The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-08
uous platform is equivalent to a gold
standard platform.
The Silver Question.

&uCNNAOhE
Mr.. Cleveland was elected in 1892 upon
platform which declared for the use Of
gold and silver as the standard money of
the country, and for the coinage of both
gold and silver without discrimination
against either metal or charge for mint
age, and yet Mr.. Cleveland found no diff
hculty in supporting the single gold stand
ard. The Democratic party will not re-
turn to the days of uncertainty and eva
sion. When the opponents of 16 to / agree
upon another ratio it will be time enough
to compare the merits of the new ratio
with the merits of the Old ratio. But
they will not be permitted to suspend the
party in mid-air, out of reach of 16 to l
and out of sight of anything else. To sur
render the ratio is to accept the gold
standard as final.
The Chicago platform was good when
it was adopted; it grows better with age.
1t was strong in 1896; it is stronger now.
Against Imperialism.
Mr.. Bryan then turned his attention to
the question of expansion and imperial
ism. Among other things he said: "Those
who advocate the annexation of the Phil
ippines call themselves expansionists, but
they are really imperialists. The
Democratic party stood for the money of
the constitution in 1896; it stands for the
government of the constitution now. 1t
opposed an English financial policy in 1896;
it opposes an English colonial policy now,
Those who, in 1896, thought the people
of the United States too weak to attend 10
their own business may now think them
strong enough to attend to the business OF
remote and alien races; but those who in
1896 fought for independence for the Amer
lean people via not now withhold inde-
pendence from those who desire it else
where.
THE Republicans of Illinois, of course
win not expect tine Filpinos to select a
Legislature equal to the last Republican
legislature in fidelity to the public welfare
Illinois became state nearly a century
ago and the legislature which enacted the
Alien law was, as it We're, the ripened
fruit of long experience. Give the Filipinos
time and opportunity, and while they never
viii catch up with us, unless we cease tc
improve, yet they may some day stand
where We stand now.
Thinks 1t Would Be Stealing.
In conclusion he said:
when the desire 10 steal becomes un.
comfortable in an individual he is declar.
| ed TO be a kleptomaniac and is sent to ar
| asylum; when the desire to grab land be.
| comes uncomfortable in a nation we are
told that the currents of destiny are flow
| ing through the hearts of men, and that
the American people are entering upor
| their manifest mission
Shame Upon logic which looks up the
petty offender and enthrones grand lar.
ceny- Have the people returned to the
worship of the Golden Calf? Have they
made unto themselves a new. command,
ment consistent with the spirit of -cnnques
| and the lust for empire? Is thou shall
not steal upon a small scale to be sub
stituted for the law Of Moses?
Awake, Q, ancient Law-Giver, Awake
Break forth from thine unmarked sepul
| chre and speed thee back to the clouC
crowned summit of Mount Sinai; commune
once more with the God of our father:
and proclaim again the words engraver
upon the tables of stone-the law tha
was, the law that is to-day-the law thai
neither individual nor nation can violate
with impunity."