The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-11

wrong. reeking with dishonesty and
CARRIED in treason.
/ The cheap bust OF Bryan sent I'D TO
the platform and unveiled and turned TO
/ the four points Of the compass was tie
most laughable exposition Of the Bryan
vanity since William jennings. II. was
sent out TO the world holding a young
fowl. The prolonged ovation given TO
David Bennett Hill was a serpent N the
Bryan paradise Of Democracy.
I 1T is becoming more evident every
hour that the Eastern delegates are just
finding out that the candidate is mug
wump Democrat from Lincoln, Neb. He
was failure as n lawyer, a failure as a
newspaper man, and only his selections
plagiarized from the Congressional records
kept him from being a complete failure as
lecturer.
The delay in opposition 70 the inser-
ton Of silver plank eliminated today
! in compromise which brought about a
temporary harmony The IS TO ] plank
worded by Bryan was initiated and given
a secondary place. Imperialism was de-
clared TO be the paramount and aI-im-
portant issue of the campaign: the i'm
passioned appeal Of the Platform 10 re-
store the republic TO its foundation pr!n-
cipies and the oft-repeated declaration
that I'VE must choose between a republic
and an empire. brought to light the fact
that serious delusions are entertained BY
the great and wise Democrats concerning
the nature and spirit Of an American gov
eminent
Senator White, OF California, declared
that the United States republic was vi
olating the law OF It's being and as the
Republican party had changed the direc-
ton Of the national voyage the chart
and compass should be thrown away.
The idea ne intended 10 convey is that
the policy Of the administration in the
Philippines is a new departure from The
principles of government and from our
past territorial policy. The idea is the
very inversion Of the truth There is no
removal OF ancient landmarks in the pol
icy of expansion so bitterly denounced by
the Democrats as new departure. No
country on earth has pursued a more uni
form system Of territorial acquisition
than has ours
1T comes with poor grace from a Dem
ocratic gathering TO urge upon the people
that Just powers Of government must be
derived from the people and those powers
must rest upon the consent Of the gov
erned. 3" We have been consistent in that
when we wanted territory we have taken
it without asking the consent OF the peo-
pie who occupied It. The man who wrote
these words in the Declaration Of Inde-
pendence was himself a STAKEHOLDER at
the time. 1t is q glorious principle. but
1t has never been practfced IN this re-
public
THE Beers and in this at least the De
mocracy was consistent with its past
record. The Beers have enslaved the ma
tive Africans wherever they have come
I'm contact with them. and again and
again the supremacy OF the British flag
has brought them liberation. The Beers
did not trek into the wilds OF Africa 10
establish republic upon the equality of
all men. They sought 70 establish a slave
oliSarchy, just such government as
Democracy sought 20 establish when Il
made war upon our republic a few years
ago. Hence the slave holding are IN sym /
pathy with the slave-holdinv Boc-s. and
It was touching TO have Pitchfork TIL I
man grow pathetic as he pleaded Tor
recognition for the Beers IN thier struE-
gle for freedom
Webster Davis made the hit % the :
when he denounced Rcpub'!-
canlsm and declared thar he stood on the ,
Bryan platform. He VII enter the cam .
paign Tor the party and his reward has q
been agreed upon II Democracy wins. (
but judging from the pre-arranged 5erf-
o6s Of applause and the diasn- ctiou IA the I
ranks, there is but utue hope n victory 1
Tomorrow the great show VIII melt away 7.
and the campaign 81 deiusI8us all begin
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