Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-10-23

posed 10 subsidies, and d1d not Uare TO
trust the question openly to their
votes.
IMPERIALISM AND EXPANSION.
On the question of Imperialism and
Expansion the position Of the two par.
ties is largely the same as during the
last campai. 4, only the purpose Of
the Republican administration is now
more clearly disclosed. The Republi.
can platform says, "The Republican
principle that Congress has power to
govern our new possessions has been
justified and sustained by the final de.
cision Of the Supreme Court"
Whatever the legal right may be, the
moral right and duty remain unchang-
ed. 1t is as true now as 1t was when our
government was founded, that Gov.
ernments derive their just powers from
the consent of the governed" and the
Democratic party, true to its tradi.
tions, stands today as it has always
stood, in defense Of that immortal
declaration which Is the spirit Of the
Constitution, and has been for more
than hundred years the glory Of
our people.
1t believes that the policy now be-
ing pursued by the Republican admin
istration in the Philippines is subver-
sive Of our free institutions, and "im-
perils the national safety, without pro-
noting the national welfare" and that
If persisted in, it will threaten the life
Of the Republic and the maintenance
of principles upon which rests the only
hope Of universal freedom.
1t believes that justice to the Fill.
pinos, untitled by location, If not by
race and character, to make desirable
American citizens, and our own moral
and material interests, as WELL alike
demand that "in accordance with the
historic policy Of the Republic they
should be permitted to work out their
own destiny" AS a government, our
Republic has alone Of all the govern
ments upon the earth been faithful to
representative free institutions with
equal rights,equal privileges, and equal
laws for all, and the Democratic party
true to these principles, and with the
courage of it's convictions, states It's
position in words which no one can
fail to understand, when 1t says that
II "has never favored and now opposes
any extension Of the national DOundar-
les not meant to carry speedily to all
full equal rights with ourselves" It
is not opposed to expansion. 1t has
always favored that expansion OF terri
tory which would permit us to con-
tinue as a whole, a free and homo
geneous people; but 1t opposes ana
must ever oppose an expansion which
brings with it a denial of the truths
Of the Declaration of Independence,
and casts a blight upon the hopes OF
the oppressed of every land.
1t believes that, however It's enor-
mites may be hidden by specious
phrases and fair promises, the war in
the Philippines has been a war of con-
quest, carried on for territorial ag-
grandizement and in violation Of the
sacred principles of liberty and JUS
tice upon which our republic is found
ed. Nearly 1000 American lives have
already been sacrificed-slain in bat.
tie OF died of wounds and disease, and
the health of many thousands more
ruined forever; who Is responsible?
The Republicans shift the response
bility upon the Providence of God, al
though $2O,O0O,OOO was offered Spain
by our government for her disputed
and discredited claim of sovereign
ty; offered, too, with full warning
from our army officers in the Philip
pines that an effort to assert our SOW
ercignty over the islands would result
in war.
The Providence of God! Does any
one think for moment that IL the
Philippines, instead of being rich anC
fertile, were barren wastes, inhabited
by an ignorant and savage people, as
they are represented to be by those
who hold them incapable of self gov
ernment-does any one think that un
der such conditions, the direction OF
Providence in this matter would hav,
seemed so overwhelmingly strong? AZ
Mr.. Bryan has said, "He who woulc
declare the Divine will must prove
his authority either by Holy Writ W
by evidence of a special dispensation
The command, go ye into all the
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