The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-11-02

ballots and shot down black people who
dared to attempt to vote. That's inn
perialism, shouted the general when he
reached that part of the democratic
pitchfork Tillman's boast, and the
crowd cheered him as he said it,
The tariff was touched upon briefly
and the general acknowledged his ad-
miration for the beautiful logic Of the
free trade democrats but reminded his
hearers that they had never acted as
they were supposed by their supporters
to act when it was attempted to put
them into practice in this country A
fitting tribute was paid to Representa-
tive Dingley, the author of the tariff
bill that bears his name, and he said
that he laid his life on his country's
altar as truly as did their soldier broth
ers. Before you tear down this tariff,
he said, be sure to stop and think
whether you want prosperity or adver-
sity.
The free silver issue was touched up
on very briefly, the General stating that
he had himself been friend of silver,
but while he had been bimetallist he
was not believer in sixteen to one and
he did not want to see this country
forced into attempting to fix any such
arbitrary ratio on the world, with the
resulting silver standard for this coun.
try.
Expansion had at one time been quite
an issue, but lately it seems that Bryan
has been leaving it out 1t was Dewey
who was the first expansionist and the
expanding that he did was quite in the
line of his duty, while all of the ex.
banding that had been done since was
directly in the line of duty, each move
ment logically following the preceding
and being the only possible course at
the time. Referring to Mr.. Bryan's
statement that all the title we had to the
Philippines was quitclaim deed from
Spain, he said that we did not need yet
to have Spain guarantee us anything.
The title was just as good as the title
we have enjoyed to Alaska and in fact
to all the rest of the land which we have
acquired since the days of the revolu.
ton. If Mckinley had not sent the
troops asked for by Dewey, and if he
had not done as he did to protect the
inhabitants Manila from the lootlng,
which the Tagalogs under Aguinaldo
had plotted, and at the same time had
not prevented the Tagalogs from run
ming the American troops into Manila
Bay, he would have been impeached.
Bryan could not have done differently
and not have been impeached had he
been in McKinley's place at that time
There is no imperialism said the Gen
eral Mckinley did not make the same
proclamation in regard to the Philip
pines as was made in regard to Cuba,
because he did not not have the right
to do so. Congress had taken some
action in respect to Cuba, it was to
congress that belonged the right and
duty to make whatever statement of
purpose was to be made in regard to
the Philippines. The idea that the
island of Cuba was being carpetbagged
was refuted with a reference to the
character of General Wood who was
sent there. Mckinley simply couldn't
give over the millions of inhabitants of
those islands to that double dyed traitor
Aguinaldo and his cut-throat band of
Tagalogs.
The audience then heard the story
very briefly told of how the Generals
son Colonel Guy Howard, met his death.
The General had no complaint to make
but his appeal that he and the other
brave men who had met their death
there may not have died in vain
was touching one. If we all vote
right on November 9th and re.elect
President Mckinley the rebellion will
be over. General Howard has another
son who is in command of province
with his battalion and but recently he
went throughout the entire length of
tbs province without there being hos
tile shot fired The most of them love
the flag already. Give them chance.
That's what the flag stands for if they
will keep off from the bayonets.
The idea of militarism was secuted as
being something no one wished, even
among the old army officers themselves.
As to trusts, he wished it remembered
that an amendment to the constitution
TO enable congress to deal with the
trust question had been proposed by the
republicans but as the republicans did
not compose twothirds of the members
of congress the measure was defeated
by the democrats who voted against the
submission of this proposition to the
people. Everything that has been done
to bring the trusts under the control of
government had been done by the re.
publican party.
The canteen question was considered
briefly. The question of whether or
not the matter of conducting the can.
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