The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-19
SENATOR noAR,s POSITION.
Extracts From Ills Declaration Of
Principles and Intention.

II IL thoroughly unmnnly and un-Amer-
lean 20 take to the woods Either Presl-
dent Mckinley or MIR. Bryan will be
chosen. Voting for third party, under
the circumstances. IL no better than not
to vote at all. You may as well leave
your vote with tho census officer ms to
leave IL with the election officer unless
you vote for ono or the other OF these
two men.
Now. President Mckinley made the
treaty and Mr. Bryan, when it's defeat
was assured, came 20 Washington and
saved II. These two great political lead
ers, between whom you are to take your
choice, are equally responsible for every
thing that has happened 40 far. When
the treaty became the law Of the land the
public faith was pledged TO pay on
for sovereignty over the Philippine
Islands, and that congress. and not the
people, should dispose OF them hereafter.
II became the constitutional duty of the
president. until congress should act or
declare otherwise. 20 reduce them 10 or
der and submission. The supreme court
Of tho United States SO held long ago.
The only difference up 20 this point be-
tween President Mckinley aid Mr.. Bryan
ia that President Mckinley believed he
was doing right, belonged to party
which had always been, as he himself had
been. tho champion q political liberty IN
the past, and is right on all Of the other
questions that are at stake In the coming
election. and In Ut to be trusted with ali
new questions that shall arise. On the
other hand. Mr.. Bryan thought the whole
transaction wrong, makes some thin and
frivolous excuses for his conduct and the
party with whom he acts; and the men
who surround him and will surround him
as HIS counseiora are men who have been
the opponents Of Righteousness. equality
and civil liberty always In the past. mre
wrong on all the other great questions
that are At stake In the present election.
and are not. In my judgment. to be trust
ed with new questions. however important
or vital. that are 10 come up in the future.
I say 10 the lover OF liberty. say 10 the
anti-lmperiaiist. ] say 10 the man who
TANKS thu Republican party has made
great and grieToun mistake, yon cannot
look for the correction Of that mistake 20
candidate or to a party who. however
they may think Of the principles applied
90 the Philippine ISLANDS. means 70 apply
those principles ia their worst form 10
citizens ~ the United States.
In the matter of Imperialism there has
hsen little practical difference between
President Mckinney and Mr. Bryan IN this
past. There will be little practical direr-
ence iu the fgture. Mr.. prysn does not
even promise % ass his power 80 execti-
tive and oornmandsr-ln-chief In calling our
troops from the Philippines. lie only
promises 80 call congress together. He
EnoNs very well he cannot command even
the strength ~ his own party 10 uado the
mischief which fsyertsen o. hia awn fol-
towers IN ias senate. At hia own instance.
wrought wheH they tstinsd the treaty
Messrs. McEnery. Mct-aurin, Morgan
Pettas. Sullivan. Alien. Butter. Harris.
Kyle and Jones' q Nevada have not
changed fhelf minds. Possibly Mr.. Clay.
~ V and Mr.. KsnnNy. 0f Drla-
n9ng his associates. have done 20.
s. hopeless. even " the Democrats got
Z sls or even majority IN the senate. %
expect them 70 accomplish anything IL
Il half % the Independence u the pnfiip-
pine islands
Mr.. Bryan said at Topeka that II he
we're elected the free coinage Of silver
should be accomplished before another
presidential election. Secretary Gage says
he can lawfully accomplish II by executive
power alone. Whether Mr.. Gage 10 right
IN his construction u ihs powers Of the
president under existing iaw | will not
undertake TO say. But ! viii undertake %
cay that Mr. Bryan viii not hesitate to