The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-06

City platform OF 1900, and when the people
have thus declared themselves. the repre-
sentatives whom they have elected and sent
TO Washington cannot and will not act
otherwise than they have been directed at
the polls to act. The election of Mr.. Bryan
this fall would be the peoples mandate
for free silver, and as such il would tell
upon every senator who has felt doubtful
how to act I'm the past.
The men who directly or indirectly aid
Mr.. Bryan in this contest must understand
that any vote cast, except for the re-elec-
ton of President Mckinley, is vote cast
for free silver and for social disorder,
vote for the partial reputation of our
debts and for an absolute upsetting OF our
financial and industrial systems; and upon
all such men will rest forever afterward
the heavy responsibility of having plunged
the business world into disaster. the labor
ing world into misery and of having tainted
with dishonor the national name.
$50 much for what the success of our
opponents would mean at home. Abroad.
gentlemen, their success would mean that
the Nation was TO cringe before the honor
able task which il has so honorably begun
and to take down the flag under which We
are creating in the Philippines not only
such order. but such liberty as has never
before been known In the islands. and &c
hand them back TO the unspeakable tyr.
ranny of a corrupt oligarchy.
There is no such thing as militarism on
Imperialism at stake in the contest These
are names used to brighten the foolish. IL
il is mlitarism to be in the Philippines.
then ii is militarism to be in Hawaii and
Alaska. If IL is militarism to put down the
Tagal banditti, then IL is militarism TO put
down any Apache outbreak Anti-imperial-
ism is the name by which they seek 10 dis
guise their policy OF contraction. For.
mind you, we have already expanded, and
We are in the Philippines by the same
moral and legal right that we are in Mex
leo an. Idaho. The Nation has not sought
its new responsibilities. but the Nation
does not shrink from them. As strong
man faces his work as IL comes, and does
each task allotted to hira without fiinching.
so this great Nation, the greatest Republic
upon which the sun has ever shone, STANDS
now. at the opening of a new century, not
seeking, in unmanly fashion. how TO avoid
its work. but facing its responsibilities in
a calm, a sober and resolute spirit. The
task that now confronts us Is but as child $
play compared to the task that confronted
the generation that fought TO a finish the
great civil war. Ii calls for but fraction
of this Nations giant strength, and We
appeal to every American jealous OF the
country's good name and proud beyond
measure of the honor and renown of Amer
lean citizenship TO stand with US now. and
to declare, In unmistakable terms. that We
are Nation OF men and not a Nation OF
weddings, and We as little fear 10 face
our duty in the far islands OF the Eastern
seas We fear TO face our duties at home. =
AT the close OF Governor Roosevelt 8
speech the convention adjourned sine die.
Hardly was the convention adjourned
when the exodus of delegates began. Gov
ernor Roosevelt left early this afternoon
on his private car TO resume his Western
speaking tour. Mr.. O'Dell went 10 his
home in Newburg Tonight few remain
about the hotel. and all have made way
for the influx Of Democratic leaders. which
will begin in day or two in anticipation
of the Democratic state convention of next
week