Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-08-04

BRYANISM CONSIDERED
in DIFFERENT PHASES
SENATOR HoAR's ATTITUDE.

In a recent interview Senator Hoar
declared President Mckinley and
Governor Roosevelt will have no more
earnest supporters In this country than
| shall be-" A few days ago at the
customary summer outing OF the Mas
sachusetts club at Marshfeld he ex-
plaioed in detail why he should sup
port and vote for the Republican tick
ct and gave the lessons why those
who think as he does on the question
Of the Philippines should not vote for
Bryan and Stevenson. AS to the gen.
eral grounds for his position Mr.. Hoar
said: Il propose to support the Re
publican party this rear because /
think the welfare OF the commonwealth
and the country and the future of JUS
tice and freedom and righteousness lie
that way; and IL ] know myself, FOR
no other reason whatever, / propose
to support the Republican candidates
because / know the men, and in my
judgment they are the best candidates;
and for no other reason whatsoever.
Senator Hoar was equally explicit
in stating why he could not support
the Democratic ticket. His indictment
OF Bryan and his advisers was a Sc
, we're one. He condemned their free
silver madness, which would destroy
the country's prosperity; their free
trade folly which could only precip.tate
business disaster; their determination
to repeal the war amendments u to
disfranchise ten millions Of American
citizens; their attack upon the supreme
court OF the United States, and their
dastardly effort TO win over American
farmers to the pestilent doctrines OF
socialism, and induce them to favor "a
! division Of property between the men
who earned 1t and the men who simply
covet it without earning It."
The utmost interest attaches TO Mr.
Hoar's reference to imperialism His
strong speech in the senate had led the
'anti-imperialists" to believe he would
be their leader in organizing an inoe
pendeot party, and had convinced the
Democrats he would be found In active
opposition to the election OF the Re-
publican candidates. Both, however
have counted without their host. Mr.
Hoar does not now favor the Philip
pine part Of the treaty OF Paris. He
does not now believe In the establish
ment Of American sovereignty over
tnOSe lSldnQS. ne Is us edI HcSt hO" o'
he ever was In the belief that The
Philippines should be treated as Cuba
Is to be treated. But, even thinking
and believing thus, he does not SCI
any reason why he should support thu
Democratic candidates. He brings thu
charge home to Mr.. Bryan that "h'
took that course which brought upor
us the war in the Philippine islands
the destruction Of the life and health
Of four or five thousand American sol
diors and Of probably ten times tina
number Of the people OF these islands
simply to keep the question for an is
sue in the coming campaign From
this point Of view he would rathe'
trust the future Of liberty in tn
Philippine Islands. If that were tn
only issue before the country, to Judg'
Taft than to any agency that Mr.. Bry
an is likely to command" Hence hi
choice must be taken between tn,
man who was responsible for tina
treaty, believing 1t was right, and tn
man who was responsible for tina
treaty. knowing that it was wrong"