The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-01

| If SO, he was unjust to the people. whose
| money was USED. We are as much en-
! titled to the Philippines as we are TO
! Porto Rico. II it is right to retain the
! latter why not the former? What we vii.
| do with the islands, what our policy may
| be towards them. | am wiling TO leave
with Congress, which alone has the power
| to deal with the subject. There is no
| necessity for hurry. Unreasonable haste
| is the sure road to errcr.' Let us take
| our time .'IIc stumbles that runs fast"
No, the cry OF imperialism has not
frightened me Tor divided my attention
from the cloaked but real issue Of the
campaign. ! do not knew an imperiaiiss
in this bread land; | have never heard OF
one and do not believe one can be found,
unless he is in some madhouse where his
insane ideas san do 10 harm. have
greater faith than ever III the loyalty of
our people To our institutions. Tie repub-
lie is stronger to-day than it has ever
been siE.ce the fathers founded it. Ii all
the people are tor the republic, who will
rear the empire?
II We cannot govern a people without
their consent. :" Jefferson. the founder of
Democracy, committed IL most grievnus
wrong in 1866, when he purchased Louis
lana from France, and established first
a military government over the purchased
territory without the consent OF the in
| nab;antS. II we cannot acquire terri
tory ana govern it without the consent Of
the inhabitants. how could we ever take
the territory of nation with which we
might he engaged in war and hold it as
indemnity for war losses? In acquiring
California ard New Mexico after the Next
can war, during Polk's administration,
We did not consult the wishes of the peo-
pie OF either.
J".fja J;Sstc oh, To-
ferSon with Imperialism. and the Wings
condemned President Polk for favoriug
the acquisition of foreign territory" But
the evils prophcs'ed never came. The
Republic survived the shock: in each
instance.
The further cry of militarism does not
affect my nerves in the least. 4 standing
army OF one Hundred thousand 1.1en, or
about four soldiers TO each three thousand
OF the population of our country, can
hardly be q menace to our liberties. even
'heE were not necessary to our national
defense. 1t may serve as an alarming
ahi!cton for the timid, but it cannot be
used as hohsoblin to frighter men with
some steel in their composition
Still opposing free silver and regarding
1t as the real'issue OF the campaign, and
finding in the Kansas City platform other
pianks to which l objected as Populistic
and not Democratic when they appeared
IN the Chicago platform four years ago.
shall. on the 9Th day of November. de-
cline, as I did in 1896, to support Mr..
Bryan At the same time 1 shall not vote
Tor Nh Mckinley, for the all-sutficient
reason that he is a Republican and I am
a Democrat.
In published letter of date October 10Th
1875, said: Il am a Democrat. pure
ana simple. unpolluted with Populism. I'M
tainted with RepubIicanisn-a Democrat
SO firm in my faith that there is no power
under Heaven that could draw me into
the ranks of either. and no hope of gain.
personal or political. that could induce
me to ally myself with the one or to
attach myself to the other" Upon this
declaration I stand to-day
CHAs. T. OFERRAIL
October 80. 1900