The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-02
TO SUPP{2T DIT1OCRATS Anti9 /lerialiSts Are For 7 Parker. IA MEETING IN BOSTON Garvin, Adams and COckrell
 the Speakers. Former Governor George s. Boutwell, presides and 1000 Persons Crowd
 FaneuiI Hall to Liston to
 the Addresses.

nieht to hear W. Bourke Cochran of New York, Governor l.. F. c. Garvin of Rhode Island and Charles Francis Adams of this city address a mass meeting called by the New England. League.
 Adherence to the Democratic plat form" was the slogan of the speakers.
 George S. Boutwell,. former Governor of Massachusetts. and the President of the New England Anti-Imperialist League. presided.
 MT. Boutwell, made a brief intro- ductory address and introduced Cover nor Garvin who spoke in part as fol- lows:
 Half a century ago we came into contact with an Asiatic people. We found them cut off from the world and consequently away behind civilization. We cultivated their friendship and led them by our example, advice and as- sistance to undertake the task of ad- vancing their own fortunes.
 Perry and Dewey.
 Today al direct result of the wise and consistent action of two Democrat ic administrations, Japan ranks with every civilized nation, possesses a con stitutional government adapted to her needs and has made greater. progress in all that goes to make a nation great thdi dilg U0uHlTy III l1t WOTiu, nDL ek- cepting our own. Why could not Ad- miral Dewey have been instructed to do for the Philippines what Commo- dore Perry did for the Japanese?
 Instead of an independent and pow erful friend as is Japan, we have in the Philippine archipelago a costly, a de- pendent, bitter enemy. By becoming so-called world power. which is an- other name for bully, we have lost at nd 1fr1f~ 4
 As was to be expected. our denial of the right of self-government to other people has already reacted here at home. The latest and most fragrant illustrations is to be found in Colo rado.
 .. Anarchy in Colorado.
 "As result of anarchy on the part of the constituted authorities, there have arisen strikes, accompanied by violence, martial law, and finally an abrogation of the bill of rights through the deporting of citizens beyond the borders of the State.
 Analogous instances of disregard of law are occurring in other States"
 Charles Francis Adams was next introduced. He spoke in part as fol- lows.
 Important as the question of impc- rialism is, frankly acknowledge that IL as of paramount importance in the present canvass. There are, in my judgment, other issues involved more momentous and quite as pressing. So far as the Filipinos are concerned, the precedent recently established in the case of Cuba Is always there, and 1t would cost but a signature to a sheet of paper for us as a nation to revert to our cardinal political principle that nrnlOitV he assumed n be capable of self-government until the contrary Is proven by results.
 Party of Opposition.
 ITO imagine that any community liv- ing under representative system of government. especially a community thoroughly Democratic in its organi- zation can long go in satisfactory po- litical shape without the presence within 1t of an affective opposition as well as a party power. is, hold, con- trary to reason.
 The first duty. therefore, as I hold 1t, of any thoughtful. independent man is to do in the present canvass what ever lies in his power towards bring ing such an opposition into existence. If complete success should happily at tend him in this effort. the most that could happen would De that the opposi ton would become the government and the present gove1 the oppo- sition.
 'The Republican party has been long in power They talk today of para mount issues; the issue of anti-im- perialism. the great race issue in the south. the issue of ehe tariff. the mon talk about 'curbing the trusts
 talk about 'curbing the truts.'
 CurbIng the Senate.
 T maintain there is no issue before the American people so important or SO difficult to meet as the issue of curbing the Senate.
 The oligarchic body has got to be brought back to its proper functions in the machinery of government, or disaster will result. As was predict ed in the earlier days of the constttu- ton. portion of the legislative, clothed with a share of executive fupc- tions, has usurped functions one by one which did not belong to it, until even appointments in the Judiciary have been turned over to members of the Senatorial ring. to be disposed of as comfortable erths for life for their political heelers' There is no depart ment of the government today in which that irresponsible chamber is not ac- tuallv supreme. under the operation of what is known as the courtesy of the Senate.
 Congressman w. Bourke Cochran was greeted with enthusiastic and pro- longed applause.
 We have not assembled to suggest any new experiment in government" MT Cochran said.
 Cuba and Philippines. "We simply ask that the policy of freedom justice and liberty establish ed in Cuba. which has proved both creditable and profitable to us. which the Cuban people have found to be source of progress. a beacon of free dom and a bulwark of order. which the whole world applauds as a most valua- ble contribution to civilization, shall be substituted for the imperalistic policy which has proved wasteful and discreditable to this country in the Philippines.
 '"rhe decision of this question at the polls will affect profoundly the people of the Philipine Islands, but 1t will ar feet vitally the American people ana