Arizona silver belt., 1900-03-29
IMPERIALISM.
Bryan Exposes the Fallacy of the Arguments in
 its Support.
ELOQUENT PLEA FOR RIGHT.
If This Nation Enters Up Caree' of Imperialism it Ceases to be a Moral Factor in the
 Worlds Progress.

No argument that has been made
 on the subject of imperialism has at
 tracted such widespread attention as
 that which William J. Bryan incor' porated in his great speech delivered in Baltimore. from which We make the following eXcerpt:-
 ''I want to distinguish between eX- pansion and imperialism. They say, we have expanded in the past Yes, my friends, thls government has ex- banded This nation has secured con tiguous territory, territory suitable for settlement by American people, and that new territory has been set tied and built up into states; but when we have expanded heretofore we have extended the limits of republic. Now we are asked. not to expand the limits of . republic, but to as pire to an imperial destiny and convert a republic into an empire. Applause.
 Be not deceived, There IS nothing in the past like that which We now are asked to embark upon. Hereto fore we have had no expansion that separated citizens into two classes. Heretofore when people have come in they have come in t0 share in the des- tiny of this nation. This k the first lme that we have been told that we must cross an ocean, conquer people, drag them under our flag and then tel them they are never to be cltlzenS,
 but are to be subjects and to be treat ed with kindness by our people, Alp plause.l And what defenses do you hear made of it: Well, have heard three defenses: First, there is the financial argument, that there is money m it; then there is the religious argument, that God is in It; and then then there is the political argument that we are in it-and can't get out Laughter and applause l haven t heard any other argument, and will venture the assertion that if you will take the speech of an imperialiSt and analyze it you will find that all his argument will come under one of those three heads.
 Take the money argument that there is money in 1t. It is the lowest argument ever made in defense Of a public policy. The argument of dol lars and cents, the argument that is blind to ethics and only looks for money. Republicans. has your party fallen to so low state that it will at tempt to settle question of so great moment by the measure Of dollars and cents: And yet the man who at tempts to settle this question in that way, and who says that it will pay, has the burden of proof, to show first how much we will spend, and secondly how much we will get. He must show that We will get more than we spend or it won't pay: and then he must show that the men who spend the money we spend will get the money we make. He can't show either. He can't show we will get back more than we spend: and if he could show that,he can't show that the men who spend the money we spend will get back the money that comes from an imperial policy. The expense will come from all the people the income will come to the syndicate, that are organized to develop the Philippine islands. IAp- plause.
 But, my friends, how is he going to show what it will cost us? Who can tell the cost of a war of conquest; Who can tell how much it will cost to conquer and hold in subjeclion eight millions of Malays, seven thousand miles away from our shores, scattered over twelve hundred islands, living under tropical sun and fighting from the protection of a jungle, and who can tell how often We will have to re- peat the chastsement? Who can tell how long it will be before they fall in love with our idea of a military gov ernment: Ah, my friends, the man who says it will pay must show first how much money we will spend, and then he must show you how many lives it will cost. and then he must tell you how much life is worth. When he tells you it will pay. he must put money value upon each Ameri- can life Republicans. dare you to put money value upon an American life. LTumultuous applause When boy dies for liberty, his mother thanks God that she has borne a son for so noble d sacrifice, but where is a mother who will rear sons to ex- change for oriental trade at so much a head. Applause.
 q want trade. l want to expand our trade by peaceful means, but l would not put one American boy on the auc- 1 tion block and sell him for all the 1 trade in the world. IApplausel And | yet the man who says 1t will pay must |