Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-16
ANTI iMPERlAlISTS


that God will forgive me for voting for
Mckinley in 1896. | did not think he
would turn his back upon the eternal
principles Of the republic. If Cleveland
or Reed or Bryan had been President
there would have been no war in the
! Philippines: no butChery Of inOffensive
| Christian people. no deaths of brave
American soldiers there. but our flag
would now have been hailed with &C
claim by a new republic"
| J. Hallett of Colorado, said his state
was sure to go for Bryan whatever the
| action Of tho convention.
! Edgar A. Bancroft said: whenever
! the Declaration of Independence and
the sermon on the mount are proclaim
I'd by a party as glittering generaliues.
! then | may know that the party pro-
claiming it is in the control of the
Pharisees The object 81 this congress
| IL To bring Us back to the principles
| which gave US nationalities." Mr.
| Bancroft said he was still faithful To
! the republicanism of 1860. but could not
| adhere to the Republican party of 1900
! Gamaliel Bradford said he had taken a
| long journey from Boston principally II
istlke-thc nomination Of third ticket
This election he said lis not going
| tp Ec settled by the newspapers nor by
| the politicians nor by the capitalists. but
| by the people. Now. If We are going to
! defeat Mckinley. we must all throw our
SOLID support in behalf IF VIM j. Bryan.
| Great APPLAUSE. Then when he SITS in
| tho Presidential chair (which he wild, we
VIII have some influence with the admin
| iStratiDu: we will be able to say that we
arc with him from the beginning. am
2 strong advocate of the gold standard
ana | think ne is mistaken about the
money question. but | also think he is
thoroughly earnest and honest ana sin
| cerc
81 want to see that kind Of a man in
| the Presidential chair. Since the time Of
| Lincoln | do not believe such a speech
has been mad" Mr.. Bryan made here
| one week ago. have as much faith a
| | have in any doctrine Of religion that
| when the people vote. next November
! they will cast An overwhelming testimony
| in favor Of VIM J. Bryan"
| BY standing vote the convention
adopted 4 resolution expressing Sympa-
| thy with Carl Schurz in the death of his
| SON.
| u. g. Tillotsou Of Kansas, chairman Of
| the committee on permanent organize
| ton, reported in favor Of George S. Bout
wei for permanent chairman. Temporary
secretaries WinSloW and MZe were made
permanent. Gov. Boutwell, was accorded
a great demonstration when ne took the
| SdVcl. He said:
| NIl'll ~ iIitl tue pplltN upon NnltU
| this administration has entered will mean
| ~" abandonment Of the principles upon
| which our government was founded. that
| it viii change thp republic into an en-
| pir". The first Of the means before uS
| for the preservation of the Union, if our
allegation is true, is the overthrow of the
| administration.
| I'VE are told there is peace in the Phil
| ppines and our G0Ojo soldiers there arr
| merely performing police duty. The Pres
| id"nt has said the Philippines are ours
/ IL h,F
| rights and no SCuttle policy. This seems
| 10 indicate that we have entered upon a
| colonial policy. I always follow the Pres
! ident by his dOings not by his speeches
Mr.. Mckinley is the master mind in hi.
| cabinet, and nothing has transpired ex-
cept that which he himself has originated
| and he has carried ii through thus far
| without interruption. He is the one per
| son responsible for what has been done.
| and If we are opposed to what has been
done, our chief duty is the overthrow Of
| the administration.
| There has been put forth recently 2
| statement Of the conditions that would
| be required OF the people Of Cuba if they
| become independent. They are to have no
power to declare war without the consen,
| Of the United States. The United States
| Is 70 nave veto power over Cuban legis
| ldtion; the United States is to have d.
certain well-detined supervision over the
| Cuban treasury. so the United States is
70 retain for period Of years. if not in
| mtnd the port of Havana How do these
| provisions accord with the promises made
| To the people of Cuba?
| The troubles in China have been ag-
| gravated and the missionaries and am
| hasSadOrs of the various governments
| nave been put in peril by the policy Of
| the United States.
| How is the overthrow OF the admins
| rauon tn be Accomplished" concluded
| MIR. Boutwell,.
| In my youth I had no DISCUSSES.
| turned aside and left the Democratic
| party when ii surrendered to slavery i'll
| my age | leave the Republican party now
| that it has surrendered itself To dcsnotic
ana tNnnnical motives. Great applause
| l helped create the Republican party 4
! party at that time of justice ana prin-
| ciple and honesty. ! now believe IL is -
! party of injustice and despOtism and /
VIII help TO destroy it. And how? There