The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-11-03
ADDRESS TO VOTERS.
An Appeal From Prominent Repub-
licans to Support Mr.. Bryan.

An Appeal From Prominent Repub-
licans to Support Mr. Bryan.
The undersigned citizens of the United
States regard with profound apprehension the
course of the present Administration 10 Porto
Rico and the Philippines. Our prior acqui-
sitions were of adjacent territory for the eX-
tension of the constitutional government and
the creation of new States of the Union. We
made their few inhabitants citizens; our peo-
pie settled them; we there established the IN
situations of freedom. For the first time IN
our history it is now proposed that the Pres-
dent and Congress shall rule vast territories
and millions of men outside our constitutional
system. Officials sworn to support the Con
stitution and deriving all their powers there
from have acquired colonies and assumed ar
bitrary authority to govern their inhabitants
without consent and to lax them without rep
reseutation. This policy offers to the people
of Porto Rico and the Philippines no hope of
independence, no prospect of American cut
zenship, no representation in the Congress
which taxes them. This is the government
of men 10y arbitrary power; this Is Imperialism
We believe that 1t is the first duty of the
American people to stamp with their dlSap-
proyal doctrines SO hostile 10 liberty aud dan
gerous To constitutional government. 1t they
are to remain free and their government IS
TO continue representative, their servants
must not have or exercise any but consuin-
tional powers. Between the claim offreedom
that all men are entitled 10 equal political
rights and the dogma Of tyranny that might
makes right, there Is no middle ground.
We have not prior to this year supported
the candidacy of Mr.. Bryan. We do not nov
concur in certain ct his views on minor ISSUES
Vet his position on the supreme issue ct Tie
present campaigns is 50 sound, ani hls adSo-
cacy at il has been So able aud courageous
thai We now favor his election as the most Il
tectivc way OF showing dISaPpruval ol Mr.. Nc,
kiuiey course. Without claiming any spe
cial political influence, unite, for what our
example may lee worth 10 our fellow .C'tIAens,
iu this statement Of prop rsej acti,n Ia she
presence Of - greater danger than We have
encountered since the Pilgrims landed at Ply
mou'h-lhe danger that We are 10 he trans
formed from republic. founded GA the De
ciaraIIou 81 Independence. gnliei by the
c"unsel- ct Washington, into "a vulgar, com
uoupiace empire, founded ou physical force.
We invite the coop, ration OF ali independent
voters 70 avert THIS great aud Impend'nG ian
ger
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John Beatty, oato general in Ci,d ssr
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Chasles T. Goldman. Massachusetts.
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Sisusani L-i,lsf. Chicago.
CAsri-, Laehiin. University If Chicago.