The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-16

the liberty congress of the National
Anti-Imperialistic league was the
reading of a letter from Mr. Cochran
He had been asked to address, the con-
gress Finding himself Unable to ful-
fill the engag ement, he wrote this letter,
eulogizing Bryan as a sincere statesman
who refused TO be swerved from his be-
Hefs, and declaring that the safety of
the nation demanded his election.
Text of the Letter.
The letter is addressed to Chairman
E1Nn Barrett Smith, and is as follows:
New York, Aug. II, 1900.
My Dear Sir:
FL regret very much that owing to
business engagements here 1 will be
unable TO attend the liberty conven-
uoh az indianapolis on the 18th.
lne attitude of anti-imperialiSt to
imperialism cannot be open to debate
ana therefore / assume the object of
lAe convention is not to express O20O-
Sluon. but TO devise a method Of MAX
Ing That opposition effective. The issue
Oh imperialism having been sQuarely
raised between the two great parties,
must be plain that the only way in
when citizen can exercise any direct
influence upon the result is by voting
lot lhe Republican candidate who sup
PoIlS. or the Democratic candidate who
opposes H.
Nothing can be- accomplished by the
I9iiAauo1 Of a third candidate that
cannot be- accomplished equally by alb
L"'duon from the polls, except that
wy CIuzen who remains at home on
4on day passes unnoticed, while he
%"" votes a third ticket attracts all
eluerence between a silent and
fueious refusal to exercise the SUI
's5 AbStentiOn from civic duty is
,Er commendable
"Aen the republic is in danger the
~ place for the patriot is in the
s@ @.'AS OF its executive defenders. Abb
st 't from the field of contest, or
tis s."l'HI ln the air. can never be JUS
IL cannot be denied that while anti
'aAsJS unanimously approve Mr..
~ an position on imperialism, many
~ Them hesitate to vote for his cleo
gs on 10 The presidency because they re-
Si de- MS views on other questions with
0Sl and apprehension.
Last Campaign Should Be Forgotten.
ny we cannot hope to deal intelligently
80 'He issues of this campaign until
"ysIdJe ourselves from the dOmina-
M. vi the questions, discussions and
T,sIoAS OF the last campaign. Within
Oh stdrS political conditions have
cb--teH decisively and as conditions
o,-a-se' issues change with them. The
rgSuou which the people must decide
e,. is 'adically different from that
I-".!ilJeG to them in 1896 Then the
Inn OF Mr.. Bryan would have
Ii.Vu The Democratic party in COM
a.. " control of the legislature. as well
po,- ClaI OIL the executive branch of the
ifs in.ilent with full power to enact all
tio, g -. into law. while now his cleo
III VII result, not in placing the con
H.. ~ me government in the hands of
its lhocratic party but in dividing
V.h ,oIIroI between the two parties.
efa.''FeF may be the result of this
},t'oh' the senate viii remain Repub-
atJ-" loI Two years certainly and prob
A. ior Tour. Even if the people raised
har bryan to the presidency in Novem-
Sill uhe Democratic party cannot pos
a.; dcnleVe any power OF legislation
'-Hs the existence of the next con-
fio,S and without legislative sane
III ~ no change in the standard of
c,',,' no reorganization of the supreme
fDaC no modification whatever of our
eli ial' industrial or political systems
..i ne accomplished
mere is one issue which the pop
'eIolct Will settle irrevocabiy, and