Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-11-01

council and governor general and the
people select only the lower House.
He held it was a simple despotism.
He discussed also the Porto Rican tax
bill saying it meant taxation without
representation, and he told the story
of the Boston Tea Party. His office in
Boston is built on ground where his
forefathers precipitated the contest
with England. He asked his hearers
If they were going to endorse the
policy of the administration with
reference to Porto Rico and there were
cries of mo- He said the Porto
Ricans came to US with open arms and
under the assurance Of Gen. Miles that
they would have the privileges of
American citizens. Yet this admins
tration says the Constitution does not
follow the flag and they are not part
oftthe United States We are today an
empire; we are doing to themswh hat
England is doing to India, and we will
continue to do SO unless on election
day we repudiate the Porto Rico bill.
They want the kind of liberty We have
in the United States and the Republi-
can party don't propose that they shall
have 1T.
Speaking of the Philippines the
orator said everybody knows that if
Bryan is elected President these people
will lay down their arms because
Bryan and his party stands by the
Declaration of Independence, proposes
to give them their independence, to
assist them to establish a stable form
OF government and to protect them
from other nations.
Mr.. Williams said he was the first
man in Boston to organize regiment
to go to Cuba, but the Republican
governor would not accept it, He de-
clared himself willing to help the
Filipinos secure their freedom, and to
the charge of treason answered that he
thanked God that some men stood for
human freedom whether their own
Party was standing for it or a foreign
nation. If he should see the flag
floating over the harem Of the Sultan
of Sulu il would not go much against
the grain to gather the balyards and
pull them down.
Touching upon China and our having
an Amy there, he said: 81 think we
have done pretty well for two years
don't you? Where are we going to land
ii We have four years more of it,
He continued: The Chinese problem
is the most important to you men of
anything since You were born. That is
the most wonderful nation Oh the earth.
That civilization has outlasted all
others. We have not been much
bothered by them for they retain their
civilization; they keep out modern
machinery SO that il won't interfere
with their plan. They believe every
one has right to laEor for his living.
This business in China means the
great capitalists of Europe and this
country have decided to exploit China.
Even our Secretary of State says the
plan is to keep open all the ports of
China.
Let your capitalists follow our army
there and see them bring in the coolie
labor at 10 cents day to compete with
our labor. If for no other reason you
should vote the Democratic ticket to
keep China closed. Vote for that
ticket to bring the army home from
China, 10 give the Porto RIcans the
right to organize under territorial laws,
and then when we have settled the
difficulties with foreign nations and
disbsnded SO much of the army as is
unnecessary, we can take up the trusts
and take from the backs of the people
their burdens, and give up the plan of
an empire and get back into the raths
of peace, and the sacred principles on
which our country was founded and
must be kept sacred IL our republic is
to live.
The speech had been frequently ap-
plauded and aroused cheers at its con-
clusion.
Congressman W. @. Adanson of
Georgia spoke briefly on imperialism,
saying that by denying the right OF
freedom to our fellowmen we were
estopped from claiming it ourselves.