Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-04

lnOepGNO0nI,
claimed to the world any disposition or in
tension to exercise sovereignty, Jurisdiction
or control over the island, except for the
termination when that was accomplished
to leave the government and control of the
is!and to it's people.
Admiral Dewey to the distant Philippines,
where another people engaged in the same
stnssls ss With the same people appealed to
be broke the power Of spain. which, SUNG SUNG
for, peace, submitted to the liberation Of
Cuba and the cession of Porto Rico. Our
ifesto Of April and became the purchaser
OF the philippines in January. Since then
we have given Cuba the benefit of our civic
partment. We have kept faith with the
Porto Ricans by substituting the sugar
baron for the Castilian duke. and confirmed
by prolongtng the Spanish method of colo
NAL government in those islands of the far
on on seas; cas-. The national sympathy for all
greed acquire and hold feeble nation in
thraldom against it's will. The right Of
by the great western republic of a so-called
colonial policy, and her glorious institu-
tens are declared to be for home consump-
tfon with prOhibitive duties against their
exportatiOn."
Continuing, Governor Thomas said:
we believe in that city policy of expan-
halt the continent as galaxy of common
Weaiths into the Union. We denounce that
expansion which by conquest overcomes the
people OF another hemisphere under the
prefext that giving them liberty which
governs them by force, which denies them
the right OF citizens, which subjects the
American workman to increased and deadly
competHion by confronting him with
horIes Of Orientals coming hither from So
cahed provinces to take his place at the
forge, IN the mine and the factory
i SA1u Governor ThomaS:
We would build the Nicaraguan canal
Is as 2 an % american an enterprise, for the Amer
ST peace and tontrol it in times Of war.
We would fortify it notwithstanding the
protests or Or the objections Of TRANSATLANTIC
powers. We would share the benefits and
Associates,
Referring to the war taxes, the governor
! Eve would relieve the people of the bur-
den OF taxation. II administrative author
n ily is 70 be credited to the Spanish -Ameri-
The same authority assures us with every
moon that the Philippine insurrection is
petorc nns Is with
posited with favorite banks which lend it
TO the people on their own terms, that the
ution. twithstanding these % conditions
there Is no decrease in taxation. Measures
cunningly devised to fall on the backs Of
responsibility from the The q public @ Sb Burdens n
willingly assumed and cheerfully borne in
~. ..-e heat Of conflict, press with full weight
m, n times e. OF peace with no signs Of relief
taxation Is unjust taxation, and unjust
taxation, by whatever. name 1t NAV be
called called. Y the plunder of the citizen by his
(. Speaking of the nomination to be made
by the conyention, Governor Thomas said:
a man sprung from the loins Of the peo-
ples rock-ribbed in his convictions and con-
tolid. by the admonitions Of his confidence.
age. A man to whom his country's consti-
tuition appeals with a living and! sacred
realty. a man who exalts the duty, the
zens above the sinister and corroding in
fue1lces or centralized commercialism. A
man whose ear is untuned to the pulsations
OF the .pocketbook, but responsive to the
heart throbs of the masses. man with
no Warwick behind his chair with policies
tnat are his own. A man with strong opin-
man conscious of his country's dignity and
power, OF its capacity to cope with ali con-
ditlo4s man who measures the great
gives to the humblest citizen. < man whose m
clear vision perceived the causes and whose
sLeany Judgment determines the remdy for
the strong hand Of authority upon the vast
interests, the moral, industrial and political
LIE OF the nation and maintains the integ-
designs and eneroachments. man who
recognizes no dignity greater than that Of
an american citizen, no right more sacred
ours affords. A man whose policies are
not no Fashioned by day to day Influences
duty consists not in sanctioning the re-
pudation Of his own counsels. We want a
man man OF no plastic sentiment as facile in
Lne1r abandonment AS In their advocacy.
Wegwant man to whom right is greater
Ina sexpedlency; who postpones no duty to
ne ne 1,a1,a aemana or privilege; who is loved by
feared by those only who distrust the
people"
Governor Thomas closed by an arraign-
menl OF the republican party for what he
declared was its insincere source, and its
change from a party of freedom to one of
monopoly and militarism, and added:
Against the continuance of this party
IN power we enter protest. With the man
exalted above the dollar. the constitution
sbove snt the combination. the equality. of all
before the law, with solemn promises to
correct the abuses of administration and
to enforce these fundamentals of govern
msnf sh WI which secure r; exact justice to all, we
lnteiligence and the patriotism of the
American people,
His severe arraignment of the 'en-
trenched enemy drew a ripple of ap-
plause, and as he proceeded his we'll
rounded sentences We're punctuated with
generous and hearty manifestations of
approval. Despite his strong voice the
confusion in the hall became so great
that much of the speech was lost to the
delegates and spectators. An incessan MT
hum sounded through tie building, min
gled with the rustic of thousands Of fans.
the shuttle of countless feet of messen-
gers and officials and the occasional yell
of some demonstrative spectator The
audience grew fretful under the disor-
der.
The audience grew fretful under the
disorder and the inability to hear, and
there were shouts of louder" mingled
with demands for order. Governor
I1nomas proceeded boldly, however, and
VIXEN above the racket he was heard to
exclaim SOUTH Africa" the crowd
caaIsaat the idea that he Was paying a
tribute to the Beers and enthusiastically
applauded him. There was another