Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-08-17
ENDORSED BRYAN.
Anti-Imperialists Unite Against
Mckinley.
Ex. Governor George =. Boutwell, De-
cIares for Bryan-An old Time Re-
publican Aroused Great Enthusiasm
One Of the Founders Of the Repub-
lican Party Leaves it.

lican Party Leaves it.
AT the meeting of the Anti-Im
perialists held at Indianapolis res
olutions condemning the present ad
ministration and pledging the body
to support the Democratic ticket
were adopted. There was a large
attendance. Many notable men were
present. The majority OF them were
former republicans.
The greatest demonstration of the
convention so far came when the
venerable George S. Boutwell,, ex-
Governor of Massachusetts and
Secretary of the Treasury under
President Grant. concluded his adj
dress as Permanent Chairman with
the declaration that he had turned
his back on the Republican party
and should support Bryan for Presi
dent.
George G. Mercer, of Philadelphia
called the convention to order APP
pointing Edwin Burritt Smith of
Chicago as temporary chairman.
Prot. A. H. Tolman of the University
Of Chicago read the Declaration of
Independence. Rev. NJ. Bigelow of
Cincinnati led in prayer. When
Mr.. Smith took the chair he made
a long speech dealing with the Girls
is in the progress of liberty" He
also mentioned that among the
painful events to the anti-imper-
ialists were terminal aggression in
the Philippines and the double
treachery to our trusted allies in
Luzon."
Chairman Smith called for short
addresses by the delegates. Those
who responded were: DR.. w. A.
Croffut of Washington General John
Beatty of Columbus, o.; Judge
Moses Hallet of Denver. Edgar A.
Bancroft of Chicago end Gamaliel
Bradford Of Boston. They all made
fierce attacks on the Administra.
tion
d. G.. Tillotsop of Kansas, chair
man of the committee on permanent
organization, reported in favor of
George S. Boutwell, for permanent
chairman. Temporary Secretaries
Winslow and Mize were made per
manent. The aged Boutwell, was
accorded a great demonstration
when he took the gavel. When quiet
was restored he said;
RouTWEII's FIERCE ATTACK.
''If the peril of this country is
what we think it is; if the question
before you and before your country
men is the question of the continu
ance of the Republic, then no graver
question has ever been committed to
an assembly of men or to the coun-
try. We are opposed to Imperialism.
We are in favor of republican
form of government. We respect the
teachings of our ancestry, the glory
of the history they have left to us;
and standing between the past and
the future it is our duty to trans
nit to posterity the principles of the
fathers and the institutions that
they founded. That is your
mission to-day as the representa-
tives of As States of this Union. !
charge that the policy upon which
this administration has entered will
mean the abandonment of the princi-
pies upon which our Government.
was founded, that it will change the
Republic into an Empire. The first
of the means before us for the pres
ervation Of the Union, if our allega-
ton is true, lie the overthrow of the
administration.
ssWe are told there is peace in the
Philippines and our 10000 soldiers
there are merely performing police
duty. The President has said the
Philippines are ours and there will
be no scuttle policy. This seems to
indicate that we have entered upon
q colonial policy. President Nc
Kinley is the one person responsible
for what has been done, and if we
are opposed to what has been done
our chief duty is the overthrow of
the Administration of which he is
head.
EXPANSION CAUSED cHINA's WAR.
aThe troubles in China have been
aggravated, and the missionaries
and Ambassadors of the various
Governments have been put in per-
il by the policy of the United States.
When we entered the Philippines it
was an additional menace to the
Chinese Empire, and it has led to
revolution in China and put the
missionaries and Ambassadors in
peril of their lives. Instead of be-
ing fortunate circumstance, the
fact that we were in the Philippines
was the chief occasion of that revo
luton in Cuba.
In my youth | had no DISCUSSES.
/ turned aside and left the Demo