Cañon City record., 1900-09-13

Democratic party and its candidate de-
mand the reversal of every policy, do
mestic and foreign, monetary. financial,
protective and expansive, which has
made the administration of President
Mckinley one of the most glorious in
our history by the splendor of its mill
tary and naval achievements, by Its
financial legislation, by its making the
United States the first money power in
the world, by its extension of our SOW
ereignty and by our advancement to
the very forefront of international in-
fiuence.
For the first time the sovereignty of
the United States over territory held
by an unquestionable title is to be
abandoned and the flag lowered, and
that, too in capitulation to fragrant
insurrection against its authority-all
this, and more than this, is demanded
by the Democratic party as n reason
for its investiture with power and Is
promised to the American people In
case power is given to do it. Such de-
mands, such promises, such threats,
such consequences, will receive the
most consummate condemnation of the
people.
No Democratic platform, no Demo
cratic speaker expresses any satisfac-
| tion with our triumphs in war, or with
the abounding prosperity of our people,
or with our international ascendancy.
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 restoration?
The present administration has kept
the faith in which the American people
invested it with power, has performed
every act to which it was pledged, and
has fulfilled every expectation which
has arisen from sudden events which
were foreseen four years ago.
There are few events in our diplo-
matte and military history more honor
able than the consummate skill the
wise conservatism. and the unfiinching
courage by which the administration
Of President Mckinley relieved our 1e-
| CATION and at the same time maintain
ed proper relations with the Chinese
empire.
The question for the plain people Is,
do they wish, with the instructions of
| n bitter experience fresh and deep In
| their memories, to change or submit TO
| the danger of change that Astounding
| prosperity which came with the cleo
| tion of President McKinley-a prosper
| ity which no Democratic platform or
| speaker denies nor dare not rejoice In.
or even allude to. Aguinaldo can wait
until the American people take "a bond
| of fate" II necessary by annihilating
| for the preservation of their own do
mestic interests the political combina-
ton which is at the same time their
| enemy and the alder and abettor Of the
| Tagal rebels?
The conditions and situations as to
Cuba and the Philippines are not the
| same. We never had sovereignty over
Cuba. We have sovereignty over the
Philippines. When we intervene as be-
| tween Cuba and Spain, the Cubans
were in arms fighting for their indie
pendence and were practically belliger-
ants. When we invaded the Philippines
the natives We're not In arms. We new
er promised TO give Independence to
| them and they did not demand 1t at
that time. Before we invaded Cuba,
| in the very declaration OF war against
| Spain, this government did not promise
to give Independence to that island.
| We made no such promise as to Porto
Rico. Our title to Porto Rico and the
philippines rest upon the same incon-
testable basis, and yet have not heard
that even the Democracy proposes or
wishes to erect Porto Rico into an In
dependent state.
|
Congress for these purposes, Mr.. Bry-
! an shrinks from the logical conse-
1 quences of his own position. If elected
| president of the United States, he will
become the commander-in-chief of the
army and navy conducting war
which he and the platform upon which
he stands assert to be criminal ag-
gression" against people who ought
to be independent. AS such command
er-in-chief, holding to such principle,
he would have the right to withdraw
every man from the Philippines, cause
our squadron to sail out of Manila bay,
to entirely evacuate the archipelago,
and-to use his own language-leave
their people to work out their own des-
tiny. AS president he could recognize
the existence and Independence of the
Philippine republic.
A bold man. holding such views as
these and with such powers, would
say that he intended to use them. But
there Mr.. Bryan halts and recoils. He
purposes to throw the responsibility
upon Congress, well knowing that In
Republican Senate and House of Rep
rescntatives no such action as he pro-
poses to recommend would receive the
least sanction.
1 shall not detain you with any dis
cussion of this bugbear of miiithriSm.
We are crippled to-day by inadequacy
of our military force in performing our
manifest duties as to our people In
China. The events In that empire dem
onstrate, as did our unprepared condi-
tion at the beginning of the Spanish
war. how suddenly and Unexpectedly
crises may arise which will call for the
exercise Of our military power and find
1t entirely lacking. A nation Of 10000
600 OF free people. vast In extent, need
have no fear that an empire will be
erected upon the ruins of the republic
by the scattered forces Of an army OF
one hundred thousand men.
militarism, SO does an increased navy,
ard yet we hear no word Of protest
from the Democratic party against
that. because such n protest would be