The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1900-10-13
IMPERIALISM ONLY
A GHOST STORY
said 4. \. WARD
Great Crowd Attended RepubIi-
can Meeting at the
Opera House.
TWO EXCELLENT ADDRESSES
Anthony Higgins Declared That the
Democratic Party up to This
Time Had Been the Party
of Expansion, but Was
Always Opposed to the
Army and the Navy.

great crowd. There were many ladies'
in attendance and there was intense en-
thusiasm. Music was discoursed by the
philharmonic Cornet Band.
The following prominent Republicans
were seated upon the stage: William
II. pirrson. Philip Il. Clark. Robert c.
Fram, james Z. Jones, Frank \. Mitch
ell, Chas w. Pusey, Seth II. Feastcr,
DR.. Il. G. Shortlidge, Charles Harper,
Frank Speakman. j. Frank White,
Francis S. Bradley. Henry Clayton
White, George S. Capelle, James IL.
Lewis and many others.
Charles Il. Miller presided and after
Il few brief remarks introduced Herbert
ii. Ward. candidate for Attorney Gen
cral, as the first speaker.
Mr.. Ward said in part: 'The real
issue now before this country had all
been decided in 1896. The Democratic
party has searched for and found new
issue, Imperialism. In Massachusetts
they are not afraid of trusts so the issue
of miitalism is presented there. In New
York they do not care for Imperialism
or militarism but the old line Demo-
Gratis say they can not stand trusts.
Carl Schurz says Mr. Bryan's theories
are dangerous but he has faih in the
senate to hold him in check. Any rea-
sonable person who has read the his
Dry of this country need have no fear
Of an empire.
1T is impossible for the Democratic
party to find fault for expansion. The
Democratic party goes back on its entire
record. History shows us that the
Democratic party was an expansion
party. Somewhat over Il hundred years
ago great man wrote government de-
rivcs just powers from the consent of the
governed Now if any man knew the
meaning of that sentence it was the
man who wrote it, and that man was
Thomas Jefferson.
"Thomas jefferson as president in 1903
negotiated with Napoleon | the Louis
lana purchase. Did he ask the consent
of the governed?
In 1919 when Monroe was president
Florida was added and when the people
objected Andrew Jaskson was sent down
to suppress the insurrection, and these
were all Democrats too.
"reXas was wanted so they colonized
it and took it without the consent of
Mexico.
Tyler tool, New Mexico out of which
California. Colorado, Arizona and New
Mexico were formed.
"Who was responsible for the Spanish
war? The Democratic party was schem-
ing for Cuba from 1910 down. Mckinley
was not responsible for that war. The
will of the American people We're for
that war both Democrats and Republi.
cans.
The war is responsible for what has
happened ever since. Dewey was sent
to Manila to protect American shipping,
but when war was declared what hap
pcned to Dewey In accordance with
international law when war is declared
by one nation against another the others
become neutral, and he had but "a hours
to leave Hong Kong.
america was 1000 miles away and
so he had to go into the port of the
enemy. lie could not desert his post
and come back to the United States,
and 50 went to the port of Manilla
"All recognize that the Philippine
Islands belong to us. Who ratified the
treaty with Spain? 1t takes two-thirds
majority to ratify II treaty. Out of
forth-thrce Democrats in the Senate
eighteen voted for the ratification of the
treaty. Bryan resigned from the army
and hurried to Washington TO help ratify
the treaty.
1T is the duty of the president to eX-
ecutc the laws of the country. This
Imperialism is nothing more than Il
ghost story.
80 long as reverence and fralty to
the United States flag is taught in our
public schools. SO long as the American
people recognize lemagoguc and phan-
attic as they did in 1895 there is no dam
ger of Imperialism in this country"
After music by the band ex-senator
| Higgins was introduced and said in
part:
We are not vet to forget that we
| have Il Democratic party to deal with.
1t is hard to pin the Democratic party
down to an issue. They say Imperial
ism is paramount. Does it convince me
when man steals my horse when he
offers as excuse for doing so that the
saddle was paramount?
Il am not going to discuss the tariff.
| You will recall the battle of 1892 when
| Col. A. X. Mcclure and Bourke Coch-
ran We're sent here and painted the vii
| lagos and adorned the roads.
| Now they say 16 to 1 is not the issue.
| Hill went to Lincoln and labored with
| Bryan against it being put in the plat
form, but he said it was 16 to or bust.
We could not sell to Foreigners unless
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