
and showed an extreme fondness for scrip
tural quotations. 1t was one OF his biblical ut
tcrances that brought down on him the
hardest roasting that he got at yesterdays
meeting.
Mr.. Bradford bowed very low to his audience
OF about one hundred people. when he was in
troduced by Mr.. Warwick. took out huge
bundle OF manuscript. cleared his throat aud
announced that no wanted to lay down three
propositions. which he was prepared to main
tain against all corners. He read his three
PROPOSITIONS In deep. sepulchral tonct. as fol-
lows:
l. That since the adoption OF the Federal
Constitution. even including the Civil War,
this country has never passed through crisis
more dangerous to its institutions and Its lib
critics than the one which now confronts us.
2. That both the Philippine and the Spanish
wars. the latter OF which was believed by the
people OF the United States to be undertaken
In the cause OF humanity. were made from po-
litical motives. to divert public attention from
domestic questions. and to maintain certain
politicians in power: and that these considera-
lions are to-day the chief obstacle to the return
OF peace.
g. That the whole question does and must
turn upon the personality OF Mr.. Mckinley, and
that by his dismissal or reelection in Novem-
Der, 100, tho people or the Unlted states
will declare whether they wish the RepubIic to
sand upon its original basis or to enter on tho
broad road which leads o military empire:
orsna STATES TO , en.ne tie Unon 81 was
based upon the dread Of two things. central
ized federal power and standing army. These
two, dangers. he said, threaten the nation
to-day. ;, A. c,.u w.
for Itself" he said. Men mourned Its evils.
even while they submitted to them forthe sake
OF the end, and after that end Was gained tho
w 4
are worshIppsd for themselves. Instead OF
they are paraded round the country and fleets
OF warships are sent from port to port to ex.
AdmiraE Dewey has Far surpassed in mag
nihcence the obsequtes OF Gen. Grant. The
burg i is a weak imitation Of Napoison's bul-
letins to his soldiers. The illustrated papers
exhaust their resources in nresenting military
Mr.. Bradford went on to say that the only
safe government was one that concerned tsei
exclusively with domestic problems. OF which
these he thought "ths, conflict Of races" in the
This war in tho Philippines Ia like a fire.
brand hurled among oiled rags" he said III
The Est. why should i submit to equality with
black race at home?"
Mr.; Bradford derIored tho tendency OF the
people to rally to the support Of the Govern
ment at critical t moWWesnts; ana blamed TIE
lose confidence in tina Government" he said,
;'the invariable course OF the Government is
to regain the confidence Of the neoplc by plung-
gel into war with England in 1906, and falling
turned on span. The refusal OF the Govern
Maine Il saster to an impartial tribunal" he
said. was because this tragedy made a good
lash with which to whip the country into
.,"f', ever there was a case whore the spirit OF
IN IN. Nineteenth century cent called for arbitration
re used TO listen. When 1t came to negotiations
for peecs; why on earth .houi we have paid
sn Tor or Keep shs %a. drTse
out OF one as completely as out OF the other.
quest which. was lust as open to US without
wa' she so o to her wos sBdc
language OF Wall street. a on mission lon
Of 70 per 7. cent upon apo the OUTLAY?
tn, people OF the United States to believe they
had proved wholly inadequate for its purpose"
and he launched into bitter attack e on tse
heGo6G1n pnr Th oo. he sH souEht to
war, in, the. Philippines. The newspapers
backed up the Administration because there
c er svo rh e" ss
n. in ths .Ss due he tn9sgh
what is going on in the world
u they do they'll have to return to the Gues-
tons which confront them at home We never
l had any right TO 20 to the Philippines anyway.
Th, re wasn't any need OF sending Dewey there,
and we'd he better of to-day II his feet had
never LETT Hon.: Kong. tell you we are in pos
ters arc going read the other day that Gen
LUDLOW had locked up some labor aRitators in
Cuba iPr trying to start a strike. Think OF that
1udlow's act stopped the strike. and it ia that
very fact. the fact that Cuba IL improving UNI
der military rule. that makes 1t dangerous
for US"
Mr. Bradiords abuse OF the President was in
the main personal He cal ed him a bankrupt
man who hal endorsed notes beyond his
treaty with the Sultan OF sulu he said. he had
raised the American flag over u Pagan race
AM AMI made i stand for desPotism and poIyEamy.
American soldiers fought willingly in the
philippines; he lied when he said that the
Filpinos had no Government OF their own at
Malolos and he lied when he said the first blow
Hneered at the American flag. and in sarcasm
spoke o. 1t az the symbol Of humanity and lib
erty, There we're few who app'auded these
sentiments. hut they stopped short when they
noticed the GOODNESS with which these ref or
Snces to the flag and the President were re-