The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-08-23
LIBERTY CONGRESS
ENDORSES BRYAN
Plank Remains in Platform
Opposed BY Only a Few.
ATTACKS N'KINLEY'S POLICY.
Anti-Imperialists Include Black Race
in Philippines in Their Conception
of independence Principles.

indianapolis, Ind. Aug. 16.-The
liberty congress OF the American
League of Anti-Imperialists to-day
emphaticallve endorsed the candidacy
OF William J. Bryan for president.
The resolutions TO that effect were
read to the convention by Colonel
Charles X. Goldman of Massachusetts,
who moved their adoption after
stating that the entire committee of
twenty-five had endorsed them. The
convention, however, did not adopt
the platform as submitted by the
resolutions committee without de-
bate. Thomas NJ Osborne of Au-
burn, y. y, leader OF the third
ticket movement, offered an amend
ment to strike out the endorsement
OF Bryan and his amendment was
supported by several delegates, but
when the previous question was or
dered less than Il score could be mar
shalled to vote against the Bryan
endorsement. The vote was viva
vOce and its exact result will never
be known, but the sentiment of the
convention was clearly shown as be-
ing in favor of the endorsement of
Bryan as the most effective manner
OF checking the alleged imperiaIistic
policy OF the administration.
Every mention of Mr. Bryan 8
name iii the convention called forth
enthusiastic applause.
Secretary Mize of the Liberty Con-
gress to-day received letter from
William Lloyd Garrison of Boston,
pledging the writer's support to
Bryan.
Following is the report of the com
mittee on resolutions:
This liberty congress of anti-impe-
rialists recognizes great national
crisis, which menaces the republic
upon whose future depends in such
large measure the hope of freedom
throughout the world.
For the first time in our country's
history the president has undertaken
to subgugate foreign people and to
rule them by despotic power. He
has thrown the protection of the
American flag over slavery and po-
lygamy in the Sulu islands. He has
arrogated to himself the power to
impose upon the inhabitants of the
Philippines government without their
consent and taxation without rep
resentation. He is waging war
upon them for asserting the very
principles of maintenance of which
our forefathers pledged their lives,
their fortunes and their sacred hon
or. He claims for himself and con-
gress authority to govern the terri
tories of the United States without
con Institutional restraint.
We believe in the Declaration of
Independence. Its truths, no less
self-evident to-day than when first
announced by our fathers, are of uni
versal application and cannot be
Il bandoned while government by the
people endures.
We believe in the constitution of
the United States. 1t gives the pres
ident and congress certain limited
powers and secures to every man
within the jurisdiction OF our govern
ment certain essential rights. We
deny that either the president or
congress can govern any person any.
where outside the constitution.
We are absolutely opposed to the
policy OF President Mckinley. which
proposes TO govern millions of men
without their consent, which in Por-
to Rico establishes taxation without
representation and government by
the arbitrary viii of legislature I'M
fettered by constitutional restraint.
and in the Philippines constitutes a
war OF conquest and de mands uncon-
ditional surrender from a people who
are OF right free and independent.
The struggle Of men for freedom
has ever been a struggle for consti-
tutional liberty. There is no liberty
If the citizen has no right which the
legislature may not invade, If he
may be taxed by legislature in
which he is not represented, or if he