Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-09-15

abuse which was heaped upon Lincoln
many years ago. There were. he said
men now living who had voted for
Lincoln in 1850. who voted against him
in 1861. but no one ever heard them
speak of 1t. So men now who voted
for Mckinley in 1896 and against him
in 1900 would be sorry for ii all their
days.
The speaker then reviewed the
causes which led to the Spanish war
and the results of that war. the situa.
ton in the Philippines. Cuba aud Porto
Rico. and commended the course of
the President throughout Then. com.
ing to Bryan's cry of imperialism"
the Congressman defined it 10y saying:
AS nearly as / can make out impc-
rialism means the expansion of nation.
al territory under a Republican admin.
istration."
He proceeded to show how expansion
had tlourished under Democratic al.
minlstrations. how jefferson acquired
| the province of Louisiana. how Mon.
roe added Florida. how Polk added
Texas. and again New Mexico and
southern California. and how johnson
| acquired Alaska. Polk tried TO acquire
Cuba. and James Buchanan. John y
| Mason and Pierre Soule issued the Us.
| tend manifesto saying Cuba should lie
| annexed by purchase If possible. ivy
| force If necessary. These Democrats
wanted Cuba TO extend the slave trade
What contrast" exclaimed the
speaker. "rhe Democratic party tried
To annex Cuba in order To pcrpotuaic
slavery: the Republican party has given
Cuba its independence"
Monroe in 1S1I sold Texas to Mexico.
| and with IL were transferred against
! their will the Texans who aftcrwnrd
arose In rebellion and established the
Lone Star State. Now. suggested the
speaker. let the Democrats. If they are
sincere. emulate Monroe and 20 before
the country on the issue of selling the
| Philippine Islands to the highest bid.
der. Coming to the plea of Mr.. Bryan.
for government only by the consent of
the governed. Congressman Boutcll
| said.
| rs Mr.. Bryan sincere in his avowcd
interest In the oppressed. In his pro.
fessed love for the working man. I'm his
apparent anxiety that no one should he
governed without his consent? Let us
put him TO n simple test. No one will
accuse him of reluctance to speak In
public. II Is no hardship to him to dis
cuss political issues. I challenge VIII.
lam Jennings Bryan between now and
Nov. u TO speak in the capital of each
OF the old slave States. urging the re-
peal of all constitutions and laws de.
signed TO disfranchise the colorcd popu.
lation or restrict their suffrage. insist
Ing that the State and local authorities
shall see that every cOlorcd voter has
full opportunity To east his ballot and
have 1t counted. advising the white
population TO live up to the Declaration
of Independence. respect the provisions
Of the constitution, ana allow colorcd
voters TO give their opinion In the
choice of their Governors and lcgisla.
tors, and submit themselves TO the rule
Of the majority, without regard To race,
color, or previous condition of scrvi.
tude. II Bryan will accept this clial-
lenge, then he will prove himself To bean
idealist. pure and honest, for the South
ern people would give up Bryan and
Organism before they would permit
their governments To derive any of
their powers from the consent of the
governed. II Bryan declines this chal.
lcngc, then he Is u sham idcalist. lie
Is an ideal sham" Then coming To the
silver question the speaker said:
us II not possible that the Democrats
have buried the silver question. he
cause. In the language of the service
for the burial of the dead. The Lord
gave and the Lord hath taken away;
blessed he the name of the Lord Hut
do they not think that that which was
sown In corruption will be raised In in
corruption In ease Bryan should he
elected! Let me ask the Independent
voters of the country, the anll.lmpcrlal.
lists. the gold Democrats, the real Demo-
Gratis of the old historic party of Jctfer.
son and jackson and honest money. are
YOU going To be hoodwinked into voting
| w uN sou 'bNl. w
l prevent the establishment of IN empire
In this country, and then suffer the
humiliation of seeing him inaugurate
Il reign of social and financial anarchy
and ruin! Bryan and every man on
the ticket with him Is pledged 10y the
most binding terms that the tongue
can utter or the Imagination conceive,
TO strain every nerve to undo the imam
clal legislation of the Republican party
ana place this country on n free silver
basis. What will 1t profit you to
change our policy In the Philippines
AMI upset our financial system ut
home: viii you leave the high road Of
prosperity ana practical wisdom TO
chase after the glmmering bubbles
that Bryan blows with his ineXhausti.
BILE breath of vanity ana decelt:"
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