The Irish standard., 1900-10-27
The PHILIPPINE POLICY
Stigmatizes Mark Hanna as q
Political Monstrosity.
WHY he SUPPORTS THE NEBRAsKAN
The Same Motives that Actuated
Other Men of the Race.

At the Second Regiment armory in
Chicago a week ago, Kickham Scan
Ian, n Blaine Irish Republican and a
leading member of the Hamilton Club,
addressed a Democratic meeting for
the first time in his life. The fact that
the young attorney had deserted the
ranks of the Republican party ON ac-
count of it's imperalstic policy en-
deared him to the hearts of the as
sembled Democrats, and the patriotic
sentiments he expressed simply served
to make the bond Of sympathy all the
stronger. He spoke for an hour and
was interrupted at times by cheers and
applause. His references to the Nc
Kinley policy of expansion and i'm
perialism and the arguments which he
presented in opposition to these We're
greeted with ovation after ovation. In
the course of his address Mr.. Seaman
said:
AS an Abraham Lincoln Republican
1 wish to state the reasons that have
caused me to espouse the candidacy of
Mr.. Bryan. Abraham Lincoln was a
firm believer in Democratic govern
ment, as taught by Thomas Jefferson,
and he designated all those who sought
to change the Jeffersonian foundation
Of our government as "sappcrs and
miners of returning despotism," and
he cried aloud to his countrymen to be.
ware of all those servants Of kings
Two years ago, at the conclusion Of
the Spanish war, an expansion meet
ing was held in this city by the Ham
ilton club. Vandcrbilt's hired man,
Chauncey Depew, was selected to ex-
pound the new doctrines Of colonial
expansion to the Republicans of the
west. Senator Depew was introduced
to the audience by one of the United
States judges Of this district in a
speech startling and ominous in its
significance.
So revolutionary for the past two
years has been the administration of
Mark Hanna that all true believers in
our democratic form Of government
are shivering in fear of the possible
consequences of the reasonable dOings
Of this representative of imperialism,
or have openly espoused the cause Of
Mr.. Bryan that they may quickly and
effectively aid in saving the republic.
Six months ago in the face of n pub
lie Indignation never before equalled
the administration forced through con-
gress the Porto Ricnn bill, by which
the people of that unhappy island were
treated as dependents and taxed with
out giving them representation in our
government. When this infamy was
perpetrated it should have been en-
acted that all schoolbooks and histories
in the land be destroyed; it should
have been further ordered that Fan
euil hall and Independence hall be
burned. 1t should have been further
enacted that no references to the
American revolution or its causes
should hereafter appear in any books,
that the children may not read the
speeches Of Patrick Henry, James
Otis, John Adams, Josiah Quincy and
the other patriots, for If they do they
| will learn that our fathers rebellcd
against Great Britain rather than pay
one cent of taxes without representa-.
tion.
This little island of Porto Rico so
loved liberty that It raised the money
to pay for the emancipation of 10000
slaves. Supposing some patriot there
should go from town to town reading
to the inhabitants the burning words
Of Patrick Henry, and supposing these
people, seeing the truth and Justice Of
those words, should rise, as did our
forefathers, against tyranny, is there
a man in America so lost to shame and
honor and truth that he would advise
shooting down these people for resist
ing our tyrannical laws? Have we fall
len so low that this little island may
expose us as tyrants, even as we ex-
posed George III? We have glorifed
our fathers deeds; we stand ready to
destroy those who initiate them.
You may search the volumes of the
supreme court reports; you may read
the writings and speeches of oil the
patriots from Washington until now,
| and you will find that never jurist nor