Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-29

be free and independent states These
words. misinterpreted by Col. Bryan
state a specific conclusion, not gem
eral principle. Specific tyranny justi-
fies specific rebellion Instead of sup-
porting Col. Bryan, both the spirit and
the letter of the constitution are
against him.
THE southern states claimed the
right to secede and govern themselves.
They alleged no tyranny; they f;ld To-
cal self government; they imposed
their own taxes. they We're ruled with
their own consent: they had all the
rights Col. Bryan demands for the Fili-
Ipinos. Yet they were not allowed to Sc
cede; and the war of the rebellion
stamped out forever the doctrine that
lapeople owing allegiance to this nation
can rebel and declare themselves free,
and independent whenever they think
fit to do so. The Filipnos do not allege
American tyranny; they cannat allege
American missoyernment. for they re-
shelled before our government was es-
tabished; their revolt is utterly desti-
ttute of just cause. and under the prin-
ciples of the declaration of independ-
fence, as decided by the civil war. their
rebellion is treason which it is the
duty of the federal government to sup
EpreSs.
The principle of the consent of the
governed is also subject TO this quail
Etlcation-it cannot be exercised without.
just cause The causes which moved
our fathers We're specifically recited in
the declaration of independence and
then follows these words When any
5,f Al.
tive of these ends it is the right OF the
Hpeople TO abolish 1t and TO institute a
new government. Hence the converse
must be true. When amy form Of GOV
lernmentais not destructive Of thess ends
1.-THE right of the people To abolish it and
to institute a new government does not.
exist. The pretence of the democratic
platform therefore that the Filipinoss
imay Withhold their consent to our gov
lernment by their mere will without
Just cause, indeed, without waiting to
I see what government we propose to.
give them. and that such Withholding
I of consent shall corst itute in itself good
land sufficient cause for rebellion; in
other words, that rebellion is its own
jnstifcation--is false claim, not
founded in the declaration of independ-
Sence and completely exploded by the
civil war
A careful perusal of Mr.. GARDENERS
lexplanation will reveal wonderful
amount of research into the records.
of constitutional decisions and 10
thoughtful men viii a once show the
perfectly regular and legal course the
constitutional lawyers of the Mckinley
administration have pursued. To any
man who reads GARDENERS speech thru
lit becomes apparent that the democrats
are wrong on every expansion PROPOSE
ton they present; wrong on aequisi-
ton, wrong on the operation of the
constitution, wrong on the declaration
sent of the governed. And consequent
ly the conviction s forced upon him
that the party leaders and candidates
are not altogether sincere in their con-
tentions They have manufactured an
issue expressly for use in this cam
paign. because the free silver issue of
four years ago proved a dead failure
Gentlemen. read Gardeners speech.
GOOD TIMES wlNs HIN.
William HI. Crawford. butcher, and
a democrat for seventeen years, has
writtcn TO the Omaha Bee SAYING he
Will vote for Mckinley this year. He
desires to 90 all the good he can and
says III q letter addressed to the Bee:
I acknoWledge TO the republican party
that have made a mistake during the
Lass seventeen years in working for a.
party that has done more harm to the
country thar good.
i remember in 'aS when Mr.. Cleveland
vas elected, up TO that time the people
Ithrout the country had good prices for
all products. ard when Mr.. Cleveland
Was elected the prices Wen: down. and
so did the wnri5ingman's wages for the
treason that there Was no outlet for the
stock and provisions raised in this
American country,
/ The laboring man got a reduction Of
.; cents per day off Of his wages and
the mechanic as much as a dollar. which
caused the strikes all over the country
lin 81. asking the corporations to restore
| beck he quarter aid the dol.
4 lar, but the corporations could not at
Eaford II do it for their business was run
i.doHn tc about half what it used to be.
Do the people of this country want
any more of those panics that we had
from % 10 81, or any more of your
l"Coaey armies?
We all remember -four years ago when
4 Mr., Bryan prophesied % cents per bu-
l Sshel for wheat and 10 cents per bushel
for corn if William Mckinley should be
lelectee: you all know that ii not 30 to-
day but will prove for you for the
looming four years that If the demo-
i cratic party is returned to power THAI
| that Will be closer to the price of grain
4 than Mr. Bryan prophesied.
/ | hear a good deal about the trust
iauestion. When there were no trusts
l there Vas Very poor business; when the
1 farmer raised his stock and grain he
! had to guess where to dispose of them
! 10 get something back to pay him for
I his time ard trouble. Today az soon as
i the grain IS planted there is a market
&open forsit and your stock. Stop this
trust and you will go back TO where you
had been many years ago. Any man
that has money to invest in business
! viii place himself in a trust to make
i more out Of it.
/ My democratic friends try to make
4 ms. believe that this iss NOT an honest