Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-14
Gathering of Anti-Imperialist Forces
at indianapolis.
NATIONALS CONVENTION OPENS
Louis R. Enrich of Colorado DelW-
r.. ---a. ers the Address.
LEAGUE MEETING TOMORROW


gates to the two conventions of anti-im-
perialists are arriving by every train today,
but still the number is not large. Massa-
chusetts New York and Pennsylvania
expected to send the largest delegations.
Among the days arrivals were George V.
Mercer of Philadelphia, who is at the heal
of the Philadelphia league; David ]. Doher-
ty, W. /. Johnson, G. L. Paddock. Edwin
Burritt Smith Sigmund Zeisler. w. j. Mize,
secretary of the American Anti-Imperial-
list League. and Charles NJ. Sturges, all
of Chicago. Ernest Howard of Boston
and j. Henry Smythe of Philadelphia, ex-
Gov. Boutwell, and others are expected
today.
Carl Schurz, it is now known, will not
be here. and in his place speech in Ger
man probably will be delivered tomorrow
night by Sigmund Zeisler of Chicago.
Bourke Cochran teiegraphed Secretary
Mize last night that there was little doubt
but that he would be there.
The executive committee of the Anti-Im-
perialist League met this morning to ar
range the program for the convention,
which will have its opening session at Tom
hnSon Hall al II O'Clock tomorrow morning.
The nationals. who are anti-imperiallSts,
but who also anti-Siiver, anti-Bryan
and anti-Nc kiuley. whose avowed purpose
in meeting today is to swing the Anti
lmperldliSt League members TO support
them in naming third ticket. met this
afternoon in the assembly room Of the
Commercial Club. The convention
called to order by Thomas NJ. Osborne of
Aurora, y. Y.
Louis r. Enrich, permanent chairman.
delivered the following:
Address of Chairman Enrich.
Mr.. Enrich said 9hat the delegates met
neither republicans nor democrats, but
independents 1t was in the nature of
things that no political party would always
be right.
we are in the midst of an anxious cleo
toraI campaign he declared The two
great political parties have held their ma
ti0nal conventions and proclaimed their
principles Our presence here is witness
to the fact that the principles of neither
party give us satisfaction.
Passing from the subject of trusts. which
institutions he declared invariably began
to thrive whenever the republicans came
into power. Mr.. Enrich spoke as follows on
currency legislation:
-Four years ago in this very city. at the
convention of the gold democracy. l was
permitted to discuss 1t at length. Today it
is dead issue. Even the Kansas City con-
ventiOn. had it been able to act without
pressure would have registered an over
whelming majority against it. 1 he issue
fingers with ghostly, pOst-mortem exist
ence. due partly to the force of inertia, but
principally to the desire OF intellectual con-
sistency the part Of a great political
leader. The people. more especially in view
of the falsified prophesies of 1895 have
come to realize that the highest standard
dollar, the dollar with the greatest pur-
chasing value, Is none too good for them
Within early period Of time all men will
grasp the clear truth that the gold stand
ard has not come the result of intrigue
or of unjust discrimination, but as the
final legislative expression Of an evolu-
tionary fact-the fact that the worlds ex-
changes. in their complexity and their vast
ness. had come to demand one undertaking
standard Of money measurement
Currencx RiII Commendcd
AS to the currency bill, We admit that
It Is a step in the right direction, but it is
a very halting and stumbling step. We give
the republican party full credit for its def
mite announcement of adhesion to the gold
standard; but why not the discreditable
ambiguity of the word coin removed by
making all our bonds payable in gold? And
why the issue of currency eond.-
TONED ON the basis of government bonds.
robblng the system Of all elasticity and of
its response 10 money demand. thus inviting
an inevitable panic when the next financial
disturb 4uCe oSsrwhelmS Us? We think the
bill does not go far enough The govern
ment must completely abandon the banking
business The only elastic, scientific cur
rency system is one with money issues
based on bank assets, guarded with an in
suraHce tax, that the government can
safely become the indorser of every dollar
issued
Referring to Senator Wolcott's speech be-
fore the republican national convention at
Philadelphia. Mr.. Enrich said:
As a preparation for the fulsome euIogy
OF President Mckinley, Mr.. Wolcott goes
out Of his way TO attack and maIign the
hrst American of our time. Grover CIeve-
Iahd- Speaking of the terrible financial dis
asters which came In 1s.eS of the countless
failures which followed of the depletion ~
the treasury gold reserve of the sufferings
OF labor. he says, referring to Mr. Cleve-
land:
The appalling result of his policy IL
still fresh in the memory OF millions ,-bo
suffered from it, -'
Can cswardly injustice and political mis-
representation further go? Is it not a fact
known of all men that the disastrous manic
OF 1N:3 and the misery that followed werfs
directly and Enthusiastically traceable to that
shameful biz of republican legislation
h NJ " ae.thes Sherman act. Mr.. Mckinley.
as chairman OF the ways and means com
nittee- was this bills most ardent and
Jealous champion" said Mr. Enrich
Reference-to the Philippines.
REFERRING to the Philippine question. Mr..
Enrich said:
From the very beginning of our national
life 1t has been the hopeful dream of the
American people that Independence and
self-government might come to all ma
tons
= He quoted Washington and Jefferson as
the true opponents Of national indeperd-
ence. and continued:
Admiral Dewey won his brilliant vic
arrived in Hong Kong and called on Com
sui Wildman- On May 10 the United States
ship NcCulloch sailed with Aguinaldo for
the Philippines Three days thereafter
Consul Wildman cabled Secretary Day con-
corning the Philippines, concluding with
this sentence: Large supply of rifles
should be taken
For whom? He says: For insurgent
allies.
As soon as Aguinaldo arrived at Cavite
he issued a proclamation, the contents of
which were fully known TO Admiral Dewey
with whom he was cooperating. In which
he says: 'Filipinos, the great nation called
North AMERICA. cradle Of true liberty has
come to manifest over here q protection
which is decisive well as disinterested
toward Us, considering US endowed with
sufficient civilization to govern by our
selves this, our unhappy land
Dewey supplied him with two modern
field pieces. five hundred rifles and 100000
rounds OF ammunition
The speaker declared that official CORE
spondence already published proved beyond
all doubt II at II the United States had not
inJerfered the insurgents would soon have
totally extinguished all pretense of Span
tsh sovereignty over the Islands He con-
tinued:
The Case of Cuba.