Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-28
THE POLITICAL FIELD.
Champ Clark Gives His Views I'm Re-
gard to ExpanstOn.

Champ Clark Gives His Views I'm Re-
gard to Expansion.
The Central Passenger Association has
granted a rate of one fare for the round
trip from all points in Indiana. Ohio. Mfchi-
gan and Illinois to the Bryan notification
meeting in Indianapolis. Tickets will be
sold on all trains August Z, limited for re-
turn to August .. The Central Passenger
Association has given the Western Passen-
ger Association these rates as a basis for
making their rates for the same meeting.
Gold Democratic Campaign.
John Jay Chapman, r. A. Widenmann
Jacob F. Miller. NJ. D. Rothschild and E
V. Abbott. the five members OF the commit
tee from the Plaza conference. who have
been IN consultation with the gold demo-
cratic national committee at Indianapolis
returned to New York city yesterday. The
committee say they Will at once begin FORM
ing local organizations, and arrangements
for public speakers will be made later.
Republican Literature.
The republican committee on literature
has let contracts for the distribution of
5000. 900 copies Of the letters of acceptance
by President Mckinley and Governor
Roosevelt. The principal points of distri-
button for this matter will be this city,
DoSloI-
Criticized the Canteen Law.
The Connecticut prohibitionists met at
Hartford yesterday, with about 100 persons,
including three ladies, In attendance. The
Rev. ]. 1. Bartholomew of Manchester was
appointed chairman and E. L. G. Hohen-
thai secretary.
Chairman Bartholomew made an address.
in which he criticised the Interpretation of
Every liquor-selling canteen in every
army post in the United States exists with
the consent of the President he said.
The President has the power to shut out
every canteen. On William Mckinley and
on no other man rests the canteen with
all its damnable evils. CApplause) In 1899
We shipped liquors to the value of s269,oI0
to the Philippines Where the flag has
gone the beer keg has gone"
Charles D. Sheldon rcnominated for
Congress in the twelfth Michigan district
republican convention yesterday on the
fifty-fifth ballot.
Champ CIark's Views.
Yesterday was democratic day at the
TeXas-Colorado Chautauqua, at Boulder.
Col. Excursion trains were run from Dem
yer and other cities and towns in northern
Colorado. bringing several thousand visit
ors. Champ Clark of Missouri was the
orator of the day. He said in part:
THE issue is squarely Joined. 1t is the
empire against the republic. William Nc
Kinley and his cohorts stand for the en-
pire; William ]. Bryan and his followers
stand for the perpetuation of this benefi-
cent republic for which our fathers fought
and for which thousands Of them died
The Asiatic propaganda is the most pre-
rosterous scheme ever Matched in the brain
OF man, and Is the rankest sort of midsum-
mer madness.
Zone of things < rgle he
Filipinos-either they are fit for self-gov-
eminent or they are not. II they are fit
for self-government, in Gods name let
them govern themselves. IL they are not
fit We do not want them for fellow citizens
But whether the Filipinos are fit to govern
themselves or net they are not fit to gov
ern us. and that is precisely what they will
do if we take them into political partnership
with us. for the Supreme Court of the
United States has decided time and time
again that the only purpose for which we
can acquire foreign territory is to make
states out of it, and if they are ever adj
mitted as states they will control the Sem
ate as well as the electoral college
These jingoes say we are opposed to ex-
panSon. and call us little Americans. The
Lame is an insult and the charge that we
are opposed to expansion is a lie. 1t is
lie made Of the whole cloth. and made will
fully. deliberately. premeditatedly and with
malice aforethouglt. I take It that all
Americans are expansioniSts, provided the
expansion Is on the right lines, in the right
direction and will strengthen our tnstitu-
lions and not weaken them"
Towne to Withdraw.
The Minneapolis Journal says:
Charles A Towne will be withdrawn as
vice presidential candidate from the popu-
list national ticket about August TO- At
that time the populist national committee
will accept his resignation and replace him
with Adlai E. Stevenson as the nominee Of
the populist party for Vice President. The
source from which the announcement is re-
ceived is such as to make 1t impossible to
question its accuracy.
During the campaign Mr.. Towne is to
be utilized a campaign orator. to whom
will be assigned the most desirable tours.
He will speak only in large cities and 10
close districts. A cabinet position is as
sured to him in the event of Bryan's cleo
ton"
Arkansas Populfsts.
A populist state mass meeting. held In
Little Rock. Ark. yesterday, nominated A.
w. Files of Little Rock for governor No
other state nominations We're made except
a complete Barker and Donnelly electoral
ticket.