The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-08-22
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There Is one Issue which the popular v
dict will settle irrcvocably, and that II liz
issue of Imperialism. III the Hepuhlicap
party is successful, Its control of Judicial
as we'll as of the executive and Legislative
departments of tho government, Mil h
absolute. it's disposition TO exercise all rs
poVer for the enforcement of an inperIII-
istic policy can not be doubted, and at tie
end of four years imperialism VIII be 50
firmly imbedded In our political lie that
1T never can he expelled
Mr. I8rHan'S election itself would put
uuIetus on the imperlHllstlc adventure. NO
policy specifically condemned by the peo-
pie has ever been adopted into our system
and Imperialism would prove no exception
since thc election of Mr.. Bryan Is GER
tain to deliver the country from the lnnl'
nent peril of imperialism, can the liberty
convention hesitate to support him because
of 7ImnalpHbIc danger arising from MS opih-
ions on subjects with which, as prcSieht'
he can nos possibly deal? J contess IL is
hard to understand the attitude OF those
who would have supported him II the -con-
yentton had been silent or cNnSiNc on the
free coinage OF silver, hut who hesitate 10
support hIm' on a PLATFORM WHEN eSciuues
that question from the serious discussions
of the contest by relegating 1t 10 subof-
dlnnte position. The nemorratic PLATFORM
declares that imperlnllsm Is inc pilInItount
issue of the canpalgn, and AIR. nrynns
speech at Indianapolis accepts tuti concen'
tlon of tile issue, emphasizes II and Hlhdl'
Gates 1t.
Mr.. Cochran then commented at some
length ON Mr.. Brynn's position ON the sil-
yer question praIsing him for his sincerity
on that issue and said 1t Is certain this
country Is Indebted to him for the gold
standard law. Mr.. Bryau's frank, sincere
and uncuuivocal advocacy of the free colin
age of silver forced tho Republican party
reluctantly to declare for the gold stand
ard 10 this sincerity OF Mr.. Bryan the
country Is indebted for the opportunity
to pass sQunrcly and dcclsively nnon the
issue of Imperialism. III the republic Is TO
be ovcrthrOwn, the assault must now bc
made in tile open Hight of day. 1t Is no
longer poSslble to stranSlc 1t under cover
of misleading and hypocriticnl phrases.
In this open fight for liberty, surely
every nnti-impcrlnllst should be ready 10
hear his pnrt. Hesitation to avail our
selves OF the leadership under which alone
oDnosltIon to Imperialism can lie nhde
effectIvc through distrust of the leaders
views on economic qdcstions not now In
Issuc would he as scnsclcSS as not to employ
n surgeon on whose SKIN depended the sole
prospect OF llfe through dislike OF Ills re-
ligious beliefs.
Thc best evidence of our capacity to deal
with the issues of 1902 or l0ol, whatever
they may br, is to deal intclliGcntly now
with tho Issues OF 1000. On that issue Mr'
Bryan stanGs for Justice liberty ana the
constitution, ami since all these would DC
impcrIllcd by his defeat, 1t Is to be hoped
that the liberty convention VIII not bc
swcrvcd from supporting him by preju-
dlccs sprlnging from past antngonisms or
bv groundlcss npprehenslons OF tho future
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