The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-19

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In dealing with Bryans share In the
Of the Paris treaty, Plat said:
He knew that We could not. with any
pride or self-respect, adopt the treaty and
thereby accept sovereignty. ard then
yield this sovereignty to those firing on
our flag. He knew that we must and that
we would put down the insurrectfon be-
fore we would talk of the independence
of the insurgents. He knew that we had
never voluntarily given independence to
the native inhabitants Of any territory
ever ecquired by US, and that none could
force us to give that which We had de-
terinined it was our right to control.
Knowing all this. he still advocated, and,
more than any other man, secured the
ratification of the treaty. Without his
aid 1t would have been defeated. When,
therefore, he says that that party is rel
sponsible for the shedding of American
blood in the Philippines that was respon-
sible for treaty that made free men of
Crbans and tried to make vassals of the
Filipinos," the people will point their fin
ger at him and excleim, Thou art the
man.
Now he says that he advocated the
adoption of the treaty in order that we
might assume the task Of giving inde-
pendence to the Filipinos. If Aguinaldo
had not attacked our army, II ne had not
attempted to drive us out of the islands
by shot and shell and fire and massacre.
who knows what would have been done
by us? We give nothing under fire. No.
Mr.. Bryan, there was but one course for
Mr.. Mckinley to take after Aguinaldo
had fired on our flag, and the Senate had
On ratified no hot ~
took and Is now pursuing, and the Amer
lean people will cry out in no uncertain
tone. We'll done, good and faithful SER
want"
Lawton's words rebuking the American
sympathizers with Aguinaldo were quot
ed, and Bryan was taken to task for re-
ferring to the soldiers as idlers. Plat
wanted to know IL Wood, and Otis, and
Lawton, and Funston, and Macarthur
and their men, had been idle, and If Chat
fee had been idling away his time on q
pleasure trip from Tien-Tsin to Picking.
! The speaker read quotations showing
that the Democrats had accused both Lin
coin and Grant of being imperialists and
had predicted that the Republic would
fall IL they were elected. This was the
cry against Lincoln in 1864 and agains,
Grant in 1868. This cry of imperialism.
said Plat, us bogy man, and should
scare no man." The record of the Demo
that record was contrasted with the
stand taken by Bryan and his associates
Then came the peroration: ~
| Washington brought order out of chaos
united the disunited pioneers of freedom
and laid plumb and true the corner stone
ed by the hand of man-this temple Of
liberty sheltering for all time govern.
,n,ent Of the people, by the people and fol
the people.
| Lincoln unlocked the manacles of the
! slave, made the bondman free, and ce
mented in blood those diverse sovereign
J ties into a Union one and indivisible, nov
and forever
! Mckinley loosed the American eagl,
/ that 1t might wing it's flight and drive tn,
/ Spanish vulture from the islands of tn,
sea, opened the door through which tni
Nation will march to q grandeur yet un
known and proclaimed to the listenin,
nations that the United States had takel
its rightful place on the right of the lin
az the world powers, and that its flag
alike in the Orient ard the Occident, 1T
red, white and blue flashing equally In tn
light of the setting and the rising sur
means everywhere the tightening o
mems burdens, the lifting up of God
pc ople.
1t Is said OF Mckinley as it was said O
Lincoln that he holds his ear close t
the ground, keeping stem to the rhythm o
the peoples tread. This is n gran
rhythm. second to mono but that to whic
the stars keep time: it is the rhythm o
every national anthem that ever led war
ring hosts to battle or moved them (
rrafse and thanksgiving. Inspired by 1t
music Lincoln saved the Union. leavn
ct his death one flag alone floating in tn
United States, and Mckinley enlarge
this Nation and maintained its flag 1
d stunt lands where fate and valor plant
ed IT, and boldly and confidently ask.
who will haul tt DOWN"
Neither Washington, Lincoln nor No
Kinley anticipated the great things the
, were to do nor the responsibilities the
were to assume. nor did they dream of tn
Opportunities that were to knock at the
doors. But each one proved himself to h
well-chosen child Of destiny in bein
equal to his opportunity when it came
to he IMAM of mighty days, and equ,
to thu days"
VIII he true to our traditions. ever watch
FIJI of our liberties and of the rights {
others committed to our care loyal to OF
flag and all that 1t represents. am cor
fcent that in the future we will M
change IN sturdiness of character or III
riChtnesS of purpose, but will continue
.. grow to wealth and power, SO that as al
cur tasks so shall our strength be, an
tfat We will ever be a light set upon
hill, an exemplar and leader among ns
tons.
/ believe that we will be equal to O,
new opportunities, that we will do OIL
duty In this new sphere of national an
international life in which It has please
God to place us. and that, under til
leadership of William Mckinley, we wi
continue In our new career with no NJ
, certain tread, meeting our new obligation
as fearlessly, resolutely and successful
as our revolutionary fathers met thei,
: when they founded this Republic.
l Great nations must bear great burden
? Ibat is what makes them great, Our M
! ton did not consciously seek this Orient,
burden. But We have this burden to bea
{ this responsibility to fulfill, this duty
perform. We have never yet shrunk fro
2 danger, neglected an obligation, sfaile
IN task. We will not close the centur
r with an act of cowardce or an admi,
e sion of incompetency.
l Go to the polls and vote for McKinle
There can be and will be no irnperialjsr
e and so thinks every one who has com
: dence In the virtue. capacity, high pu
t rose and good faith Of the American ne,
, pie.
: No use looking for anything bett,