New-York tribune., 1900-07-12
BRYAN AS AN "TMPERIALIST." 3"
HIS RECORD IN STRONG CONTRAST WITH
THE KANSAS CITY PLATFORM.

Washington July II (SpeciaD.-T I do not see how
Nr Bryan will be successful in making so-caled
imperialism the paramount issue of the cam
paign." said Representative Loudenslager, of New
Jersey. to-day. Mr.. Loudenslager is a member OF
the Executive Committee of the Republican Con
gressiona Campaign Committee and is in charge OF
the Eastern headquarters of the committee in this
city.
THE Republican party has not declared for i'm
perialism and is not pursuing an imperiaIistic
course" Mr.. Loudenslager continued. Tine Demo-
Gratis have set up straw man in this instance.
just to have the sport of knocking him down again
But the Democrats have declared for free silver
in their platform definitely and specifically, ana II
Is matter of record. One thing is certain-how-
ever they may try to wriggle away from 1t. the
Republicans will hold them up to 1t. There vii! be
no opportunities lost TO point out TO the country
and to keep pointing out that the Democratic
party is the party OF free and unlimited coinage or
silver at the ratio of 16 l. irrespective of the
action of any other nation on the globe,
"Of course the Democrats will put forth lots or
rpisrepresentations of the course of the Admins
tration in dealing with the Philippine situation. we
expect that, and will have to put up with It, meet
ing the Misrepresentation as best we may L nom
estIy believe that If men would sit down and con-
slider this Philippine case apart from their poHt-
icaI prejudces-if they would get away from their
politics. go the situation from the day that the
battle of Manila Bay fought, and then ask
themselves what they would have done IN the
premises--S0 per cent of them would ADMIT that
the President and the Republican ADMINISTRATOR
have been right Now, take Mr.. Bryans attitude
toward the Philippine situation; reason 1t out ana
see where he really is weak. Mr.. Bryan support
ed the course of this Government in the Spanish
war. He stood with the leaders of his party IN
Congress in supporting the Government at that
critical time. When hostilities broke out MT
Bryan further to accentuate his adherence to the
attitude of his Government as put into execution
by the Republican Congress and Administration,
enlisted in the Army, and he stood for whatever
the flag and the Nation stood for. When Spain
was whipped and the Treaty of Paris was under
consideration Mr.. Bryan did everything IN MS
power to have il confirmed. He not only wrote 10
the leaders of his party in Congress TO vote Tor
confirmation, but, II my memory serves me- came
on to Washington to make a personal appeal III
behalf of the treaty. Thus we have MI Bryan
identified in aggressive manner with every phase
of the war and standing with his country.
Then the ends: the Philippine Crisis comes
upon US suddenly and as a direct outcome of the
waging in every way possible. Mr.. Bryan KICKS
the traces and takes opposition to the only
circumstances. He wants the Filipnos treated like
the Cubans he says. Well, if ever succeed
them TO stop shooting US and others whom they
have to shoot, and get them in a position
where we can talk business with them, we may De
able to come TO some kind OF agreement Whlch
would be satisfactory to al parties concerned
4 have confidence in the Democratic party and
Mr.. Bryan being able to give the tllplnoS any
better terms than the Republican party can oner
them and which would be acceptable to the people
Of the United States. 1t is not the nature OF the
Americans when in a fight to make concessions 10
the enemy until either the foe or themselves have
anaivze the situation think will be difficult to
induce them to believe that the Republican party
is making for imperialism or that the Republic is
the verge of becoming the empire Our folks
pretty levelheaded, take them by and large.
They will reason these things out after their own
declarations OF the Kansas City platform; either,
when the results become manifest