The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-05

of the Republican party Lincoln said
that he had no opinion that did not have
its root in the Declaration of Independ-
ence, but see how the party has di-
crossed. In 1850 the Republican party
said that the Declaration Of indie
pendence was essential TO the preserVa-
ton OF government, and no man Will
say that this declaration is untrue. 1t
will always remain true, for truth is
eternal. In 1868 they said the same
thing in substance. In 1876 they again
said the same thing, but after that they
never made an allusion to the Declara-
ton of Independence nor to its prlncl-
pies They then introduced the business
man as the feature
THE advent Of the business man was
not for the benefit of the country, out
was to give a few so-called business men
a chance to make laws and build up Tor
tunes for themselves at the expense OF
the whole people. Now they have gone
so far from their original declaration
that a breed which I call the kindergaf-
ten element has sprung up in that party
which says that the Declaration Of In
dependence is a lot of glittering gener-
alities, obsolete supersttions and beau
tiful sentiments / say that IL IS more
than that 1t is a definite rule Of law
in the country. The Republicans are
great for law. but here is the tounda-
ton law of the country and they are
opposed to it. The supreme court says
it is law and bases its decisions upon It,
The same court says the right of per
sonal liberty is a natural right an In
allenaDle
right and that no man can take 1t from
I'VE are today engaged in war
which was not declared by congress as
provided in the constitution; they say
that it is not a war. l would IKE 10
know what it is More men have Deen
killed than in the Mexican war seventy
thousand men have been kAieo OF
wounded and If that is not war II GER
tainly is not peace. They say II IS an
instruction. An insurrection against
what2 They say the constitution has not
reached the Philippines and II the con
stitutiOn has not reached there what are
the Filipinos in instruction against
They say the constitution can not 30
into effect in the Islands until congress
says so. This is strange doctrine Inc
congress is not the creator OF the con-
stitution-the constitution is the creator
of congress. 1t reaches it or it does NOT
reach it no matter what congress says
Congress could say that the constl-
tuition does not reach Kansas, If this
doctrine is true. 1t could do as 1t pleas
ed with any state or territory
''They say that we bought the Philip
pines and paid for them. What could
Spain as a sovereign power sell and
what could we purchase? They could
not sell things which were not subject
to sale. 1t could sell its boats or it's ar
senal or public domain; but 1t could not
sell private property nor bodies nor lin
critics of the people nor their rights. LID
critics and rights can not be bought and
sold. 1t would no longer be liberty If il
could. 1t can not sell power or sover-
eignty-it can not be bought and sold
Where people occupy a territory and
one nation tries to pass it to another IL
becomes a three cOrnered bargain. The
people who are being sold have some
thing to say about who shall rule them
and it is absurd to say that they have
not.
You can not rule people without their
consent and we can not rule in the Phil
ippines unless the Filipinos consent
i .g.-1-4 l.. L. 11In
of Aguinaldo. and as allies we owe them
an obligation. l want to say right he.e
that Dewey has not been treated as he
deserved by the American people He is
a hero whose laurels will never fail. He
requested AguinaldO to help him and it
was done. By every law of justice they
are our allies and no civilized nation has
ever before turned on its allies We are
violating every law of the code of en-
nghtened nations and If allow 1t to
go on it marks the beginning Of the fail
of our Republican form of government.
Our government can not maintain col
onies because it does not admit Of gov
eminent without the consent Of the gov
erned- If it does we should apologize
to- Queen Victoria for whipping George
III and breaking away from English
rule. A Republican congress held this
doctrine when asked to take in British
Columbia at the time of the Fenian
raid
Mr. Overmyer then turned his guns on
Roosevelt and spoke of his wearing the
FL Caney clothes at the national conven-
ton. He said Roosevelt seemed to think
people would look up his garments as
they in old times looked upon a silver
from the true cross. He compared the
actions of the great heroes, Andrew
jackson, Rough and Ready Taylor and
L. S. Grant with the parade Of himself
made by Roosevelt He attributed 1t 10
ignorance and said that Teddy did not
appreciate its absurdity.
He credited the Republican party with
the freeing of the negroes, but asked
why they should so change as to desire
the enslavement of the F'ilipinos.
He answered the arguments advanced
which compare the Louisiana, Florida
and Mexico purchases with that of the
Philippines and said that the conditions
were not the same in any instance. 1.-The
inhabitants Of the Louisiana tract want
ed to become party Of the Union and
soon did so. The Indians were never pur
in slavery and are not in slavery today.
They were always treated as independ-
ent people as the treaties between them
and the United States will show. The
FflipinOs have their own government
and are enlightened while nothing OF
that kind exhibited in the Louisiana
purchase. There was no government
that the people cared to own. II the
Filipinos wanted US to take charge OF
them it would be different, but they do
not
He spoke at some length on trusts and
the people to support Bryan and the en-
tire ticket.