Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-03

"Those who tear down nations at
tain Immortality as we'll as those who
upbuild them. 1t is thus that Will
liam Mckinley aims to attain immor.
tality.
President Mckinley does what i.
wrong, while claiming that it is right
"Senator Hoar is worse than Nc.
Kinley. Senator Hoar does what i:
wrong, while knowing it is wrong and
saying it is wrong"
Thus spoke the venerable Ex-Gover.
nor George S. Boutwell, at the climax
of an interview with a representative
OF the Sunday Post in his Office on the
day of the nomination of William
Jennings Bryan for President by the
national Democracy.
Recent events have suficed to stir
the very soul of this Nestor of Massa-
chusetts Republicanism. His mind,
vigorous as in its prime, was fred by
the successive declaration for imperi-
alism by his party, the denomination
of William Mckinley and the action
of Senator Hoar in declaring that he
would support the party of imperial
ism.
Side by side, the gray-haired Sena-
tor and the eloquent Ex-Governor
had gone down the years together
since the birth OF the Republican
party. Together they had been
cheered to the heavens in the zenith
of their fame.
Side by side, in their declining
years, they had battled for the preser-
walton of the fundamental principles
OF the Declaration of Independence
and Constitution, as they understood
them.
Side by side they had been de.
nounced as "traitors" because they
had refused to doff their hats to the
banner of imperialism.
Now the man who had assisted at
the birth of the Republican party
stood alone. His party had left him.
His comrade in the battle had left
him. And he smiled smile of peace.
II care not what they call me now
or after am gone. Let them say I
am traitor am content, and
care not what they say. / care only
to do what is right"
For some little time he had been dis
cussing the issues before the country.
"The question of imperialism over
shadows all else," he said. "Silver
and trusts and tariffs all are mere
questions of public policy. If we 60
estray on them this year all can be set
right four years or eight years hence.
They are trivial beside the great ques'
ton of the republics existence.
imperialism is not question oi
policy. 1t is a crisis in the national
life. 1t is q question of whether re.
publics shall continue to exist by the
people, OF the people, If we declare
that this republic has been a failure
what use for other peoples to tryf"
"Then you do not propose to follow
Senator Hoars lead and indorse Nc
Kinley"
"I shall be against Mckinley in any
event."
ain other words, you would bolt
the party in which you have been sc
conspicuously honored for more thar
q generation past" queried the re
porter.
"The word 'bolter' has no terrort
for me. / have been bolter before.
"I 'bolted' the party which nomi
mated me for Governor of Massachu
setts before the outbreak of the civi
war. I left the Democratic party or
the issue of opposition to extension o.
slavery. 1 never have regretted being
a 'bolter' then"
"Will you support Bryan, or is
third party nomination contemplat
ed?"
"That cannot be foretold as yet
We shall meet after both parties plat
forms have been promulgated and wei
digested, and then we'll decide wha
to do. It will be a conference rathel
than a convention, for We shall hav'
no constituencies and no election o
delegates.
"a great many of the anti.imper
ialists seem resolved to vote for Mr.
Bryan anyway, in order to achieve Mr.
McKinley's defeat"
! The conversation then passed agair