Connecticut western news., 1900-08-16

William Jennings Bryan and Adlai
 Ewing Stevenson were notified in In dianapolis in the presence of large and enthusiastic gathering of Democrats of their nomination at Kansas City.
 James R. Richardson delivered the
 speech of notification. In reply MT. Bryan said:
 l shall at an early day and in q more formal
 manner accept the nomination which you tender.
 and shall at that time discuss the various cues.
 tions covered by the Democratic platform. It
 may not be out of place, however. to submit .
 lew observations at this time upon the general character of the contest before us and upon the question which Is declared to be of paramount importance in this campaign.
 When l say that the contest of 1900 is q contest between Democracy on the one hand and plu. tocracy on the other. do net mean to say that
 all our opponents have deliberately ehosen to give to organized wealth a predominstins innu. ence in the affairs of the government. but do assert that the important issues of the day the
 Republican party Is dominated by those innu. ences which constantly tend to elevate pscuniary considerations and ignore human rights ... The Democratic party Is not making upon the honest acquisition of wealth. It has no de- sire to discourage industry. economy and thrift.
 On the contrary, 1t gives to every citizen the greatest possible stimulus 10 honsst toll when 1t promises him protection in the enjoyment of the proceeds of his labor. Property rights are most
 secure when human rights are respected. Democ- raey strives for a civilization in which every
 member of society will share according to his merits ..s
 Against us are arrayed q comparatively nmsll,
 but politically and financially powerful. number who really profit by Republican policies. but with them associated s large number who, because of their attachment to their party name,
 giving their support to doctrines sntagonistic to the former teachings of their own party. Re- | Duh vho to adv all try to convince themselves that the gold standard Is good; Republicans who were formerly attached to the greenback now seeking exes-e for giving national banks control of the nauon's as. per money; Republicans who used to boast thas
 the Republican party was paying on the national debt now looking for reasons to support a per petual and increasing debt: Republicans who formerly abhorred a trust now beguile themselves with the delusion that there good trusts and
 bad trusts. while. in their minds the line between
 the two Is becoming more and more obscure; Re. publicans who in times past congratulated the country upon the small expense of standing army making light of the objections
 which are urged against large increase in the permanent military establishment; Republicans who gloried in independence when the tion was less powerful now look with favor upon . foreign alliance; Republicans who three years ago condemned 'forcible annexation" as immoral and even criminal are now sure that 1t Is both immoral and criminal to oppose forcihle snnexa- tion. That partisanship has already blinded many to present dangers is certain. How large a DOT tion of the Republican party can be drawn over to the new policies remains to be seen.
 colonial policy means that we shall send to the Philippines a few traders, q few taskmasters and few ofhceholders and army large enough to support the authority of a small fraction of the people while they rule the natives
 If we have an imperial policy. we must have [. large standing army as Its natural and necessary complement The spirit which will justify the
 forcible annexation of the Philippine Islands will
 justify the seizure of other islands and the domi-
 nation of other people. and with wars of conquest
 we can expect a certain. If not rapid. growth of our military establishment. That a large perms. !.
 nent increase in regular army is intended by the Republican leaders is not a mere matter of conjecture, but a matter of fact. ... republic can have no subjects subject is possible only in a government resting upon force. He is un- known in a government deriving it's just powers | from the consent of the governed. The Repub- licsn platform says that ''the largest of
 self government consistent with their welfare and duties shall be secured to them (the Filpnos) | by law This Is a strange doctrine for q gov. ernment which owes Its very existence to the men who offered their lives as protest against gov ernment without consent and taxation without
 representation. In what respect does the position | of the Republican party differ from the position taken by the English government in I776f Did not the English government promise . good gov | ernment to the colonistsf What king prom | ised a bad government to his peoplef The whole | difference between a monarchy and a republic | may be summed up in one sentence. In a mon | archy the king gives to the people what he be- | beyes to be a good government; in a republic
 the people for themselves what they believe | to be a good government.
 Is the sunlight of full citizenship to be enjoyed | by the people of the United States and the twi. light of semictixenship endured by the people of | Porto Rico while the thick darkness of perpetual \ vassaisge covers the Philippinesf
 \ If it is said that have assumed before the | world obligations which make it necessary for us | to permanently maintain a government in the
 Philippine Islands reply, hrst, that the highest
 obligation of this nation Is to be true to itselt \ No obligation to any particular nation Co all \ nations combined can require the abandonment | of our theory of government ard the substitution
 of doctrines against which whole national life has been q protest: and. second that our obltga-
 tons to the Filipinos who inhsbit the islands are II greater than any obligation which we can owe to foreigners who have a temporary residence fin the | Philippines desire to trade there.
 The principal arguments advanced by thoss who Il enter upon a defense of imperialism are: Firt.-Thst must improve the present op-
 portunity to become q world power and enter into | international politics
 | second.-That our commercial interests in the
 Philippine Islands and in the orient make it nee. \ essary for to hold the islands permanently. Third.-That the spread of the Christian religion | will be facilitated by q colonial policy.
 | Fourth--That there is no honorable retreat from | the position which the natio- has taken
 | The first argument is addressed to the nations | pride and the second to the nations pocketbook. | The third is intended for the church member and | the fourth for the partisan.
 | It is a sufficient answer to the first argument | to say that for than century this nation
 has been a world power. For ten decades n has | been the most potent influence in the world. Not | only has it been a world power. but 1t has done | more to affect the politics of the human race
 than all the other nations of the world combined. | Because Declaration of Independence was pro.
 mulgsted others have been promulgated; becauss
 the patriots of i776 fought for liberty others have
 fought for 1t: because constitution wa, | adopted other constitutions have been adopted. | The growth of the principle of self government | planted American soil. has been the overthad
 owing political fact of the nineteenth century. | It has made this nation conspicuous among the
 nations and given it place in history such as nd
 other nation has ever enjoyed Nothing has been
 able to check the onward march Of this idea.
 am not willing that this nation shall cast aside
 the omnipotent weapon of truth 10 seine again | the weapon of physical warfare. would not eK | change the glory of this republic for the glory
 of all the empires that have risen and fallen snes | time began.
 | There is an easy honest. honorable solution o | the Philippine question. It is set forth in ths | Democratic platform, and IL is submitted with | confidence to the American people. This plan | unreseryedly indorse. If elected, shall conven. | congress in sxtrsordinary session 1 an | inaugurated and recommend an immediate decls | ration of the nations purpose; first, to establish | a stable form of government in the Philippine Is l lands just now establishing a stabl,
 form of government in the island of Cuba; second
 to give independence to the Fnipinos just VI,
 have promised to give independence to the Gu
 bans; third. to protect the Fihpinos from outsid, | interference while they work out their destiny
 just as we have protected the republics of centrs | and South America and are. by the Monroe doc
 trine. pledged to protect Cuba.
 July Exports and Imports.
 The July statement of imports and er | narfs ShnUS tha innorts nf p,archan m