Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-07-07
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dals.
IA They loudly proclaim that theirs Is the
party OF liberty. and in their NHinSory boast
OF their very name Republican. yet they are
caught coquctting and forming secret cntan-
Cling alliances OF the most dctcStahle char
acter with the old mother monarchy. They
stand suplnely 10y and refuse even an express
sion OF sympathy with the RoCr republics
In their heroic and unequal struggle Tor e>.
istencc as against the gross expressions and
brutal efforts at tu>lavVm n, Of the same old
tyraut who went down IN defeat when ne
sought to prevent the establishment VI our
own liherty.loving republic. They thus per
init a brave people in love with their free
republican institutions to perish frum the
earth lest 10y one word ~ sympathy and
comfort they might offend the delicate sensi
bllitles of their new found ally. Great Brit
ain.
Is. An importan, chapter is the ott.re
pcated promise. made. to be broken, that
when the war ceased the oppressive. bur.
dCnsome and vcNatious war taxes on many
articles VI prime necessity should I've re.
pealcd or reduced. Though the war closed
two years ago. and notwithstanding there Is
large and growing surplus IN the treasury.
not one dollar Of reduction In these taxes
has been made. 1t Is known that delegation
after delegation of citizens. suffering from
these burdens crowded the committee
rooms at Washington. and literally begged
for some relief. II Is true that those Of us
who constitute the minority of Congress
Joined In that appeal and declared our rcodi.
might In some degree remove these burdens
ot taxation. But a deaf ear was turned by
the Republicans TO all such Efforts for relief.
and none came. II Is well known. also, that
no relief will be given by the party in pow.
er. and II Is vain for overwhelmed people to
look to them while present policies are at
tempted to be enforced. The only hope for
relief lies In hurting from power the Re.
publican party ami the restoration Of the
party which believes In simple and econoin-
ical government.
Cost of "1mperiaiism."
=. sixteenth and Last-The cost of Rcpub.
llcaulsm and Its twin monster Imperialism.
This Is neither the time nor the occasion to
discuss la detail the increased appropria-
tion made necessary by the Republican pol.
icy of Imperialism. Briefly. however, I will
mention that the average Of appropriations
per year for all purposes Of government for
the two years immediately preceding the
Spanish. American war were about sII5.OOO,.
600. The average expenditures per annum
for each OF the three years since that war,
including the fiscal year upon which we have
Just entered. show an Increase OF nearly
s300.0OC.OoO. The total Increase for the three
years will he nearly S0m,oOO.OOO. And
In like proportion II will 20 on. This
shows the difference In cost Of the
empire as against the republic. These fig.
ures refer alone to the money cost OF the
change. and do not include the expense OF
the blood Of the American boys. the price OF
which Is far beyond computation. In the
dollar could be had for much-needcd public
buildings throughout the country nt home,
but many millions were promptly voted to
prosecute n war In the far.away Philippine
Islands. Not q dollar for necessary I'm.
| proveinents Of our rivers and harbors ut
home, but millions to be stolen and squan.
dered In Cuba and our new insular posses.
sions. Nothing for the lsthnian canal, and
| many other enterprises and objects, but
more than S2OO,OO0,OOO was freely given for
| the army and navy. for Imperialism and
| military, for gold and glory.
| I said at the outset that the Issue this
| year was again III to I. The foregoing are
| briefly the sixteen parts Of the Issue. What
| Is the one pari
We have seen that platform pledges are
| made ana brokcn: that good Intentions Of
men are many times set at naught: that
| plain duty clearly set forth and understood
| Is disregarded: that some men are weah
and vaclllating and may change their sol
enn opinions In n day. 1t Is apparent. there
| fore, to all that In this supreme exigency
| Of the republic n demand goes forth. NOT
for a faint.hearted declaration Of platform
| platitudes, but for q man. Yes. man who
| stands like mighty rock In the desert; q
man who, knowing the right, will dare dc
the right; man who; rather than follow 9
multitude TO do evil" will stand. like Pom
pegs pillar, conspicuously by himself, and
single In integrity.
| date for Presidcnt-a man who Ii unsur'
passed as a citizen, uncluaicd as an orr
| tor, courageous rs a soldier. conspicuous IN
| every element that constitutes the typical
and the true American, william J. Bryan, Of
| Nahr In