The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-30
senator Davis on sour Destiny"

President Bangs then brought forward as
the next speaker Senator Cushman X. Da-
Wis, who replied to the toast, Our Des-
tiny" He said in part:
This campaign is portentous. Others
have been conducted on a few issues,
economic or moral. In this one the Demo-
cratic party and its candidate. the man the
reversal of every policy, domestic and for
eign, monetary financial, protective and
expansive, which has made the admins
tration of President Mckinley one of the
most glorious in our history by the splen-
dor of its military and naval achievements.
by its revival Of dying industries by its
financial legislation, by its making the
United States the first money power in the
world by its extension of our sovereignty
and by our advancement to the very fore
front of international influence. The meas
ures and policies which have wrought these
imposing political results are severally and
respectively condemned, either in them
selves or in their just consequence, and
their abrogation is demanded by the decla-
ration of Democratic principles made at
Kansas City. This declaration does not de-
nounce the administration of President Nc
Kiney for its failures il condemns it for
its achievements. 1t declares them to be de-
structive of true prosperity and subversive
gold standard shall be abolished and that
protection TO American industries shall
cease.
For the first time the sovereignty of the
United States over territory held by an
unuuestionable title is TO be abandoned md
the flag lowered and that, too, in capituIa-
tion to a fragrant insurrection against It's
authority-all this. and more than this.
is demanded by the Democratic party as
a reason for its investiture with power, and
is promised TO the American people in case
power is given TO do it. Such demands,
such promises, such threats, such conse-
duences will receive the most considerate
condemnation of the people No Demo-
cratic platform, no Democratic
speaker expresses any satisfaction
with triumphs in with the
abounding prosperity of our people. or
with our international ascendency How
can they rejoice in a prosperity which
falsifies every prediction they made four
years ago and the approval of which now
would refute every claim that they can
possibly make for their political restora-
the faith in which the American peop.s.
invested Ii with power, has performed
every act to which IL was pledged and
has fulfilled every expectation which has
arisen from sudden events which Were
unforeseen four years ago
A BRooMSTICK GHOST.
"The Democratic party was silent respect
ing our relations with China because to
declare opinions upon that subject which
the American people would receive with
contempt and spurn with disgust would
cause the broomstick ghost of imperialism
and militarism 10 vanish in an instant So
TO speak would annihilate these paramount
issues because il would admit that even
the blind. when told. can perceive even If
they cannot see IL. that the status. the oc-
cupation and sovereignty of the United
States in the Philippines at this mo-
ment and in this great crisis of civilization
commanding and absolutely Indispensable.