Omaha daily bee., 1900-10-12
TALKS BUT SAYS NOTHING
Adiai. the ANmnn, InduiEes In Some
Innocuous NothinEs in
Maryland.

BELAIRE, Md, Oct. 1l.-Upon being in
troduced to the assemblage by Chairman
Vandiver of the state central committee
MIR. Stevenson said:
In all the political contests Of the past
there has been but one supreme issue. upoI
which the results OF the election hinged
Tho great question of today is imperialism.
There are men who Will tell you there is
no such thing as imperialism, hut they are
the same men who say there are no such
things as trusts.
Cuban war and the acquisition Of the
Philippines as a result Of the conflict with
Spain,
The question to be decided at the com
pines?" Tho Filipinos never did MS any
harm. There are 100000 people there ami
there are 12OO islands. Why are Ne
prosecuting this war today? There are
those who will tell you there is no war.
After stating that the imperialists
claimed that the democrats were opposed
to expansion and saying that Jefferson,
Monroe and other democratic presidents
were expansionists, and added greatly to
the territory of the United States during
their terms Mr. Stevenson stated that no
trade was valuable that was purchased
with loss OF life.
II am opposed" he said, "to giving our
sons lives In order that various syndCates
may add to the hoard which Is already in
their Golfers"
At the close Of his address Mr. stevenson
was loudly cheered by the throng of per-
sons massed about the speakers platfoI NJ
The party returned to Baltimore late in
the afternoon.
BALTIMORE, Oct ll-Nice Presidential
Candidate Adlai II. Stevenson and the party
OF distinguished orators returned to Balti-
more early this evening. After taking a
hurried supper at the Hotel Rennert, Messrs.
Stevenson, General Springer of Illinois, Con-
gressman J. Hamilton Lewis of Washing
ton and a number of democratic leaders
were driven TO Broadway Institute, where a
mass meeting was held in the interest OF
the heads of the ticket and Robert Leach,
candidate for congress In the Third district.
The hall was crowded TO its utmost and an
overflow meeting was held on the outside
where the speakers were listened to and
applauded by several thousand persons.
Mr. Stevenson, who made the prnCp pal
address OF the evening said in part
We had an ally in tho Philippines and TO
me one of the most pathetic Incidents Of
the war was when AguinaldO brought his
little band at Admiral Dewcys request and
said to his comrades, "Whon you see the
AmeriG,an, h9s gE9sther around f. They are
war, Spain's power had been destroyed.
We are now at peace with Spain and are
our allies. There are OOOO America n
soldiers I'm the Philippines today. The only
Just and wise expansion which this country
has known was experienced under demo-
cratic administration. Al the territory ac-
Quircd In former years was contiguous to
our own and with our acquisition of il was
the declaration that # was TO be made into
states.
Imperialism rests upon and has for It's
cornerstone force. II employs the methods
| of munarChes, not of republics. a neCes-
/ sary adjunct to imperialism is q standing
| army. Imperialism means It's increase. All
l
here to get away from the military burden
| of the world powers OF Europe. Let no re
| publican dcludc himself by thinking that
! somehow conditions will grow better.
| Every vote given to President Mckinley
! Is II vote OF confidence in hiS admnistra-
/ tion. His election means that the Amer
! team people have in the most solemn man
! ncr Endorsed his policy and bade him God
| speed long the bloody pathway Of inn
! peralism. Regardless Of his party there T.
no doubt that the democratic candidate
/ would have been elected three years ago
! If the same question had been submitted
! To the people ! ask you 10 vote in the in
! tcrest of your household, yourselves, the
| common people and the generations to come
| after you II yOI do this YOU Will elect
! William Jennings Bryan 10 the presidency.
Great applause followed the close OF MIR
! Stevensons remarks. He was followed by
General Springer, Congressman j. Hamil-
ton Lewis and several local political ora,
| tors.