Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-08-14
IMPERIALISM A FAKE
A Life Long Democrat Tells the Pc
cos Valley Democracy the Truth
As to Expansion.
SIXTEEN TO ONE is DEAD
W. W. Gatewood Knocks the Props from
Under Bryan's Platform and Shows Up
Its Real Character Strong and
Timely Words.

Stant at ROSWELL, to nominate q cacdl-
date for the member of the house from
Lincoln, Chaves and Eddy counties on
the Democratic ticket, Judge W. w.
Gatewood, law partner of Mr.. U. S.
Bateman, who received the nomination.
upon being urged to speak. said as FOL
lows:
imperialism is not the paramount
issue in thisc campaign. In fact, it is no
issue at all. 1t is all wind. 1t is a
false issue gotten up for the purpose of
catching g%udgeons, and it will not
catch people who have any sense. Men
who think want proofs. You n 10 and
I know, that there is not one thing to
which any one can point which indi-
Gates that there is any danger of i'm
perialism, not a solitary thing. There
is no sense in a man being a fool be-
cause he is a Democrat. No sane man
believes for an instant that there is any
danger of our having an emperor in The
United States. Why deal in such noi.-
sense, such folly? We forced the Wal
onto President Mckinley and then b."
gan to criticise him soon after the op-
erations were commenced, n have
done nothing else since. Mr.. Bryan
went to Washington and advised sena
tors to vote for the ratification of the
treaty with Spain under which we paid
500, OOO. 900 for the Philippine islands.
Mckinley has done everything that he
should have done, I endorse everything
he has done. I am a Jefferson eXpan-
sionist. I have been a Democrat for
thirty years and have always voted the
ticket. But | do my own thinking and
I am giving you my candid iopinion in
reference to these matters. l was in
favor of the declaration of war. | was
in favor of taking Cuba. Why bless
your heart! Every we'll informed man
in the United States knows that we
have been trying for forty years to an
mex Cuba. | am in favor Of taking ev-
cry island big enough to raise a toy
flag on. l believe in the annexation OF
Canada and everything else on the con-
tinent. 1t is manifest destiny. I do
not believe the United States is to be
bound by the waters. I do not believe
m our allowing a narrow strip of water,
or a broad one either, to interfere with
our expanding wherever our commerce
goes. if necessary. Men of middle age
Quit being narrow minded, and take a
broad, comprehensive view of these
important questions. The Anglo saxon
is going to control the world. You
got to move, or the car Of progress
will run over you and flatten you u
Now as to free silver. The Chicago
convention declared for free silver our
years ago and the Kansas City CON
vention this year also. Sixteen to one
Is as dead as a doornail. We said four
years ago that there wasn't gold
enough in the country to do business
with and we ought to have free coin
age. We were mistaken. l am aware
| that | am uttering opinions that you
do not endorse. but every man here
tonight will endorse every word I have
said four years ago from now. Bryan
knows there is nothing in 16 to l and
he will be only too glad to get out of it.
He will ring the changes on Imperialism
and try to fool the voters with 1t, but
there is nothing in it. No one here
really believes in it. If honest, he will
say he does not believe it. 1t is wrong
and a mistake and if persisted in by the
Democrats, will bring defeat sure and
certain"
For some time it had been quite APP
aren't, from the angry scowls and the
utter silence with which the speakers
impassioned utterances mad been re-
ceived by the audience, that a storm
was brewing and when the last sem
tence above given was spoken. a small
crowd of the great unwashed,"
grouped on the south side of the ros-
trum interrupted him with cries of
"Hurrah for Mckinley" "Hurrah for
Mark HANNA" which were taken up
in other portions Of the room. Judge
Gatewood smiled in kindly derision.
said That's all right, boys! That's all
right! Make all the noise you want
to. Four years from now you will ac-
knowledge that I am right" This en-
ragged the brethren still more and the
noise and confusion, cries n shouts
of d%isapprovel were redoubled. Biding
his time, until the noise ceased, Judge
GatewOod continued:
II am a Protectionist, but I hold that
the tariff should be adjusted so that
it shall be fair to all. Protection has
planted factories all over the south.
What have you got to say about that?
1t is a business proposition that any
understand. These are the days when
a man should be able to give a reason
able, sensible answer to the question.
Why are you a Democrat" ] do not
believe in government of corporations, |
by injunction. or for the trusts. There
are plenty of live issues to stand upon
without bringing up false ones. Four
years from now. if present conditions
prevail, Roosevelt will be the Republic
can candidate. Hill the Democratic
candidate and Towne the Populist can-
didate. But I want to tell you that if
the nonsense that is now being INDUCED
in by Mr.. Bryan and his followers con-
tinues, there will be no Democratic
party: it will be merged into the Pop
ulist party and become a thing of the
past" (Howls and c%onfusion.) "The
Democratic party Should be the party
of progress. more howls.) II stand
where Jefferson stood" (Cries of
you're no Democrat: you're a Repub-
lican.") II am not an office seeker. and
7 don't care whether you like what I
say or not" (Some more howls and
general ~confusion.) EVERY bit of
trouble and confusion under which the
country Ia now laboring over these
questions, has been caused by the pro-