THE MORNING OREGOAN, THUBSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1900.
ENDANGER
COUNT
Democratic Leader's View ofy
tnsion and Trusts
Exp a i
MILITARISM A CAMPAIGN ISSUE
Riclior&son, in A'otifyins Bryan, Said
Satf.on. In Drifting- ToTV.rd Gold,
'Grandeur, Greed and Glory'.
D3DIAKAPOLIS. Aus. 8. In. formally
notifying William J. Bryan of Ms nomina
tion as the Democratic candidate forj
STendent today. Representative James
D. Richardson, of Tennessee, said:
"Mr- Bryan: On the 124th anniversary
of the birth of this Republic there as
sembled in Kansas .City lie most intense
ly American convention that ever came
together in its history. This great body
-mas made up of men from every state
and territory in the Union. They came
from their respective districts filled with
xmfelgned enthusiasm for the inspiring
cause which brought them together. Their
S.OOO.OGO constituents had empowered them
to frame a platform of principles and se
lect candidates for President and Vice
President of the United States in what
they conceived to be the supremest po
litical crisis that ever came to our coun
try. These delegates all realized that the
Republic is in peril. They felt that the
duty was theirs to take such action as
would rescue the state fromrthe gulf of
imperialism Into which It has been
plunged, -and thus preservejfor themselves
and posterity; unimpaired, .he priceless
blessings of free government and civil
liberty. Tou see before you today a com
mittee of delegates from that conven
tion, and for whom I speak, upon which
is represented each state and territory
"whose duty it is to convey to you in for
mal manner the notification that the au-g-ust
assembly I have mentioned, acting
:for Its members, their constituents and
sfor all who love and cherish liberty every
"where, with no dissenting voice, chose
you as the candidate for President, and
adopted a platform of principles upon
-which the campaign we are now inaugu
rating shall be conducted.
The declaration or pa,rty principles
enunciated I 'achy have the honor to pre
sent to you. Here the duties of our com
mittee might with propriety end. but f
"beg indulgence for a few moments. The
delegates assembled at Kansas Glty did
not take hasty action. Their conduct was
characterized by the greatest firmness
and determination. In the alarming con
dition in which the eountrv h hnn
placed by the present weak and vacillat
ing and un-American Administration at
"Washington, they realized, as a onrr fellow-citizens
generally, 'that a 'change of
men and policies Is imperatively demand
ed. They proceeded deliberately and
chose you to lead in the battle for the
restoration of the true political faith.
Four years ago you led the party In
Che most brilliant contest It has ever ex
perienced. You then failed to win the
goal, the Presidency; but you did more
.you won the respect and admiration of
your political foes, and the ardent love
and devotion of your followers. That
contest was made by you against stu
pendous odds, in the face of a hostile
press, and with unhappy division in vour
ranks. I congratulate you and the coun
try that all these unfortunate conditions
do not confront you todav. It 1 true
you were then bitterly. sometimes wan
only. assailed, and, when parUsan ran-
wi m.n mgn, occasionally coarse things
were said of you and your party. But
you have survivod them all, and you
are perhaps stronger for them. We trust
this campaign will be pitched on a high
er plane, arid that it -nlli be conducted in
a manner worthy of the great dignity
whlch attaches to the two most exalted
offices- at stake.
A Shot at Roosevelt.
It is true that you and your party
Irlends have already been characterized
as dishonest and lawless at home, ,and
as cowards abroad. I feel sure, however,
it will stop at this, or at least, If suc
hyperbolic figures of speech are u;ed aZ
all. It will be in rare instances, and only
then by some one whose coarse manners
before the public are equalled only by
xhe roughness of his riding habit.
During the eventful and exciting cam
paign of ISG yon were constantlv before
the public. The eyes of the Nation were
fied upon yu and yr utterances as
they wore never before upon a public
man. Then, and in all times since, you
eavo been under a light as glaring as the
auu in uign noon, yet no flaw of dis
honor or cowardice Is pointed in your rec
ord by any foe. Review and criticism
have -wholly failed to injure or weaken
you in public esteem. And now you irc
with absolute unanimity by every state,
territory and district in the Union made
the candidate of a reunited and harmo
nious party. You are by all real Ameri
cans regarded as the best exponent of
the faith of our fathers which was ar
ticled in the Declaration of Independence
snd sealed bj the blood ot patriots. "We
deny that that declaration Is a back
number. We solemnly affirm thai by the
faithful It is yet venerated as the "grand
est chapter of human rights and human
liberty over devised by man. The lust of
greed and power preaches rmtpmnf fnv
jus supero aoctrine, but we held
this monster Imperialism, which alwava
feeds upon-the life blood of liberty- The,.
uause you. represent, sir, -Is humanity.
The highest duty of humanity is. to help
others, to pc free. The'just punishment of
&iople that enslave and rule over an
other Is the loss of their own liberty, for
a democracy cannot be an empire, and
remain both.
Stronger Anti-Trust Laws deeded.
The platform also declares unceasing
warfare In Nation, state and city, against
trusts and private monopolies In every
form. - This declaration means that the
laws now on the statute-books against
this growing evil must be enforced by
'honest and competent officials, and that
there shall be enacted other laws suffi
ciently efficient to govern and control
all trusts and monopolies. The baneful
effects of these organizations cannot be
estimated or described. They have
grown up under the fostering care of
tho party now In power, which has com
pletely controlled all the lawmaking au
thority for nearly four years. By Its
inaction this party confesses Its inabil
ity or disinclination, either of which is
criminal, to deal with the trusts. If the
people, therefore, would put a curb on
the trusts they must vote the Govern
ment out of the hands of the trusts. We
recently saw a Republican Congress sur
render the combination of the -Treasury
vaults to tho armor-plate trust one day,
and on a different day, for the benefit of
another trust, withdrew the Constitution
from our newly-acquired territory. The
trusts now count the United States as
one of their assets. They claim -to,, own
Congress. Self-control is a great at
tribute. These trusts, therefore, are In
favor of the regulation of trusts by a
Congress controlled by trusts." In other
words, the trusts will trust the Congres
sional trust to control the trusts. The
serious objection to trusts is that by their
methods they are rapidly acquiring all
the business of tho country. They have
driven out of business by their methods
tens of thousands of theretoforo pros
perous establishments, trading in a com
paratively small way. The prosperity
which they have created Is Republican,
prosperity and not., the prosperity -the
masses of the people or of the vast body
known as the middle classes. Tfaoy mul
tiply the fortunes of a few until they
are many times millionaires. One of our
trust magnates boasts that ho intends to
die a billionaire. Still the sweatshops
Increase, and the wages of those In the
rural districts barely sustain life.
The friends of the trusts and those
who arc their Immediate beneficiaries do
not hesitate to assert that the day of
tho individual has passed. This being
aamitxed then, the day of monopoly, the
syndicate, the combine and tho mother
of these, the trusts, is come. The man
full of American vim and vigor, brains,
skill and energy Is to count as nothing
m the eternal fight for bread, and tho
unfeeling, soulless and heartless corpora
"tion is to rule. Financial Independence
among the prosperous middle-classes and
merchants of moderate means will depart,
and they are to bo driven into financial
obscurity and ruin. This is an alarming
ly unhealthy condition, uhjust to the
great majority of the people and alto
gether un-American. If this fashion con
tinues, ere long only a few masters will
grasp the whole domain. Tho well-to-do
and contented citizen will be dispossessed,
and in t'je place of happy homes, un
wieldy wealth and cumberous pomp wll
repose. The rich man's wealth will In
crease, while the poor will decay, and
all t-I11 realize how wide the limit stands
between a splendid and happy land.
Gold, Grandeur, Greed and Glory.
Under tho new policy of the ruliiur
party our country would be dominated
by trusts and the widespread and al
most universal prosperity hitherto per
vading the middlo classes, and which was
peculiarly characteristic of America, will
become an unhappy reminiscence. Tlfe.
simple government of our fathers will
be supplanted by the trust-rlddden em
plro, and all will give way to the new
order of things founded on gold, grand
eur, agreed and glory.
Our platform quotes with hearty ap
proval tho following words of Thomas
Jofferson: "Peace, commerce and honest
friendship with all nations; entangling
alliances with none."
These words were not Idle or meaning
less when first uttered, nor are they now.
Tho Republican party lias not" kept, and
is not keeping, peace with other nations.
It has entered into an entangling alll
aoco which threatens to involve us, and
which will In the end inevitably lead us
to bloody wars. They have, as a part of
their policy, mado an alliance with Great
Britain, which at present, for prudential
reasons only, they seek to conceal, but
the fact Is apparent. It may not have
tne solemnity of a formal alliance, but
it is a secret understanding and agree
ment. If this were not true, why was
it that the Hay-Pauncefote treaty was
negotiated, a treaty which abandons and
virtually abrogates the Monroe Doctrine?
Other evidences of the fact are manifest
in tho startling declaration mado by one
high in the party councils in Congress
that our next war is to be with Germany,
England's most powerful rival, In tho
distribution by the Administration,
through two or mora of the bureaus of
the government of English llteraturo
highly favorable to England in her con
test with the Boer Republics, and still
further facts that might be mentioned.
"England Is anxiously seeking a closer
friendship with us. If we accept her
overtures and depart from our tradi
tional policy of treating all nations im
partially, we may gain her good-will, but
can with entire confidence make appeal
to the people for our country's rescue In
this hour of oilr perlL "We appeal, to
all who loathe Imperialism xand vener
ate our Constitution. We appeal to all
who desplsfr militarism and love liberty.
"We appeal to all Who oppose high war
taxes In time of peace and other In
crease of taxes, and we favor a Just sys
tem of revenue collection and all who In
every way oppose unequal taxation. We
appeal to all who. favor our hitherto free
Institutions and equal opportunity for all
under the law. We appeal to all who are
willing to resist the ever-Increasing op
pression and robbery of the trusts and
monopolies. We appeal to all wh6 are
opposed to the criminal aggression of
forcible annexation and who do not 'fa
vor having our flag float with Its pro
tecting aegis over Sulu slaves and Ori
ental harems. We appeal, in short, to all
patriots and lovers of liberty, regard
less of past party affiliations, to enlist
In our cause and help triumphantly to
bear our banner. In this Unparalleled
contest we pledge you the earnest, zeal-,
ous, unbought, unfaltering, enthusiastic,
support of seven million voters of the
Republic as you go forth to battle, and
as the Constitution of our beloved land
should follow its flag, so this undis
mayed and unconquerable band of patri
ots will follow you as you bear their
flag to -victory In November.
APPEALS TO THE BALLOT
BTEVErrSOX-COi2riSlTS democratic
CAUSE TO THE PEOtfijE.
Expansion, Troats, Tariff Legislation
and Other Questions Touched (
In His Speech.
FENCES ON TUBLIC LAND.
They Arc in Violation of Law and
Must Be Removed.
t. L.
the only guiding star by which our hip H vri, be at the e3:Pense of Incurring
of state can be safelv sailed iw Wnn-i- thc "l-'wm of all other nations with
mat it nas served our- purpose well ,ind
gloriously until of late, when another star
the star of Imperialism lins hon ,i-,.t
ed as the guide of our course. The plat-
iviui niuL-ii i jmnaea you is a new decla
ration of independence. Ton will see t
takes no step backward upon any issue
or party creed heretofore promulgated.
It solemnly affirms that the question of
imperialism is tho paramount Ismio of
this campaign This declaration did not
make it so. but only gave recognition to
an admitted fact. The Republicans hve
mRdo it the issue which in this campaign
overtops all others. They mav well en
deavor to run away from 1:. as they are
doing, but they cannct escape It.
'By their fruitg,ye shall Jtno5rthemr.
was the best philosophy JM0 years ago.
and it Is the best now.
Conquest Abroad, Oppression nt Home
Imperialism consists in levying ipon the
people and collecting from them unequal
taxes. It consists In levying taxes In one
territory of the United States, and not
levying the same on other p. rtlons there
of The Convolution sfs that nl
shall be uniform throurhout the United
States. The power to tax is the power
to destroy. When those in power proceed
as t Hev have done by rocent acts of -Ccn-grcss
to construct a tariff wall against
one territory and thus exclude Its prod
ucts from other territories and states of
the Union, seek to dodge this as they
may. it is the eercie of imperial power.
No King or Emperor can do more They
cannot do the acts and deeds which can
only be done in a kingdom or an empire
and say they are not imperialists and
that there is no lsuo of imperialism. The
platform declares that Imperialism means
conquest abroad and oppression at h-me-It
means the strong arm of the military
and Its concomitant, a great standing
army, wHch has ever been fatal to all
free institutions. It was this that drove
from Eurojve to our shores millions of
our fellow -citizens, and which is a con
stant menace to the liberties of the peo
ple. Large standing arrows have no place
Jn a Republic An Imperial government
c&n only he' maintained bv bruto tnr
and without militarism imperialism can- I
not exist. The union of the two brings I
"" v.ijj.m, -netner uncer that or
some other name. Imperialism means
death to Democracy and Republicanism.
2v rins H,or' i-wwds iid fewer plow
shares. Militarism means death to self
governraeat and raore spears and fewer
pramng-aooKS.
In
make the light thickest and hottest upon f
whom we should live in peace and friend
rrup. While for tho reason I have men
tioned or from timidity, the Administra
tion denies that such an alliance exists
with England, the voice of the lotter
Government is bolder and her object is
openly avowed. In a public speech,
startling In its character, her Secretary
of State for the Colonies. Chamberlain,
not long since said: ''The time has ar
rived when Great Britain may be con
fronted by a combination of powers, and
our first duty, therefore, Is to draw all
parts of the empire Into close unity, and
our next to maintain the bonds of per
manent unity with our kinsmen across
the Atlantic There is a powerful and
generous nation speaking our language,
being of our race, and having Interests
Identical with ours. I would go so far
as to say that as terrible as war may
be. even war itself would be cheaply
purchased. If in a great and noble cause
the Stars and Stripes and the Union
Jack should wave together over the Anglo-Saxon
alliance."
If the Administration is Tiot openly,
it Is covertly, but none tho less cer
tainly, leading up to such an alliance as
is described. What have bur patriotic
citizens, born in lands other than Eng
land, so say in such cxigehcy? We are
opposed to all discrimination against
our fatherlands In favor of Great Bri
tain. Why should England or any other
nation be singled out to become a special
object to favoritism on our part. The
immortal Washington in his farewell ad
dress says: "Nothing is more essential
than that permanent and inveterate an
tipathy against particular nations and
passionate attachments in others should
be excluded and that In place of them
just and amicable feelings towards all
shrould be cultivated."
WUIintr to Follow Dryan's Lead.
I cannot without trespassing upon the
propriety of this occasion further dis
cuss or even make mention of the other
issues of the campaign. The vast multi
tude before us is Impatient and eager to
catch the first utterance of your lips
and hang on your eloquent words. I need
not tell you that we will follow wher
ever you lead, knowing that there never
was and cannot bo a subllmer duty than
tbat of defending and encouraging free
dom at heme and championing It abroad.
Our platform Is American. It was con
structed by Americans for Americans.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5. The attention,
of the General Land Office has recently
been called' to the abusive and unlawful
erection of fences on various sections of
the public domain, particularly by sheep
and cattle-herders, who' aim to protect
and preserve to their own Use certain
water courses, so essential to-a desirable
pasture. Reports are coming In from spe
cial agents In the states of the Middle
West and the Pacific Coast that this un
lawful erection of fences is growing rap
idly, and that the local- land officers
either fail to order their destruction and
removal, of else their orders are disre
garded.
In some instances certain portions of
the public domain are fenced In that is,
surrounded by a continuous fence, with
Occasional openings, which are guarded
and used only by the herders whose flocks
are inclosed. Such fences as these are
thrown up about some lake or pond,
which studs a fertile grazing plot, and
holds that particular Bectlon for the ex
clusive use of one party. This in itself i3
unlawful, as the statutes prescribe that
no obstructions shall be erected on the
public domain to'lnclose any portion of it.
To get around this provision of the law,
other ingenious herders have figured out
a solution which provides for th6 con
struction of what are known as "drltt"
fences. A "drift" fence is merely a sin
gle line of fence, which may follow a
straight line, or the bank of a stream.
It incloses nothing, in the ordinary sense
of the word, and Is ostensibly erected to
prevent the sheep 6r cattle from wander
ing any considerable distance. But this
Is Clearly not the main intention of these
"drift" fences. In every case that has
been reported they are built alongside a
lake, pond or stream that affords, a de
sirable watering-place for sheep or cattle,
and operates to the benefit of tho herder
on one side and to the exclusion of he
hords on the othrer.
For instance, a fence will be erected In
a north and south line, just a little to the
west of a small lake, and will extend
unbroken for a distance of 20 or 25 miles
in either direction. Such a fence would
be built by the herder to the east of the
lake, who thereby secures to his own
flocks the exclusive use of the water of
tho lake, and at the same time has the
benefit of the rich pasture lands on all
sides of the water. He docs not fence
In this pasture by any means, but he
knows full well that the herder on the
west side of the fence is not going to
drive his sheep or his cattle 25 -miles to
6ne end of the fence," and then 25 miles 1
back on the other side. So, in effect, he
has practically -inclosed that desirable
pasture land, and reserved Itrf or his own
stock. In the strict sense of the law this
man is also a violator, for it is decid
edly unlawful for any man to obstruct
the public domain In any way, so that
he has any advantage over every other
man.
These Infringements have aroused Com
missioner Hermann, of the General Land
Office, and he has issued very emphatic
directions to all special agents of the
Land Office, directing them to seo that
all such fences, either inclosures or
"drift" fences, shall be removed without
unnecessary delay. In some instances It
has been shown that these fences have
been erected by poor herders, who were
ignorant of the law in the case, and
who have not the means immediately to
remove the obstructions, and to these a
liberal allowance of time will be" made.
But; where It Is shown that the fences
were erected in direct defiance of law, no
quarter will be given. The Commissioner
is determined that the law in this regard
must be enforced, and is using every pos
sible means to secure that end.
This illegal fencing is known In almost
every grazing state of the West. It Is
perhaps worst In New Mexico' and Ari
zona, where the most daring encroach
ments have been made, and where tho
law Is almost generally disregarded. Fur
ther north, In Colorado and Utah, there
is more or less of this fencing, which ex
tends clear up into Wyoming, Montana
and the Dakotas, while occasionally in
fringements are reported from Oregon and
Washington, and as far east as MInne-1
sota. For a number of years the depart
ment has had trouble of this sort with
several sheepherders in Southeastern
Oregon, and cases of this sort are now
pending in the local courts. But the in
fringements of the fencing law are not so
frequent in Oregon as In states across the
Rockies, where water is less abundant
and good pasturage is at a higher pre-mium.
nalf-MUllon From Trticlc Farming.
Philadelphia Record.
There are -over GOO acres of Philadelphia
land under cultivation south of Porter
street, in the district known as the Neck,
and there is now living in Germantown a
man who has amassed a fortune of ?CO0(
CO0 In raising early vegetables in that lo
cality. His two sons are still engaged
In truck 'farming, although they have not
the same chances as their father had dur
ing the Civil War, when spinach sold for
fS a barel, and onions brought $12 a
barrel. The father, with his half million,
has removed to a handsome country seat
near Germantown, where he lives In
opulence. He was an orphan, and at the
age of 2L having been bound to a trucker,
he wont with another man to work on a
farm on shares. In two years he was
able to take a farm of his own, and suc
cess crowned his efforts. In those days LThe struggle for political supremacy',
INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. 8. Governor
Charles S. Thomas, of Colorado, today
formally notified Adlal E. Stevenson of his
nomination to be the- Democratic candi
date for Vice-President. Governor Thomas
said:
"For a second time you have been
chosen by the National Democracy as Its
Vice-Presidential candidate. This signal
honor is not Unprecedented, but it is none
the less exceptional. Elected to-that high
office eight -years ago, you discharged
Its duties falthfully-and well, retiring
with the respect, the.Jove and the con
fidence of all the people. Thus endeared
to your party, its recent action was both
merited and appropriate.
"Long before the Kansas City convention
was called, its Presidential candidate
had been selected. Its platform had been
foreshadowedby that d Chicago and by
the events of the succeeding years. To
complete the ticket wisely and appropri
ately was a serious and exigent duty.
Arrayed against money, monopoly and
militarism, the associate of our great
leader should be' devoted to-the same
Ideals, equipped for the same duties, in
spired by the same convictions, and, pre
pared to sustain the' same burden if
Providence should so decree. Conscious
of this great responsibility, but ready to
meetit squarely," our convention on the
first'ballot gave you Its (nomination. The
Democracy long ago lndorsedits action.
The people will gloriously Vindicate it. In
November.
"From the moment your name was pre
sented by the great State of Illinois, no
doubt existed as to the result. To the
underlying principles Qf.-Democracy you
had. ever been steadfastly loyal. Tou
had traversed a long and honorable ca
reer reaching from humble beginnings to
the most exalted position save pne-ln the
gift of, the people. You have been equal
to every responsibility to -which your
countrymen have called you. You justly
possess In an usual degree the affections
of men. Upon the great questions' of the
hour'j'ou stand square with Bryan and
the people, and In your nomination is
given the full assurance of our desire
to make our pledges and. our purposes
effectual.
"The campaign of 1900 is -no holiday af
fair. Like that of Jefferson, it lnyolyes
the great question whether the people or
the classes shall rule, whether the prin
ciples 'Of his Immortal declaration aro
transient or fundamental. It holds before
the public the gold and silver of-the Con
stitution, tho freedom and the welfare of
the citizens at home, the duty ot the
Nation towards feeble communities strug
gling for liberty and independence In dis
tant lands. Democracy Is everywhere
the aggressor. It demands the restoration
of the bimetallic coinage of tho Consti
tution. It denounces the surrender to
private corporations of the - sovereign
power of note issue. It protests against
a currency system based and grounded
upon the National debt. It would inter
pose the mandate of tha law between
monopoly and the people. It realizes that
the trust and the Constitution cannot
both endure and has wisely resolved that
he Constitution shall live. It has sworn
that the present and the future of the
people shall not be measured by the sor
did standards of avarice and greed. It
would lift the reproach that commercial
ism has placed, upon the honor of the
Nation. It declares that Justice Is still
the standing policy of our country. It
wouldrescue lihertyifrom the atmosphere
o. theeqUnting-ropm. It would. remove
the .dollar, mark from' the-faoe of-duty-It
wouldi rise to the height of -other anft
betterjdays. ahc make tho-vDeclaratlon of
Independence the. cominpn heritage, of the
Cubaji and the Filipino. Each lighted his
torco. at tne aitar or tne American union.
We cannot reserve the one if we shall
extinguish the other. Each welcomed us as
a- common deliverer from a common ty
rant. We cannot be true to one if we
shall prove false-to the other. We bid
both to be of good cheer. The bow of
promise that gilds the Cuban sky is be
hind the 'thunder cloud of the Orient Its
splendor shines througn the solemn
pledges pf our July convention, Its maj
esty will be revealed in the elections of
November.
'"The attitdue of the Republican party ot
lSttHsydnd must continue, to be a strange
anomaly. It safely piloted the Nation
thrpugh the awful perils of slavery, yet
it would crnjure again into life that ter
rible evil whose sepulcher Is sealed with
the. blood and treasure of the Republic.
.It 'justly claims the statesmanship of
Seward' and Sumijer, while Its platform
gives the He to their loftiest precepts. It
cherishes the memory of Blaine, Dut De
mocracy alone represent and asserts his
Vigorous Americanism. It cheers McKin-
ley. but repudiates the wisdom of his ut
terances, upon the nature and essentials
of fr?e government. It worships at the
shrlni of Abraham Lincoln, but dares
not as'k, his benediction upon It3 unholy
scheme of Conquest.
"In pleasing contrast, Democracy
invokes in support of its great
cause the memory and tho teaeh-
,ingsv rdf all our statesmen, jurists
anu pnuosophers. It marshals them
all under the banner of frccilnm
I They live though they speak not. Their
Presence consecrates the air around us,
thpugh we See them not. With their ex
ample before us and above us; with Brvan
and SteVenspn to lead us, with the Declar
ation and the Constitution to sustain us,
,we shall overcome .all the hosts of the
mighty."
t j Stevenson's Reply.
- -Mr. -Stevenson's reply follows:
I am profoundly grateful for the honor
conferred upon me by my selection by
the 'National Democratic Convention as
Its candidate for the high office of Vice
President of the United States. For the
complimentary manner in which such ac
tion has been officially made known to
mo, I express toVou, Mr. Chairman, and
'to your honored associates of the com
mittee my sincere thanks.
Deeply impressed with a sense of the
responsibility assumed by such candidacy,
I accept the nomination So generously
tendered mo. Should the action of the
convention meet the approval of the peo
ple in November, it will be my earnest
endeavor to discharge with fidelity the
duties of the great office,
tt is wisely provided by the Constitu
tion that at stated times political power
snaii return to tne nanas or tne people.
European power to subjugate a people
wh060 only crime -is a death strugglerto
maintain theirMlbertles. Tho earnest ut
terances of the convention, that our sym
pathies are with the Boers In their un
equal struggle, meets a hearty response
from all who venerate .the principles ofr
our 'fathers. Is it not true that in all
the past, a belief in the Inalienable rights
of all peoples has been with us a living
faith? That our sympathy has ever been
.with the oppressed, with those wio re
airusgnng xor a larger measure or. free-
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native and foreign-born. .It is Demo-
?- 1 " t? fell nV A 1 aya 1 1 UmJ J Jt
f r battle -upon s. we will ksnise tirinnv can stand unon it And sun-
port our nominees. c know that we
tho farmer took his own produce to mar
ket, and sold it direct to the consumer
without the aid of the commission mer
chant. Then, too, there was no compe
tition from the South in the matter of
early vegetables. The labor of boys
could be had for ?2 or $3 a week, but all
this is now changed. On Porter street,
between Thirteenth and Sixteenth, there
are two large public schoolhouses, and
the boys who used to work on the farms,
now attend school. The farmers are con
sequently obliged to employ men at this
season of the year and pay them 9 a
week.
WorUinsr on Oysters at Ynqulna Day.
NEWPORT, Or., Aug. 8 -State Biologist
Washburn is again at work on. Eastern
oysters introduced in Yaqulna Bay. A
large concrete pond has been made, Into
which a pumping apparatus forces water
from the bay at low tide at tho time when
the water Is In best condition for Eastern
oyster spawn. Oystor embryos are placied
In this pond, and the biologist hopes 'to
secure a catch of young or sesd oysters
there" n. The United States Government
Lis paying the expense of the Summer's
work.
upon which we are now entering, is one
-"of deep moment to the American people.
us supreme importance to ail conditions
of our countrymen cannot be measured
'by words. The Ills resulting from unjust
legislation and from unwise administra
tion of the Government must find their
remedj In the all-potent ballot. To It
we 'now mako oUr solemn appeal.
' The chief purpose of the great conven
tion" whoso representatives are before
me was redress for existing wrongs, and
J- security against perils yet greater which
menace popular government. Your con
vention, in language clear and unmistak
able, has presented the vital Issues upon
which the pending contest Is to be de-
fterminod. To Its platform I give my
earnest assent.
Clearly and unequivocally the Demo
cratic convention has expressed its sym
pathy with the burghers of the South
African Republics In their heroic at
tempt to maintain free government. In
this tho convention not only voiced the
sentiments of American Democrats, but
off liberty-loving men everywhere. It Is
not strange that those who have kept the
political faith of the author dt the 'Dec
laration of Independence shoUld "express in this policy will be the abandonment
wieir aDnorrcr.cc at tne eirort or a great j of the principles upon which our Govern-
son our government was among the first
to extend recognition to the Republics
of France and Mexico, prompt to extend
our sympathy, as wel as official recog
nition, to the little South American
States on their escape from the despot
ism of Spain and upon their efforts to
esiaonsn ror themselves representative
governments fashioned after our own.
History has but repeated itself, and the
struggle r to maintain free government
a century anda quarter after the promul
gation of ,the Declaration of Independence
has been transferred from the New
World. to tho Old. Is it to be wondered,
men, mat tno political aiscipies or Jer
ferson should express their sympathy
for the oppressed Ropubllcs of South
Africa? Only those, who believe that our
own country has outgrown the doctrines
of the .fathers are In sympathy with Eng
land's attempt to establish monarchy
upon the ruins of republics.
' Revenue Legislation and Trusts.
The lavish appropriations by the pres
ent Republican Congress should chal
lenge the attention of all thoughtful
men. Subsidy bills and all unnecessary
taxes are condemned by burn platform.
The accumulation of surplus revenues
is too' often the pretext for wasteful ap
propriations of the public money. The
millions' of surplus now accumulating In
tho Treasury should remain la tho pock
ets of the people. To -this end, the Dem
ocratic party demands a reduction of
war taxes to the actual needs of tho
Government, and a return to the policy
of strict economy In all governmental ex-nendltnrpjj.
In apt words the Dlngley tariff law Is'
condemned. It is tersely characterized
as legislation skillfully devised in tho
interest of a class, and to impose upon
the many burdens which they should
not bear. Adhering to the time-honored
doctrine of the Democratic party, we op
pose all tariff legislation the necessary
.consequence of which is at the. expense
of the consumer to secure unjust ad
vantage to the favored few. Experience
has demonstrated that unjust tariff laws
have deprived the Government of needed
revenues, secured to favored beneficiaries
colossal fortunes, and largely increased
to the people the cost of the necessaries
of lifeJf The baleful, but logical, result
of the tariff law condemned by- our plat
form. Is seen In the sudden growth of
giant monopolies, combinations in re
straint of lawful trade, and "trusts,"
more threatening than foreign foe to the
existence of popular government. Be
lieving that "wherever there Is a wrong
there must be a remedy," the Demo
cratic party will favor such legislation
as will curb the spirit of monopoly, and
place an effective barrier again the un
lawful combinations of capital which
now prove an Insuperable obstacle to
legitimate enterprise and investment. Tho
deadly power of the trust is felt In a'l
channels of trade. This Is but the be
ginning. Is It too much to say that un
less restrained by wholesome laws, wls'ely
and efficiently administered, the danger
becomes appalling? Fostered by the
Dlngley tariff law. the trusts, during the
present Republican Administration, have
enormously Increased In number and In
power. A determined, effort'for their sup
pression must now be made. Delay would
still further endanger every lawful busi
ness Interest Qf the country. Tho im
perative necessity for a remedy being
conceded, the questton arises, Into whoso
hands"" shall be cdmmitted the work of
formulating laws looking to. the sup
pression of trusts? . To whom shall be in
trusted' the' execution .of sucHlaws? Shall
of the overshadowing evil1? If to the lat
ter, then a further lease of power to'the
present- Administration" Is all fhnt is
'needed. "Can any sane' man" believe that
the tryst evil is one that will cure Itself,
or that its destruction will be compassed
by those to whom it has brought prince
ly fortunes? If so, let him point to a
single honest, attempt of Republican of
ficials to enforce the law now upon out
statute books against tho most stupen
dous commercial evil known to any period
of our history. The Democratic party
stands pledged to an unceasing warfare
against private monopoly In every form.
It demands the enforcement of existing
laws against . trusts, and the enactment
of laws yet more stringent. It wisely de
mands publicity as to tho affairs of cor
porations engaged in Inter-state com
merce. As one means to the Important
end of Curtailing the power of trusts, we
favor such amendments of our tariff
laws as will place the products of trusts
upon the free list, and thereby prevent
monopoly under the plea of protection.
During almost four years of absolute
Republican control of all departments of
the government, the trust evil has grown
to its present overshadowing proportions.
What finger has been, lifted for its sup
pression? With its friends again en
trenched in power,' what hope is held out
for tho future? .
Railroad Discrimination.
At this hour I can but allude in brief
words to other needed reforms, to which
the attention of the country is called by
the Democratic platform. Prominent
among these' is such enlargement of the
scope of the inter-state commerce law as
will protect the public from unjust trans
portation rates, and individuals from un
fair discrimination. As is well known,
tills law has failed to effect the wise pur
pose for which it was enacted. In fact,
it is now little more than tt dead letter
upon tho statute bdbks. Under well-considered
amendments, the commission
should be vested with ample porter to
prevent injustice both to Individuals and
to the public.
Our platform favors the creation of a
Department of Labor,- whose chief offi
cers shall take rank with other Con
stitutional advisers of the President.
This Is in tho Interest of justice, and will
prove an Important step looking to tho
proper recognition and encouragement of
the producers of wealth.
In explicit terms it favors liberal pen
sions to our soldiers and sailors and to
those dependent upon them.
With equal justice It reiterates the de
mands of a former Democratic platform
for blmetallsm; the restoration of silver'
to Its proper 'function In our monetary
system.
For the protection of the home laborer
it demands the enforcement Of the Chi
nese exclusion act.
And in the interest of an enlarged com
merce it favors the Immediate construc
tion of tho Nicaragua Canal. Tills, hoW
over, with the provision that It shall re
main forever under the exclusive owner
ship and control of the United States. The
pending Hay-Pauncefote treaty Is con
demned as a surrender of American
rights, not to be tolerated by the Amer
ican people. In the construction and con
trol of this great work, there can be ho
concession of rights to any European
power. Commercial Interests and Nation
al safety In time of war alike demand its
permanent ownership by our Govern
maeit. Expamlon.
A question is yet to be discussed to
which all of these are of secondary Im
portance. It Is solemnly declared by aur
platform to be. of paramount Import
ance. Questions of domestic policy, how
ever important, may be but questions 'of
tho hour that of Imperialism is for time.
In. the presence of this stupendous Issue
others seem but as the dust In the bal
ance. In no sense paltering with words,
it is the supreme question of republic1 or
empire. Tho words of the eminent Re
publican Senator, Mr. Hoar, challenge
attention: I believe that perseverance
ment Is founded; that it will change our
Government, into an empire; that our
methods of legislation, of diplomacy, of
administration. must hereafter be those
which belong to empires." and not those
which belong to republics." "
Ujoh e,vcr paas& of our foreign pol
icy iho language offtha Democratic pkit
f ormTlstoo clear to admit of misconstruc
tion. It favors trado expansion by all
peaceful and lawful means. We "believe
that liberty, as well as the Constitution,
follows the flag. Democrats, In common
dom for self-government? For-this rea- L "with many Republicans, oppose the Porto
RJcan law as a violation of the Cbnsti-
tution and a flagrant breach of good
faith toward a dependent "people. It im
poses government without the consent cf
tho governed. It is In Conflict vlth: that
provision of the Constitution which de
clares that "duties. Imports and excises
shall "bo uniform throughout the United
States." Believing that this Constitu
tional provision applies to every part -of
tho United States, wo condemn the tariff
taxation imposed by a Republican Con
gress upon the .helpless and distressed
people of Porto Rico. Such legislation
inspired solely by greed Is Indeed the
harbinger of evil to the Republic. The
attempt to collect unjust taxes with one
hand and with the other to return them
In part to a plundered people Is utterly
without Constitutional warrant or justifi
cation. Wo give our, earnest assent to
the declaration, "Our plain duty Is to
abolish all custom tariffs between the
United States and Porto Rico, and give
her products access to our markets." No
party exigency or pressure could Justify
a departure by tho President from the
plain pathway of duty he had here so
.clearly indicated. The law Imposing
tariff duties upon the peop!6 of Porto
Rico is a palpable violation of the Con
stitution and a flagrant breach of the
pledged faith of the Nation.
The Democratic platform condemns the
policy pursued by the present, .minis
tration toward tho Philippine Islands.
This policy Inspired by tne great spirit
of- commercialism has embroiled our
Government in an unnecessary war. sac
rificing valuable lives, and placed the
American Republic in-deadly antagonism
to our former afiles in their efforts to
secure their liberties. For the first time
In our history, we aro boldly confronted
with the question of "imperialism the
spirit of empire." -
Sees the Shadow of Empire.
This is, indeed, the "supreme question,
to which all others are of secondary Im
portance. Before we break irrevocably
with the past and abandon the doctrines
of the fathers. It Is welt that we deliber
ate upon the consequences of a. perma
nent departure from the settled Govern
mental policy of more than a century.
Tho success of the Imperialistic policy
foreshadows tho empire. Shall the clos
ing hours of the century witness the
American people abandoning the sure
pp.thway In which past generations have
formed prosperity and happiness, and
embarking upon that of aggression and
conquest, against which we are warned
by the wrecks that He along the entire
pathway of history? Standings out against
the new policy of conquest, with all
that it liivolVes of European complica
tion, are the warnings of the founders
or the Republic. Out of fasmon as It may
appear, I quote the last worus of Wash
ington to the oncoming generations of
his countrymen: "The great rule of
conduct for us In regard to foreign Ra
tions is, In extending our commercial re
lations, to have with tnem as little po
litical connection as possible. Our first
and fundamental maxim should bo never
to entangle ourselves In tne broils of
Europe." Is It not well to ponder these
warnings before permanently embark
ing upon an untried pathway beset with
foreign jealousies, complications and an
tagonisms? The Democratic party has ever been
the advocate of wise territorial expan
sion. It was In control of the Govern
ment during .40 years of the first half
of the present century. .During that
period new states were admitted into the
Federal Union, and our Western Border
extended' beyond the Mississippi. Out
Of thrf Louisiana- country acquired under
tho first Democratic Administration.
have been carved 14 magnificent states.
Under a later Democratic Administra
tion and as the result of the treaty
which terminated our war with Mexico
wo acquired California and neighboring
states and territories, thus bringing under
our flag, to remain forever, the vast ex
panse stretchins to the Pacific Ocean.
Tho policy of aggressive expansion of
subjugation of distant islands pursued by
the present Administration finds no prec
edent in the peaceable cession of tho
Louisiana country by Napoleon, that of
F'lorida by Spain, nor that, yet later,
of the vast Western area, by Mexico.
Tho territory acquired under Democratic
Administration was, with favorable cli
matic conditions, the fit abode for men
of our own race. At the time of annex
ation it passed under the rule of the
Anglo-Saxon, who carried with, him our
language and our laws. It was territory
contiguous to oUr own, and acquired with
the declared intention when tee condi
tions and population would Justify of
carving it into states. The result: Mil
lions of American homes, our National
wealth increased beyond the dream of
avarice, and the United States chief
among the nations of the earth.
Can it be that the new policy of forci
ble annexation of distant Islands fhids
precedent in the historic events I have
mentioned? The answer is found in the
bare statement of facts. The territory
acquired under- Democratic Administra
tion is contiguous the Philippine Islands
000 miles distant. The acquisition ot
territory upon cur own continent added
littlo to the National expense to main
tain permanent sovereignty over the dis
tant islands,, necessitates immense exper
ditures upon our Army and Navy. More
than that, it contemplates methods of
administration that pertain, not to the
republic, But to tho empire. Can It be
doubted that the attempt to stifle the
spirit of liberty; abroad will Imperil ppp
ulor government at home?
Future of New Possessions
What is proposed by e party In power
for tho government of these islands?
If It be intended to establish there our
political institutions, what, then, be
comes of-the Monroe Doctrine? This vital
international policy, announced by the
President of the United States 71 years
ago, was: "We owe it therefore to
candor and to the amicable relations ex
isting between tho United States and
those powere to declare that we should
consider any attempt on xtheir part to
extend their system to any portion of
this hemisphere as dangerous to our
peaco and safety." This was supple
mented by a disclaimer in substance upon
our part of any intention to force our
Institutions upon the nacions of Europe
or their dependencies. The Monroe Doc
trine is "wholesome and enduring. It Is
the faith of Americans of every creed
and party Is of the Very warp and woof
of our political being. It was promul
gated at the critical mordent when the
'Uioly alliance" was attempting to stifle
the republican spirit and re-establish
tho despotism of Spain upon her revolted
colonies in South America and In Mex
ico. The essence of the doctrine, as then
understdod by the world, was, while we
forbid the establishment of despotic gov
ernments upon the American Continents.
we recognize the corresponding obligation
to refrain from any attempt to force our
political system upon any part of tho
Old World. This has been our settled
rule of faith and practice for more than
three-quarters of a century. Its promul
gation defeated tlie purpose ot the "holy
alliance," and destroyed forever the
power of Spain upon this continent.
Under It, Louis Napoleon, a third of a
century ago, was compelled to withdraw
the French .Army from Mexico and leave
tho Ill-starred Maximilian to his fate.
Under It-the empire established by for
eign bayonets disappeared, and the re
public was restored. Are we now to say
we still recognize the binding force of
this doctrine upon other nations, but
not upon our own?
If ultimate statehood for the'ie remote
islands and others yet to be conquered
be displayed, how then are they to ba
held and erdverhpd? THa ortlv JilfprnatlVn
is "by force by the power of the Army j
f and of the Navy and this not for a day
or for a year, but for time. What, then
becomes of the bedrock principle thaC
"governments derive, their Just powetsJ
from the consent ot the governed"? K
they are to be held permanently as con
quered provinces. It will be not only
outside of the Constitution, but In di
rect antagonism to tho letter and spirit
of our Declaration of Independence. It
Is no less true now than In the days ot
our revolution, that "government by ar
bitrary power is still despotism." Tho
attempt, then, either to give these peopla
American citizenship or to hold them aa
subjects, is to us fraught alilca &
peril. Should there be an immediate dec
laration by our Government of its pur
pose towards them? 'xney should bo
given unmistakable assurance of Inde
pendence. Protection by our Govern
ment should not now be wltaueld against
OUtsIdp lntnrfiriTM Tho eama. nmtoiv.
tlon should be theirs heretofore extended.
to the little states of Central and South.
America. Under existing conditions,
there should bo no hesitation upon our
part In giving them protection against
the cupidity or aggressive spirit of other
nations. All this, not to the end of sub
jugation or ot conquest upon our part,
but to that of the full enjoyment by them
of liberty, and of the ultimata establish
ment of a stable government fashioned
by their own. hands.
Departs From Our Tradition.
Against this policy- stands Imperialism.
In American politics the word Is new
fortunately the poller 13 new. We aro
today becoming familiar with Its mean
ing, with Its forebodings and the end
Is not yet. It means a permanent de
parture from all the traditions of tho
past: from the high ideals of the found
ers of the Republic. It abrogates th
f holding of our great court that th
Declaration of Independence Is the spirit
of the Government the Constitution but
Its form and letter. Imperialism knows
nothing of limitations of power. Ita
rule it outside the Constitution. It
means the establishment by the Amer
ican Republic of the colonial methods ot
European monarchies. It means tha
right to hold alien people as subjects.
It enthrones force as tho controlling
agency in government. It meau3 the em
pire. As a necessary corollary to Imperial
ism will come tho Immenso standing
army. The dead hand ot militarism will
be left In the New World, as It 13 in tho
old. The strong arm of power will bo
substituted for the peaceable agencies
which for more than a century have
made our people contented and happy It
was Jefferson who snldr "A well-d'scl-pllned
militia our best reliance In peaca
and for the first moments of war." Truo
at the beginning of tho century with a
few millions of population, no less truo
at the close, as we stand In the fore
front ot the nations with a population
of eighty millions. The result of our
recent conflict with Spain gives em
phasis to the prophetSc words of Jeffer
son. Existing conditions In Continental
Europe entailing taxation and misery
to the verge ot human endurance illus
trate by sad object lesson the Inevitable
result of large standing armies In tlrna
of pence. Shall we still give heed to the
warning of the great sage of the Revolu
tion, or enter upon a new century with
European monarchies as our model?
Without a large standing armv, but re
lying upon the patriotism and courage
of American manhood, we were victori
ous in the second great war with Great
Britain, with Mexico, in the great civil
strife, and with Spain. In the .light ot
history, can it be possible that the Ameri
can people will consent to the perma
nent establishment of a large standing
army, and its consequent continuing and
ever-increasing burden of taxation?
We are told that our Republic Is now
to become "aTvorld power." In the high
est sense with the Declaration of Inde
pendence as Its corner-stone It has been
In all its past a world power. It has been
the lofty Ideal to all liberty-loving peo
ple, the model for all builders ot re
publics for more than, a century. In the
-sense used by Imperialists the expression
Is one of terrible .significance. It neces
sitates the methods and equipments of
monarchies. It means the creation and
maintenance by our Republic of standing
armies equal to those of the world
powers of Europe. At no les cost can
wa hold place as a world power. Study
existing conditions in European nations,
and know what all this means to- us. It
means taxation to the verge of despair.
It means, as has been truly said, "that
every laborer must carry an armed sol
dier upon his back as ho goes to his
daily toll." All history teaches that the
corner-stone of Imperialism is tho forco
of the standing army.
We stand one hundred years from tha
hour when the political forces were
gathering which were to result in the
election of the first Democratic President.
The anniversary of the masterful day
in our history was wisely chosen for tho
assembling in convention of the repre
sentatives of the historic party whoso
founder was Jackson and whoso plat
form is the Declaration of Independence.
In the great struggle now upon us, wo
Invoke tho co-operation of all who re
vere the memory of the fathers, and to
whom thl3 Declaration is not an un
meaning parchment but tho enduring
chart of our liberties. Upon tho supreme
issue now in the forefront and to tho
end that republican government be per
petuatedwe appeal to the sober Judg
ment and patriotism ot the American
people.
Rev. Cyrus Hamlin Dead.
PORTLAND, Me.. Aug. 8. Rev. Cyras
Hamlin, the veteran missionary to Tur-
Collepe,
tonight.
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