Arizona republican., 1900-08-21

While at the anti-imperialist con7en- tion at Indianapolis eX-Governor
 George s. Boutwell, of A SURPRIS- Massachusetts, presl-
 ING CON dent of the anti-imper-
 FESSION. ialist league, said to q
 New York Herald cor. respondent:
 l am opposed to the proposition of nominating an independent candidate and the organization of an anti-imper- ialist party. The objections to such an undertaking that are apparent are these:
 The party would net be able to com mand the names and services of candl- dates of standing and influence in the nation. Next, it could secure only a limited support from the press of the country. Finally, the party could not obtain money for the necessary eX- penses of the campaign in competition with the republican party. At the end many anti-imperialists would vote for Bryan, others might vote the prohibit tion ticket and the vote for the anti imperialist party might be insignificant, and the movement would thus become unworthy of further notice. In my re- marks to the congress l intend to ;.d' wise anti-imperialists to give thei: support to Bryan, on the ground that there is TO u:Her efficient method 10 Ge- feat Mckinley and secure the oVer-- throw of his imperialistic policy.
 This is a remarkable confession of weakness which should not be lost upon the country. The official head of the league admits that it cannot "cOm- mand the names and services of candi- dates of standing and influence in the nation," and can secure only limited support from the press of the country" Why? What is the matter with movement which finds itself in this unsupported condition? Why are men of standing and influence" and the press so shy of allying themselves with it? Would the movement be in such solitary condition if there were genuine popular sentiment or sincere moral fer vor behind it? Then, too, what if it could not obtain money for the neces- sary expenses" of a campaign? Has it come to this that the conscience party of the country is willing to raise money to perform it? Is there no man left in the country with both con science and money? Then note the ex- traordinary morality and logic of the ex-governor's conclusions. Since we have neither men of standing and in- fuence with us, nor money with which to support a ticket therefore it is nec- cessary to vote for Bryan directly, be cause his election is the result we are really seeking, lon the ground that there is no other efficient method to de- feat Mckinley and secure the over throw of his imperialistic policy"
 This is the same ex-Governor Bout well who admitted. in a speech in Bos- ton on August :, that MT. Bryan's financial views were so dangerous to the business stability of the country that his election would cause some thing like panic which would continue until Bryan's inability to reverse the financial policy of the country should
  programme to hold before the people of the land! Was there ever a more extraordinary deliverance from lib- erty congress than that the welfare of the country demands the election of a man whose professions are 8 alarming that his elbtion would bring on a panic which would only cease when it was discovered that he could net be as bad as he would like to be? We have not the money to support d man of good character for the presidency, says the leader of the conscience party, so we will support a man of such bad charac- ter that his election would bring on d financial panic! If this be not insanity what is it? If to be q member of the