The Goodland republic., 1900-10-19

better 70 trust party which had dOu'
something than party thar promisec
much and had done nothing. The re
/ pubIcans had framed and passed th,
Only antitrust law on the ststut,
book, which the democrats in co1gres,
voted against, and his party had il
good faith tried to enforce the law
The supreme court, be said, had de
clsred il unconstitutional except a:
affecting interstate commerce. Then
they had proposed an amendment tc
the constitution TO reach and deal
with the matter and the democrats
had voted against it.
On the subject Of the Philippines he
said We acquired the islands by treaty
and not by force Of conquest. He held
that the constitution did not apply
even to the territories in the United
States, under its immediate jurisdic-
ton, and hence could not apply to
Porto Rico and the Philippine islands.
| The constitution, be said, only applied
to states admitted to the federal union.
His view Of our colonial policy was
very optimistic and he pictured the
conditions that would follow the flag,
and the control by the United States
Of acquired territory, in roseate hues.
And he closed by reading his perora-
ton which was forcibIy put from his
standpoint.
Mr.. Reeder would have left a much
better impression on his hearers only
for some damaging admissions and
unfortunate remarks. He practically
admitted simperialism" in his state
ment that the constitution did not ap-
ply to territory outside the states. He
admitted the "empire Of the money
power" when he said that rich men
rule the United States. He also said
that property interests were large and
should have the larger prOtection-in
other words "the dollar against the
man." In referring to the masses Of
the American people he called them
the common herd"
BIr- ScOtt's Reply.
Mr. Scott said the question Of ns-
tiOnal legislation over acquired terri
tory was not one Of policy, but one Of
Justice and fundamental law.
Passing this subject he referred to
his offer to withdraw from the con-
gressiOnaI race had Mr. Dykes made it
possible for him to withdraw honorably
He then took up the subject Of the
declaration Of independence and the
constitution Of the United States, which
was being Tidiculed by many republi
can speakers and periodicals. He
quoted as follows.
The Chicago Times-Herld, an ardent
supporter Of Mckinley, replying to
Senator Vest, said:
ave would inform Senator Vest that
the idea that all men are created equal
is not the fundamental law Of this
country. The fathers had better sense
than to put the phrase in the cOnsti-
tuition. They wrote it in the declara-
ton Of independence which vas simply
their manifesto to the European pow
ers and is not law"
Whitelaw Reid, another ardent sup
porter Of the administration, who ap-
pealed to the people to "resist the
crazy extension of the doctrine that
government derives its just powers
from the consent Of the governed" :"
Franklin McVes, another supporter
Of the administration said:
"a constitution or national policy
adopted by 13 half consolidated, weak,
rescued colonies, glad to be able to
call their life their own, cannot be ex-
pected to hamper the greatest nation
in the world"
President Northrup, of Chicago uni
versity, Rockefeller's college, another
supporter of the administration, said
at the peace jubilee banquet:
"This nation has become a giant who
is no longer content with the nursery
rhymes which were sung around its
CRADLE referring to the declaration of
independence and the constitution.