The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-30

Standard oil trust, the beef trust, the flour
trust. the cotton bale trust. the American
Ice Company Laughter and a~ppiausel. mat
unique Democratic institution wnicn re-
duced the temperature of the Kansas City
convention 20 degrees in a single afternoon
that is founded On nothing except the
hennebec river [Laughter]. and the little
gang OF thieves that are now frylng 20 Q
~laughterl, SO that the more | mediate
upon the question the more certain l be-
Come that neither the mar who works Tor
his living by the day nor those who live
out of the DIVIDENDS of their earnings and
aving OF the past. that is TO say the earn
ings of invested capital. has anything to
gain from the fact that after four years of
estrangement the Democracy OF New YORK
and the Populism Of Nebraska have at last
agreed TO blow out the gas and go to bed
together" Tremendous laughter.l
TALK OF IMPERIALISM.
Senator Dolliver took up the issue of i'm
perialisp. saying that he was not exactly
clear as to the meaning of that word, but
that If 1t meant the construction of a navy
commensurate with the dignity of the
United States government, or the digging
of the Nicauraguan canal, or the holding on
TO everything we got out OF our trouble with
Spain, he was heartily in favor of 1t. He
grew facetitious in his narration of the
ludicrous schemes proposed by the Demo-
Gratis In Congress TO raise money for the
purpose of carrying on war. He said among
these schemes were: The coinage OF the
seignorage of the silver bullion in the
treasury - a proposition which excited
great laughter, in view of the great depre-
cation in the value of silver; the re-enact-
ment of the income tax law, which has
been declared unconstitutional by the
United States Supreme Court; and the is
suance of Notwithstanding notes by
the government.
Tn nnnolrtcinO tho conotor said. HNow Il
nave just one word more to say. We have
got out of the war new duties and new re-
Sponsibilities. You say, DO you count that
an ~advantage?' L certainly do. Nations
are made great by what they do, and the
great powers of the world were the nations
that bore the heavy burdens and bent un
der the mighty responsibilities OF these
passing centuries. Nations are upon the
map OF this world for a purpose. NO nation
can live to itself alone, and If any man
would interpret the history of the United
States let him feel and understand that 1t
is merely the preparation of the Republic
for its great part in the service of mankind
1 believe in our country. [Great applause
/ believe in the flag. A great many people
talk very fiuently about the flag that don't
believe in it at all. There are men running
for office in the United States now who are
teaching the people that the cause of civil
liberty stands a poorer chance under the
flag of the United States than 1t does under
the proclamation of a h~alf-naked Malay
BARBARIAN In the fnllppine dIclipeidSo'
We ourselves love that flag. We trust
everything that we have TO tour lives,
our children, all that we have and all that
we are-and what it has been to US and
what it means to US 1t shall. by the blessing
of God, mean to scattered populations that
without our purpose have come under the
jurisdiction OF our flag and of our laws
[Great a%pplause.] I believe-I repeat-in
the American Republic, and L back ii
against the world. lGreat applause MOI
do I think that since the DAYS of Abraham
Lincoln there has been upon the helm OF
affairs a steadier, drawer, kindlier, wiser
hand than the hand of William Mckinley
President of the United States"