Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-30

will prove true to the people and see
that honesty shall rule instead Of
dishonesty and falsehood.
I'VE want no expansion of the
American republic outside of the
American continent and its adjacent
islands. The work and mission of the
United States is and should continue
to be on this continent. We should
not impose our constitution by force
and fraud upon any people, but we
should welcome neighbor States into
the American Union whenever they are
willing to come in and be received
without breach of internal obligations.
THE 1mperialist movement COM
menced in 1869, and "The Imperialist"
was the organ of the order, which had
at the time large number of MEM
bers. This movement has never
ceased giving form to its infamous
project Grantism was its first open
BOG followers the attempt was made in
the convention of 1880 to nominate
Grant for the third term, so as to
break the precedent handed down
from Washington-the two terms and
no more"-for President. Back of
this intrusion was the so-called aris-
tocracy of the country. Fortunately,
James G. Blaine, after holding the I'm
perial forces in check for three days,
turned the tide by withdrawing and
putting Garfield in nomination. Gar
fields nomination was confirmed by a
large majority This ended the strug-
gle at that time. 1t still holds its place
in the so-called Republican party.
McKinley's administration is its
mouthpiece. If the people are not
wise enough, virtuous enough and pa
triotic enough to maintain the gift OF
God, through the fathers of the repub-
lie, then we will have to find some
solution of the problem. -sl
THE American people will have the
chance of two alternatives; to go back
to the mother country and accept her
rule, or to have permanent president,
as Hamilton provided in his draft of
constitution for the government of the
American States-not United States as
now. Imperialism, as outlined by the
money power, will never satisfy the
intelligent American people. We must
have the restoration of Democratic re-
publicanism, SO that the prophecy OF
Mr.. Lincoln may find fulfillment in the
sacred words, This nation. uncer God,
shall have a new birth OF freedom
This is my hope. and should be the
hope of all who have their country in
stead of the rottenness which the syndi-
cate of pelf is endeaSoring to foist upon
the American people. What we need
and must have is Lincoln-Blaine demo-
cratic republicanism, now represented
by it's restorer. William Jennings Bry
an.
When l say support Mr.. Bryan as
the restorer of Lincoln Blaine demo-
cratic republicanism, l wish it under
stood that l do not accept the vagaries
of the Democratic platform. Like the
Republican platform, with few excep-
tions, it was adopted to attract voters.
1t is the man that l support, not the
platform. Out of his election will
evolve the Lincoln-Blaine democratic
republicanism of years ago. Imperial-
ism is the one issue now before the
American people. That settled in the
negative, we can pass to the considera-
ton of other issues
IF my health is sufficiently restored
to enable me to return home before the
November election. will give William
Jennings Bryan my further support by
voting for him for President"