The Lamar register., 1900-08-15


Does any one believe that Mr.. Gro
ker, without whom there Is no hope of
Democratic success, is any less an op-
ponent Of bimetallism to-day than he
was In 1S9Of Does any one believe that
the democratic party, II successful,
would pass Il free coinage bill? 1t mat
tiers pot how true their candidate for
the presidency may be in his advocacy
OF this cause, without his party behind
him and in sympathy with his position
on tins question. he will he almost as
powerlcss in Washington as he is at
home upon his Nebraska farm. These
are the conditions as see them. 1 do
not believe there is any hope at pres
ent for proper settlement of the finan-
cial question.
Il have always adhered to the par
/ tvs declaration that we were Repub-
} Icans on all other questions but the
financial question. l am not a Demo-
crat, and IL seems TO me that the time
has come when we must be either Dem
ocrats or Republicans. There Is to-day,
IN my Judgment. no middle ground.
Even at Kansas City and while Mr..
Towne was still chairman of the ma
tional Silver Republican committee, he
declared that he was a Democrat and
that the Silver Republican organization
was kept alive at the request OF Demo
cratic leaders for the sole purpose Of
aiding Democracy. If this be true, then
TO maintain longer the Silver Repub-
hcan party Ii a pretense unworthy the
men who sacrificed much in leaving
the old party and IN trying to build up
and maintain the new.
But there Is another question-an-
other issue IL you please, one that
! think should have been considered and
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Americans and not as partisans, though
supposed party expedieDcy and parts
anshlp has made II an issue in this
campign, and this issue * near to the
hearts OF all old-time Republicans.
The flag Is being fired upon and our
soldiers and sailors are being killed.
The war with Spain was no party's
war; IL was war OF the American
people. a just war, waged in just
cause. ! had hoped we might consider
all OF the questions OF the war and all
OF the questions growing out OF II, not
as partisans. but as Americans all; as
lovers OF our country and Its institu-
tions. Dewey's guns placed upon the
country new and grave duties and re
sponsibiiitieS. The Philippine Islands
are ours; ours by conquest; ours by
generous and magnanlmous purchase
and ours by treaty. Their Inhabitants
are in rebellion against our govern
ment; they Kill our soldiers and cruelty
treat our wounded. The insurrection
there denies the authority OF the United
States We are as much Interested IN
II as II one of the states OF the federal
union was denying th. authority OF the
government Let American authority
be recognized; let the nag be respected
there and no one doubts that the Phil
| ipplns-s win then be justly and hui
namely treated.
Il am an expenslonist: | believe In
the greatness OF my country. ! have no
patience with the men or party who ac-
cept the word Of an adventurous Ash
attic renegade In preference to that OF
Admiral Dewey. and who continually
encourage the ignorant rebellion by
putting bad motives behind every good
act Of the government at Washington
Our couutry's flag means something TO
me. In my childhood my father fought
| for It that II might always remain the
emblem OF a united Snd hb"rty-lorlng
country and that It's blessings might
be beuueathed 10 his children II Is my
Inheritance,
The Silver Republicans Of Colorado
have always declared thar they were
exlansionists and they believed with
Senator Teller when he said in the
Senate of the United States. Where the
American soldier dies and Is buried,
and the American Nag is put up, ! say
there II viii stay and we will grappie
with the great problem whether we are
capable OF managing colonies or not
and try it; II we fail, II viii be the frst
time that the Anglo-SaSon race has
| failed when these great problems have
b-sen presented IL viii be the first time
| that the American people have failed
when great questions have been pre-
ssDtsd 10 them to solve them properly
and righteously and in the interests OF
their own people and Of the world
Il have considered all these ques-
ttons with anxious concern. My views
upon them have for some time been
| known 10 Senator Teller and other lead
| ers of the Silver Republican party. For
twenty years | have supported Senator
Teller, whose life. In my Judgment, is
sublime and unseltish devotion to
| duty. in every campaign in which he
/ has been interested IN Colorado.
II do not affect TO be indifferent to
your good opinions and wish that you
may ali know that | pursue the course
here indIca 4 after anxious and seri-
Gus consideration. | hope that you VIII
all believe that there are no alliances
nor entanglements behind my action
and that | am now prompted by as
high "a sense OF duty as | was when
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