New-York tribune., 1900-08-07
SECRETARY WILSON'S VIEWS.
WESTERN FARMERS PAYING NO ATTENTION
TO EITHER FREE SILVER OR IN
PERIALISM.

washington. Aug (SpeclaD.-Secretary Wilson
who has just returned from long trip 10 the
West, had this 20 say to-day about political CON
ditions in the States he visited:
Neither free silver nor imperialism occupies any
of the time OF the Western people, who produGe
our great staple crops -Four years ago they did
souri River, TO the propositions made by the free
silver people But time has shown them very clear
done good but would have done Infinite mis-
These people-and I may include IN that express
sion the new States west Of the Allegheny Noun
tains-thoroughly understand the several forms OF
government under which peoples live They . knoW
and they knew exactly what they were doing The
ever if any EFFORT were being made at the present
tine 70 9yerthTow any Ie4Irpe OF t our t tid
resent ii in a moment They We're more insistent
ing the wrongs of the people OF Cuba They de-
manded that the Spaniards be driven out of that
haye paid revenue taxes to settle the bills
10 go as a missionary to some part Of the world
young boys young girls. Many Of their town and
isls6ds Of tbe sea- When his Adminfstration
found and met new responsibility in the Philip
pine Islands those Western farmers. TO whom all
President in meeting that TespoGsibty '''
Imperialism is a new word added to the vocabu-
We may form an idea of what Imperialism by
Sn Impsraiist GS tF Prince % THan is mpSras They
do what they please without constitutional mita-
that people ignorant that they cannot
understand the difference between republican gov
ernment as we have IT and Imperialism we do
have II.
l recently made a visit to Kansas, which may
really be looked upon the great experimental
State of the Union They test all things OUT there
and they test them fairly and squarely. They try
Just the State IS fairly ErOaning under the
greatest crop OF wheat ever raised by any State in
the Union. The people Of that section very
prosperous. They are taking great interest IN the
education Of young people at the agricultural coll
Iege. l many of them there. and was greatly
interested IN them. If anybody in a crowd men
toned Is l II brought laugh Whoever desires
have a good deal OF trouble The people Of those
States know that they manage their States for
themselves They know that the present Ad-
ministration is meddling with their affairs in no
regard whatever. When the United States has
work 10 do in protecting Americans American
interests in any part OF the world the boys from
those farms ready to and help; they have
always been ready, they always will he. But after
they have done their work and come back nobody
periastic effort destroy the United States Of
America and its republican form OF government.
AS regards the Philippines, they know that
have all kinds of people there, from that capable
impcrialist AguinaldO TO the wild OF the Suiu
group whose greatest claim to manhood Is the
destruction Of his fellow man They know that
the United States Government will give TO each OF
these islands the very best possible government Il
Is capable of executing. What the people in other
garding those things I am not prepared 10 say.
But ! have opinion, and very decided one.
garding the way in which the Western farmers
will look this talk Of imperialism.