North Park union., 1900-02-16
Spread of Anti
Imperialism.
SIGNS OF A POPULAR AwAK.
ENING.

Boston, Saturday, February g.
The most cheerful place in the
political world to-day is at the anti
imperialist headquarters on kilby
street. They are getting frequent
replies from the New England states
to their circulars in regard to the
organization of new leagues to pro-
mote ahtiimperial doctrines. For
instance, this mornings mail brought
three letters from Maine and two
from Vermont, asking for literature
and proposing to take steps to make
an organization of the anti-imperialist
sentiment Of their localities. At the
headquarters they feel that things are
moving, that the American people are
waxing up, and that at this distance
before election the signs are wonder
fully frequent that the conscience of
the people of the United States is
beginning to be quickened so that by
November there will be tremendous
avalanche of votes against the imper
ial policy Of President Mckinley
| The issue is seen to be the one over
shadowing thing. The politicians
talk about trusts, but trusts are not
the subject whercwith to sweep the
people along on question of con-
science and sympathy, like this Phil
ippinc issue Signs increase that the
gold democrats are coming out for
Bryan, so strong is theft opposition
to Mckinley. One of the most prom
inent OF these, well known all over
the state, who has felt that he could
not possibly vote for Bryan, tells ME
to-day that the silver question will
not stand in the way Of his voting for
Bryan in November, for he believes
that there Is no possible danger from
silver. The legislation which is
expected by the republicans will
prevent the silver men from doing
anything. Further than this, the
gold men feel, as rule, that even if
the silver catastrophe should come at
the worst which is predicted, it would
not be as disastrous for the country
rs the success of Imperialism.
Gamaliel Bradford has no doubt of
the success of Bryan. That is GER
tain already, he declares. The only
question is tie size of his majority.
Ex-Gov. Boutwell, has had even
stronger confidence than bradford,
for he las stoutly maintained from
the first that Mckinley would be
whipped, Tie reception Of Bryan in
Montpelier, a rock-rbbed republican
city, with people riding 100 miles by
cars and driving 80 miles in cold
winter weather to see and hear him,
is regarded as q demonstration of the
popular interest IN the man and in
his cause, which makes it certain even
now that the people will stand for
him.
The people are said to be just get
ting their eyes open. AS Bradford
puts it, the Bocr war is a wonderful
eye-opener to the people of this
country. We sympatlii6c with the
Beers, but we are doing to the Fill
pinos just what England is doing to
the Beers. Bit the lesson is still
stronger, The Egyptian troops are
beginning to nutiny England is
coming to a conscription for military
service though it has been her boast
that she could always procure sufli-
cient soldiers by volunteering, where
as the continental nations were
obliged to resort to conscription.
But now she must have draft also
and size has the whole world against
her, Sc that she will be compelled to
defend herself at home more vigorous.
ly than ever before. Then the argu-
ment is transferred to this country,
that # we annex the Philippine
islands we must lortlfy every city of
our coast with ell possible modern
strength in order to resist foreign
invasion, We must have a great
navy equal to any in the world. We
must put an enormous burden upon
the people in order to support an
aristocrotic class of generals and