The sun., 1900-10-16
MASSACHUSETTS, SENATOR
AGAINST BRYANISM.
No Confidence in a Party that
Denies Self. Government.
The Real Issue Is the Preservation OF
National Financial Honor and Not
Whether AguinaldO Shall
Succeed.
By Hon. George II. Hoar, United
States Senator)

States Senator.)
ain asked to state briefly why think
anti-impcrialists should vote for Presi.
dent Mckinley this fall. There is in my
judgment such a thing as Imperialism
and such a thing as anti-imperialism. The
imperialist says the Philippine Islands
are ours. The anti-imperialists say the
Philippine Islands belong to the
Philippine people. The imperialists
say we will establish for them the
best government we think they are fit
for. The anti-imperialists say they have
a right to establish for themselves such
a government as they think good and fit
for themselves.
Now, President Mckinley made the
treaty, and Mr.. Bryan, when its defeat
was assured, came to Washington and
saved it. These two great political lead
ers, between whom you are to take your
choice, are equally responsible for every
( thing that has happened so far. When
the treaty became the law Of the land,
The public faith was pledged to pay $780,
000,000 for sovereignty over the Philip
pine Islands, and that Congress, and not
the people, should dispose of them here
after. 1t became the constitutional duty
! of the President, until Congress should
act, or declare otherwise, to reduce them
Ito order and submission. The Supreme
ECourt of the United States so held long
8ago. The only difference up to this point
&between President Mckinley and Mr..
Bryan is that President Mckinley be-
Aleved he was doing right, belonged to a
#party which had always been, as he him
self had been, the champion Of political
#liberty, in the past, and is right on all
zSof the other questions that are at stake
4n the coming election, and is fit to be
Frusted with all new questions that shall
arise. On the other hand, Mr.. Bryan
Ehought the whole transaction wrong.
Sfnakes some thin and frivolous excuses
Tor his conduct, and the party with whom
Nne acts; and the men who surround him
fhnd will surround him as his counselors
Are men who have been the opponents of
righteousness, equality and civil liberty
always in the past, are wrong on all the
Hother great questions that are at stake in
qhe present election, and are not, in my
Judgment, to he trusted with new qucs-
uons, however important or vital, that
arc to come up in the future.
ln the matter Of imperialism there has
been little practical difference between
president Mckinley and Mr.. Bryan in
lne past. There will be little practical
solnerenee in the future. Mr.. Bryan does
pot even promise to use his power as ex-
ecutlve and commander-in-chief in call
ang our troops from the Philippines. He
enly promises to call Congress together.
1&e knows very well he cannot command
sven the strength of his own party to
mdo the mischief which seventeen of his
QWn followers in the Senate, at his own
nstance, wrought when they ratified the
4eaty-Mcssrs. McEnery, MeLaurin,
4organ, Pettus. Sullivan, Allen, Butler,
Harris, Teller, Kyle and Jones (of Ne
19dal-have not changed their minds.
1Rssibly Mr.. Clay of Georgia and Mr..
4enney of Delaware among his associ-
#@s have done so. 1t is hopeless, even
A38sthe Democrats get tie, or even ma
5Jafity in the Senate, to expect them to
accomplish anything in behalf of the in
Aep pendence of the Philippine Islands.
/! 4n 1876 you regarded Mr.. Bryan's cam
sPalgn as a passionate crusade of dis
&w1th it not only adversity, but disgrace.
3Mould its success not bring disgrace
NQw? Mr.. Bryan said at Topeka that if
Hi8fwere elected the free coinage of silver
44ould he accomplished before another
sldentlal election. Secretary Gage
s*$F he can lawfully accomplish it by
e*Feutive power alone. Whether Mr..
a8Ee is right in his construction of the
x<<ave 8
3AW l will not undertake to say. But
U undertake to say that Mr.. Bryan
Wist not hesitate to use that power if he
H& the great authority of Mr.. Gage for
aAawfulness. do not believe the man
Ma8 promoted the ratification of the
SRnnish treaty means business in this
9AHer of the Philippine Islands. But /
Relleve he means business in the mat
t#5Pf the free coinage of silver, in the
9Ha&er of free trade, and in his purpose
3fconstruct the Supreme Court. He
Is bad business. He means business
~ will overthrow prosperity and en-
Ass manufacture; which will reduce
k$ and destroy credit; which will de-
RH9% the currency and render the stand
s8H@ value uncertain; which will impair
t4HaHp llgation of contracts and the value
4MS lngs; which will hurt our credit and
27sHk our faith. All this you believe, as
HN You said so in 1896. You have
confirmed in your opinion by every
aA that has happened since. Will you
ERRMt candidate who, if he have his
s$5Rou admit will accomplish all these
because he and his party give you
%s&@pty promise of justice to 10000
iatics, and at the same time threat
evous injustice and wrong to TO-
3RB Americans?
not vote for candidate for the
ncy, or help to bring party into
who, while they plant one heel ON
ehead of Booker Washington, and
fer on tba forehead of Robert
wave the dag over Aguinaldo and
GEORGE +. HOAR.
&ester, Mass.