The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-17

whatever other than those conferred by
the constitution, earnestly make the
following recommendations TO our
/ cOuntrymen:
Il. That without regard to their
views on any questions of domestic pol
icy they withhold their votes from Mr..
] Mckinley in order to stamp with their
| disapproval what he has done.
/ 2. That they vote for those candi-
dates for congress in their respective
districts who viii oppose the policy of
imperialism.
While we welcome any other method
of opposing the reelection of Mr.. Nc
Kinley. we advise direct support of Mr.
Bryan as the most effective means of
crushing Imperialism.
Laud His Sincerity.
Eve are convinced. of Mr.. Brvan's
sincerity and of his earnest purpose to
! secure to the F'ilipinos their independ-
ence. This position and the declara-
( tons contained in the platform of his
party on the vital issue of the cam
paign meet our unqualified approval.
I'VE recommend that the executive
committees of the American Anti-Ex
pansionist league and its allied leagues
continue and extend their organiza-
tions. preserving the independence of
the movement, and that they take the
most active possible part in the pending
political campaign.
Until now the policy which has turn
ed the Filipinos from warm friends to
I bitter enemies, which has slaughtered
thousands of them and laid waste their
country, has been the policy of the pres
ident After the next election it be-
3 oil Of rt11.
votes to re-elect him and who thus be-
comes. with him, responsible for every
drop of blodo thereafter shed"
Judge Hallet Makes a Motion.
At the afternoon session Judge Moses
Hallett of Colorado said that the Colo
RADIO delegation would leave the city
during the afternoon, and on his motion
all those delegates who were forced to
leave the congress before the taking of
the vote were permitted to record
their votes on pending questions before
! leaving or to instruct proxies to vote
for them.
Then followed a running debate for
and against the amendment of Mr.. Os-
borne to strike out the endorsement of
Mr.. Bryan. Those who opposed the
amendment and favored the endorse
ment of Bryan were William Potts of
cago, Fisk Warren of Massachusetts,
D. B. Haskins of Massachusetts, James
b. Howard of Harrisburg, Pa, A. NJ.
| Neff of Ohio, David RothschiId of
Massachusetts, N. E. Guyot of Colo
RADIO, and Edwin 3urritt Smith of Chi
cago.
Those who favored the amendment
and opposed endorsement of Bryan
were Ralph E. Emerson OF Massachus-
-
Robert A. Wildemann of New York.
delegate TO the "IndeCenGe1t" or third
ticket convention, and NJ. q. Bridge
man of Massachusetts.
Mr.. Guyot of Colorado said he had
served a year as a private soldier in
the Philippines.
ITO my knowledge" he said, those
operations carried on by the admins
tration in the Philippines constitutes
| the most damnable crime in the history
of the United States. The Filipinos as
sisted us to land; they were in the
| trenches with us; they desired us to
fire upon the Spanish, and yet it : is
said they were not our allies. They
! were our allies, and the entire record
of the administration in the Philippines
has been one of treachery and deceit.
Could you have seen as ] have seen
the conditions in the Philippines, you
would not hesitate moment to en-
dorse w. ]. Bryan
The platform was later adopted.
Adopt Plank for Negroes.
The following resolution, proposed by
w. S. Holden of Chicago, was added
to the platform as reported:
Resolved, That in declaring that the
principles of the Declaration of indie
pendence apply TO all men, this con-
gress means to include the negro race
in America as well as the Eilipinos
| We deDrecate all efforts, whether in
the south or in the north, to deprive the
negro of his rights as a citizen under
the Declaration OF independence and
constitution of the United States
II. J. Scott of Cairo spoke strongly
in favor of this resolution, claiming
that if it was ignored Bryan would
lose thousands of negro votes
BY rising vote the congress adopted
a resolution expressing appreciation of
the services of George S. Boutwell, in
the cause of anti-imperialism.
The congress concluded tonight with
an address at TOmlinsOn hall by
| Charles A. TOwne of Minnesota. Mr..
| Towne was greeted by a large and
enthusiastic audience.