The sun., 1900-08-20

opposed az every step by the professed friends
OF silver. and that. failing In this. the gold
standard law WAS enacted, and that the rapid
nnd enormous increase In gold production
: since ie00 reduces year by year the strength
OF the argument that the financial system Of
the world must be overturned to restore silver
to It's former status. The gold pr ,ducton Of
the world In the half century during which
nearly all the principal nations have adopted
this metal Hs the single standard Of their cur
roncy has been twice ils much IA in the $50
preceding years. and Is now being pr )duced
more than sixteen times us rapidly as during
the first half OF this century. The quantity
OF gold mined in the world in the four years
since MIR Bryans nomination In 1890 IA more
than that Of the entire half century from 1901
to 1850
The trust questi is frankly and vigorously
considered. Official records of Legislation show
that the Republican party is the only one which
has cOurageously undertaken the task OF con-
trolling trusts by national legislation The
Republican party placed upon the statute books
the only effective piece OF legislation ever
created for this purpose-the sherman Anti
Trust law-but its effort TO so amend the Con-
sttuton a. TO enable the enactment OF adj
dltional legislation. while supported by all
Republicans was defeated by Democratic votes
In the Fifty-sixth Congress and thus the only
available method Of assuring national control
Of this subject was rejected by the Democratic
party The fallacy OF the frequently repeated
assertion that trusts are the product OF pro-
tection," IL proved by n series OF statements
which show the existence for many years OF
trusts in England aud other low tarn countries,
The eads eyens 81 TSe yssrs o1s ey
the enactment OF the protective, tariff which
was accomplished more quickly man any taTin
legislation since WashnRton's first term tha
enactment of the gold standard law the Pa
cihc railroad settlements the annexation ot
Hawaii and the war with Spain and the results
which followed, Conditions in Cuba are dis
c,issed and the preparations for giving the island
complete Independence outlined; hePorto
Rican legislation Is reviewed; with The asser-
tiOn that the enactment OF the tarin law was
for the best interests. not alone for the citizens
of Porto Rico. who are the direct beneficiaries
from the money so collected. but especially OF
labor in the United States. which Is thus assured
that the Republican party will insist upon its
right TO leeislate with reference 20 the relations
OF newly added territory according to circum-
stances and requirements.
The so-called issue of imperialism" is an
swered with a series OF historical statements
which show that the course which the United
States IL following in the Philippines and Porto
Rico Is far more generous than that accorded
10 people under similar conditions by the DEM
ocrauc party in the numerous additi which
II has made to the territory Of the United
States. The attitude of jefferson. jackson.
Polk and Pierce in their treatment OF the peo-
pie OF the territories controlled by military
force under their Administrations Il cited
from unq uestlo lonable historical data. show
Ing that the imperialism" practsed by these
distinguished Democrats was far more entitled
TO that term than the temporary course
OF the President--a coures which was made
necessary by the ratification Of the treaty,
which was accomplished only by the aid OF
Democratic and Populist votes with the advice
and consent of Mr., Bryan. when jefferson.
the author OF the Declaration OF Independence,
made the Louisiana purchase he exercised
American authority exactly as President
and the Philippines, except a. the insurreCtion
in the latter archipelagO has required special
treatment Mr.. Jefferson and the Congress OF
his day provided a local government for Lou
lsiana which represented American authority
They created a Governor aud Council They |
established all the administrative machinery. |
They defined and appointed all the officers,
They did this wholly by virtue Of the national |
power and without stopping to ask the consent |
OF the people over whom this uoNernment |
when the Florida cesslon was made. and it |
has been repeated in eveTv subsequent aCQuisi- |
ton of territory. Not only have We extended |
the flag over new peoples. but in many cases
hem In dependent post ion for more than half |
B century. The existing conditions in the
Philippines will be changed when the insurrec-
lion shall be fully suppressed and Congress
Tor the government Of the Philippines IL did |
Tor Porto Rico, because he Philippines We're not
ripe for II. The President has himself pricked
he bubble Of imperialism" in a suggestive
md striking sentence. In his speech Of accept
lncs at Canton he said: The Republican party |
was dedicated 10 freedom forty-four years ago.
Il hns been the party of liberty and emanci-
patton from that hour. not OF profession. but
II performance. 1t broke the shacklss of
600 600 slaves and made them free and to the |
party OF Lincoln has come another supreme
opportunity, which IL has bravely met In the
liberation Of 100000 OF the human race from |
The yoke OF imperialism.