The sun., 1900-09-28
Mr.. AIcLane's Letter.
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norahle Murray yandiyer, Chairman
Democratic State Central Cmlnmittet

ScptemlVr %. 1890.
norahe Murray yandiver. Chairman
Democratic State Central Cunmittee
Baltimore, Md:
Dear Sir-I am III receipt Of your cir i
,ular letter Of the 18th instant inviting
me "a discuss upon the platform the -
Sues of the campaign. which must le-
cline to do. and feel that should ie
wanting iii frankneSs did not give You
briefly The reasons for my action, since
A; Won ;i, aware. ! was IN earnest adj
yoc;fe IL thp election 0t the Democratic
State ana city tickets 1T ati laSt eiet,-
ton,
brought III have ll,@ii II the ii'in'
,inles pf ia Democratic pirty, ind he
longing f. that partE from agreement
with these principles and not FROM pro
juCica on hind Worship uf thc lnti'tv
nanie it was Il httcr awakening N lS96
IL find I'll" nntinnal organization Of tilat
narty cuntured liz the ponulist party. to
srp il abandon the tim" honu"ed prinr-
plrs. Including hard money nnd thllt
for revenue only. ana 10 find il advncat-
ng every conceivable political vagary III
its vain search for votes Having ta
choose between free silver and the single
cold standard. betwcpn free riot and law !
ana ORDER | took pleasure in voting for
Mckinley and Hobart. notwithstanding
the Republican partyS continued adyo-
c;cy Of the extreme protective thriif pol |
icy.
-Four years have passed. and. whether
in spite Of protection or owing to il. the
country has had uneNnmped prosperity.
The war with Spain approached and
the Democratic party WED with the Re
publican party in declaring that war.
Tnhrokcn victories laid Spain and her
possessions at our feet. A treaty of peace
was drawn up between the parties. and
was. under the Constitution. submitted
10 the United States Senate for ratifica-
tion.
That treaty proposed to do the very
thing now compnin"d Of hv th" Kansas
t'itv r1atfailn ~ 1cna rn} G9l'hrd i'm
pcrinliym," namely. ~ take from spain
Porto Rico and th" IihilinpinpS and pay
hcr S2o0o0O00 for the same
II PROPOSED 10 Hlnrh u rt'an COLON
ial toEier That treats repiiiIal the vote
If two-thirlS ~ tha S"nat" II lntifs' Il
ana t. ..ira il tha f1"oo ~ law Th"n
was the tim" N ,l,ira. II II a"i ',hie"-
tion vy,> "a yirarsn.; t',.,. th.' iorti,lic.-'
Ertr had onl. Il nr +hr nn.rs4isiS 60
votes for its ratification.
aided Treaty Ratification.
Ii was either riglt 0l WRONG g. nrkt
p"acr IN the terms pr"'a~"a What
liappenrdt Mr. BRYAN and til" other
ilefn6cratic n headers saw that tin
treaty was On the point of hcing tleteAttt
shnt ii could only he ratified ~ the Hii
Il Democratic votes and rca,ling the pro
gondrrancc of feeling throughout IN
Nntry rs in favor ~ immediate peace
cn ulam the terms proposed and fear
iii. that the blame for the trcatv's tlt
feat would he east upon their Grtv all
annihlate il. they went to Wnshingt"
and whipped into line for ~" lhticatl"
of the treaty 19 Democratic vatrs. IN
the Philippines thrrrnpon became ollH
inst ;ls much as AlhskH. California, fln
ila or Louisiana had. The nIclcst schod
hoy in the country knew then that th'
were not contiguous territory. and Il
60 Senators who voted for the treaty 81
parentlr did not worry about the 90
sent Of the governed.
ImmcdiAtclv i revolt nrnSC against o.
authority. ust us til" noble rcd man
the past has from tinr ~ time 0hte"ti
10 ullr Gnrcrnrncnt. nnd thnt rrvnl'
being mi down. u takes time hrcnn,
following Tie traditions - our race
law and ortlnr Ne m, t'.~n~ IL Z.
wears tu 10 whnt St,nin mover tried 4"
IN 400 vn.,,., .,.tt,,s,1,i ~, ''th,
cannfrv api r,,,,t.r, orlci. and estlltli
roveIuteent - IT. a',l n@t n"""iv
tlaw, 4, Nat;l.l - II ~, !, ...,.,,,,.i'
ranulation cut e",h Wiaf't thtats
their hears cnltcli.
What VIII Bryan 10?
Whit ,h;il.n n this policy il ntila,
III tie lSansas City platfnrW: N'ill
Bryan Ill clnrta,l call thc trnnils ha
ana present tn island IL .tgiinaan
dcfprcllcr .'to III" ri..his ii lA5iii' at
ptying olit S.n.Goa0an - nnlt' s'rid lial
ror them: NJ; IL could nai IN vi
ont Il violation oi his ontil N atlic'
proposes to have Congress II GIice
clare our rtlrno.e te establish Sta
-ovrrnmoHt How does thH .ii!fe 4,
what We arn ROW daiu"s ''Acti
sn"al; louder than words. III my II
the Kansas Git% platform on thnt u
Is simply tlnsl. ''Imperiaisn'' is iii,
Il hugaop to make Il cloak for
EryanS violently suppressed attnck
rraa silver. The Kansas CITY result
arrived IT hv i very simnlr ,rnrcss
Wit iii consideration Of ,,ieldny 10
nHrty lna"n""rs from the East The sGl
''impnri"liSm' and declaring il 81;
mount" Mr. Bryan was allowed to
firm free silver and the platform
rSae.
He has Kent himself hottloI ~ lor
nan !. for ono. had cXnectrd hut
an ar,."np dorht what he stands 10
vhat his election mears aftnr ron,
his lette" of acceptance? Ha is
~ fro" silver, YEA. even worse. now I
III 1886
He has no foreign relicy 10 pro-