The Portland daily press., 1900-10-13
Bryan Not Sincere Anti
Imperialist.
He Is Sincere In Currency Argu-
ments.

Concord, Mass, October II. The Hon.
George Frisbie Hoar, the senior Senator
from Massachusetts, delivered an elo-
quent campaign address at the first Ke-
publican rally of the present campaign
held in this Vicinity. The entire town
turned out to greet him and in the
Town hall, which had been decorated d
with flags and bunting, ne was given a
royal welcome. Mr.. Samuel Hoar was
chairman of the evening. In opening his
speech Senator Hoar said:
81 know that you viii believe me in
capable of coming to Concord to bring
base or ignobIe counsel. -
After referring to the Repu ublicanism
Of the historic town and the outlook OF
the campaign, Mr.. Hoar said:
We have the same old Democratic par
ty, we have the same old Mr.. Bryan. we
have, with one exception, the same old
declaration OF purpose in the same old
platform. believe that Mr.. Bryan does
not mean business in this matter Of iTsl
perialism and that he does mean busi-
ness in the matter Of free coinage of
silver and the attacks on the courts
Mr.. Hoar anaIyzed briefly the Demo
cratic platform, held Mr.. Bryan respOn-
sible for the adoption of the war treaty
and said the Democratic leader was not
sincere in his attitude toward imperial
ism. Continuing, Mr.. Hoar said:
''The American people are becoming
which we call trusts, If the trust be as
bad as Mr.. Bryan represents 1t, it is not,
in my Judgement, as great q danger as
Organism. The only practical remedy
Mr.. Bryan suggests is that II any pro
tected article be manufactured by q
IL H.
upon the free list. When Mr.. Bryan
comes to talk OF trusts he makes the
tariff very real ana vital Issue. -
The solution Tor trusts, Mr.. Hoar said
was the laws OF trade which will over
throw them sooner or later. Then con-
t1nuing, he said There is but one dan
ger. That comes from agitators like
Mr.. Bryan who would destroy alike the
security of property, the protection of the
courts and the sanctity of the laws
That danger Will pass by and disappear.
But they tell you that a great mistake
has been made in the matter Of the
Philippine islands, [ think So too NV
opinion is we'll known. The policy which
seemed to me best for the country seemed
to me also best for the Republican party.
If that course had been pursued, we
should, in my opinion, have had the
Presidential election almost without g
struggle.
[ can tind no substantial difference when
we come to any practical declaration Of
purpose, between the two cand1 1ates OF
the two parties on that question. In
general both parties say they mean to
give to the Philippine islands self gov
ernment as soon as they are ready for
it, The Democratic platform gives no
assurance of immediate independence.
Mr.. Bryan in his speech of acceptance,
makes no suggestion of recalling our
troops by executive power. or of letting
the F1l1p1nOs alone or of making them
any promise by executive authority. He
says he will call Congress together to do
the things set forth in the Democratic
platform. Now he knows perfectly
well, that the Congress he will call to-
gether Will do nothing beyond what the
President has declared his purpose to
have done.
''There are, undoubtedly, many per-
sons in the Republican party who have
been carried away by the dream of en-
pire. They mean, / have no doubt, to
hold on to the Philippine 1sands forever.
But they do not constitute the strength
of the party.
II have an abiding confidence that
these pledges are to be kept. 1 believe
Agu1naldO and Mabln1 entitled to self
government. believe also that Booker
Washington and Robert Small are en-
titled to self-gOvernment. L have little
respect for the declaration of love of lib
erty of the men who stand one heel on
ths forehead Of Booker Washington OF
Alabama and the other on the forehead
of Robert Small of South Carolina and
wave the American flag over Aguinaldo
and Mabin1. You are not helping the
cause of anti-imperialism by going into
partnership with Organism. You cannot
mix tyranny, dishonor, broken faith,
anarchy license in one cup and have
constitutional liberty the result of the
mixture. If the firm of Bryan, Croker,
Altgeld, Boutwell,, Tillman and Schurz
dos business at the old Democratic stand,
they will transact the old Democratic
business.
GAGE ON CURRENCY ACT.
Bridgeport, Conn.,, October 10 Lyman