Lewiston daily teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1901, 1900-10-23

snit All state and federal authority
must at once be withdrawn from Sho.
shohe county, and such action would be
construed as notice to the law breaker
ana dynamter that they NAV return to
'heir unlawful acts without fear of re-
strant.
we are told, however, that we must
not at this time forsake the cause of
silver. That, indeed, seems strange in
view of the democratic announcement
That Imperialism is the paramount issue.
and that MIR. Bryan's announcement that
the settlement Of all other questions
should be held in allegiance until the
paramount issue is settled adversely to
the expansion idea.
But, my dear senator, like many others
who left the republican party in 1896 and
voted tor Mr.. Bryan, am not now SO
strongly welded to that issue as was
then. do not wish to be understood as
yielding the doctrine of the cumulative
theory OF money, and still believe that
the coinage of both gold and silver, if it
could be universally accepted and adopt
ed, would produce an ideal monetary
condition. 1t is apparent, however, that
this condition cannot be realized, and
that it will not in the future be advo-
Gated even by the democratic party, ex-
cept for temporary political purposes.
Again i we yield to the memorable logic
of events we must all agree that the res
toration of the republican party to power,
followed by the well-adjusted protective
tariff. has accomplished much for the
country, in fact all that was claimed by
us four years ago, as advocates Of the free
coinage of silver.
To support my conclusions in relation
to expansion it is only necessary to refer
to the great leaders of the democratic
party prior to the war, whose public ca
reers were so intimately associated with
the progress and development of the
country. Mr.. Bryan is the first great
democratic leader who has dared place a
limit or fix boundary to our territorial
expansion; and he has had sufficient in
fluence with his party to compel the
ado tion of his own views upon this
question. Such limit was vigorously
and successfully opposed by Jefferson
Monroe, by Polk and by Pierce, also by
Mr.. Douglas, the last of the great ma
tional democra ic leaders.
In March, 1883, when the Clayton
Bulwer treaty was before the United
States senate for consideration, Mr.
Douglas severely criticised the limita.
tions contained therein calculated to pre-.
vent the further expansion Of the United
States in the direction Of the Central
American states. When questioned by
Mr.. Clayton as to where these boundaries
were to cease, Mr.. Douglas replied: 81
am not prepared to prescribe limits te
area over which democratic principle:
may safely spread. know not what oul
destiny may be. l try to keep up with
the spirit of the age, to keep in view the
history of the country, to see what We
have done, whittier we are going and will
what velocity we are moving, in order Il
be prepared for those events which it il
not in the power Of man to thwart. 70,
may make as many treaties as you pleas
to fetter the limits of this great republic
and she will force them all from her, ant
her course will be onward to limi
which will not venture to prescribe.
And again, five years later, in his grea
debate with Mr.. Lincoln at Freeport, I'll
he uttered words Of almost prophetic wis
dom in advocacy of the necessity TO
territorial expansion, and concluded will
the declaration that just SO far as our in
terests and destiny require additional ter
ritory in the north, in the south, or il
the islands of the ocean, he was for it.
It seems, therefore, that Mr.. Bryan an
the democratic party have been forced
raise the cry of Imperialism, reverse dem
ocratic national policy Of almost cen
fury, and oppose territorial expansion
purely on account of a seeming necessit
to be in opposition to the present ma
tional administration. This position
unworthy of Mr.. Bryan and the grea
party of which he is leader.
1t is exceedingly painful to me tina
YOUR own candidacy for the senate ha
become involved with such issues, but
E have decided that no personal consider;
ton should be allowed to control {
, influence my action at such
time, If a vote for a legislative ticks
which will support your aspirations,