Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-10-23
ADDRESS TO INDEPEND-
ENT VOTERS.

The undersigned citizens regard
profound apprehension
Porto Rico and the Philippines prior acquisition
adjacent territory for the the constitutional
new states of the Union We
made their few inhabitants citizens people settled Them
there established the institutions freedom
history proposed that Congress
shall rule territories 1ud millions outside
tonal system ocasgorn support the Constitution and
deriving all their thereom have acquired colonies and
assumed arbitrary authority their inhabitants without
consent and to them without representation This policy offers
to the people of Porto Rico Philippines hope
pendence prospect Of American citizenship representation
in the Congress which This the government
by arbitrary power; this is Imperialism.
We believe that is the duty of the American people
stamp with their dsapprova doctrines hostile liberty and
dangerous constitutional If they remain
free and their continue representative their
servants must not have exercise but constitutional
Between the claim freedom entitled equal
political rights and the dogma tyranny that might makes right
there is middle ground
We have not prior to this supported the candidacy of Mr.
Bryan We do certain of his views minor
issues Yet his position the supreme of the present
pagn sound and his advocacy of it has been able and
that favor his election the most effective
of showing dsapprova of Mr. McKnleys Without
claiming special political influence unite for what
example may be worth to owcten in this statement of
proposed action in the of greater danger than
have encountered since the Pilgrims landed at Pymouththe
danger that be transformed from republic founded
the Declaration of independence guided the of Wash
ington into vulgar commonplace empire founded physical
force We invite the cooperation all independent to
avert this great and impending danger.
Geo. S Boutwell, Boston Eek Ex-S Teas)
Charles Gordon Ames Boston.
Melville B. Anderson, Leland Stanford University.
Francis Fisher Browne Chicago Editor of THE Dml.9
John Beatty Ohio General in civil and Elk Congressman
William Brney, Washington, D. G.
d. + Bremner, Chicago.
Albert Cook, Yale University.
d. H Chamberlain, Massachusetts. Extov. oSouh Carolna)
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Henry B. Cabot, Boston.
Starr Willard Cutting University of Chicago
Noah K. Davis, University of Chicago
John Dewey University of Chicago.
Dana Estes Boston
Louis r. Enrich, Colorado.
Joephs Fowler Washington C. ExUnted States senator
Edwin L. Godkn New York Former editor 'The Nation"
and IN T. Evening Post')
William Lloyd n, Boston,
Judson Harmon, Cincinnati. (Ex-Atorney General u 81
F D. Huntington, Syracuse. Bishop of P. E. church,
Thomas Wentworth Higgnson, Boston.
William Gardne Hale, University o Chicago
George Lincoln Hendckson, University Of Chicago
Edward Holton Seattle, Washington.
William r. Lord, Portland Oregon.
Louis R. Larson Minneapolis (Ex-Judge)
John " LeMoyne Baltimore ExCongressman)
Charles F Lummis Los Angeles Editor Land sunshine0
Joseph Lee Boston
George Guyas Mercer Pennsylvania.
Thomas A. Moran Chicago (ExJudge9
Edwin D. Mead, Boston Editor New England MagazineD
Charles Eliot Norton Harvard University
Henry Ioomis Nelson New York.
Warren Oney San Francisco.
William Morton Payne, Chicago
Franklin Pierce New York City.
Arthur Latham Perry Williams College
III. A. Rattermann, Cincinnati
U. M. Rose Little Rock.
Rufus 6 Smith, Cincinnati. Judge Superior Court}
Edward M. Shepard, New York City.
Mooield Storey Boston (xPres Associaton
Edwin Buritt Smith, Chicago
Albert H Tomau University of Chicago.
Edwin +. Uhl Grand Rapids ExAmbassal Tor to Germany
j. president Wells Fargo Express Company
William Woke, Chicago
c. f. S. Wood, Portland, Oregon
Lew Wallace Jr, Indianapolis
Charles B. Wildly, Cincinnati.
George L. Wellington a. SENATOR Maryand)
Herbert Welsh Philadelphia, Editor "City and State')
John Dewitt Warner, New York City. (Ex-Congressman)
Sgmund Zeler, Chicago.
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