Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-11-01
Think BRYAN SAFER.
ADDRESS OF ANTi-IMPERIALIsTs
WHO WERE GOLD MEN
FOUR YEARS AGO.
OPPOSE THE PRESIDENTS POLICY.
Educators, Lawyers and Business Men
Give Their Reasons for Condemn
ing McKinley's Position
Names on the List
OPPOSE THE PRESIDENTS POLICY.

The American Anti-Imperialistic
League has issued an address to indie
pendent voters which shows some Of
the most prominent educators, law
yers and business men of the country
are opposed to President McKinley's
policy in Porto Rico and the Philip
pines.
1t is said by officers of the league
that every man who signed the ad-
dress voted flor President Mckinley
four years ago. Some of them, like
ex-Gov. Boutwell,, of Massachusetts,;
Gen. John Beatty, of Ohio; Louis r.
Ehrick, of Colorado; Edwin L. God
kin, of New York; Judge Judson Har-
mon, of Cincinnati, who was Attor-
ney-General of the United States in
the Cleveland administration; John v.
LIE Moyne, of Baltimore, Judge Thos.
A. Moran, Of Chicago; John j, Valen-
tine, President of the Wells-Fargo
Express Co.; Lew Wallace, Jr., of
indianapolis, and Sigmund zeisler,
were ardent gold men four years ago.
REPRooF FOR M'KINLEY.
The address frankly says that none
of the slgners concurs with Mr.. Bryan
in certain of his views ON minor issues,
but they believe the most effective
way Of showing their disapproval of
President McKinley's course is to
Support the Democratic nominee for
the Presidency. The address follows;
'"The undersigned, citizens of the
| United States, regard with profound
apprehension the course of the pres
ent administration in Porto Rico and
the Philippines. Our prior acquisi-
tions were of adjacent territory fol-
the extension Of the area of Constitu-
tional Government and the creation OF
new states to the union. We made
their few inhabitants citizens; our
people settled them; we there estab-
: lished the institutions Of freedom. Fol
) the first time in our history it is nov
s proposed that the President and Con
!; gress shall rule vast territories ant
q millions of men outside our constitu
i tiOnal system. Officials sworn to sup
+ port the Constitution and deriving
, all their powers therefrom have aC
: quired colonies and assumed arbitrar
authOrity to govern their inhabitant
without consent and tax them will
out representation. This policy offeI
. to the people of Porto Rico and tn
n Philippines no hope of independence
no prospect of American citizenship
ve no representation in the Congre
r. which taxes them. This is the go
IN eminent Of men by arbitrary powe
u this is imperialism.
I'd CALL IT A DOGMA OF TYRANNY.
=" "We believe that it is the first du
K of the American people to stamp wi
their disapproyal doctrines so host
+ to liberty and dangerous to Cons
as tutional government. II they are
or remain free and their government
n to continue representative, their S
Il wants must not have or exercise
o. but constitutional powers Betw,
ar the claim OF freedom that all men
es entitled to equal political rights
II the dogma of tyranny that mi
9 makes right, there is no mic
a. ground.
nr eve have not prior to this J
u n, supported the candidacy of Mr.. Bry
~ We do mot now concur in certain
his views ON minor issues, Yet
ID position on the supreme issue Of
L. present campaign is so sound, and
N advocacy Of it has been so able
y a courageous that we now favor
election as the most effective wa,
showing disapproval of Mr.. Mel
. ley's course. Without claiming
u special political influence, we un
n for what our example may be We
= to our fellow-citizens, in this ST
ment Of proposed action in the p
ence of "a greater danger than
have encountered since the pilgr
ID landed at Plymouth-the danger
- we are to be transformed from
: public, founded on the Declaration
e. Independence, guided by the coun
n Of Washington, into a vulgar, c
y monplace empire, founded ON ph
!. cal force
ASK INDEPENDENT VOTERS TO A
It "We invite the cooperation Of
d independent voters 70 avert this q
;. and impending danger;
: George S. Boutwell,, Boston,
9 Governor and ex-Secretary of
, Treasury.
; 'Melville B. Anderson, Leila nd ST
. ford University.
II Frances Fisher Browne, Chica
editor of the Dial.
"JOhn Beatty, Ohio, General
~ Civil war and ex-Congressman.
70 civilian Birney, Washington, ID
~ sd. F, Bremmer, Chicago.
le albert S. Cook, Yale University
10 SD. II. Chamberlain, MasSac
Us setts, Ex-Governor Of South Carroll
oe "Charles r. Goldman, Massacl
sets.
as "Henry b. Cabot, Boston.
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