The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-07-27

jects and iorcihly annexed their Ia.
lands az tails of our American kite and
paid Spain $50, OOe, 900 for the privi-
lege of doing SO.
''Think of the-atter disregard OF the
national constitution and the princi-
pies upon which our government rests
when they are supposed to stand in
the way OF partisan advantage or
commercial greed; the doctrine that
trade. not liberty. not the constitu-
ton, follows the flag; the annexation
of the negro oriental islands of Hawaii
at the instance of handful of Aneri-
cans who had migrated to those IL
lands in the pursuit of the almighty
dollar, with prohibition against the
removal to any other part of the
United States of one-fifth OF its in
habitants."
Secretary E. Nj. Ordway, of the
Anti-Imperialist League: "Whatever
the Anti-Imperialist convention may
do, / shall certainly most heartily SUP
port the Kansas City ticket. ltseems
to me that the Democratic National
convention acted very wisely in de-
cariug anti-imperiaiisIn to be til.
paramount issue of the campaign for
1900. The most effective way of re
buking the Mckinley Administrations
attempt to transform this republic
into an empire is to vote straight for
the Democratic presidential nolni-
| nee"
| Joseph Breitinger, chairman OF the
county gold Democratic organic tiup
| OF Cleveland, Ohio: There is u STAN.
pede to Bryan among the gold Demo
crafts of Ohio. will call meeting OF
the campaign committee Of the gold
| Democrats and try to get things il
better shape, but fear we shalt not
be able to stop the stampede. To get
at the sentiments OF the Democrats
who opposed the Chicago platform
| four years ago 1 have talked or CON-
i
| have been surprised to tiud that
nearly all of them are for Bryan now"
| j. Haskins Hobson, State Chairman
of the Populist party in Virginia, an
nounces his purpose to support Bryan
and Stevenson aud says he will use
his utmost influence to prevent the
l - al fol,o
| in this State.
George M. Hillman, lawyer, Of
Mount Holly, N. j.: 81 voted for
| Palmer and Buckner in 1896, but
will vote for Bryan now. -Four years
ago | did not believe in the free coin
age of silver at the ratio OF 10 to /. |
am not thoroughly converted to that
doctrine yet, but 1 do not think the
dangers resulting from it are as great
as those to be feared from Imperialism
! and trusts. The two latter questions
are of far more Importance than all
Others at the present time"
Judge Thomas A. Moran, of Chicago,
who supported Palmer and Buckner
in 1896, is now SUPPORTING Bryan and
Stevenson. He says: ''In my opin-
ion, the gold Democrats generally will
support the Democratic ticket. The
fact that the silver plank has been in
serted in the platform will not affect
the gold Democrats, who favor Bryan
and Stevenson. They feel that the
silver issue is dead and cannot be re-
vived, although it has been given Il
place in the platform.
S'gnund Zeisler, distinguished
lawyer of Chicago. II was gold
Democrat and did good deal of
stamping for Mckinley. This year 1
have decided to support the Demo
cratic ticket and vote for Bryan aud
| Stevenson
| John P. Hopkins, former mayor and
gold Democrat lam in line for the
national Democratic ticket this year"
The Rev. DR.. Silas c. Swallow. can
didate for president Of the United
Christian party says: "If we must
choose between the two candidates of
the old parties, must say that /
should support the man who clings to
principle and adheres to what he be-
lieves to be right rather than the man
whom the people never know where to
find on any vital Issue, who was
against the liquor traffi, at one time
aud for it now; who WAS for free silver
and is now for gold; who was for free
trade with Porto Rico. and then for q
| Porto Rican tariff"
John Dewitt Warner, writing in the
New York Journal, gives imperialism
first place among the issues: The is
sues in this campaign are, l take it,
first, Imperialism, and second, trusts.
In both these respects the Democratic
platform is admirable. Indeed, though
it is not as whole as l should have
drafted it. is as nearly so OH all es-
| sential points, as voter can expect
to have presented for his support. To
| me, the issue Of Imperialism makes
petty all others in comparison. The
question of expansion is not necessa-
rily involved. That is one OF policy.
The issue of Imperialism is one of
principles to which our people are only
gradually getting awakened. Indeed,
until lately, we have had so little to do
with questions Of foreign policy that,
though we have fairly understood our
federal constitution, AS applied to do
mestic matters, we have not had cause
to consider its application to foreign
ones, or the extent to which our pol
icy in these latter involves home con-
Germs"
Henry U. Johnson of Richmond,
Ind, for two terms Republican con-
gresham from that district, has given
out that he will support Bryan this
year on the issue Of imperialism.
Others who were prominent in the OPP
position in 1896 and who are now sup
porting Mr.. Bryan,are Josiah Quincy,
former mayor of Boston; Otto Oswald
Ottendorfer, editor of the New York
Stats Zeitung; the great labor lead
ers, John J. Daley, Eugene &. John
al, NIL NJ