The Globe-republican., 1900-10-11
MASSACHUSETTS, SENATOR
AGAINST BRYANlSM.
No Confidence in a Party that
Denies Self Government.
The Real Issue Is the Preservation of
National Financial Honor and Not
Whether Aguinaldo Shall
Succeed.


am asked to state briefly why think
anti-imperialists should vote for Presi-
dent Mckinley this fall There is in my
Judgment such a thing as Imperialism.
and such thing as anti-imperialism- The
tmDerialist says the Philippine Islands
are ours. The anti-imperialists say the
Philippine Islands belong TO the
Philippine people. The imperialists
Ssay we will establish for them the
best government think they are fit
for The anti-imperialists say they have
a right to establish for themselves such
a government as they think good and fit
for themselves
Now. President Mckinley made the
treaty, and Mr.. Bryan, when its defeat
was assured, came to Washington and
saved it. These two great political lead
ers, between whom you are to take your
choice. equally responsible for every
thing that has happened so far When
the treaty became the law of the land,
the public faith was pledged to pay $780,
600. 600 for sovereignty over the Philip
pine Islands, and that Congress, and not
the people, should dispose of them here
after. 1t became the constitutional duty
of the President, until Congress should
act, or declare otherwise, to reduce them
TO order and submission The Supreme
Court OF the United States held long
ago. The only difference up to this point
between President Mckinley and Mr..
Bryan is that President Mckinley be-
lieved he doing right, belonged to a
self had been, the champion of political
liberty, iii the past, and Is right on all
of the other questions that are at stake
in the coming election, and is fit to be
trusted with all new questions that shall
arise On the other hand, Mr. Bryan
thought the whole transaction wrong.
makes thin and frivolous excuses
for his conduct, and the party with whom
ne acts: and the men who surround him
and viii surround him his counselors
men who have been the opponents OF
righteousness, equality and civil liberty
always in the past, are wrong on all the
other great questions that are at stake II
the present election. and are not, in my
judgment, to be trusted with new Ques-
tons, however important vital, that
are to come up in the future.
In the matter of imperialism there has
been little practical difference between
President Mckinley and Mr. Bryan in
the past There will be little practical
difference in the future. Mr. Bryan does
not even promise to use his power as ex-
ecutiye and commandment chief in call
ing troops from the Philippines. He
only promises to call Congress together.
He knows very we'll he cannot command
even the strength of his party to
undo the mischief which seventeen of his
own followers in the Senate. at his own
instance. wrought when they ratified the
treaty-Messrs- McEnery, McLaurin,
Morgan. Pettus. Sullivan. Allen, Butler,
Harris. Teller. Kyle and Jones (of Ne
vRda1have not changed their minds.
Possibly Mr. Clay of Georgia and Mr..
Kenney of Delaware among his associ-
ates have done 1t is hopeless, even
If the Democrats get a tie. or even ma
jority in the Senate, to expect them to
accomplish anything in behalf of the in
dependence of the Philippine Islands
In 1896 you regarded MIR. Bryan's cam
paign as a passionate crusade of dis
honor" You said its success would bring
with it not only adversely, but disgrace.
Would its success not bring disgrace
now7 Mr.. Bryan said at Topeka that ii
he were elected the free coinage of silver
should be accomplished before another
presidential election. Secretary Gage
says he lawfully accomplish it by
executive power alone. Whether Mr..
Gage Is right in his construction of the
powers of the President under existing
law. 1 will not undertake TO say. But
viii undertake to say that Mr. Bryan
win net hesitate to use that power If be
has the great authority of Mr. Gage for
its lawfuiness- 1 do not believe the man
who promoted the ratification of the
Spanish treaty means business in this
matter OF the Philippine islands But
do believe he means business in the mat
ter of the free COMA ge of silver, in the
matter OF free trade. and in his purpose
to reconstruct the Supreme Court. Ht
means bad business He means business
which will overthrow prosperity and EN-
barrass manufacture; which will reduce
wages and destroy credit; which will de
bauch the currency and render the stand
ard OF value uncertain: which will impair
the obligation Of con tract and the value
of savings; which viii hurt our credit anG
break our faith All this you believe. as
do. You said SO in 1896 You havs
bSelf IN your OPINION by every
thing that has happened since VIII vor
support candidate who. If he have hi.
way. you admit will accomplish all thess
things. because he and his party give 70.
an empty promise OF justice to 10000,
po ASiatics. and at the same time threat
en- grievous injustice and wrong to 10,
100000 Americans2
Will not vote for q candidate for The
presidency. or help te bring a party int
power who, while they plant one heel OF
the forehead of Booker Washington ant
The other on the forehead of Rober
Small. wave the flag over Aeuinaldo ant
AIabini. GEORGE r. HOAR
Worcester, Mass.