The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-10-11
STEVENSON ACCEPTS.
Formal Reply to Pcpulist's Nomi-
nation for Vice President.
imperialism Held 10 ne the ene Great
Issue nj stake-PhtiippiAe WRF
Denounced "a One OF
CpHuarat.

A letter from Adlai 4. Stevenson 90
cepiing the populist nomination foi
vice president was received September
q, at the national headquarters Of the
party Ia Lincoln, Ncb. The letter
bears date % bloomington, H., Sep
TENDER rs, 1900. aud is addressed TO j
u. Weaver. J. n. Edmisien and J 4
EdEcrtan, la answer to their formal
letter notifying Mr.. Stevenson OF hit
nomination Ia bis letter Ar. Steven
son says:
"Gcntlrmrn. by your communication OF
| Rsrtsmb,r am officially advised Of my
/ selection re the candidate OF tho people :
| party for tho Office OF vice president of tbs
/ UuIscd States, 10 on the vacancy upon your
/ ufk,t occaHloncd by the resignation OF
/ Charles A. TOwrc.
! Il cannot too earnestly express my aP-
/ probation OF this manifestation OF the con-
! ndcncr repOscd In me by your committee
/ ard the great constituency you repr'ssnt'
l Nor can withhold the expression OF my
/ admiration Tor the generous action % hr'
TgWur Ia his sudclyor 20 secure the har-
muuiouE cooperation Of all the supporters
/ q, Mr. Bryan Ia the pending presidential
contest
! 9TH, action Of tho peoples party in 90
! i.,fuF candidates outside o. It's own or
/ gIulzltI0u lB almost without precedent tn
| our political history. The explanation Is
/ fnuudlr EuuT own candid declaration. IhG
I member. n.y. tho peoples party 90 all sec.
/ tons realize that We have reached cri-
I sIs IN which The very ne OF free inauiu-
I lions Is involycd-a crisis Ia which mere
/ party considerations are Of secondary I'm
| purisucs and should BE- laid aside until tho
[ peril h uyyrtCd'
Upon the important questions OF flnRnce,
I ot dome stic administration md or reform 10
our methods OF taxation the platform Of
! The PEOPLES party ElytH no uncertain
sound. u 90 no less emphatic 10 It's de-
maud Tor q return TO the policy of honest
aud economical expenditure 0f tho public
money The further demand Tor wise and
tniliTHt legislation looking 10 the sup
precision OF trusts cannot fail 10 challenge
tn attention Of al thoughtful men.
"In common. however. with the silver re-
pUJllylu and the democratic parties, you
recognize the important fact that all these
arc bat questions 90 the hour. IN the pres
rueuuf thr oycrshuduWiug issue % imperial
l.m others are but as the dust IN the bal.
gn., u g. not strange. then. that there
should Huw be concert OF action between
tHHa. who sincerely believe that n crisis
hIa b.sn reached in which mere party
COZ .d,ratl0ns arc % secondary impor-
tarr'
Involved 10 the settlement OF this great
question are consequence ~ deep import
90 the American people. The supreme gray
It} Of the iFfur cannot b. measured By
wnrdr. AE was truly said boy an eminent
republican senator. The question r. great
gr than parties, greater than admlnistra-
iIHrF. greater than the prosperity and hap
p.n,Hr % single generation.
eft lF well even now 20 recall home OF the
recent events OF our history BEFORE break.
Ink th. peace OF the world congress, re-
frrrlnE 90 Cuba supplemented ia deciara-
tIuH Hf war against Spain with tho wofds.
Tho lIiiod States hereby dlsclatms any
G-I"sliiur Co exercise sovereignty. jurls-
1IH'.Hu UT control over Fald island except
fur the pJglnrltl0u thereof. and asserts
80. determination, when that Is accom-
plrhod. TO leave tho government and con.
troll 90 the island to It's people
1T was this holemn declaration hy the
American congress that Justified the war
~ the bar OF our own conscience and Of
That 10 the world The prsicnsc now that
TIE disclaimer upon our part applied only
Co cuba and not Go other Spanish depend.
ur,IrF 70 TO paltgr with words Ia n double
ftaHl.'
"EAls;lur conditions abroad now chal.
lrrrr our serious thought. whether We
viii or no. Spain has been conquered and
a pSCincatOH CT Cuba the declared put-
puag uf the wAr-scCured Aad yet We Ind
Ourselves atm engaged IN war. a war too.
against our former allies in our conflict
With Spain. II D. n war against a people
800, -. - - .."s,st,, $50
,,,..,,t,., ~, h.,,I,.s, $780,. -. 49,.
- 49,, ""i' HNN'Nh 80 aNs 10 ''a'
u4bI. llyrg.
THE question 20 be- anfwered By each
American voter nov and Ia November o.
"' ,',,, "a'. ~ nay - 20 - 1ut luhtll',a
N"i At VT ua5 oi n'atoty al inet. Ho'us
.'. h'vl Wv no" y. Wv hAs sPlaF' VIC sAu
i''' f'thllhA lhat y u purely var OF CON
"at ~ Huulusstloh asaihs' PEG
Il' "hn. nh nas n''h eloquehty sala' IN
!h-lt Al' Nhs'' '9i lnaep'ha'nes nave IN
l''i9h,W 'h' u.',,IA'loh o. 1eusEa"h as
2 ah,,lu aba'"s' 'h' ATTACKS OF MS own
eGumlI men.
-, sly "'ouaA.u ,olalsts a'o nov 10 Ihe
"l!ppih' 'alahhh, no" muen greater VIII
o. tn' s"''ne" OF treasure ana OF human
ne before me CONQUEST Is competed no
man can Know. ana when competed What
heNt ilgN are theSe ialahos 10 se held ana
governed Zoe. shy sane man doubt mat
" can only ~ - Iuive' oy tne power OF
the army aha the navy Ana this u not for
implies the exercise OF power unknown to
the constitution. II Is In very truth gov
eminent OUTSIDE OF the constitution II
means the adoption by The American pub
lie OF the colonial methods OF European
monarchies, II means the right 10 hold
allen peoples AZ subjects. IL cnthroncs
force az the controlling agency In govern
mont IN a word, II ioTcshaoows the en-
hi..
Mote than tnis, iohoNihE close IN the
Nako OF ihb' flailsm an tue hiEht the day
comes we 'hinsnso AtAhalnE army The
ar,au arm OIL tl, ,, u 70 os made bare
IN the new world as Il IL In the old. The
strong arm Of power Is 10 be substituted
Tor the peacotul agencies which for more
thhh century have brought contentment
and happiness TO all our people. Exist
ING conditions IN continental EuTope-cn-
failing taxation and misery TO the verge
OF human ehdurance-iilugtTate by sad OBJ
icct lessons the inevitable result of large
&AhiNH ~ hAtAN " FNAAAs
conditions nov existing tn the Philip
ure Is"pons,ble ,mnoss re,1 s ~ meas ,'
uE. These people arc entitled 10 our proisr.