The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-08-17
FRIDAY, AUGUST II. 1900.
FOR PRESIDENT
WILLIAM. J. BRYAN
OF NEBRASKA
FOR VICE PRESIDENT
ADLAI E. STEVENSON
OF ILLINOIS
IMPERIALISM Every Amer
THE lean should
PARAMOUNT ISSUE. procure and

IMPERIALISM Every Amer
THE lean should
PARAMOUNT ISSUE. procure and
read copy of Bryan's speech of accept
ance delivered at indianapolis August
s. 1t is a merciless arraignment of i'm
perialism and is replete with true Amer
lean sentiment. 1t recognizes imperial
ism as the paramount issue of the cam
paign believing that it strikes at the
very root of our existence as nation,
and it unmasks the pretensions of the
administration so that he who runs may
read. Honest in expression it's logic is
unanswerable. Of course the demo-
cratic platform recognizes the silver
cause as one of the most important is
sues of the campaign, and as Bryan is
silver's champion the hope of the silver
cause is with him, as the forces of mono
metalism are all in the republican party
and there.i is no hope for silver there
but the conduct of the administration
with regard to the Philippines has forced
another issue to the front. and one that
commands the attention of every think
ing American. Bryan's position is, LIST,
to give the Philippines a stable govern
ment; End, to give them independence;
3rd, establish protectorate against out
side interference.
What is McKinley's position? A SEES
sion of congress has come and gone and
the republicans have not dared to open
ly declare for a Philippine colony, nor
have they passed any legislation thereon,
but their leaders have left to the presi-
dent the fastening of an imperial policy
on the country, and after the election is
over they hope to be able to give full
reign to Imperialism and militarism.
McKinley's policy toward the Filipinos
is the policy of George III toward our
revolutionary forefathers, and to his plea
of duty let him answer Bryan's ques-
ton:
Can it be our duty to kill those who,
following the example of our forefathers,
love liberty well enough to fight for it?"
Docs our duty compel us to kill Fill
ipinos in order to make them free?
The daily recurring lists in the news
papers of deaths from wounds and dis
eases in the Philippines of our poor
American soldiers is sufficient of itself
to make us curse Imperialism and mil
itarism. We are not fighting a war
with any foreign foe. We are not fight
ing to defend our country or our flag as
nation. We are simply and solely en-
gagged in war of conquest in which we
are seeking to subjugate people and
make them subjects instead of citizens.
We are endeavoring to add to our pos
sessions a set of colonies where the flag
will float over people to whom the con-
stitution does not apply. We are trying
to make the stars and stripes stand for
free men on this side of the Pacific and
for subjects on the other side. We are
trying to fasten on the country large
standing army in order that our people
may be cursed with all the evils of mil
itarlsm. These are few of the evils to
which Mckinley's policy will lead if
followed by the American people,
Bryan's policy, ON the other hand. will
establish the principles of the Declara-
ton of Independence on the other side
OF the earth and create for us friendly
nation whose trade is bound to be ours
and which will be close to us in every
way without violating any of those prin-
ciples for which we stand as a nation.
The republicans are entirely forgetful
OF our place as nation, and that we
stand among the nations as an exponent
OF the principle that all men are created
equal and they are unmindful that we
owe our proud position as a nation to
the fact that the oppressed of every
monarchy have found here home and
have combined to make us great in
uniting with us in support of govern
ment OF the people and by the people,
and that the moment we are shifted from
our mornings as such we become allied
with the despotisms of Europe, which no
matter how attractive they may appear
to the privileged few, are unmindful and
oppressive of the many.
Why do We need large standing
army? A republican congress increased
our standing army from 5000 to 100000
and the next congress, if republican,
will still further increase it. Why thiss
Our war with Spain discovered no new
enemies, and showed us that our citizen
soldiers were far superior to the trained
soldiers of Spain. Our citizens are all
patriotic and our experience has shown