The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-09
HOAR A TARGET.
Geo. s. Boutwell, Assails the Senator
at Faneuil Hall, Boston.

at Faneuil Hall, Boston.
Boston, Mass, Aug. s.-Faneuil hall
was crowded last evening at a gather
ing which was announced as an anti
Mckinley mass meeting. The addresses
were in opposition to the governments
policy as to the Philippine islands. Sen
ator Hoar, who attacked President Nc
Kinley during the recent session Of con-
gress and few days ago wrote a letter
of Endorsement of the administration,
was bitterly assailed by several OF the
speakers. The main speech of the
evening was made by George 9. Bout
well Mr.. Boutwell, said in part:
1t is nearly two years since the anti
imperialists began an active contest
against the Imperialism of President
mckinley, but it is only since the goth
day OF June that the purposes of the
administration We're avowed openly and
defended without the use of qualifying
phrases Thus we are now advanced
to the stage in our affairs when the
question OF supreme importance can be
considered 1t is this: Is President
Mckinley entitled to the support of
those who were members of the Re-
publican organization in the year 1896?
senator Hoar sustains President
Mckinley, the author of the policy
which he arraigned and condemned in
the senate. and in his speech at Marsh
field he has given his reasons to the
enumerate and 1 shall then proceed to
an examination of their quality and
value.
L The Democratic party is bad
party. 1t has never been right and it
cannot be trusted.
'''2. Mr.. Bryan is the candidate OF
the Democratic party. He secured the
ratification of the treaty with Spain.
that the questions now existing might
be brought into view for the purpose of
the presidential campaign of the year
1900.
9. Mr.. Bryan is an untrustworthy
man. He will not fulfill the pledges
that the Democratic party has made
to the country.
90 Mr.. Mckinley is allowable man and
he is more beloved than were any of his
predecessors in their days of office and
power
Assume that the first three charges
are true, even when set forth in all the
sweep of language that a fertile i'm
aginatiOn can employ, and yet do they
constitute a justifying reason for the
support of Mr.. Mckinley by the voters
of the Republican party who accept
Senator Hoar's view of Mckinley s
policy?
THE voters are not limited to an
alternative. No one is forced to sup
port Mckinley. No one is forced to vote
for Bryan. Bryans unworthiness can
not justify vote for Mckinley. The
question that each voter must answer
is this: Is Mckinley worthy of my con-
fdence and support? That question
Senator Hoar has answered in his per-
sonal address to Senator Frye. You
are attempting to govern 100000 peo-
pie in the east and nearly another mill
lion in the West Indies without any
constitutional restraint
IF President Mckinley has exercised
power without constitutional restraint
then he has exercised power In viola
ton of his oath of office.
The president may have means of
uo1f 4r1a OF inn Mt 7fT1Q 1d
may believe that his policy is a wise
policy and that it is not inhibited by
the constitution. He may believe that
the president may take, hold and gov
seize and occupy No such means OF
self justification are open to the voter
If he has denounced the war in the
Philippines, If the voter has arraigned
the president as a violator of the con-
stitution, he cannot consistently sup
port the man and the official whom he
has thus arraigned and condemned A
vote for the president under such Cir
cumstances is equivalent to a declara-
ton that fealty to a party is a higher
duty than fidelity to the country"
Mr.. Boutwell, then turned to the case
of Mr.. Bryan and said he had accepted
bad financial theories. which we con-
denim. and that should he become preSi-
dent he might act upon these theories.
Continuing, he said:
Assume that, and yet they do not in
volve any violation of the constitution,
nor any disregard of constitutional re-
straints. AS president, Mr.. Bryan
might be, and probably he would be,
a disturber of business, until his in
ability to reverse the financial policy
of the country had been demonstrated
In these four years great changes have
been wrought. The output of gold is so
vast that the product threatens to be-
come a burden within brief period of
time The belief of Mr.. Bryan that sill
yer may be again used as a basis of
currency in the place of gold, or as a
rival of gold is as harmless in a prac-
teal aspect Of affairs as would be his
belief in the Ptolemaic system of the
universe. Senator Hoar charges Mr.
Bryan, and charges him justly, with
one offensive public act. Mr. Bryan
came to Washington and by his in
fiuence he forced the ratification Of the
treaty of Paris This is truthful
statement and Mr.. Bryan can not
avoid responsibility for that act. Mr..
Bryan committed an error in the sup
port that he gave Is the Mckinley
treaty, and its ratification may have
depended upon his voice and influence.
AS far as I am concerned he shall ac-
cept all that responsibility. He did then
what Mr.. Hoar is doing now.
LAS a summary l may say that the