The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-08-02
TO MAKE GOVERNMENT
LIKE GREAT BRITAIN'S.
Senator Vest SAYS That Plans Of Nc
kinIey and Hay Are Definitely
Laid Out.

sweet springs. Mo- July Z+--~eIi
aror George q. Vest. rapidly recoy
ering health and strength at In:
beautiful summer home here sendr
through the Republic word OF Ell
enlargement and warning to demo
cratic voters everywhere.
Our people must understand, - he
said, that this Is the most import
ant fight that has ever faced the
party. There must be an ava kening
to the fact that the cry. Republic
against Empire, is not a mere cam
paign slogan. The phase is all
truthful. Plans at Washington, very
definitely laid out. mean to override
the constitution The republican
leaders believe in the teachings OF Al
exander Hamilton. who said that
the government OF Great Britain was
the nearest a model of all the gov
ernments ever devised by the brain
of man. The Hamilton idea lives at
Washington to day. Mckinley and
Hay believe III it.
If We mean to save the cOnstitu-
ton OF our fathers, il we mean to
keep this great republic intact as we
received it, we must elect Bryan
There must be no lethargv. no feel
ing that everything is all right.
From now until the election every
democrat must work for his country,
for the salvation OF the ideas that
made it great. The secret plans OF
the republican leaders are. A strong
government, without constitutional
This is the fight The
lines are drawn. There can be no
quibbling 1t is the constitution of |
our fathers against Imperialism.
The situation III China. whatever
the outcome. must not be misunder-
stood. Ii the Chinese has sinned |
against civilization, it must be pun
lshed swiftly and terribly. But this
will be the act of the American peo-
pie. not of the republican party
alone. Democrats everywhere must
keep alive to the fact that the condi-
rions presenting themselves in the
Orient are not to be confused with
principle of our pres
mt great fight. The Chinaman, If
will be punished by the
American people, not by Mckinley
md Hay"
Senator Vest is tremendously in
'arnest. He says that he had ex-
'ected, because of i'll health. to keep
'ut OF the campaign, but there is a
possibility that he will make speeches
lpon the lines of the ideas here set
Orth. The Senator has never
'een more in earnest. He has never
declared himself in more impassion-
q manner than he employed when
e made his declaration this after |
Don. He repeated, with emphasis,
is recent statement, made in The
'epublic that he would retire from (
olltics at the close of his present
1rm i'll the senate.
Il am without personal or private
mbitiOn,' he said. My whole
bought is for my party and my
Duntry. Democratic success this
I'll means the fulfillment of our
promise. Failure means that
he flag will stand for the strong |.
overnment that knows no constitu-
on nor no free people {
Il want to assert my positive de-
lal that | have expressed a choice
mong the men who desire to succeed
my place in the senate of the
nited States. The story that |
refer Mr.. DcArmond above the 9th 81
5 is without foundation. | am 3D. \
osed TO no one; | am in support of II
D one. | have not discussed the u
lestlon as to who will be my sue q
ssor. 1t would be improper. and h
deed, indecent, for me TO take part IL
the selection of the next senator II
: to Indicate preference. trust :
lat this statement will put a stop t'
any sensational gossip "