Amador ledger., 1900-10-19

The speaker commenced by the assumption made in all
the animperasm speeches of Democratic orators, namely
That the Republican administration attempting
ride the Constitution This assumption is always made
guardedy and put the form of distinct assertion lest
the hearer might ask what particular Article and Section of
the Constitution being violated and the utter hoowness
and lsty of the assumption become apparent The speaker
did not attempt quote any of the Constitution show
in what had been ignored 1t fair suppose
that he does not know that document we'll enough quote
oand that he has referred it since the beginning of
this campaign and that his oraon simply echo of the
louder outhngs of that chief political akers William
Bryan The fact is that of them have pointed and
of them cite single clause of the Constitution that has
been faithfully obyed by that ws ab conscientious pa
trot and statesman, William Mckinley Mr. Sproul had the
impertnence call upon Lincoln Republicans abandon
their lifelong principles and their trustworthy leaders and
administer rebuke to the present administration with
other their than this baseess improved
unprovabe assumption of the Bryan humbuggery Lifelong
Republicans not subject to any such hallucnaons
They know that the immortal Lincoln asailed by the
party exactly the that applied
VIM. Mckinley.
In regard what shall be done with the Philippines
First part of the Presidents duty decide the ques
ton for belongs Congress- and secondly the time has
arrived at which any tell what duty and
honor nation may require to do Our President who
follows strictly the line of Duty has wisely and firmly refused
crafty the Bryante by making premature declaration
of policy which would neither be in his province power
enforce and which might become untenabe any time by
change of conditions Hence the Administration has
fused frame any political in regard to the Philippines
leaving that question the sovereign people, and their
sentatvs in Congress- where belongs these doughty Dem
ocratc champions compelled to sally FORTH like Don
Quxoe and charge against wndmills though erected
by themselves but exhibiting SYMPTOMS of sanity by
ing the appropriate ammunon namely wind. This bogus
boge conured up from the vastly Depths used to divert the
of the people from the real issues to be decided
the next election And the gentleman failed cite the
Constitution support of his first assumption, he equally
unable outline the policy of President Mckinley that of
VIM T. Bryan in regard to so-caed Imperialism. Upon re-
Aecon his hearers find themselves upon both points, with
no additional information The gentleman admitted how
ever that Republican able adduce many
for what has been done the Philippines there
are speakers their platform throughout the country and
the that he utterly failed to ree any of them indicates
that all of the vast number may begood reasons.
AS basis of his TRADE against the administration Mr.
Sprou stated that the nsugent forces entered the city of
Manila side by side and step by step with the United States
ar1y and declared be matter of history Every we'll
informed person knows that his is true the
contrary the nsurgent horde of curoas by
Gen Wesley Merritt from entering Manila armed force
at all and for the asucen that their only object
in getting plunder the city and its nab
tants and this nation could afford to permit such out
rage and stand dsgraced before the whole civilized world
aiding and abeng such fendsh barbartes Now what be-
comes of an argument bassed premise that utterly