Evening star., 1900-08-10

allies; as .burdening the republic with
heavy responsibilities and at the same
time denying 1t the power and the con-
troll necessary to meet them: as fostering
the military and meddlesome spirit among
American youth; as infiaming the imperial
istic greed for land through foreign ac-
quisitions and for gold through foreign
trade: rendering essential a large army
and navy to the injury of the peaceful
taxpayers. and as developing a spirit of
rampant militarism and pointing straight
to the overthrow of the republic.
s. We denounce the democratic proposition
to delay indefinitely independence for the
Filipinos. on the pretext of first estab-
fishing there a stable government imposed
upon them by us without their consent.
We denounce the method of constituting
the Constitution proposed by the demo-
cratic party, which would make of the
Philippines instanter an integral part OF
the Union and thus prevent forever their
separation or secession from the United
States and their enjoyment of an inde-
pendent government.
We declare that the government of our
foreign acquisitions would be safer un-
der the republican program of treatment
as territory belonging to the United
States "a status recognized by the Con-
stitution) to be governed under limitations
stated in the Constitution and construed
and precisely determined by the Supreme
Court. than under the democratic pro-
gram of an imperial. warprovoking, un-
OF uiltcT
stable government forciby imposed by US
OIL the Philippines as an integral part Of
the United States.
But we declare that both parties are
worthy only of our condemnation. In
stead of suggesting and upholding any
special form of government for the Philip
pines, whether protectorate or other
wise. We demand that the United States
Immediately grant them full independence,
leaving them free to determine for them
selves the form of government most pleas
ing to them.
Juggling the Money and Imperialism
PIanks.
The gold democrats and the sound money
men in general, including Americans of
German descent. among the anti-imperial-
lists are especially indignant at the bare
faced attempt to humbug them in the jug
Cling of the money and Imperialism planks
of the Kansas City platform
To the free silver men Of the populist
and silver republican parties the platform
says:
Notwithstanding determined assaults of
eastern gold bugs. the minions of Wall
street, bond owners, bankers, ice trust
representatives. monopolists and greedy
capitalists, our peerless leader, w. ]. Bry-
an. held the party to reiteration Of the
pledge for free coinage at 16 to / in the
very words of the declaration of 1896. 1t
was impossible to make the statement
more emphatic. and the struggle which
preceded 1t only rendered more conspicu-
Gus and binding the free coinage pledge,
which on this occasion was given. not in
a moment of eloquence-excited enthusiasm
but in cold blood, after calculating and
protracted deliberation."
To the anti-free coinage men, gold demo-
Gratis and sound money anti-imperialists
the platform is made to declare:
SILVER Is no longer the issue. The men,
ton of 16 to is perfunctory and incidental.
You will hear no more of it in the campaign
or afterward. Anti-imperialism is the para
mount. in fact the only issue, as you will
speech Of acceptance"
The same contradictory. vote-catching
declarations as to the effects of free COIN
age may also be expected in 1900 as in 1896
To the silver owner in the Rockies, directly
and specifically, and indirectly to frightened
creditors everywhere it was and will be
proclaimed: Independent free coinage at
16 to l will double the market price of sill
yer over all the world and enrich the bullion
owner without cheating any one else." To
farmers and to debtors 1t was and will be
declared: Free coinage will not double the
world price of silver, but by substituting
for the gold dollar a deprecated and de-
preciating silver dollar it will raise prices
for the benefit of the farmer and by cheap
ening money 1t will render easier the pay
ment of debts" On the one hand an i'm
possibility Is suggested to deceive and con-
ciliate the honest: on the other hand the
truth is proclaimed in shape to tempt the
dishonest.
The Inconsistencies of the double-faced
policy of the Kansas City platform are ap-
pleciated most keenly by the republican
who takes no more stock in "anti-imperial-
ism than in cheap and dishonest money
To him the platform seems to say:
Il reiterate my fixed unalterable deter
mination to stab the public credit, to de-
stroy the national repute for honesty by
this murderous intent in the precise words
employed by me in 1886, when this design
was declared paramount.
But to assassnate national credit is not
my main purpose today; l plan also to de-
stroy the nations foreign trade, present and
prospective. and to strike down the re-
public's prestige abroad.
And since in stating my paramount
murderous intent of 1900 | use sixteen
words to one employed concerning my Grim
inal design of 1896, now reaffirmed let no
one heed the latter threat.
Since / put first my plan, verbosely ex-
pressed. to assassinate national prestige,
let no one be alarmed at my curt. brusque
declaration of intent to murder the national
credit, which quickly follows.
Concerning my free silver threat all I
ask of my political opponents is to be let
alone. l did not utter this menace with the
intent to make 1t an issue. / will not per-
init 1t to be made an issue to my own in
convenience by those whom 1t unnecessarily
alarms. l refuse to discuss it. 1 decline
to accept responsibility for it. 1t is to be
treated as If it had not been said'
Insincere In One; Insincere in ALL
The sound money yanti-imperialist thus as
sured that the free silver declaration of the
platform Is meaningless. may be excused If
he suspects a lack of definite meaning in the
anti-imperialism plank also, and this suspi-
cion Is confirmed by the contradictory con-
structions put upon it by democrats them
selves.
BY the anti-imperalist the platform is un-
derstood to say:
The republic is menaced. Anti-imperial-
ism Is the paramount issue. We declare
for the independence of the Filipinos and no
more of a protectorate than we now give to
Patagonia or Peru which. as everybody
knows. Is no protection at all. In sub
stance, therefore, we propose to cut loose
from the Asiatic islands and to return to
the time-honored traditions and policies of
the United States of America
BY the expansionist the platform is un-
derStood to say:
Our first proposal is that there shall be a
stable government in the Philippines I'm
til that is established We do not propose in
dependence for the F'ilipinos and abandon
ment of the Islands. In fact. we do not pro-
pose abandonment at all. For if, after a
century or SO, stable self-government is es-
taplished among the barbarous Igorrotes
the refractory TagalogS, and the blood :