The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-16
Ex-Governor Boutwell, Has Turned
His Back on Mckinley.
MANY OTHER PROMINENT REPUBLICANS
FOLLOWED HIS LEAD.
His Speech Was Given Ovation That Lasted Sew.
eral Misunderstanding Was Practically
Bryan Ratification Meeting.

which he VIII, we Will have some In
huence with the administration. We Will
be able TO say that We were with him
from the beginning, / think the hrst con-
siderauon IS TO defeat Mr. Mckinley, put
think II is just as important 10 elect Mr.
BRYAN. / did not Vote ior him four years
ago; 1 am a strong advocate oil the gold
standard and think he is mistaken ABOUT
tbs money question. out ! also think he
Is thoroughly earnest and honest and sins
cere, | believed his advocacy or the rat
/ incation OF tho treaty OF peace with Spain
was perfectly right and logical and that
WAS what first determined me to vote Tor
him ! do not believe any candidate for
president ever before had tAc courage to
say 10 convention that II 10 did not put
into its platform thing which he be-
! liovcd to be right II wound have to LOOK
for some other candidate. tApplausej.
want TO see that ldnd of man in tho
presidential chair. Since the time os
Lincoln | do not believe such a speech
has been made as Mr., Bryan made here
one week ago There Is no mlnclng mat
tiers in that speech. you know just what
he would do. ] have as much faith as I
have III any doctrine OF religion that when
lhe people come 10 vote next November
rhey VIII cast an overwhelming testimony
in favor of William J. Bryan
y. c. Tillotson OF Kansas. chairman OF
Z
ton, reported in favor of George $. Bout
we'll for permanent chairman Temporary
Secretaries Winslow and Aize were made
permanent.
Governor Boutwell, was accorded a
great demonstration when he took tbs
gayeL. lie said Having 10 mind many
oi the honors that | have received from
my eountrymen in times past, / shall
when this day is gone have no more
/ favorable recollection OF any one of them
than | shall OF this. This is an historic
occasion II the peril OF this country ID
what We think 1t Is, the question before
you and your countrymeu Is the question
OF the continuance Of the Republic, then
no graver question has ever been oommit-
! ted TO an assembly OF men or 10 the coun-
| try We are opposed to imperialism, We
are In favor OF II republican form OF gov
ornment We respect the teachings Di
/ our ancestry; the glory OF the history
| they have left 10 u.s. and standing between
! the past and the future, il Is our duty 70
! transmit to posterity the principles of the
/ fathers and the Institutions that they
| founded. That Is your mission today as
! the representatives OF forty-hye States
OF this Union. 1t may be representa-
/ ton without an organized constituency
but 1t Is a representation that speaiis for
| itself and for the people OF the country
| and for the generations that are rising
/ to take our places and 1t has a right to
speak representation that Will be
/ heard at Washington today--heard over
| the world. speaking as we do for the
J preservation OF republican Institutions;
representing the American Republic, the
! light OF which, IL II shall 30 out, Will
never be rekindled on the surface OF the
! earth
81 charge that the policy upon which
| this administration has entered Will mean
i -
which our government was founded, that
it will change the Republic into an em-
plre. The first Of the means before us for
the reservation OF the Union, II our al
| legation Is true, Is the overthrow OF the
administration | sm not disposed to
make Issues With men. but my former
friend aud fellow eileen, Mr.. Long, the
secretary OF the navy has made a remark
which In Itself may not appear very Sig
niicant but nevertheless ! choose TO
make some comment upon It. Mr., Long
says what we call Imperialism Is only
cry and the antl-imperialists are few in
number and OF no considerable Importance.
He says their voice Is only a cry. That
mdy be true; 4 census has not been taken
and We do not boast OF numbers But
nineteen centuries ago a cry was heard IN
the wilderness Of Judea-heard by only a
few: but now the echoes OF His voice "a
heard the world over And now we are
crying for an open path of Justice for all
people. repentance for the wrong that has
been done In the past and reformation In
the future.
owe have accomplished something The
lantl-lmperialistic leagues have made the
name and the characteristics OF imperial-
ism known aud spoken In every palace.
every log cabin and every prairie camp
on this continent.
1--WE are told there - peace in the Phil
ipplnes and our $4,000 soldiers are merely
performing police duty The president has
said the Philippines are ours and theirs
will be no abatement OF our rights and no
scuttle policy. This seems TO indicate
that we have entered upon colonial poll
ley. always follow the president by bis
doings. not by his speeches. When the
speeches Of men and the actions OF men
appear not to harmonic. / look to tneir
actions for the truth: therefore l nave
never looked to the words OF President
I Mckinley as presenting substantial evil
denee OF what he would do
81 am not able 10 explain the motive o.
I Mr.. Mckinley In taking this policy !
4 believe he Is the master mind in his cab
met aud that nothing has transpired OK
cept that which he himself has originated.