The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-17
COMES OUT FOR
BRYAN TICKET
Liberty Congress Endorses
the Democratic Nominees.
APPLAUDS STAND
ON IMPERIALISM
"NatiOnalistS" Call a Third
Party Convention.

.ADd-lmper1ailStS today empnaIlcdlIy
endo4 sed the candidacy of William j.
Bryan for president.
The convention did not adopt the
platform as submitted unanimously by
the resolutions committee without a
long and heated debate, but when the
previous question was ordered, less
than a score could be marshSHed to
vote against the Bryan endorsement.
The vote was viva voce, and its ex-
act result will never be known, but the
sentiment of the convention was clear
~ shown as being in favor of the en-
dOrsement of Bryan as the most eff
fectiVe manner of checking the imper-
ialistic policy of the administration.
The most vigorous opponents of the
Bryan prOnOuncement in the platform
were conspicuous members of the Ma
tiOnal,' or third ticket convention, who
were also admitted as delegates to the
anti-imperialistic congress. They were
led by Thomas NJ. Osborne of Auburn,
n. Y, and advocated the nomination
of third ticket on, the theory that
their followers, while opposed to Pres
ident Mckinley were not prepared to
accept Mr.. Bryan on the Kansas City
platform. Every mention of Mr.. Bry-
ans name in the convention called
forth enthusiastic applause. Speakers
who opposed the Bryan plank in the
platform were received with ieers and
cries of Time" from the delegates, and
the chairman at times had difficulty in
obtaining hearing for them.
Nationalist Call Convention.
After the adoption of the resolutions
endorsing Bryan, the representatives
OF the third party met in the assembly
room Of the Commercial club and Sc
Cd HTh.~.,.r. Del. -
Y, for permanent chairman, and Ever
EFT V. Abbott Of New York for perma-
neDt secretary. A motion was made
and carried that a convention be held
in New York City September 6, for
TIE purpose of nominating ticket.
1t is said that the third party men
today offered the presidential nominal
zion to MOOrfield Storey of Massa-
chusetts, but that Mr.. Storey declined
the honor.
William l. Palmer of Colorado was
reported to be their choice for vice
president. The leaders of the move
ment said tonight that they expected a
large representation at the contention
in New York on Sept. 5, and that can
didates for president and vice presi-
dent would then surely be nominated.
Secretary Mize of the liberty con-
Gress today received a letter from
William Lloyd Garrison of Boston,
pledging support to Bryan.
Platform of Liberty Congress.
The platform adopted by the Liberty
congress is as follows:
This liberty congress of anti-imper-
iaiStS recognizes d great national crisis
which menaces the republic upon whose
future depends in such large measure
the hope OF freedom throughout the
world. For the first time in our coun-
try's history the president has under
taken to subjugate foreign people and
to rule them by despOtic power. He has
thrown the protection of the American
flag over slavery and poiygamy in the
Sulu islands. He has arrogated to him
self the power to impose upon the in
habltantS of the Philippines govern
ment without their consent and taxa
ton without representation. He is wag-
ing war upon them FOX asserting the
very principles for the maintenance of
which our forefathers pledged their
lives, their fortunes and their sacred
honor. He claims for himself and con-
gress authority to govern the territories
OF the United States without Constitu-
tiOnal restraint.
Believe in Declaration.
I'VE believe in the Declaration of In
dependence. Its truths not less seIf-evi-
dent today than when first announced
by our fathers, cannot be abandoned
while government by the people en-
dures.
We believe in the constitution of the
United States. 1t gives the president
and congress certain limited powers,
and secures to every man within the
jurisdiction of our government certain
essential rights. We deny that either
the president or congress can govern
any person anywhere outside the con-
StitutiOn.
I'VE are absolutely opposed to the
policy of Mckinley, which proposes to
govern millions of men without their
consent, which in Porto Rico estab-
fishes taxation without representation
and government by Ihe arbitrary will
Of legislature, ,unfettered by cOnsti-
tutional restraint and in the Philip
pines, prosecuteJ q war of conquest
and demands unconditional surrender
from people who are Of right free and
INDEPENDENT.
Mckinley Against Liberty.
The struggle of men for freedom
has ever been a struggle for cOnstitu-
tional liberty. There is no liberty if the
citizen has no right which the legisla-
ture may not invade if he be taxed by
a legislature in which he is not repre-
scented, or if he is not protected by
fundamental law against the arbitrary
action Of the executive power. The
policy of the president offers the in
habitants of Porto Rico Hawaii and
the Philippines no hope of independ-
ence, no prospect Of American citizen
ship, no constitutional protection, no
representation in the congress which
taxes him. This is the government of
meE by arbitrary power without their
consent: this is Imperialism.
There is no room under the free flag
of America for subjects. The presi-
dent and congress, who derive all their
powers from the constitution, can gov
ern no man without regard to its limi-
tations
Opposed to Censorship.
I'VE believe that the greatest safe
guard of liberty is free press and we
demand that the censorship in the Phil
ippine islands, which keeps from the
American people the knowledge of what
is done in their name. be abolished.
I've are entitled to know the truth
and we insist that the powers which the
president holds in trust for us shall be
not used to suppress it.
Because we thus believe we oppose
the reelection of Mckinley The su-
preme purpose of the people in this mo-
mentOus campaign should be TO stamp
with their final disapproval of his at
tempt 10 grasp imperial power. self
governing people can have no more i'm
perative duty than to drive from public
life a chief magistrate who whether in
weakness or of wicked purpose. has
used his temporary authority to sub
vert the character of their government
and destroy their national ideals.
Come Out for Bryan.
I'VE therefore, in the belief that it is
essential at this crisis for the Ameri-