Evening star., 1900-10-02
d. b. HILL ON THE STUMP.
He Makes . Speech for Bryan in
Br0OklyR.

He Makes . Speech for Bryan in
Brooklyn.
David B. Hill was the principal speaker
at the opening Of the democratic campaign
In Kings county, New York, last night. He
said in part:
Il make no apologies to any one for my
activity in this campaign. participated in
the convention at Kansas City, which
framed the platform and named the candi-
dates-a convention which treated me with
marked courtesy from the commencement
to the end Of its proceedings-and as an
honorable man 1 was bound to acquiesce in
the result OF Its deliberations. I expressed
my intention at the convention in seconding
the nomination of our national candidate
for President in behalf of the masses of the
democracy Of the state Of New York to give
the ticket not merely my acquiescent ad-
herence. but my active support, and that
assurance L am now fulfilling. / repudiate
the idea so persistently inculcated by i'm
practicable doctrinaires that every time q
citizen is outvoted in a convention, a church,
corporation or a society-even upon a ma
terial matter-he is in honor bound to bolt
and form another party. establish a new
church, set UP rival corporation or or
gani2e second society.
THE thoughtful citizen, anxious to dis
charge his duty at the approaching election,
naturally inquiries what is the most import
ant issue involved to which he should give
his careful consideration. Without depre-
ctating the importance OF the questions of
trusts. finances. taxation, Capitalization,
government by injunction. home rule, econ
omy and other questions worthy Of atten-
ton. 1t Is believed by the Kansas City con-
vention that the vital question Of this cam
pafgn would be whether our form Of gov
ernment Is to be preserved in all its sim
plicity and integrity. 1t Is called. In brief,
the issue Of imperialism In other words.
1t Is the issue of republic versus an en-
pire.
president Mckinley says there Is no such
issue. and yet he devotes the greater part
Of his extended letter of acceptance in an
tagonizing 1t. 1t Is the contention Of the
democratic party that the Constitution Is
and must be supreme over every portion of
our country. Hence. there can be no such
thing as an American colony belonging to
the United States, and over which our Con-
stitution has no Jurisdiction. Such a sit
uation is impossible under our form Of gov
ernment. But the attempt Of the national
administration to hold the Philippine
Islands against the consent of the people
has led to the PRONUNCIATION Of q new doc
trine in American affairs. which insists upon
the establishment of a system Of colonial
governments over conquered or purchased
possessions. not to be formed into states or
territories, but to permanently remain as
colonies, and to be governed by Congress
outside OF the Constitution. and according
to Its own discretion. This position is un-
precedented. unwarranted and revolution
ary.
ut Is a monstrous doctrine that the Con-
stitution does not extend to the territories
1t has only now been invoked to justify the
proposed establishment OF colonial govern
ments. which are confessedly to be and re-
main outside Of the Constitution.
Yet. as we have seen. this is the republi-
can contention as to territories. and Is the
proposed republican program as to colonies
Then 1t would follow that citizen of New
York jOurneying in territory, or in q
newly established American colony, would
J not be entitled II arrested to the privilege
Of habeas corpus, could not legally demand
a jory trial. need not be confronted with the
witnesses against him. and could be SEN
fenced to cruel and unusual punisAments:
could be twice put in jeopardy for the same
onense: his person could be searched and
his property seized without warrant, and
he could be deprived Of life, liberty and
property without any process of law: free
dom OF speech and of the press could be de-
MED. and counsel to assist in his defense
could be refused him: in short, nearly all
the rights and privileges which an Amer
lean citizen of a state now enjoys under the
guarantees of our federal Constitution. and
which render this country the freest, the
best. the most beneficent OF any govern
ment under the sun, could be arbitrarily
taken away from the citizen because under
this modern doctrine he Is beyond the pale
Of the Constitution of his country although
| he may be under its flag