The Portland daily press., 1900-10-29

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speech otacceptance, says not even that
he will do that. He makes no suggestion
Of recalling our troops by executive
power, or OF letting the Filipinos alone,
OF OF making them any promise by execu-
tive authority. He says be will call
congress together to do the things set
forth IN the Democratic platform. Now,
ne knows perfectly well, If he knows
anything, that the Congress he viii call
together will do nothing beyond what
the President has declared his purpose TO
nave done. be knows very well the vast
strength OF imperialism among his Demo-
cratic supporters which will render the
nope OF accomplishing any such purpose
utterly idle and deIusiye.
Why, the Democrats IN New York have
nominated Tor governor this very autumn
Mr. Stanohneld, one Of the most Jealous
and extreme imperialists in the country.
De, perhaps, viii not outact Governor
ROOSEVELT, but, so far, In the matter OF
Imperialism, he has out-talked him. Mr..
Morgan OF Alabama, who viii be the
chairman OF the COMMITTEE on Foreign
Relations If the Democrats get the Sen
atei his colleague, Senator Pettus, who
Will be chairman Of the Judiciary II the
Democrats get the Senate, are among
tue most Jealous and thoroughgoing sup
porters OF the purpose to maintain our
authority over the people Of the Philip
pine Islands. Or the nineteen followers
OF Mr. Bryan who voted for the ratl1ca-
tlon OF the treaty, about half were i'm
peFialists from conviction. So, when Mr.
Bryan says he is going to call Congress
together and recommend them to carry
out the Democratic platform, he may as
well call spirits from the Vastly desD. He
may be more fortunate than GlendoWer,
and the spirits may come when he doth
call them. But the spirits viii not do
the bidding OF the magician. The magi-
clan will have to do the bidding Of the
spirits
Which party can you trust In this mat
ter-the party that has done everything
that has been accomplished for liberty IN
the past, or the party which has resisted
everything that has been accomplished
Tor liberty; the party that sustained sIav-
cry, or the party that abolished It, the
party that made war upon the Union, or
the party that put down the rebellion; the
party that adopted the three great amend
ments which made every slave free man
and every citizen voter, or the party
that hlibustered for days and nights
against the adoption Of the thirteenth
amendment, which was carried BY a
single voter VIII you trust the party
that governs Massachusetts or the party
that governs New York and Mississippff
The author of the Democratic platform
OF Kansas City-Or, at any rate, the gen.
tleman by whose lips it was reported to
the oonvention-uttered In my hearing
these sentences last winter, on thes fo0r
OF the Senate. Let me read them:
We took the government away. We
stuffed ballot boxes. We shot them,
We are not ashamed Of it. The senator
from Wisconsin would have done the
same thing. l seq it in his eye right
mr. 10 ho~ 4
systeln-force, tissue ballots, etc.-We got
tired ourselves. So we called a constitu-
tional convention, and we eliminated, as
L said, all OF the cOlored people whom we
could under the fourteenth and fifteenth
amendments
When the anti-imperialist sees the
\ smiling countenRnce OF my honorable
friend Governor Boutwell,, at one end of
the Democratic line, and hears this thing
from Mr.. Iil.man at the other, should
think he would find himself something
IN the condition Of the two tramps /
once heard of who approached a farm
house In the country, and were encoun-
tered by a large bulldog. "Come on.
Jim, says one Of them. "Don't you see
he Is wagging his taiI'? Eyes, SAYS
the other, "but don't you hear him
groWlY don't know which end of him
to trust"
Mr.. TilIman Of South Carolina is a
brave and outspoken gentleman. He is
the rising leader OF the Democracy of the
solid South. If Mr.. Bryan be elected
there viii be no man in the country. save
perhaps Mr.. Croker of New York, who
Will be mora powerful in the councils of
the administration. Five Democratic
states, with marvellous Ingenuity, have
just disfranchised their colored voters
Others ara preparing to follow. If the
thing goes on, before the end of the next
presidential term, LOCO, 900 American
citizens, to become within half century
30, 0OO, 600 American citizens, will be dis
franehised by the Democratic frauds.
Not only will they be disfranchised, but
you are to play the game of politics
hereafter With the Democratic party, which
Will use these loaded dice. Fifty or sixty
Democratic representatives. will vote on
every question IN which you have an in
terest-free silver socialism, free trade
representing not numbers, but only fraud
and usurpation.
We have two defences under the con-
stitntion One Is that If people Of anv
race or class are deprived of the right to
vote in any state, it becomes the DUTY Of
Congress to diminish the representation
OF that state in that proportions duty
which every man knows will never be
performed II Mr.. Bryan and the Demo-
cratic party come into power. Why, he
was asked the other day what he Thought
OF North Carolina. And he answered that
If you would read the SuIu treaty Won
would be so ashamed that you could not
think about North Carolina,
The other defence is in the Supreme
Court Of the United States, the majority
OF whom are old men. Against that
court, the great bulWark ana safety of
our rights. Mr.. Bryan and the Demo-
cratic party have already declared war.
But If there be no war the majority of
that court are old men, and it Is not at
all unlikely that its complexion may be
changed within the coming four years
The Republican party in It's long and
splendid history has made one mistake.
That mistake, so far as 1t affects sthe
past, cannot be remedied. 1t would have
done no harm but for Mr.. Bryan, So far
as it affects the future, it will be RENE
died by the Repu blioan party, or it win
not be remedied at all, I believe that
the Philippine Islands belong OF right to |
the Philippine people; that they have a |
right, having thrown off their old gov
eminent, to institute for themselves a |
new government, laying its foundation |
on such principles and organizing It's
powers in such form as to them, and NOT