The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-08-15
Why an Anti-lmperiaIist
opposes Mr. Bryan

| MI warren, WIN wan cOiiectOT VI
the port OF Boston under President
Cleveland, has given out the following
statement
1.-THE executives Of the anti.imperial.
ist league have taken upon themselves
to advise their friends to vote for
william j. Bryan. AS member OF
the league, an anti.imperialist from
the beginning and never more SO than
now, believing that we had no right
TO take the Philippine ISLANDS consis-
tently with republican principles
and that IL is our duty to turn them
over 10 the Fllipinos as soon as prac.
ticable, ! decline to follow the COM
mittees advice and shall vote for MIR
Taft because, upon the whole, it seems
to me that the interests Of this coun.
try would be better conserved by his
eIeCIiOu tiidtl w tbaO VI WI Diy obs
mo one is more responsible for the
atiticatlon OF the Spanish treaty and
the saddling Of the Philippines islands
upon this country than William j.
Bryan, and in that matter he display.
ed his usual shallow judgment and
tendency to play politics with grave
constitutional and moral questions
Many Of the present leaders Of his
party are earnest imperialists-more
are utterly indifferent-in case Of his
election the Senate would undoubt-
eddy remain republican for vears-and
although ne favors immediate indie.
pendence Of the Filipinos, under some
scheme OF naturalization, nothing
could BY accomplished without action
by the Senate.
"Mr Taft favors ultimate indepen-
dence. thou ne qualities 1t by the hope
that the Filipinos later on may not
desire it. Icannot see, under these
circumstances that imperialism Is
mu.h At issue In this election. or that
anything could be gained In that di.
rection by Mr. Bryan's election, even
admitting that his judgment may be
sounder now than in 1898.
"But there are other questions In
this election, and one Of them Is. In
view Of the kind Of men surrounding
Mr. Bryan and dominating his conven.
| tion, would It be wise and safe to 10.
trust power to him and his advisers!
Then again, there are likely to be
three or four vacancies 10 the supreme
court In the next four years. Is Mr..
Bryan, or Mr.. Taft, with his expert.
ence and trained JUDGMENT, best quail.
fed to All such vacancies?
"As to the tariff, l am under no illu'
sions as to the likelihood Of the Re.
/ publican party ever reforming II
downward; on the other hand, the
impracticable modicum Of tariff re-
form offered In the democratic plat.
form affords trifiing, II any, relief
leaving to one side the composition OIL
the Senate.
"a vote for Mr.. Bryan does, however
endorse questionable principles Of
great Importance, such as fedora
licence to state corporations; guar
antee OF bank deposits which seems te
put q premium on careless or fraudu
lent banking; and . policy as to H.
functions which is ~ clear as a Del
phic oracle, but II 1t means anything
other than an attempt to deceive
the laboring men-it apparently take.
away In an unconstitutional manner
all power Of the courts to punish fol
contempt, thereby leaving propert,
and public peace subject to destruc
ton and interruption by law. breaker.
or misguided men.
mo one can dispute Mr.. Tafts un
usual training for the presidency mol
the great ability he has shown ant
excellent judgement in many import
ant positions. We may not agree
with him on all points, but the rea
question that people must decide is II
whose hands, upon the whole. would
the interests OF the country, b,
most safe and by what sort of adviser.
would the men elected be surround
ed"