The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-01
ms pIIRRER GOODS.

Oh the principles therein eUQNCldleQ lHelr
honors and their lives. And now they mani
fest surprise that he won't come out and
support these miserable pirates In an ef-
fort TO submerge an instrument that bears
the signature of his great grandfather. He
said that he stood on the money question
where he did in 1896. He said that he stood
other questions in 1886, but. my Fepub-
lican friends, that Is not all that ne SAID.
He said that he stood to-day where he
stood upon the Porto Rican tariff question:
Why the declaration cOntainS-iS witnessed
blythe name of Benjamin Harrison. Why
should General Harrison-much as we may
differ with him the tariff questton-much
as We may differ with him on other ques-
tions. as TO the great question OF the rights
and privileges of the people. is an Amer
lean. and the Democratic party stands to-
day. my fellow countrymen, TO defend
against the assaults of Hanna, against the
assaults of Cabot Lodge, Dudley Foulke
and the tory press of the United states
that great chart of human liberties-the
Declaration OF Independence"
THE FLAG.
Mr. Burke presented some unique ideas
about the flag of the United States, as fol-
lows:
IT want my children and my grandchil
dren to live under the-same fiag-not the
flag that live under now-bUt the flag that
j was born under. What does the stars
and stripes stand fOr2 1t used TO stand for
liberty. Ii used TO stand for equality-sang
the song of freemen throughout the world.
Ii was the standard of freemen and the
emblem of liberty until Mark Hanna got
his filthy clutches upon il. What wonder
full change. my countrymen. in four years,
Y ask you-oh, they told US that they were
going TO have the flag for the Republican
emblem in this campaign; now they have
quit: they have deserted the flag and start
ed after flower, and Mark Hanna an
nounced that the Republican emblem IN
this campaign would be red carnation.
Because 1t stood for any principle? No.
Because II was the fayorite flower Of Will
liam Mckinley. Why don't they get under
the flag? Why don't they march under it?
Because they can't answer unpleasant in
terrogatories. We would say to a Repub-
lican If we caught him with old glory on
the lapel of his coat, What does that stand
for? What is that you have got on there?'
Why they would say. that is the Amer
lean flag We'll, what American flag Is IL?
Is IL the flag that Washington followed
from Bunker Hill through Valley Forge TO
Yorktown in defense of the principles
stated in the Declaration of Independence,
or Is IL the flag that the governor, lfeuten-
art governor. lieutenant President Mck1n-
ley has unfurled over Porto Rico? Is it the
flag that Brown and Ripley and Scott fol-
lowed into Canada in 1872. or Is IL the flag
that Nicely and Rathbone followed into
Cuba? Is IL the flag that Abraham Lincoln
unfurled over four millions or freedmen, or
is IL the flag that Mckinley has unfurled
over slavery and polygamy in the Sulu
islands?''
BACK TO HARRISON.
Mr.. Burke could not remain long away
I'm 1889 on the 4th day of July General
Harrison made speech in Paris, France.
j want to quote from it. He says: The
United States has not set its eyes on dis
tant possessions. That shows you that
even General Harrison. as wise as he is.
may be mistaken TO the policy of an
administration. lie told the French people
that the United States has not set its
eyes on distant possessions. He said more
than that. He said: The United States
have no desire for war or conquest Their
attitude is limited outside of their own
boundaries TO the safeguarding OF liberty.
General Harrison admonished the French
people. He said: DO not become disturbed
over the speeches of our politicians and
party leaders He characterized Fair
banks. Beveridge. Jesse Overstreet ana
Hanna as politicians and political leaders.
Listen, my countrymen. Don't become dis
turbed over them. Our written Constitu-
ton is so constructed that no act of the
party i'm power can become actually
without the consent of the people, and the
people are peaceful, industrious and OPP
posed 10 new ventures That was said on
the 4th day of July, 1899. Our written Con-
stitution'-that is different Constitution.
Peveridge has discovered another eonstitu-
ton since that time-'our written COnsti-
tuition Is so constructed that no act OF the
party in power can become an actually
without the consent of the people There
fore you are TO give your consent or TO re-
fuse your consent to the imperial policy of
this administration on next election day.
What will you do? What will the people
OF Indiana do?"
RECKLESS UTTERANCES.
sample OF Mr.. Burke's recklessness of
utterance is the following concerning
Senator Hanna:
1.-THE Republican party has my earnest
sympathy-those that want IL. There will
not be many of them that want IL. Why?
Why. they went 10 the polls on last cleo
ton day and they voted for Mckinley
and they elected him TO the office OF Presi-
and he took the oath of office and
then he disappeared as a political factor.
From that day 10 this. the policy OF this
administration, not only In the White
House. but i'm the Senate and House of
Representatives. has been absolutely
dominated by Mark Hanna. He is the
power that moves everything. He said in
q speech after the last election at Del
moniSos' where he sat down 10 a fat BAN
quet: L found Mckinley impover-
ished. / took him up and made him
satisfied. No he is not satisfied, but if
he wins this election he will say at the
Delmonico banquet. I found Mckinley i'm
poverished. l took him up and made him
President of the United States and now |
have got the United States by the tail
and propose TO hold IL.
Mr. Burke then began to see horrible
things. which ne described thus weirdly:
You must repudiate the imperial policy
and the trust policy now or never \
To strike for the liberties OF the people.
You can't avoid the responsibilities. you
can't I'm the last two years have read. my
fellow-countrymen. the reports OF the desc
latiOn and destruction In alien countries
without feeling a sentiment of remorse
The smoke of the burning hahitation of
the Filipino, the means OF his widow and
orphan come 10 your ears as your moan
and the means or your forefathers crossed
the ocean and excited the sympathy OF
liberty-loving people lzi years ago You
cant evade IL. IL will sing in your ear
from morning Till night. When YOU sit
down 10 the table you will hear il I'm the
clank OF the dishes. At church you VIII
hear IL in the moWrnful tune OF the organ
You may try 10 escape IL. Ii will greet
you at night. 10 will tie down with you ts
sleep and after "A night OF unrefrcshinr<
sumber the hideous monster OF the cruel
ties OF the American people 10 the Filipinos
viii confront you. my feilow-countrymen.
We can't escape IL,
In conclusion Mr.. Burke gave vivid
description Of fan.ous painting entitled
The Conquerors IN the Paris salon.
which he says portrays all the worlds
great warriors and "expansionists.' as he
styled them. Including Caesar. Alexander.
Affila, Tamerlane and Napoleon ard then
asked How many lives viii he fAfchinleyl
have 10 sacrslce, my fcllow-countrymer,