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bear the most rigid examination and
analysis. Motives of sef preservation,
Of morality. of patriotism and humanity
all demand that we weigh this statement
and submit it to the test of reason. If
we ind it true, there ought to be no hest
fancy on the part of any citizen as to
how he should vote at the coming presi
dental election.
On deaf ears the statement will make
no impression, Eyes blinded by parti.
san hate. will see in its truth no menace
to our liberties. The person whose rea,
son is stifled will not comprehend its
import. The bigot will stop his ears and
continue to cry "Great is Diana of
Ephesus" Political mountebanks will
continue to turn Alp flaps over the flag
of our country, and try to distract the
voters mind from the real issue "The
Dollar, or the Man." The important
question is, what will the voter do? Win
he weigh Mr.. Bryan's statement? If he
finds il true. will he cast his vote for the
man, instead of for the dollar?
The importance of any political issue
is measured by its effect upon the peo.
Piles welfare. Issues are not ready made,
but grow out Of certain policies advo
Gated by one party and opposed by an
other. If certain policy has proven
beneficial to the people, it should be
continued by hearty support of the
party advocating it, If it is not of bene
fit to the people, the party advocating it
should give place to one proposing a
better policy This IS common sense.
1t accords with morality and justice.
Let US see if Mr.. Bryan's statement
az cords with reason. He says the ulti
mate issue is 'the conflict between the
dollar and the man" In 1896 the Chi
cago platform adopted by the Demo.
cratic party, made the money question
the leading issue. The people recog.
nized its importance, and the tariff ques.
ton sank into lnslgniicance.
In 1900, at Kansas City, the Demo
cratic party re affirmed the Chicago plat
form, and in addition, denounced trusts
and the imperialistic policy of the present
administration. Imperialism was made
the paramount issue, not simply because
it was so announced, but because it is
the most important issue before the PEG
pie today The Democrats recognized
what many of the best and most patri
otto Republicans recognized. and yet
recognize, namely, that the perPetuity
of our governments threatened, and that
therefore, no other question can be so
supremacy important as is this same
question of imperialism.
One of the fundamental principles of
our government is set forth in the Decla
ration of Independence, namely, that
governments derive their just powers
from the consent of the governed. An
other truth set forth in the Declaration
is that men are endowed by their Creator
with the right to life, liberty, and the
pursuit of happiness. These are funda
mental truths upon which our govern
ment rests. They will not be denied,
save by an Ang lo-maniac, or by one who
is an enemy to a Democratic form of
government. Our forefathers fought for
these principles, and established them
as living truths at the cost of blood and
treasure. An imperialstic policy gives
them the lie, and in effect, at least, GOV
ers the memory OF our evolutionary
slres with odum and disgrace.
But" our Republican orators say,
1--WE have no imperlalistic policy" Let
US see. What is "imperiallsm?" The
defines it as "the system OF
under an emperor or en-
pire; the spirit of empire" What is an
empire? Again the dictionary defines
the term as "the territory, region or
COUNTRIES OVeI WHICH supreme uOululOn
Is extended; supreme control or com.
mand over anything"
Any policy which controls, or seeks 10
control, country or people as an empire,
is an imperlalistic policy, no matter
it is called expansion, or benev-
olent assimilation. You cannot escape
this conclusion.
Now what is the present administra-
ton doing? Is it not exercising supreme
control of the Philippine islands? Does
1t deny doing this? Has it ever init,
mated by word or deed that it intends
to do anything else? Is this control ex.
ercised by Consent of the governei?"
Does the administration guarantee the
inhabitants of those islands their free
dom? Has it ever even intimated that
much? No, it has not. 1t has offered
them "a degree of freedom in keeping
with their condition" or words to that
effect, This is almost precisely what
King George offered our Revolutionary