Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-09-14

one majority TOT the Sp8nlsh-Amerf
can treaty. Then he took the place
of wet nurse, having the child dressed
at Kansas City. afterwards carried fc
Indianapolis and holding the pulling
weakhug up before the gaxe OF his
auditors. he attempts TO justify his
action by the following self-eonvin,
cling testimony:
| 1 believe that we are now in a
better condition to wage success
ful contest against Imperialism than
| We would have been had the treaty
been rejected
He. not like ST. Paul. would do evil
that good to his party might come.
His actions in urging the mem beers
| OF his party in the senate TO vote for
| the ratification of that treaty and his
language in justification convicts him
| beyond doubt, TO say the least, Of du-
| plicity. That treaty provided for the
payment of $4,000 600 TO Spain for the
Philippines. the United States agree
ing TO certain stipulations, the per
formance of which requires ten years
from the date of the ratification of the
treaty A fight had occurred between
the American soldiers and the Filipi-
nos two days before the treaty was
ratified; and that treaty contains the
following section: The civil rights
and political status of the native in
habitants of the territory herein ceded
TO the United States shall be deter
mined by congress-
''All of this Mr.. Bryan knew, vet he
poses as the champion of the ratifiea-
ton that spawned imperialism as we'll
as the champion anti-imperialist
"A. The Kansas City platform char
acterizes the Philippine war as "a war
OF criminal aggression Mr.. Bryan,
running upon that platform, said in
substance at Indianapolis: If elected
president, my first act after Inaugural
ton VIII be TO convene congress in ex-
traordinary session and give to the
FiHpinos a stable and independent
government If Mr.. Bryan is a friend
TO the American soldier, as well as a
friend to the Filipinos, how can he be
consistent in the Endorsement of that
clause OF his platform, knowing, as he
does, that il can have no other effect |
than the encouragement of the latter |
TO hight on till after November 6?
He may be able TO reconcile it with |
his superabundant love for humanity |
especially the democratic portion OF /
It, on the theory that it puts him and
them iii a better position to wage a
successful war against imperialism
TIM If il was not in the platform.
The democratic party has the bold
to talk about the consent
of the governed. when they are the
only party in the United States that
has been and is guilty of governing
people without their consent, and not
long since believed in the divine right
of one man to own another.
Had it not been for the TRANSMISSION
of oxidized populist blood into the
veins of the democratic party in 1896
the old "reminiscences would have
ceased cheating the undertaken. and
sandstone slab would now be marking
the spot of its everlasting home. Its
death is prerequisite to any political
reform. 1t is the veritable dog in the
manger. 1t stands to-day as it has
always stood, assininely and stubborn
~ across the pathway of progress.
THE party with which I have been
identified for nearly 25 years has COM
mitted suicide, and 1 am, metaphor
cally speaking, a political orphan. AS
an American citizen / claim the right
20 do my own thinking and to cast my
ballot for the right as / conceive It to
De. / am not in accord with the re-
publican party on the finance ques-
ion. In thinking that other people
ire mistaken 1 have on all questions
thought that 1, too, being human, was
liable to err.
Il have never claimed that the kind
If money which should be coined and
Used by the people of the United
states is specified in the bill of
lights but is a question of expedi-
,ncy. The gold standard has been
dopted and is on trial. If it proves ,
o be the best for us, well and good.
f not. our only appeal is to the peo- I
lie. 1 consider that question settled
or the time being.
at therefore becomes me, as an
american citizen, to put my vote ,
rhere think, all things considered, 1t
viii do the most good. / shall there ,
ore support the party of emancipa- ! !
ion and progress.
'Who dare say that the inhabitants
f Hawaii and the territory ceded by ,
pain to the United States are not on
he highroad to educatio and civiliza-
ion, and even now enjoying a greater
egree of freedom than they ever |
reamed of while under the domina- :
ion of Spanish rule and that of Queen /
r
president McKinley's administra- +
ion has received no word OF common :
alton from the democratic party for I,
IS exalted craftsmanship in our crit
al complication with China. For that. s
for nothing more, he deserves the .
verlasting gratitude of all true Amer ,
,ans.'