Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-10-12
Eloquent New York Orator At
tacks McKinley's Imperial
istic Policy.
Arraigns the Republican Admins
tration on the Charge of
Despotism.
Declares for Bryan and Believes His
Election Would Bring True
Prosperity.

Fifteen thousand persons tried to
squeeze into the Coliseum at Chicago
saturday night, September 20, to hear
Bourke Cochran, of New York, speak
for Bryan and against imperialism.
The democratic orator met with rous-
ng reception, and in the course of his
speech said:
I'VE are told by our republican adyer-
saries that the issue of this campaign Is
the preservation of our national prosper,
ity. 1 accept that issue go farther ana
l say that on the results of this election
depend not merely the prosperity OF the
American people. but the prosperity OF the
whole human race. L believe that re.
the establishment of this republic was the
most important contribution TO human
beme the Of this repabc to the
human race was not the adoption OF a
written constitution. 1t was not the dis
ment into various departments Long pc
fore the convention met to deliberate,
ence had been proclaimed in Philadelphia.
executives had administered governments,
parliaments had adopted and Judges mao
interpreted laws.
But never in the history of the race un-
f ahe the pnder
ed to live was a government establlshed-
not an infamous assumption OF owns inc I'm IN
tn os provide M H for e the Welfare and to
the blessings of civil liberty.
Now. ali these different provisions un-
of this fhs n naP5ion Came they We're all in
terdependent. related and inseparable: the
1ne tt Of of
that experiment. have been visible all over
the World They have fa
balanced or recorded. but that they are
n morai law: hat justice is the foundation
moral; not a stingy fountain, not a foun-
tain that can be exhausted by too IRE
f fhat f,oWp fi In ever Increasing ABUNDANCE
among those who remain faith1ui TO the
:.That has been the one lesson which this
country has proved; proved by every bene, ,
fit which the human race had derived e,a, from
public was founded the peace Of the world
has been preserved, the well-being of this
where has been made fruitful. the power
of human hand has been multiplied, the
extent of human knowledge has been
widened and the boundary of human hopes
has been amplified
Ask to Adopt Discarded System.
And now we are asked to change this
system of government for a system such
ing. We are asked to abandon these IN
st whR
themselves all that has been achieved for
human rights since. the doctrine of hu-
shores of Lake Galilee, and we are asked
to surrender. Not because there are any
it has achieved the very pientitude Of
success secs arc to,o that wa have grown 90
great that it is no longer necessary to feel
that we are bound to justice; that because
enjoy ZEN SO hiGh re- can ai
we have reached it. Surely this raises not
merely the issue of American prosperity.
N t 'e our r et Friends would re-
sent the assertion that the issue of this
lican government. They profess to believe
In republican government for the United
ouent in assura NJ e Of his afrection for
democratic institutions than the repub-
,iesn candidate Indeed # his words Ss end an.
hcult to make any opposition to him.
Flaws Found In Mckinley.
but. unfortunately. whenever we find
that his courses are the most Objectionable
are the most unexceptionable. We find
him shooting down people in the eastern
for them and the utmost regard for their
prospects. He tells us that he Is opposed
to and yet he is eehng
assertion that he is introducing militarism
the the army has been aaadrupied during his
administration and policy established
should be successful at the polls.
az have no disposition to charge the presi-
or disloyalty. I prefer to think that he
has fallen victim to high-sounding and
misguiding phrases. which have often
very, questionable transactions In fact.
I believe that it is source of congra tula :
everywhere that this campaign has been
singularly free from all manner of person
alities.
High Plane of Campaign
plane of thoughtful discussion. Both par
ties are deeply concerned upon the issue.
ing the personal virtues of both the candi-
dates. But the personal virtue of a can
to him when he represents an issue which
we consider dangerous. should intensity
"a Vicious principle supported by a vi
cious man Is never dangerous. 1t is only
when 1t is able to enlist the support of
sinister shadow over the prospects Of the
the American people represents the at
tempt on one side to overthrow all that
the other an honest enthusiastic determina-
ton to defend it.
thought springing esom the use of ambigu-
Gus terms. perhaps 1t would be well for me
to define here exactly the issue in such
ing; l think that discussion is always IA
cflitated andimprOved by an accurate state
ment of the problem before US.
Stated in Its very narrowest compass.
right of this government to seize distant
territory, govern 1T against the will of its
but threus eur
be nameS bv the president. who viii adj