The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-16
IN FAVOR Of COL. BRYAN
Continued From First Pas..
Cuba and Porto Rico brought into COM
petition with American labor.
/ AM FOR BRYAN

AM FOR BRYAN.
How is the overthrow of the admins,
tratton to be Accomplishment? concludeo
Mr.. Boutwell,. "In my youth 1 mad no
Democratic party when it surrendered 70
slavery. In my age leave the RePuDn-
can party now. that it has surrendered
(great applause). I helped create the
Republican party, party at that time
of justice and principle and honesty; l
and despotism and will help destroy it.
And how? There is but one aVal1aple
means and you know what that IS. am
for Bryan tremendous applause). l am
for Bryan in spite of what ne may De-
lieve concerning the currency or finances
OI e th invite Geu1 the countrys attention Is
question of life or death to the republic
The business sessions of the convention
will be resumed tomorrow morning at IL
o'clock. a well attended public meeting
was held tonight at Tomlinson's Hall,
at which addresses were delivered by
Morefield Storey. of Boston; Sigmund
Zeisler, of Chicago; Rev. Herbert 8. Bige-
low, OF Cincinnati, and Patrick O'FerreS.
Of Washington.
The reading of a letter from Bourke
Cochran brought forth a tremendous
round Of applause. Mr.. Cochran wrote
as follows:
BOURKE COCKRAN'S LETTER.
NEW YORK, Aug. IA, 19OO.-Niy Dear
Sir: I regret very much that, owing to
business engagements here, l will be
unable to attend the liberty convention
at indianapolis on the 18th.
1.-The attitude of anti-imperiahsts to I'M
perialism cannot be open to doubt, and,
therefore. 1 assume the object Of the
convention is not to express opposition,
but to devise a method of making that
opposition effective. The issue Of inn
perialism has been squarely raised be-
tween tnR narffaSs he MI in
that the only way in Which a citizen
can exercise any direct influence upon
the result is by voting for the Republican
candidate who supports 1t, or the DEM
ocratic candidate who opposes 1t.
Nothing can be accomplished by the
nomination of a third candidate that can
moth be accomplished equally by absten-
ton from the polls, except that the cit
iZen who remains at home on election
day passes unnoticed, while he who votes
a third ticket attracts attention. The
difference between a silent and Yoctfer-
Gus refusal to exercise the suffrage is
not worth discussion, since abstention
from civic duty Is never commendable.
When the republic is in danger the
| only place for the patriot Is in the ranks
OF its active defenders. Absence from
the field Of contest or shooting in the air
can never be justified.
1T cannot be denied that while anti
imperialists unanimously approve Mr.
Bryan's position on Imperialism many of
them hesitate to vote for his election to
lIl0 presidency because they regard his
views upon other questions with dis
Trust and apprehension.
We cannot hope to deal inteiligently
with the issues Of this campaign until
ton OF the questions, discussions and
| passions Of the last campaign. Within
four years political Conditions have
| changed decisively, and, as conditions
change, issues change with them. The
| question which the people must decide
now Is radically different from that
submitted to them In 1896. Then the cleo
| ton of Mr.. Bryan would have placed
! the Democratic in complete control of
| the legislative as we'll as OF the execu-
| tive branch Of the government, with full
| power to enact all its beliefs into law
| while now his election will result not In
! placing the control of the government in
! the hands of the Democratic party. but
In dividing its control between the two
| parues. Whatever may be the result
| OF this election, the senate will remain
Repu6acan for two years certainly and
probably for four.
! Even if the people raisd Mr. Bryan
to the presidency in November, the Demo-
! cratic party cannot possibly achieve any
| power OF legislation during the existence
! OF the next congress, and without leg
lslattve sanction no change in the stand
1 ara or value, no reorganization Of the
supreme court, no modification whatever
Of our financial, industrial or political
systems could be ACCOMPLISHED
There is one issue which the popular
| verdict will settle irrevocably, and that
| is the issue Of Imperialism. If the Re
! publican party be successful its control
| Of the government will be absolute. and
| Its disposition to exercise all it's power
| for the enforcement of an imperialistic
! policy cannot be doubted. At the end
OF -FOUR years, imperialism will be so
! firmly imbedded in our political life that
| it can never be expelled.
WOULD KILL IMPERIALISM.
| Mr.. Rryan's election of itself would put
| quietus on the inperialistlc adventure
! No policy specifically condemned by the
! system, and imperialism would prove no
exception to the rule. Mr.. Hoar's sug-
| gestion that the senate would refuse to
follow Democratic president In a policy
| Of humanity approved by the people, docs
| faint Justice to his own patriotic capacity
when liberated from the eXigencfes Of
! campaign for re-eleetion-his intellect
and his conscience would be restored to
harmonious and effective cooperation.
Imperialism. rebuked at the polls and
shown be Improbable would not have
q single supporter in the country With
In month Of election, Senator Hoar
could reduce his noble conceptions Of
freedom and duty to definite proposals
or pacftcat1on which both parties would
accept. The country having pronounced
for justice. politicians of every shape and
description will be eager to do Justice,
and when the desire for Justice is sincere
the way to justice is soon discovered.
MUST SUPPORT BRYAN.
olnC0 the election OF Mr.. bryan IS GER
tain to deliver the country from the I'M
minent peril of imperialism, can the lib
ertY convention hesitate to support him
because of iu1Dalpable danger arising
from his opinions on subjects with which,
as president, he cannot possibly deal?
| confess 1t Is hard to understand the at
utude Of those gentlemen who would
have supported him If the convention had
been silent or eVasiVe on the FREQ coin
age of silver. but who hesitate to SUD-
port him on a platform which excludes
he
sions of the contest by relocating 1t to a
subordinate position. The Democratic
platform declares that imperialism is
the paramount issue OF the campaign and
Mr. Bryan's speech at indianapolis ac-
cepts this conception Of the issue, en-
phasiZlng it and Vincidates It, But a
declaration that Imperialism is a para
mount issue Is equivalent to a decIaFa-
ton that it is the sole Issue, for no presi-
Dental election ever decided more than
one question. In my judgment. the plat
form actually adopted by the Democratic
convention should be much more salts
factory to sound money men than any of
the substitutes suggested by older and
more conservative managers. Since no
body pretends that Mr.. Bryan's opinion
on the questions raised by the Chicago
platform Of 1895, have been changed his
refusal to disguise them In any way Is
highly creditable to his honesty and
honesty Is the first essential of patriotic
presidential service.
Mr.. Bryan'S conversion to q belief in
sound money would. In nay opinion, be a
reason for national rejoicing, but any
abandonment or abasement Of the frank
ness ard sincerity which have always dis
tinguished him, would be little short Of
Mr.. Bryan as an InfaIlibIe. or even as a
sound authority on economics, to ac-
knowledge that his integrity, his truth
fitness and absolute sincerity have been
among the most salUtary influences of
this generation on our political life It is
certain that this country Is indebted TO