Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-29

Clark. But there never was cam
paign In which the ladies' were 80 justi-
fed In taking part az this one. They
ace their sons husbands and lovers
on every hand opposed by the greed of
Me trusts" Here Mr.. Clark read the
dispatch from Mr. T. It. Walsh, and
continued:
my fellow citizens, great many
of you know that am not close
party man. study political questions
as carefully as I can; work out my
conclusions and stand up for them.
I am without political ambition. I
warm in no mans sunshine; I cool In
no mans shade. I speak my convic-
tions without fear or favor. We stand
at this hour at the brink Of crisis
more moment than any since the war.
This change is denial of and an
assault upon three fundamental prin-
ciples of our constitution, namely, that
all men are created equal; that taxa
tion without representation is tyran-
ny and that all just powers of govern
ment are derived from the consent of
the governed. Who would have
thought three years ago that these
fundamental tenets would be denied
The speaker drew striking paral.
lei between Great Britain and her
American colonies, and America, and
the Philippines. He referred to the
Stamp Act which. the colonists re-
sented. Said the speaker:
Lord North refused to treat with
Americans and President Mckinley
refuses to treat with the Filipinos
unless they surrender uncondtional-
ly. The English called two Americans
traitors. They were John Hancock
and Samuel Adams, and we call them
heroes. The war of the Revolution
settled the question of taxation with.
out representation, but the principle
Of human slavery was permitted to re.
main in our governmental system
The war Of the Rebellion followed
In that conflict the Democratic party
was wrong on the question of human
rights, but in this campaign it is on the
right side. (Cheers) The Civil wal
settled the principle of equality but
now 1t is all to be fought over.
'The Republicans claim that Imperial
: ism Is mere man of straw. II bat
twelve of You In jury box you would
return verdict after hearing the
evidence, that we have Imperialism il
. two colonies now, and are fighting fol
the third. The party who would ad
: vocate making state of Hawaii would
: be buried beneath wave of indigna
J ton. If the people of Hawaii are no
citizens, they are subjects. There Il
: no middle ground. If you tax then
: without representation, you deny then
the Fundamental principle that al
: just powers of government are de
: rived from the consent Of the governed
= If you endorse that policy, you sa,
/, that the Continental Congress wa
' wrong, and that the British Parlia
q pJCut Nhc tISht, ipo YEARS ago. lutl
e there is the mongrel citizenship o
Porto Rico. They arc not of us, We
a they are under us. The President AZ
! points their government. They hay
s a Legislature of II men, five of whor
T. are residents of the island. Tha
e means six American carpet bagge
). will get jobs. God help the Port
j. Ricans! This was the policy of til
e colonial government of England 10
J. years ago, before we taught her tn
i lessons of Bunker Hill, Saratoga an
e Yorktown. We cannot control thi
G country one.half free and one-hal
Il subject. 1t must he all free OF q
n empire.
"The third colony, if we get it, COZ
e sists of eight or ten million littl
e brown men. Before Dewey enfere
e Manila, Aguinaldo had been eauippe