Washington sentinel., 1900-11-03

One hundred and twenty four years
ago our forefathers said that certain
truths we're self evident. What is self
evident TRUTH A truth so plain that all
you need to do is to state it, that you do
not have to argue it. And they said that
these truths were self evident: First,
that all men are created equal; second.
that all are endowed with an iualienable
right; third that tgOvernmentslare institu-
ted among men to secure these rights,
and fourth, that governments derive their
Just powers from the consent Of the
governed. These four truths underlie
our form of government. Jefferson
uttered them from the fountain Of eternal
truth. They were true then, they are
true now, they will be true forever.
The Republican party can change
itself, it cannot change those truths.
(Applause.) In 1860 the Republican
party adopted platform setting forth
that portion OF the Declaration Of lnde-
pendence. and IT went before the country
and it won a victory and the man who
led that party to victory said that he had
not a political idea that he did not
receive from the Declaration OF IEde-
pendence.
Think oil the change. Contrast the
man who led the party to its first victory
with the dominating factors in the Re
publican party today Contrast these
two men, for am betraying no conf
dence when l tell you that Mr. Hanna is
the dominating factor in the Republican
party. l think can see the difference
between Abraham Lincoln (applause)
andeMark Hanna, (Hisses) The gull
that separates them is as wide as the
gulf that separated Lazarus in Abra
hams bosom from Dives in torment
The Republican party today is placing
the dollar above the man; it is making
money mole precious than blood The
Republican party today is willing that
this nation shall sell its birthright for a
mess OF commercial pottage, and it is
willing TO make the trade without
examining the pOttage, Laughter0
We deny that you can rightfully
purchase trade with human blood; we
deny that you can place a price upon a
man, and il it were right to do It, we
deny it is right to do it, for when you
purchase trade at the cannon's mouth
you have to pay for it more than it is
worth, without counting the loss Of life
You have to spend more money than
you make out OF it, but the reason why
it is advocated is that a few people make
what we make while all the people spend
what we spend.
The Democra'ic party has gone on
record against imperta lism, and when
say Imperialism 1 want YOU to know that
imperialism is the word that fits the
case, II Is not expansion. Jefferson was
an expansionist, but not an impetialist
Jefferson took in land; the Republicans
take in.people. Laughter and applause,
When Jefferson added the Louisiana
Territory TO our domain every either
had more laDd per capita. That is, we
increased the quantity Of territory vastly
more than we increased our population
but If we take in the Philippine Islands
and the people with the islands, we take
in so many more people than we do land
that after we get the Filipinos anc
their land then the citizens under the
American flag have less land per capita
than they had before. Jefferson took II
| land that could be built into States
. The Republicans do not expect to make
any States out Of the Philippine Islands
| Jefferson carried the Constitution will
the flag, and whenever the flag aoate'
over him the Constitution was roun'
about him as a shield and his protection
(Applause.)
The Republicans carry the flag an
leave the Constitution. Republicans z
on the theory that you cannot stretc
the Constitution beyond the Unite
, States, but you can spread the PresideI
e all oyer the world. Beware ol a Presider
4 who is bigger than the Constitute
i which created him. For when a Pres
;, dent once gets bigger than the Cons
y tuition there is no way to stop him un
)i it IS all President and no Constltutio
n Great applause.)
! am glad the Democratic party W