Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-08-16
Opposition to Third Ticket
Among Anti-Imperialists.
COCHRAN URGES SUPPORTING HIM.
Wrote Letter, Which Was Read at
Indianapolis--Ex-Gov BoutelI Declared
In His speech He Would Vote For the
Nebraskan.

| so far as the attendance Of delegates
was concerned. About 300 accredited
delegates We're present and more are
promised for today. In spite of the
small attendance the speeches of Ed
win Burritt Smith. the temporary
chairman, and George S. boutwell,,
the permanent president, brough forth
much enthusiasm. The public meet
ing in the evening was much better
attended, and the reading OF Bourke
| Cockrans letter was the signal for
tremendous applause But the great
EST demonstration of the convention
SO far came in the afternoon when the
venerable George S. Boutwell, ex-Gov-
ern0r of Massachusetts and secretary
of the treasury in the cabinet of Pres
ident Grant, concluded his address as
permanent chairman with the declara-
ton that he had turned his back on
the Republican party and should sup
| port Bryan for president. The dele
gates rose in their seats and rendered
/ the ex-governor an ovation that lasted
several minutes.
Tomlinson hall was deliberately dec
GRATED with American flags and with
portraits of Washington. Lincoln, JEFF
ferson Thomas A. Hendricks and Oil
yer T. Morton. There were two huge
/ banners containing excerpts from the
speeches of Abraham Lincoln, and
/ three containing parts of the Behold
/ n Republic" peroration to Mr.. Bryan's
indianapolis speech of acceptance.
Swung directly over the speakers
platform was an immense banner with
the following inscriptions:
q.
tion. for that cannot be thought Of.
That by our code OF morals. would
be criminal aggression.--William Nc
Kinley'
sRehold a republic standing erect
with the empires all around her bowed
/ beneath the weight Of their own arm
aments-a republic whose flag is loved,
while other flags are only feared.-Will-
lam Jennings BRYAN
Professor A. r. Tolman. of the Uni
versitv Of Chicago read the Declare
ton Of Independence. Rev. Mr.. Bige-
! low, of Cincinnati. invoked the di-
vine blessing on the deliberations Of
the body.
Bourke Cochran, in his letter. said
In part:
I'VE cannot hope to deal intelligent
" with the issues of this campaign
until we lheratc ourselves from the
domination Of the questions. discus
sions and passions of the last cam
| paign Within four years political
| conditions have changed decisively.
| and as conditions change. issues must
chanee with them. The question which
| the people must decide now is radio
ally different from that submitted to
them in 1906 Then the election Of
Mr. Bryan would have placed the
Democratic marty in complete control
of the legislative as we'll as of the
executive branch of the government.
| with f1ll power to enact all its beliefs
into law. while now his election viii
result not in placing the control Of the
government in The hands of the Dem
ocretic party. but in dividing its con-
1 troll between tn two parties. What
ever may he tho result of this cleo
| tion the senate will remain Republican
| for two years certainly. and probably
/ for four Even If the people raised
| Mr.. Bryan TO the presidency in No
| vemher. the Democratic party cannot
| possibly achieve any power of legisla-
! ton during the existence of the next
| congress. and without legislative sane
| ton no change in the standard Of
value no reorganization of the SUI
/ preme court no modification whatever
OF orr financial. Industrial or political
| systems could be accomplished.
"There is one issue which the popu-
/ lar verdict will settle irrevocahly. and
that is the issue of imperialism If
the Republican party be successful its
control Of the judicial. as well rs of the
! executive and legislative departments
of the government will be absolute.
| and its disnosition to exercise all it's
| power for the enforcement of an i'm
| pelalistie policy cannot be doubted.
| At the end of foul years Imperialism
| will be SO firmly embedded in our
political life that it can never be ex-
| PEELED
Mr. Brvan's election of itself would
| put Il quietus on the imperialistic adj
venture, No policy specifically con-
demned bv the people has ever been
| adopted into our system and imperi-
alism would prove no execution to
the rule. Mr.. Hoar's suggestion that
the senate would refuse to follow a
Democratic president in a policy of
humanity approved by the people does
| faint justice to his own patriotic ca
| pacity when-liberated from the ext
| geneieS of Il campaign for reelection
| his intellect and his conscience would
he restored to harmonious and effect
I've cooperation. Imperialism, rebuked
at the polls and shown to be unprofit-
| able. would not have a single sup
porter in the country: Within month
| of election Senator Hoar could reduce
his noble conceptions of freedom and
duty to definite proposals of pacifica-
| ton which both parties would accept.
The country having pronounced for
| justice, politicians of every shape and
description will be eager to do JUS
tice. and when the desire for justice
is sincere the wav to do justice is
soon discovered.
/ "Snce the election of Mr. Bryan
is certain to deliver the country from
| the imminent peril If imperialism. can
| the Liberty convention hesitate to
| support him because of impalpable
| danger arising from his opinions on
subjects with which, as president. he
cannot possibly deal?