The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-23
AN ANSWER TO BRYAN.
Charles A. Gardiner Shows the Cry of
imperialism Is a False One.

Imperialism Is False One.
NEW YORK. Sept. 22.-Charles A. Gardi-
ner tonight, at Camp Mckinley, delivered
an interesting address the ''constitu-
tional problems involved in the Republican
policy of expansion" being an answer to
W. j. Bryan. In concluding Mr.. Gardiner
said:
1.-The Democratic party is conjuring up le-
gal Gorgons and political Hydras. Like
Don Quixote, it sees windmills, and ex
claims 'Monstrous giantsp 1t beholds the
Republic victorious in the Orient and cries,
Imperialism! Imperialism! But there are
no legal GorgonS, there are no political
Hydras, there is no imperialism. The party
is all wrong. 1t is wrong acquisition,
wrong on government, wrong on the Dec
laration of Independence, wrong on the
consent of the governed, on citizenship, on
subjects, on immigration, on tariff-funda-
mentally and incontestably wrong on every
expansion issue 1T contends for. In the
background or the century rise up the por-
tentous figures of Jefferson and Jackson
and Polk and Pierce-Democrats all and
uncompromising expansionists-and they
hurl down maledictions on the leaders of
to-day for abandoning the party policy that
added more luster than any other to the
Democratic name; and they warn the
Democracy that, in the past, political
death has overtaken every party that got
in front of American expansion. so now the
Democratic party, with it's legal bubbles
and Overruled decisions, VIII go down to de-
struction If it persists In opposing the ir-
resisuble, memorable racial growth and ex-
pansion of Is, COG, 900 enlightened Sovereigns.
1.-The Republican President, the Repub-
lican Senate, and the Republican party
promise the Filipinos self-government con-
sistent with their welfare. What more can
give? 1t is all we have ourselves. 1t is
ali our revolutionary fathers demanded
from England. We now voluntarily offer
the same TO the Filjpinos. The policies of
the party are not chimerical. They are wise
and conservative. They are supported by
Philippines, the right to govern them, the
right TO withhold the Constitution, the
right to regulate citizens and subjects, the
ight TO exclude Chinese and Malays-the
light 10 do these and all other acts neces-
sary to rule the Philippines in accordance
with the principles of American civiliza-
ton. We hold the islands by perfect title
no other nation does. We are in possession
no other nation is. / can conceive no legal
or constitutional ground why we should
give away, or sell, or lease, or abandon a.
single foot of the territory.
Let the Republican party adhere to its
promises; let il restore order. open courts
found schools and give the people the bless
ings Of American civilization; let 1t give
them, as President Mckinley advised. a
government of liberty. regulated by law
and honestly administered; let ii give them
taxation without tyranny, justice without
bride, freedom of religious worship, and
protection TO life, liberty and property: in
short, let the Republican party stand by it's
Philippine pledges. and the American peo-
pie will stand by the Republican party"