New-York tribune., 1900-11-25

upon American soil To this short list of great
se tho fe d a f
world Power. The people had conquered their own
of he ed sd haa stae eeF11 hS
Sooner or later IT was TO be determined whether;
one among the nations OF the earth The Spanish
War precipitated the question AT the end OF that
brief and victorious conflict we found ourselves
at the parting of the ways. e.o..a ,,-o, ..,o,,,
the great responsibility hrst fell, boldly for
ward and took The Phppine Islands [2T on ne
That action made US an Eastern Power; The ques-
Gn before the people At the late Slsqn ion n wa'
port OF Congress in his policy. should be sustained
We had entered into great arena Of word aaeS s.
retreat The American people. by their votes, have
ps apo mat he we word @ s 10 wh S ou pay Swf
and our interests alike entitle us. They listened 10
Trough the tangle Of lies and msrepresentation
win which thas question was surrounded by our
fully ours that We should bold During all the
the strong consistent ana brilliant diplomacy and
the wise, fcn action which nave placed Us in the
realize the days went by that the President and
the seccetary OF State were writing there il China
raost brilliant in the annals of the United States.
icsn1 shrar away a6ashed ara silent and at the
same tine ne ans 4rne9c5 pe9Pie @ realized hat ne 5a@
have cast aside the unesseatlal and the trivial! tAe
hyrocritic rawlings about Imperialism and militar-
American people wisely and criumphantly.
be an Eastern Power and should play It's great
part among the nations Of the earth. There IS no
renders this election epoch making and puts it il?
t.at small company with which the names OF
Washington and Lincoln. are forever associated.
BRIANs BID FOR VOTES
our opponents Tl made ca foErnidahie campaign The
BRYAN and otaer leaders were AL simple appeals
for b yoes 3 Gysry fisuss and every 5.ntenes vas
tens n mS nj cen,rsdet esch other but but eaeh vas
=
ana the apoesls were adjusted to iocaNty. We
bad burning BRYAN eloquence a. Indian3polis IN
taa: sG5:ec: soata Of Mason and Dixon's line:
a great deal Of free silver in the West and none
tAe East. and none in the West; but everywhere
unzuccessfpl against tae successful; to the dtso.
DERBY against the orderly; TO the disconnected
peTy 10 % despar naead q 10 kops Ne hc
appealed for votes as all parties must, but 10 our
certain great policies. frankly set forth and with
afgQ2es rns W. M-on g ad not SairK rAeIr cQncll5ois rs
same appeal everywhere. We told the States Of the
standard and said 10 the anti-inreriaIst of the
East that we were for expansion and the retention
craft with great skill with keen knowledge of the
tides and the currents, seeking advantage in every
boldly out into the great ocean, trusting the com
the steady ocean winds Their skill availed them
nothing. The shifting bTeezes which they sought
proved treacherous, the changing tides and cur
rents would not serve their turn and they find
themselves stranded upon the reefs and shoals of
We faced the great periis of the deep. but we
steered by the unchanging stars. which have guided
now the ship has come into port. triumphant over
aIl dangers. the same captain on the quarterback
and the flag Of so many victories floating in glory
from her masthead.
Senator Wolcott spoke briefly, indorsing the
Republican party for its attitude on various
issues. number Of other speakers were then
successfully presented.