Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-11
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL TICKET

For Vice President, /
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
of New York.
IMPERIALISM AND THE PHILIPPINES.
The republican party is quite willing !
to meet the democrats in considering
of any pertinent issue 1t is willing tn
take up the paramount issue of inns
perialism. as outlined in the platform |
1t will show, however, that such pol
icy of Imperialism does not exist. In
define it further than TO indicate diff
ferent policy for the Philippines. IT.
says I'VE favor an immediate declara-
ton of the nations purpose to give the
Filipinos, first, a stable form of govern
ment second. Independence. and third,
protection from outside interference,
such as has been given for nearly a
century to the republics of Central and
South America
In other words the American flag is
to be furled in the Philippines andsun-
furled in their defense when occasion
requires it, This would involve "a
/ greater effort than present possession
and a stronger smilitaiism than that
which the democrats Genounce in the
same platform. Bryan himself advo-
Gated the ratification os the SPANISH
American treaty which made the Phi
inn "A Il
step since that time in our attitude
toward the Philippines has been a leg
ical one: every step has been with the
avoWed purpose OF giving the peoples
OF those islands larger liberty and a re-
publican form of government elual 70.
our own. The movement made by OLE
nation differs in no degree from the
expansion of previous years under,
democratic administrations Nothing
in an offensive Way in tine direction Of
S,imperialism" hes been avoWed. fore
to the real gist5of the matter. The ques-
OF imperialism Is whether tbs. lto-
pie of the nation are willing 10 slirren-
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der the Philippines tt the Filipinos and
henceforth TO become their guardians
1t is not believed the people are VIII
3 ing to yield them at all, and surely not
on such terms.
THE BOLT FROM BRYANlsM.
Four years ago when the country
the like of which had never been known
the old time Democratic party passed
from this earth, to be succeeded ng. the
grand amaigamation OF every ism then
known to a discontinued people Ar a
time when industrial depression de-
ranged mems minds as wed as their
business. a leader arose who combined
a in his personality the embodiment of
all the vasaries, is;ms and discomfort of
the classes he vas. to lead. From
thenceforth The party's principles We're
best known by the one term, Bryan
y ism. A campaign Vas Wagel with an
4 energy never before equalied in Amesi-
can politics. Organism was defeated
but so great was the discomfort at the
time that the nation escaped the fur
her disaster Of Bryan5s success onlS
thru the concerted boiling Of the think
ty. The boiting democrats held thf
balance of spowei, the bolt from BrSaI
balance Of power. the bolt from Bryan
ism saved the day.
Since then the triumph oe righ
principles has lifted the country from
the slough of 1espond into an era q
unexampled prosperity. Four year
have wrought marvellous changes an,
brought US once again 10 the choosing
of a president and its attending chang
in national government. Organism. d.
feated, is not dead and We behot,
Bryan himself still the undispuie'
leader Of his throng, debating d plat
form thoroughly Bryanistic in eyer
line. But no soonerdo We learn Of tn
triumph Of Organism in the council
of the fusion forces than Ne see q
every side, in every state aud anon
every class the bolt Of the true- Dor
democrat. Indignantly he denounce
Organism and frankly states, in tn
words of James H. Eckels II am gon
to vote for President Mckinley and d
whatever consistently can 10 aid i
his election. not because | favora hi
policies or approve of all of his polit
cal acts, but because under all existin
conditions believe the affairs of til
country will be better off in his hand
than in those of Bryan"
Mr.. Eckels is a leader of his class. II
represents the brains and the indepel
dent thought that once made the demo
cratic party so formidable a rival {
the republican party. AS comptrolls
# Of the currency he was a trusted fnal
cial adviser to President Cleveland ar
greatly assisted that man in saving II