The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-18

Nothing that the assemblage OF anti
imperiaiists." which met at Indianapo-
liz might DO could surprise the country:
for when = man has SO far surrendered
his reason to hystcria No to talk about
imperialism" in this country. where
every citisen n devoted first Of all to
the ideals of the republic and where
any approach to the monarchical no.
ton In a. out Of the question as the
raising Of tropical fruits within the
Arctic circle. then all things are pos
sible to him. 6till, even these erratic
wanderers would be supposed to pay
some attention TO plain. everyday.
weil-known truths in their declaration
OF principles. They prove themselves
worthy disciples OF Mr.. Bryan. and ex-
plain the willingness with which they
Endorsed him. in their utter untruthfu,-
ness Of statement
The president. they say. has ar
rogated to himself the power to i'm
pose upon the inhabitants OF the Phil
ippines government without their con-
sent ana taxation without representa-
tion." "Hs 10 wasing war upon them
And much more to the same effect.
The public knows better. The president
has no taxing power at all. He never
claimed or dreamed Of claiming 1t. He
cannot make war without the consent
Of congress. The policy pursued In the
Philippines Is the policy OF the Ameri-
can people. approved by their repre-
sentatives. The action Of the president
has been confined to using the forces
at his command 10 rcpress disorder and
20 put down fnsurrection. That he
must do or violate his oath OF Office.
And the necessity of doing this was
imposed upon him by the treaty with
Spain: treaty for whose ratification
Mr.. Bryan iabored; the same Bryan
whom these same objectors prefer TO
support.
1--WE deny" they say. "that either the
president or congress can govern any
person anywhere outside the constitu-
ton" We have been doing exactly
that thing for hundred years, In the
sense that Puerto Rico Is outside the
constitution. OF that the Philippines viii
be when a government shall have
been framed for them by congress.
there have always been thousands Of
square miles OF territory and thousands
Of people under our authority that were
governed outside Of the constitution.
Tha, IL the status Of Alaska today, II
this be imperialism {, Is almost as old
as the republic and draws its lite from
the same source.
II these nea were honest. and that
is the presumption that we should all
Ways make until there is evidence 10
TIVE contrary. Their Il Is human liberty
Ia the abstract for which they are So
,iCitaus. equal rights Tor men % all
color. white. black and brown. II Il IL
the constitution which they revere.
then they regard 1t an sacred every
where: In AissiSsappa aad the CaEui,nas,
as wen as IN Puerto Rico asd the FhA-
ipplneA II WAS withla the personal
kaawledge ct every man al InAlAnapo-
Ia that IN four states % che south tire
ballot has been taken frum the negra.
ana that every other southern state Is
preparing % follow The example. Every
delegate knew that the constitution
has been deted aud set al nought. that
political rtghts have been taken away
from the negro which he held under
solemn constitutional guarantee.
That they inaorscd the man who
represents the exclusion Of ten millions
OF American citiSens from representa-
ton and from political rights. pro-
nounces judgment upon them In view
OF this we have a right 10 say that
they are not merely mistaken. that
they are not sincere ia error. but that