The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-08-21

President holds In trust for US shall be
not used to suppress IL.
Because we thus believe. We oppose
the reelection Of Mr.. Mckinley The
supreme purpose ~ The people in this
momentous campaign hould be TO stamp
with their final disappruval his attemp.
10 grasp imperial power. \ self govern
ing people can have no more Imperative
duty than TO drive from public life a
chief magistrate. who. whether ii weak
ness or wickedaess OF purpose, has used
his. temporary authority 10 subvert the
character OF their Government and to
destroy their national ideals
We. therefore. In the belief that It Is
essential at this crisis for the American
people again 10 declare their faith in
the universal application Of The Declare
ton OF Independence and 70 reasscrt
their will that their servants shall not
have or exercise any powers whatever
other than those conferred by the Consti-
tuition, earnestly make the following
recommendations TO our countrynen
F!rst-That without regard 10 their
views on minor questions OF domestic
policy. they withhold their votes from
Mr.. Mckinley. in order 20 stamp with
their d~isappruval what he has done.
Second-That they vote for those candi-
dates for Congress. in their respective
districts, who will oppose the policy OF
imperialism.
Third-While we welcome any other
method OF opposing the reelection Of Mr..
Mckinley. we advise direct support OF
Mr.. Bryan as the most effective means
OF crushing Imperialism.
We are convinced OF Mr.. Bryan's
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secure TO the Filipinos their independence.
His position and the declarations in the
platform Of his party on the vital issue
of the campaign, meet our unqualified
approval.
We that the executive com
mittees Of the American Anti-Imperialist
League and its allied leagues continue
and extend their organizations. preserving
the independence of the movement, and
that they take the most active possible
part in the pending political campaign.
Until new the policy which has turned
the Filirinos from warm friends to bitter
enemies, which has slaughtered thousands
of them and laid waste their country,
has been the policy of the President.
After the next election it becomes the
policy of every man who votes to re-
elect him and who thus becomes. with
him.. responsible for every drop CT blood
thereafter shed.
The following resolution, proposed
by w. S. Holden, of Chicago, \ a add
ed to the platform as reported:
"ResOlved, In declaring that the
| principles Of the Declaration of In
dependence apply to all men. this
Congress means to include the negro
race in America as we'll as the Fill
plnCS. We ~deprecate all efforts,
whether in the South, or in the North,
to deprive the of his rights as
a citizen under the Declaration of In
dependence and the constitution OF
the United States"
After the adoption Of the resolu-
tons indorsing Bryan the repro
sentaties of the Third Party move
ment met in the assembly room OF
the Commercial Club and selected
Thomas NJ. Osborne, of New York
for permanent chairman. and Everett
Y. Abbott. of New York, for perma
nent secretary. \ motion was made
and carried hat a convention be hclC
in New York City. September 5th fol
the of nominating a ticket.
It is said the third party men TODAY
offered the Presidential nomination
to Mr.. Moorefield Storey, of Massa
chusetts. but Mr.. Storey declined tht
honor. William |. Palmer, OF Colora
do, was reported to be the choice fo1
Nice-President. The leaders Of TIL
movement said tonight that they ex
pccted a large representation at Their
convention in New York on Septembe.
5th and that candidates for Presiden
and Nice-President would then surel,
be nominated.
Secretary Mize, of the Liberty Con
gress. today received a letter from
William Lloyd Garrison, of Boston
pledging the writer's support t
Bryan.