The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-10
TOWNE ON
IMPERIALISM
Continued From First Page.

against the surrender been able to keep
up with the progress of events and to be
just as bitterly opposed now to the at
tempted surrender Of the government by
that same organization to the power OF
the trusts and the hosts Of militarism. So
tar as l am concerned I am nothing
daunted by loud cries of having "shelved
silver" and abandoned the fetich" The
principle on which the claim for bimetal-
l1sm was rested in 1896 Is avowed by every
standard political economist that has ever
written during 1000 years in any language
or any country, and 1t is no abandonment
of that principle to admit that circum-
stances may temporarily have obscured
the Importance If the question either by
a relaxation OF the rlgors of monometal-
ism through increased monetary supplies
or py the appearance of other issues
which, because Of their far-reaching i'm
portance. must claim first place In the
interest Of the people until they are set
tied and settled right. There are no ter
rors for me in the detractions of either
maleVoent Misrepresentation or ignor-
ant malice. The Republican party has fol-
lowed up its surrender to the banks in
1886 by as base a
SURRENDER TO THE TRUSTS.
and. above and beyond all else, it has
challenged the patriotism of the American
people by laying an unholy hand upon
the constitution and by proposing to
divorce the flag from the glorious le-
sends of liberty that have heretofore
always waved upon it's resplendent folds
| have not the slightest hesitancy in saw
ing that all other questions must remain
subordinate to this great problem OF how
10 save the government of our fathers
from Its recreant betrayal at the hands
or the present day leaders of the Repub-
hcan party. In the days of Lincoln e
was the glory of that party to amplify
nDerty, to proclaim far and wide it's sane
uonS and to prophecy the peaceful spread
or the spirit of our institutions among
mankind: Today we behold the chief
representatives of that once liberty-lOv-
OrRanlZa In
1ogglng attempt to narrow and curtail
these great guarantees of freedom, to
separate the flag from the constitution,
TO set up ideals of physical force in place
OF those earlier and nobler ideals of
manhood and character and liberty upon
Whlch the greatness of the republic has
News Tribune, and all the other apolo-
g1sts and champions of modern
DEGENERATE REPUBLICANISM
you cannot escape responsibility for this
hldeous and impious conduct We will
not permit you to fabricate false issues.
afeow g %i af not 20 bsr alloy Xou to babbe the
mummery of Saving the honor of the
country, and protecting vested rights"
and honest money cannot be used by
pie Of the United States into a mis-
taken verdict The patriotism Of the peo-
pie has already detected you. Your crime
is fresh upon you. The blood is upon
your hands. lou will be dragged into
the political arena this year upon the
issues chiefly that are here and vital
now and with which the great heart of
the American people is today full almost
70 bursting. Pass your Puerto Rico tar
III ollls Heap up the measure of deceit
ana carry disappointment to those un-
happy islanders that welcomed the ad-
vent of our soldiers with songs and flow
ers Pursue and kill in the Philippines
tne men whose arms assisted us In de-
stroy1ng the, power of Spain in that
archipelago the while they were chanting
In our hearing their fond mistaken hopes
OF independence. Laugh and snap your
nngers at the reproof of the people ut
tered In their newspapers and by the
resolutions Of their legislatures 1t is well
for you to do this. Those who have con-
trolled you have long forsworn any feal-
ty either to the welfare of the country
or to the wishes of the people. But. as
think, the gods have almost made YOU
mad enough to be ready to visit You
with that inevitable destruction which
follows such madness.
you say that Mr.. TOWne and the Du-
luth Herald have lost all political pres
tige in this community" I am quite sure
tnat II l have sought any political pres
my best Judgment seemed good and
wholesome for the community and the
country. If L have lost it, so let 1t be;
put allow me to say that 1 could find
fact if It should ever eventuate at IN tbae baf
those who had honored me with anv, Of
their political confidence should be led
to withdraw 1t by the arguments Of the
News Tribune.
In conclusion, referring to your sneer
at anti-everything," let me remind you
that our liberties were founded in 1776
by men who were anti British tyran-
ny, and that the grand deeds OF the old
republican party began with "antf'-
slavery,