The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-28
o,vGERS OF IMPERIALISM.
srHURZ COMPARES THAT IS
SIZE TO FREE COINAGE.

He could Not Deliver "A Nom
,..dsan Address on Imperialism.
,demns That Policy in the Re
.niican Party, and Free silver in
~. Democratic-Of the Two, I'm
o.ioiism Is by Far the More Dam
gerous.
,,.ocirnati. Oct. "a number of prom
~. German citizens recently addressed
.,ritstion TO Hon. Carl Schurz to delive-
.i5ress in Cincinnati. The following re-
=, was received to-day;
View York, Oct. %, 1S99.-Dear MIR. Rat
imam: It was a matter of regret to me
-, he unable to accede to your request to
s.,i,.sr non-partisan address on impe-
-,.Ysm in Cincinnati on my return trip
'-,r, chicago. This was partly due to my
.,vie,v to reach home and because a non
.ris,n discussion of this question is no
i,r,sr recognized. l would be pleased, if
mis- question could be taken out of party
.,3tfcs because if this is not done the
,-ly choice that will be felt US next year
u.i1 he between a party representing i'm
,,r;slism and sound money and another
,,rtc which. in opposition to imperialism,
Mill combine with it an unsound money is
sue.
This alternative can only be avoided.
if t5e imperial policy is removed, and the
ers+ step necessary to that end is not alone
tso cessation hostilities by victory o.
o5r arms. but the REIMBURSEMENT of the
Philippines. If the Filpinos are not
granted their independence, then imperial
ism will be the main issue in the presl-
dsnna election next year, crowding all
otber issues into the background. The
signs are already apparent. and I see the
cincinnati NOlksDlatt warns a follows;
Practical people are of the opinion that
Mr. Schurz could be of greater service to
the country if he would come to Ohio and
again dght the silver swindle instead of
working nto The hands Of the free coiners
nv placing annexation in the foreground.
For il is a fact free coinage represents a
greater danger than annexation
Imperialism More Dangerous.
II am of a different opinion. No one can
say Of me that ] undervafue the danger
that may arise from free coinage. But l
holi that imperialism is decidedly more
free Institutions. If, then, we could no.
oppose Imperialism without working INTO
the hands Of the free coiners, al the Volks-
biattsays, what then? 1t means that three
years $50, in good faith, we elected pres
ielt 10 solve the money question, who IN
stead has burdened US with Imperialism.
IN this connection the warning to speak
Of something else sounds peculiar
"Ot What do the speakers, who have
d. lad irH. al 10
Gov. Roosevelt, for instance, dilate upon
the silver question? He was principally
occupied in calling us cOpperheads in an
swer TO our anti-imperialistic arguments.
And the rest of the orators do likewise
"If under these circumstance, / would
By The agitation of the silver question: aid
the Republicans of Ohio to victory, I
would be convinced that the administra-
ton would cOnstrue such a victory as the
Endorsement by the people of its imperial
istie policy, and make unlimited capital
Oul of it. Toward such a result / cannot
colscientiOusly contribute
81 am of the honest conviction that the
greatest danger that now threatens the
republic is Imperialism. I believe that it
is our highest patriotic duty to set aside
all party interests, and do our best to avert
this danger. 1t was to this end that last
year opposed the candidacy of Roosevelt
for Governor in this state. I did this al
though was a personal friend of Roose-
yelt and worked with him for civil ser
wee reform. I believed then and still be
leye that his defeat with his imperialistic
programme, and in spite of his dear earn
ed fame, would have frightened the ad-
mnistration in Washington from the an
neXation of the Philippines. and in this
manner the danger would have been great
" minimized.
Nav Re tho Main T~Sua
Many of my acquaintance here, who
were then of a contrary opinion, agree
WIN me now that the result of the sacri-
nee would have been well forth the price
me situation this year appears to me to
De exactly the same. If the fan elections
result IN a manner that the administration
ana congress are encouraged to further
progress on the path to imperial SIN, then,
unless unlocked for events should inter
'eAe Inc main question that win confront
w. next year in the presidential election
"lI he imperialism, and to save the re-
pUoNc from her greatest danger will re-
VuHe unpleasant sacrifices. Such encour-
asement to the admin stration should be
Wl0Aed At any cost.
We are in the midst of a crisis in which
GeIF good tizen should regard it as his
"sHest duty to make the less important
eo'serVert to the more important, &C
eHaIhs TO his knowledge and conscience,
ana not permit himself to be governed sim
P5 10y party considerations.
Win friendly greeting vollrs