Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-13
SENATOR h0AR.
Continued from page 1.)

| After referring to the Republicanism
Of the historic town and to the out
! look of the campaign. Mr.. Ho3r said:
/ we have the anne Old Democatic
party. we have the same ola AIr
Bryan We have. with one exception,
| the same old declaration Of purpose in
the same old platform. l believe that
Mr.. Bryan does not mean business in
this matter Of imperialism and that he
| does mean business in the matter of
free coinage Of silver and the attack on
the courts
Mr. Hoar Analysed briefly the Demo
cratic platform, held AR. Bryan re-
| spousible 70 the adoption of the wa
treaty and said the Democratic leader
was not sincere in his attitude toward
| imperialism. Continuing, Mr. Hoar
said The American people are be
coming alarmed 10y great aggregat,ons
| Of wealth which we call trusts. II the
| trust be as bad as Mr.. Bryan repre-
sents it. it is rot. in my Judgment. as
great danger as Organism. Tha only
practical remedy Mr.. Bryan, suggests is
that if any protected article be manu-
| featured by a trust that atiCle shall
ut once be put upon the free list.
| When Mr.. Bryan comes to talk of
trusts. he makes the tariff d very real
and vital issue"
! The solution for trusts. Mr.. Hoar
said, was the laws of trade which will
| overthrow them sooner or later. Con-
| tiuuing. he said: There i but one
danger. That comes from agitators
| like Mr.. Bryan who would destroy
alike the security OF property. the pro-
| lection OF the courts and the sanctity
of the laws. The danger will pass by
and disappear.
! But they tell you that q great mis-
take has been made in the matter of
the Philippines. l think 50, too. My
opinion is we'll known. The policy
which seemed to me best for the
country seemed to me also best for the
Republican party. If that course had
been pursued. we should, in my opln-
| ion. have had the Presidential election
almost without L struggle.
Our question now is for the future.
| can give no substantial difference
when we come to any practical dccla-
ration of purpose. between the two
candidates OF the two parties on that
question. In general. both parties say
lands self-goVernnent as soon as they
are ready for it. The Democratic plat
form gives no assurance of Immediate
independence. Mr.. Bryan in his speech
Of acceptance makes no suggestion OF
recalling Our troops by active power
or Of letting the Filipino alone. or q
making them any promise by active
Authority. He says he will call Con-
rress togethe! to 90 the things set
forth in the Democratic PLATFORM
Now he knows perfectly Well that the
Congress he will call together VIII do
lnothing beyond what the President has
declared his purpose to have done
There are undoubtedly many per
sons in the Republican party who have
been carried away by the dream Of
empire. They mean. I have NJ doubt,
t. hold onto the Philippine Islands for
lever But they do not constitute the
strength of the patry.
Il have an abiding confidence that
these pledges arc to be kept | believe
Aguinaldo and Mabini entitled to self
government l believe also that Book
er Washington and Robert Small are
Ientitled to self-government. l have
little respect for the declaration of love
Of liberty OF the men who stand with
one heel on the forehead of Booker
Washington If Alabama, and on the
forehead of Robert Small Of South
tCarolina. and wave the American flag
iover AguinaIdo and Mabini. You are
not helping the cause Of anti-imp2rial-
isms By going into partnership with
Bryanism. You cannot mix tyranny,
dishOror. broken faith, anarchy, license
in one cup ard have constitutional lid
crty as the result of the mixture. II
the firm Of Bryan, Croker, Altgeld,
Boutwell,. Tillman and Schurz do bust
ness at the old Democratic stand they
will transact. the old Democratic bust
ness.