The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-17

| with their anal disapproval his attempt to
grasp imperial power. \ self-goVerning
people can have no more imperative duty
4 than 20 drive from public life chief
magistrate who, whether IN weakness or
of wicked purpose. has used his temporary
/ authority to subvert the character OF
! their government and TO destroy their
National ideals.
We therefore in tho belief that IL Is
essential at this crisis OF the American
people again 10 declare their faith in tho
usual application OF the Declaration Of
/ Independence and to reassert .her VIII
that their servants snail not have or oX-
ercise powers whatever other than those
conferred by the constitution and we
make the following recommendations to
our countrymen;
/. That without regard to their Views
on minor questions OF domestic policy,
they withhold their votes from Mr. Ne
Knlev in order to stamp with their dis
approval what no has done
| ?. That they vote for those candidates
for congress in their respective districts
who will oppose the policy Of Imperialism.
/ q While we welcome amy other
method of opposing the recollection
of Mr.. Mckinley, we advise direct
support of Mr.. Bryan ns the most
effective means of crushing impc
| rinli
| We Rre convinced OF Mr. nrSnn's
sincerity md OF his enrnest purpose
to secure the FiiipinOs their ind.-
/ pendcnce. His position and ihc dec
Iurntion contained in the ptalf.rm
of his party on the vital issnc OF
approval.
! We recommend that the executive com
I mittee Of the American Antl-lmperialistic
/ league and its allied leagues continue and
extend their org nizations, preserving the
independence Of the movements and that
they take most active part in the pending
political campaign.
/ Until now the policy which has turned
! the Filipinos from our friends 10 bitter
enemies; which has slaughtered thou
sands OF them. and laid waste their coun-
TRY. has been the policy OF the president.
After the next election it becomes the
policy of every man who votes to re-elect
Mckinley and who thus becomes. with
him. responsible for every drop OF blood
thereafter shed.
After the adoption of the resolutions in
dorsing Bryan, the representatives Of the
third party movement met and selected
Thomas Osborne of Auburn, y. Y, for
/ permanent chairman and Everett V. Alb
4
tary.
/ A motion was made and carried that a
convention be held In New York City Sep
TENDER for the purpose OF nominating q
ticket,
1t is said that the third party men to-
day offered the presidential nomination 10
MCoreield Storey OF Massachusetts, but
that Mr.. Storey declined the honor Will
, liam !. Palmer of Colorado was reported
TO be their choice for vice president. The
leaders OF the movement said tonight that
they expected a large representation at
their convention in New York on Sep
TENDER and that candidates for presi-
dent and vice president would then surely
he nominated
Secretary Mize OF the liberty congress
today received a letter from william
Lloyd Garrison of Boston pledgng the
( writer's support to Bryan,
Louis R. Enrich of Colorado presided az
the public meeting tonight. The large
crowd present manifested much enthuel-
esm at the Introduction of Charles A.
Towne. He said In part: LAS | view
this crisis It is nothing short OF a dlty
to come to the rescue of the impe-ilied
Institutions OF the Republic 1t was the
deliberate purpose OF the founders OF this
I Republic that il should be Nation lack
ing those powers whereby 1t could per-
petratc an Injustice. And because We
&
on the brown man in the Philippines they
/ call us little Americans.
1.-The Declars ton OF Independence has
been denied by act and policy by the
republican party. Their platform says Il
Is the province OF the Republic to give
liberty 70 some men AMI deny II to OH
ers; whereas the Declaration Of Inde-
pendence says God Almighty gave lib
erty to all men The United States began
war fer the liberation OF one people
and by administrative magic we find il
turred toward the subsection OF another.
Can any one explain why the adminstra-
1 ton would treat for the recognition NJ
/ polygamy and slavery In the Sulu islands,
( in the southern part Of the archipelago.
and would not treat for the recognition
of liberty in the northern part Of IL?
And deny that this imperialsic poli-
cy will help trade. You can not increase
your markets by beginning with the MUIR
der of large part OF your customers
ard earning the hatred OF the rest"
Mr.. Towne concluded amid much ap-
plarse with a recital OF the pronounce
ments OF Abraham Lincoln. which he
thought opposite 10 the subject OF impe-
rialism After his speech he was forced
TO stand in front OF the platform ard
shake hands with nearly the entire audi
ence
At 1880 Chairman Enrich declared tho
liberty congress adjourned sine do