THE SCRANTON TRIBIT?Tv-TlIUJKSDAY, AUGUST 0, 1000.
Vice Presidential Candidate
Concluded
follow! the Big. Democrats, In common with
msny Ilepubllians, oppose the l'orto Illcan law
a violation o( the constitution, and a flagrant
brctch ol good tilth toward dependent people.
It Imposes government without consent ol tne
governed. It Is In conflict with that provi
sion of the constitution which declares that
"l)utle, Import, anil caclscs shall bo uniform
throughout the United States." Believing that
this constitutional provision applies to every
part of the United (Hates, we condemn the tariff
taxation Imposed by a Republican congress upon
the helpless and distressed people of l'orto ltleo.
Such legislation -Inspired srdely by greed Is
Indeed the harbinger of cll to the republic.
The attempt to collect unjust taxes with one
hand, and with the ether, to return them in
part to a plundered people, Is utterly without
constitutional warrant or Justification. We
give our earnest assent to the declaration! "Our
Tlaln duty is to abolish all custom tarlfTa be
tween the United States and l'orto Hlro, and
glvo her products access to our markets." No
party exigency or pressure could Justify a de
parture by the president from the plain path
way of duty ho bad here so clearly Indicated.
The law Imposing tariff duties upon the people
of Porto Jtlco ii a palpable violation of the
constitution, and a flagrant breach of the
pledged faith of the nation.
"An Unnecessary War."
The Democratic platform condemns the policy
pursued by the present administration toward
the Philippine Islands. This iolicy inspired bv
the great spirit of commercialism has embroiled
our government In an unnecessary war, sacri
ficed valuable lives, and rlaced the American
Republic in deadly antagonism to our former
allies In their efforts to secure their liberties.
Tor the first time in our history we are boldly
confronted with the question of "Imperialism
the spirit of emrlre."
This Is; indeed the supreme quesllon to which
all others are of scenmhrv Importance. Ilcforo
wc break irrevocably with the past, and obin
don the doctrines of the fathers, it Is well that
we deliberate vpen the consequences of n ir
manent departure from the settled governmental
volley of more than a century. The success
of the Imperialistic policy foreshadows the em
pire. Shall the closing hours of the ecnturj
witness the American people abandoning the
suro pathway In which past generations hive
formed prosperity and happiness, and cmbarMng
tipon that of aggression and conquest, against
which we are warned by the wrecks that lir
along the entire pathway of hlstorf Standing
out against the new policy of conquest, with nil
that it involves of Kuropean complications, nro
the warnings of the founders of the republic
Out of fashion, as it may appear, I quote t
last words of Washington to the oncoming git
erations of bis countrymen: "The great ru
of conduct for us In regard to foreign nations 1
in extending our commercial relations, to liav .
with them as little political connection as posi
ble." It was the author of the Declaration of
Independence who said: "Our first and fundi
mental maxim should be never to entangle
ourselves in the broils of Europe." Is It not
well to ponder these warnings before pcrmincntlj
embarking upon an untried pathway beset with
foreign jealousies, complications, and antagon
ismsT Mr. Bryant
On the one hundred and twenty-fourth anni
versary of the birth ol this republic there as
sembled in Kansas City the most intensely
American convention that ever came together in
Its history. This great body was made up of
men from every 6tate and territory in the
union. They came from their respective ills
tricts filled with unfeigned enthusiasm for the
inspiring cause which brought them together.
Their seven millions of constituents had em
powered them to frame a platform of principles
and select a candidate for president and vice
president of the United States in what they
considered the suprcmest political crisis that
ever came to our country. These delegates all
reallred that the rcpul lie is in peril. They felt
that their eluty was to take such action as would
rescue the state from tho gulf of imperialism in
which it had been plunged and thus preserve
for themselves, and posterity unimpaired and
priceless blessings of free government and civil
liberty. You sec before you today a committee
of delegates from that convention and for whom
I speak, upon which is represented each state
and territory, whose duty it is to convey to jou
in formal manner the notification that the
august assembly I have mentioned, acting for its
members, their constituents, and for all who
love and cherish liberty everywhere with no
dissenting voice, chose you as the candidate for
president and adopted a platform of principles
upon which tho campaign we are now inaugurat
ing shall be conducted.
The declaration of party principles enun
ciated 1 now Ijave the honor to present to you.
Here the duties of our committee mbrht v 1th
propriety end, but I beg indulgence for a few
moments.
The delegates lssgrnbled at Kansas City did
not take hasty action. Their conduct was char
acterised by the greatest firmness and deter
mination. In the alarming condition In which
the country has been placed by the present
weak and vacillating and un-American admin
istration at Washington, they realized, as do
our fellow citizens generally, that a change of
men and policies is imperiously demanded. They
proceeded deliberately and chose jou to lead in
the battle for tho restoration of the true po
litical faith.
The Rewards of Failures.
Four jcars ago you led the party In the must
brilliant contest it has ever experienced. You
failed to win the goal the presidency but you
dll more, for you won tho respect and arlmlra
' tio:a of jour political foes and the ardent love
and admiration of jour followers. That eon
test was made by you against stupendous odds
and with unhappy division in jour ranks, I
congratulate jou and the e-ountry that all these
unfortuitous conditions do not confront jou to
day It is true that jou were then bitterly,
sometimes wantonlj- assailed, and when par
tisan rancor ran high occasionally coarse things
were said of j-ou and jour patty. Hut jou
and they sorviicd them and were, perhaps,
stronger for them. We trust this campaign will
be pitched on a higher plane and that it will
bo conducted In a manner worthj- of the great
dimity which attaches to the two most exalted
ottlces at stake. It Is true that jou and jour
party friends have already been characterl.-cil as
dishonest and lawless at home ind as e. -wards
abroad. I feel sure, however, .It w'll Hep at
this, or, at least, if such h.vprbollc f-ivei-i of
speech arc used at all It will bo mi rir Imt.iuis
and only then by some one whose coarse man
ners before the public arc equalled only by the
roughness of his riding habit.
During the eventful and exciting campaign of
ISM, you were constantly bfore the public.
The ejes of the nation were fixed upon jou and
jour vtterances as they were never befnie i.pon
the public man. Now and at all time since
you have been under a light as glaring as the
sun at high roou, jet no riaw or cowardice o
dishonor is picked out in jour ecord by .my
foe rtevlevv and criticism have wholly 'failed
to injure or weaken jou in public tstecm.
For a second time jou have been chosen by
the national Democracy as its vice-presidential
candidate This signal honor is not unprece
dented, but It is none the less exceptional,
Klectcd to that high office eight jcars ago, jou
discharged Its duties faithfully and well, retiring
with the respect, the love and the confidence of
all the people Thus endeared to jour party,
its recent action was both merited and appro
priate Long before the Kansas City conven
tion was called Its presidential candidate had
been selected Its platform has been fore
shadowed by that of Chicago, and by the events
of the succeeding yean. To complete the ticket
wisely and well was a serious and exigent duty.
Arrayed against money, monopoly and militarism,
, the associate of our great leader should be de
voted to the same Ideals, equipped for the same
duties, Inspired by the same convictions and
prepared to sustain the same burden If Provi
dence should so decree. Conscious ol this great
PERSONALITIES.
The board of trusters of Western Union college,
ot the United Evangelical church, has elected
president of the college and faculty the He'.
Norman Henry Ihortn, pastor of Salem church,
at Napltrvllle, III.
, Blr George H. Wolaeley. K. C. Ii.. younger
brother of the commander-in-chief, is shortly to
be made a llrutcnant general. Since 1SS8 be has
ouvumded the Madras forcti In India; for the
Tho Democratic party has over been the ad
vocate of wdu territorial expansion. It wis In
control of the government during forty yean
of the first half of tho present century. During
that period new states were admitted Into fed
eral union, and cur western border extended be
jond the Mississippi. Out of the Louisiana
countrj acquired under tho first Democratic
administration have been carved fourteen mag
nificent states. Under a later Democratic ad
mlr.lstratlon and as the result of the treaty
which terminated our war with Mexico we ac
quired California ami neighboring states and
territories, thus bringing under our flag, to re
main forever, the vast expanse stretching to the
Pacific ocean.
The policy of aggressive expansion of subju
gation of distant IslamU pursued by the pres
ent administration, Amis no precedent in the
peaceable cession of tho Louisiana country by
Napoleon, that of Klorlda by Spain, nor that Jet
later, of the vast western area, by Mexico. The
territory acquired under Democratic adminis
tration was, with favorable climatic conditions,
the fit abode for men of our own raie. At the
time of annexation it pasted under the rule
of the Anglo-Saxon, who carried with him our
language and our laws. It was territory con
tiguous to our own, and acquired with the de
clared Intention when the conditions and popu
lation would Justify of carving it Into states.
The result: millions of American homes, our
national wealth Increased bejond the dream of
avarice, and the United States chief among the
mtlons of the earth.
Can it be that tho new policy of forcible an
nexation of distant Islands, finds precedent In
the historic events I have mentioned? The an
swer is found In the bare statement of facts.
The territory acquired under Democratic admin
istraton Is contiguous the Philippine Islands
S.000 miles distant. The acquisition of tend
tory upon our own continent added little to the
national expense to maintain pcimanent sovcr.
elgnty over the distant islands necessitates im
mense expenditure's upon our army and navy.
More than that, it contemplates methods of ad
ministration that pertain, not to the republic,
but to the empire, t an it be doubted, that the
attempt to MlhV the spirit of liberty will Imperil
government at home?
The Monroe Doctrine.
What is pioposeel by the party in power for
the govcrrnicnt ef these islands? If it be in
tended to et.ibllsh there our political institu
tions, what, then, becomes of the Monroe doc
trine? This vital International peillcy, announced
by the piesldent "of the United States seventy
seven jcars ajo, was: "We owe It, therefore,
to candor and to the amlcal le relations existing
ftwocn the United States and those powers to
elarc, that wo should consider any attempt
i tl clr part to rxtend their sjstcm to any
irtlon of this hemisphere, as dangerous to our
ii'jep and safety.' This was supplemented by
i disclaimer in substance upon our part, of an;
intention to force our institutions upon the na
tions of Kurope, or their dependencies. The
Monroe doctrine is wholesome and enduring. It
Is the faith of Americans of every creed nnd
party is of tho very warp and wool of our
political being. It was piomulgated at the
ciitical moment when the "Hnlr alliance" was
attempting to stifle tho republican spirit, and
Representative Richardson's Notification of
And now J'ou arc, with absolute unanlmltj-,
by every state, territory and district in the
union, made the candidate of a reunited and
harmonious party. You are by all real Ameri
cans regarded as the best exponent of the faith
of our fathers which was article el In the declaia
tion of independence nnd sealed bj the blood of
patriots. We deny that that declaration is a
back number. We solemnly affirm that, bj
tho faithful, it Is j-et venerated as the grimiest
charter of human rights and human liberty ever
devised by man. The lust of giccd and power
preaches contempt for its superb doctrine, tiut
we hold It as the only guiding star by which our
ship of state can be safclj- sailed We know
that it has served our purpose well and glor-louslj-,
until of late when another star, the star
of Imperialism, has been selected as the guide
for our territories.
New Declaration of Independence.
The platform which I handed jou is a new
declaration of Independence. You will see it
takes no step bad. ward upon any issue or party
creed heretofore promulgated. It solemnly af
firms that the plank of imperialism is the para
mount issue of this campaign. 'Ibis declir.itlon
did not make it so, but only gave recognition to
an admitted fact. The Itcpuhllcans have made
it the issue which in this campUgn overtops all
others. They may well endeavor to run away
from it, as they are doing, but they cannot es
cape it.
"Hy their fruits e bhall know them" was
the best philosophy lMH jcars ago and is tho lust
now. Imperialism consists in levjlng upon Ike
people and collecting from them unequal trie.
It consists in lev Ing taxes upon one territory
of the United States and of not levjlng on the
other portions thereof. The constitution sajs
that all taxes shall be unifoim throughout the
countrj-. The jowcr to tux Is the power to
destroy. When those in power proceed, as they
have done by recent acts of congress, to con
struct a tariff wall against one territory and
thus exclude Its products, it robs from other
states and territories of the union. Dodge as
they ma-, they exercise impciial powci. No
king or emperor can do more. They cannot do
tho acts and deeds which can only be done in
a kingdom or empire and say they arc not im
perialists, and that there is no is-iie. of Im
perialism. The platform declares that imper
ialism means conquest abroad and oppression at
home; it means the strong arm of the military
and Us concomitant, a gicat standing arm).
It was this that drove fiom Kurope to cur slimes
millions of our fellow citlens and which Is a
constant menace to the liberties of the people.
Largo standing armies have no place in our
republic. Imperialism can only be maintained
by brute force, and without militarism, imper
ialism cannot exist. The union or meeting of
the two brings forth t'arsaiisin, whether unehr
that or Feme other name. Imperialism means
eleath to democracy and republicanism; it nieani
more snords and fewer plough shares. Militarism
means death to self government and more fcpcarj
and fewer pruning hooks In this battle we will
make the fight thickest and hottest upon this
monster Imperialism which alua.vs feeds on the
life blood of lihertj. The caue jou represeit,
sir, Is hunianitj. The highest elegree of humani
ty is to help others to be free The just pun
ishment of a people that enslave and lule over
another people is loss of their own liberty, fur
a democracy cannot be an empire and remain
both.
The platform also declares unceasing warfare
in nation, state and citj against tuMs ami pri
vate monopolies In every form. This eleclari
tion means that the laws now on tho statute
books against this growing evil must be en
forced bj' lie nest and competent officials and
that there shall be enacted other laws villi lent
enough to completely govern and control all
trusts and monopolies. The baleful effects of
these organizations cannot lie estimated or des
crlbed. They have grown up under the foster
ing care of the pari now in power, which has
completely controlled all the law-muking author
Governor Thomas Tells Adlai the News.
responsibility, but ready to meet it squarely,
our convention en the fust ballot gave jou its
nomination. The Democracy long ago endorsed
Its action. The people will gloriously vindicate
it in November.
The campaign of 1000 is no holiday" aitalr.
Like that of Jefferson, it involves the great
questions whether the people of the classes shall
rule, whether the principles of his immortal
declaration are transient or fundamental. It
holds before the public the gold and silver of
the constitution, the freedom and the welfare
of the citizen at home, the duty of the nation
towards feeble communities struggling for liberty
and independence In distant lands.
Democracy is everywhere ... aggressor. It
demands the restoration of the blmetalllc'coin
age of the constitution. It denounces the sur
render to private coriKirations ot the sovereign
power of note issue. It protests against a cur
rency sjstem based and grounded upon the na
two jears preceding he commanded In the Pun
Jab, Sir George has seen plenty of service. He
was with the Klghty-fourth Foot In the Indian
mutiny, and nent through the Afghan-Kgj-ptlan
and nurincse campaigns,
President Kruger, it is said, never goes out of
his houso without wearing a big major general's
scarf over his coat, on which he weara the Prus
sian Order ot the Red Uagle qf tho fourth class
ami a Portuguese medal.
President Steyn, ot the Orange Free State, Ii
Stevenson Consents to Run.
from Page 8.
re-establish the despotism of Spain upon her
revolted colonies in South America ami in Mex
ico. The essence of the doctrine as then under
stood by the world was, while wo fotbld tho
establishment of despotic governments upon the
American continents, wc recognize the corre
sponding obligation to refrain from any attempt
to forco our political 'intern upon any part
of the old world. This has been our settled
rule of faith and practice for more than three
quarters of a century . Its promulgation defeat
ed the purpose of the "Holy Alliance, ' and do
slrojcd forever the power of Spain upon this
continent. Under it, Louis Napoleon, a third
of a century ago, was eempelled to withdraw
the French army from Mexico and leave the 111
starred Maximilian to his fate. Under it the
empire established by foreign bajonets disap
peared, and the republic was restored. Are wo
now to say wc still rccognlre the binding force
of tills doctrine upon other nations but not
upon our own?
Remedy Proposed.
If ultimate statehood for these remote Islands
and others jet to be conquered bo denied, bow
then are they to be held and governed? The
only alternative is by force by tho power of
the army and of the navy and this not for a
daj, or for a jcar. but for time. What then
becomes of the bedrock principle that "Onv.
ertnnfnts derive their Just power from the con
sent of the governed?" If they arc to be held
permanently as ronniered provinces, it will be
not only outside of the constitution, but In elirc-t
antagonism to the letter and spirit ol our Dec
laration of Independence. It la no less true
now than in the davs of our revolution, tlat
"government by arbitrary power Is still des
potism." The attempt, then, either to give
these peeple American citizenship, or to hold
them as subjects, is to us fraught alike with
peril. Should there be an Immediate declara
tion by our government of Its purpose towi-rel
them? They should be given unmistakable as
surance of independence. Prnteetlon by our
government should not now be withheld against
outside interference. The ssmc protection should
be heirs, heretofoie extended to the little state
of Central and South America. Under exiting
conditions, there should be no hesitation upon
our part in giving them pr'tection acamst the
cupidity or aggressive spirit of other nations
All this, not to tho rnd of subjugation or of
conquest upon our part, but to that of the full
enjoj-mont by them of liberty, and of the ulti
mate establishment of a stable government
fashioned by their own hands,
"Impe.'lnllsm."
Against this policy stands Imperialism Tn
American politics the werd is new fortunately
the pollc is new. Vie arc todi.v becoming fa
miliar with its meaning, with Its foicbodlngs
and the end is not .vet. It means a permanent sic
parture from all the traditions of the past, from
the high ideals of the founders of the republic.
It abrogates the holding of our great court that
the Declaration of Independence Is the spirit
of the government the constitution all but its
form and letter. Imperialism knows nothing
of limitations of power Its rule is onlslile the
constitution. It means the establishment by
the American republic of the colonial meth
ods of Iluropoan monarchies. It means the right
to hold alien peoples as subjects. It enthrones
ity for nearly four years, toy Its Inaction the
party confesses its liability or disinclination,
either of which is cilnilnal, to deal with the
trusts. If the people, therefore, would put a
curb on the trusts they must vote t.ie govern
nient out of the hands of trusts. We recently
saw a Republican congress surrender the com
bination of the treasury vaults to the armor
plate tm.t one elj.v, and on a ellfferent day for
the benefit of another trust withdraw the con
stitufloii from our newly acquired territory.
The trusts now count the United Statrs as
one of their assets. They claim to even control
congress. Self control is a great attribute.
These trusts, therefore, are In fivor of the regu
lation of trusts by a eongieas controlled by
trusts. The serious objection to the trusts is
that by their methods they are rapidly acerulr
Ing all the business of tens of thousands of
heretofore prosperous establishments in trading
In a comparatively small wa.v. The prosperity
which they have created is Republican pros
perity, and not the piospcrltj of the masses of
the people or of vast boodle known as the mid
dle ehsj-en. They multiply fortunes of a few
until they are many times millionaires. One of
our trust magnates ImasU that he Intends to
die a billionaire. Still the sweat shops Increase
and the wage of thew in the rural district
barely sustains life. The friends of the tru-ts
and those who are their Immediate bcneflclarles
ilu not hesitate to assert that the day ot the In
dividual has pa-sed. This being .admitted then
the day of monopoly, the s mlir.it?, the combine
and the mother of these, the triMs, is come.
The man full of American vim and vigor, braui),
skill and energy is to count as nothing In the
fight for bread and the unfeeling, soulless and
heartless corporation is to rule.
Financial independence among the prosperous
middle classes and merchants of modi rate
means will depart, and they are to be driven
into financial obgemity and ruin 'I Ills Is
alarmingly unhealth, unjust to the great ma
jority of people, and altogether un-meriem If
this fashion conlinucs, ere long onlj a few mas
ters will grasp the whole domain. The well to.
do and contented citlren will be ill-.pvssc-.cd,
and in the place of happy homes unwieldy wealth
and cumbrous pump wilt repose. The rich
man's wealth will Increase while the poor will
de-eay and all will realize how wide th limit
stands between a splendid and happj land
Unt'er the new pulley of the ruling part-,
our country would go on dominated by trusts
and the widespread and almost universal pros
perity hitherto pervading the middle classes,
and which was peculiarly characteristic of
America, will become an unhappy reminisce nee.
The simple government of our fatheis will be
supplanted by the trust ridden empire, and all
will give w.ij to the new oulcr of things found
ed on gold, grandeur, greed and glory.
Our platform quotes, with heart approval,
the following words of Thomas Jefferson:
"Peace, eomniiiee and honest friendship with
all nations; entangling alliances with nu-ic."
These wolds were not Idle or meaningless when
first utteicd, nor are they now. Te Republican
administration lias not kept and is not kecq ing
peace with other nations. It has cnteied into
an entangling alllimc which threatens- to In
volve us and which will in the en I inevitablv
lead us to lihio.lv wars. They have as a part of
their pollc nude an allUliec with fiieat Britain
which at pi t.int, for prudent reasons only, they
try to concul, but the fact Is appaient It
iiuj iim have the solemnit of a fnimal alii
aii i, but it shows an umler-t indln' If this
were rat title vvhj was It that the Ilij-Paunee-fete
treitv was made, a treaty which abandons
and vlrtuilly abrogates the Monroe iloitrne?
Oiler evidences of the fact are manifest In the
startling declaration made by those high in the
partj councils in inngrrss that our next war is
to be with tiernuny, Kngland's mo-t powerful
rival; in the distribution by the adirlni.tration
through two or more of the bureaus of the gov
ernment of Knglish literature highly favorable to
Kngland in her contest with the Iloer republics;
and still further facts that might be mentioned
tional debt. It would Interpose the mandate
of the law between monopoly and the people.
It realizes that the trust and the constitution
cannot both endure and lias highly resolved
that the constitution shall live. It has sworn
that the present and the future of a people
which renewed Its struggle for liberty at our
instance, shall not be measured by tho sordid
standard of avarice and greed. It would lift the
reproach that commercialism has placed upon
the honor of the nation. It declares that Jus
tice is still the standing policy of our country.
It would rescue liberty from the atmosphere
of the counting room. It would remove the
dollar mark from the face of duty. It would
rise to the height of other and better dajs, and
mako the declaration of Independence the
common heritage of the Cubans and the Fili
pinos, The attltudo of the Republican party of 1900
is and must continue to be a strange anomalj-.
enrolled as a barrister ot the Inner Temple, Lon
don, and now that he la at war with England the
question Is being asked among the legal pro
fession there whether he has not ceased to be
a member. The discussion may have some bear
ing on the fact that Mr. Stej-n, as already men
tioned in the Chronicle, has a large private for
tune on deposit In a bank at the Ilrltish capital,
Congressman Warner, of Clinton, 111., who
was a lad when Abraham Lincoln, before the
war of the Rebellion, was practicing law in
force as the controlling agency in government.
It means the empire.
"Militarism.''
As a necessary corrollary to Imperialism will
come the immense standing army. The dead
band of militarism wilt bo felt In tho new
world, aj it is In the old. The strong arm of
powr will bo substituted for the peaceable agen
cies which fur more than a century have made
our people contented and happy. It was .letter
son who said: "A well disciplined militia our
best reliance In peace and for the first moments
of war." True, at the beginning of the cen
tury, with a tew millions of population, no less
truo at the close, as we stand In the forefront of
tho nations with a population of 80,000,000. Tho
result of our recent conflict with Spain gives
emphasis to the prophetic words of Jefferson.
Kxlstlng conditions in continental Duropc en
tailing taxation and misery to the verge of
human endurance Illustrate by sad object les
son the inevitable result of large standing armies
In time of peace. Shall wo still give heed to
the warning of the great sage of the revolution,
or enter upon a rcw country with European mon
arcies as our model? Without a large standing
army, but reljlng upon the patrint'sm and cour
age or American manhood, we were victorious
In the second war with Great Drltaln, with Mex
ico, In the great civil strife, and with Spain.
In the light of history, can It be possible that
the American people will eons-nt to the permi
nent establishment of a largo standing arm,
and Its consequent continuing and ever Increas
ing burden of taxation?
Wei arc told that our republic Is now to be
come "a world power." In the highest sense -with
tho Declaration of Independence as Its cor
ner stone It has been In all Its past a world
power. It has been the lofty Meal to nit lib
crty loving people; the model for all build rs
of republics for mere t'un a century. In the
sense used by Imperialists the expression Is one
of terrible significance. It necessitates the
methods and cqulpmi'tits of monarchies It
means the creation and maintenance bj our
republic of standing armies equal to (hose nt the
world powers of Kurope. At no less cost can
we hold place as a world power Studv exist
Ing conditions In Kuropran nations, and know
what all this means to us. It means taxa
tlon to the verge of despair. It means, as has
been truly slid, "that every laborer must carry
an armed soldier upon his back as lie goes '
his dally toll." Ml hltory teaches that the
corner stone of imperialism is the? force of th"
standing army.
We stand 100 je.irs fiom the hour when the
political foiccs were g.atlieilng which were in
result in the election of the flint Demoii.it e
president. The anniversary of the m.a-t rf d
diy In our history, was wisely chosen for the
assembling In convention of the represent itivca
of the historic party whose founder was Jack-on
and whose platform Is the Dechratlun of In
dependents?. In the great strrugnle now upon
us, wc Invoke the co opratlen of a'l who revere
the memory of our fathers, and to whom thla
Declaration Is not unmeaning parchment but the
enduring chart of our liberties Upon the su
prtme issue now In the forefront and to the
end that republican government be perpetuated
we appeal to the sober Judgment and pitrlot
ifm of the American people.
Bryan.
Kngland Is anxiously seeking a closer friend
ship with us. If we accept her overtures and
depart from our traditional polity of treating
aliens impartially, we may gain her good will,
but It will be at the expense of incurring the ill
will of all other nations with whom we should
live In peace and friendship.
While for the reason I have mentioned, or
from timidity, the administration denies that
such an alliance exists with Kncland, hut the
latter government is bolder. In a public speech,
ktartling in its clnracter, her secretary of state
for the colonies (Chamberlain) not long slnee
said: "That the time is not far distant when
Kngland will be confronted with a conibinat on
of powers and emr enly hope is to draw the
tolonles into closer relationship and maintain
friendly relations with our kin-men, the people
of the United States, They have Interests Iden
tical with ours. I wotihl go so far as to sav
that as terrible as war may lie, ovm war I be
lieve would be cheaply purchased, if in a great
and noble ciuse the --tirs nnd Strips and the
Union Jaek should wave together over an Anglo
Saxon alliance."
If the administration is not upcnlj, it is en
vertly, but none the less n-rtalnlv, leading up to
such an allinnce as is inscribed. What lave our
patriotic citizens born In lands other than Kng
land to saj in site li an exigency?
We are opposed to all discrimination against
other fatheilands In favor nt (ireat llritaln. Whv
should Kngland be slnsleel out to be a speeljl
object of favoritism on our slele?
The Immortal Washington, In Ids firewell ad
dress, sajs nothlnz Is more essential than that
permanent and imeteiatc iintlpith agiliist par
ticular nations and pasdonate attailim-iiti in
others should be excluded and tha. In plaee ef
them Just and amicable feelltus towarls all
should be cultivated.
I cannot, without trJspasslng upon tli pro
priety of this occasion further dis ti's or evm
nuke mention of othir issues of th" campaign
The vast multitude before us is impitfcnt and
eager to catch the first utterance of jour lips
and lung on jour elonini.t woids
It Is needless to tell vou tint we will follow
wherever jou lead, knowing that thre n-vir
was and never will be a sulilinier duty than
that of ilefeuding and tirou'aging fiecelom at
home and championing It ah nail.
(inr Fnvlorm.
Our platform is American. It was con'truoicd
by Americans for Amiiieans, native and forel. n
bom, It is Democratic, and all who lovo hi cr
ty and despise liinn c..n stand on it and slip
port ou-1 nominees.
We know that we can with entire confld'nc
make appeal to the pel pic lot our country's ics
cuo in this hour of trial.
We appeal to all who lotthe Imperialism and
veneiate our lonsilutiijii. Wc appeal to all who
despl-e militarism mil love liberty. v aji
peul to all who oppose war taxes in time of
peaef and other Increase of taxis and who favor
a just sstcm of revenue co lection, and a I
who, In every wa, oppose iinequil taxation.
We appeal to all who favor our hitherto fuc In
stitutions an equal opportunlt for all under t In
law . We appeal to all who are willing to op
pose the evir increasing oppression and rubb-rv
of the trusts and nmnopo'lrs, Wc appeal to all
who are opposed lo th.' n n,inal legislation for
forcible annexation and who do not favoi to
have our fla,$ with Its prot-ctlng a-gis over the
Sulu slaus and oriental liaiems. We appeal In
short to all patriots and bmrs of liberty re
gardless of pist party afflliatl ns t en Is in
our cause and help us triumphantly to bear out
banner.
In this unparallelled contest we pltd.e j-ou the
earnest, zealous, unfaltering, enthusiu.tii sup
port of seven million voters of the republic as
jou go forth to battle, and as the constitution
of our beloved land should follow its flag,
so this undismajed and unconquerable band of
patriots will follow jou as jou bear their flag to
victory in November.
It safely piloted the nation through the awful
perils of slavery, yet It Would conjure again
into life that terrible evil whose sepulchre is
sealed with the blood and the treasure of the
republic.
It worships at the shrine of Abraham Lincoln,
but dares not ask his -euedlctlon upon its un
holy scheme of plunder and conquest.
Sir, In jour nomination there Is given to the
world the outward and visible design of a re
united Democracy. The revolt and discontent
that marked and marred -e campaign of 1ESK1
have subsided tor ever. We have clasped hands
in the presence of a great national peril. Dem
ocratic voices in universal chorus are every
where chanting a sjmphony, whose dominating
note Is liberty. To its vibrant melodies the
hearts and consciences of men are responding,
and In the gray dawn of the new century their
ballots will register for the republic a new
birth of freedom.
southern and central Illinois, says that David
Davis was among the first to recognize the genius
ol Lincoln, though Davis' lather was ot the urptr
class In Maryland,
Empress Eugenie Is the only royal woman own
ing a steam jacht. Her fine ship, the Thistle,
is one of the best known pleasure craft on the
Mediterranean, the previous owner of the boat,
the Duke of Hamilton, spending much ot his
time voj aging about In the Thistle and conse
quently having It fitted up in luxurious itjle.
PILGRIMAGE OP A
SCRANTON PASTOR
REV. DR, PIERCE WRITES CON
CERNING CONVENTION CITY.
Enthusiastic Welcome Extended to
tho Delegates by the Christian En
deavorers of London An Amus
ing Pen Picture of British Rail
road and Hotel Accommodations
Opening of the Great Convention
Marianne Farnlngh.im's Poem
Remarks of Noted Ministers The
Great Sacred Concert.
London, England, July 20.
Dear friends: I may not be able to
have you follow us cloudy In our OM
World 1'ilBrlmnBe, but a few lines
may be of Intctcat from the conven
tion city.
The Kndoavors' greetings as we
came up Southampton water was one
of the most thrilling ever experienced.
AVc were a day late In our arrival,
but Imagine our surprise and delight
when shortly after passing Castle
Hurst, a small steamer crowded with
Kndoavors comes along side our ship.
DOORWAY ALEXANDRA PALACE, WHERE C. E. CONVENTION WAS HELD
They are singing "America," and the
band of "Red Coats" plays the "Star
Spangled Ilanner." The Stars and
Stripes are waved, Interspersed at in
tervals with the waving of the Union
Jack. While nrltlshers sing "Ameri
ca" our party cheers and sends back
the glad refrain "God Save the
Queen." The committee board oui
steamer nnd confer with our leaders
for hotel arrangements In London. An
hour before the pilot came on board
bearing copies of the dally papers.
Whew! what a. rush! The papers
were torn in part, each page bringing
a great premium. The first news from
home for many days was a treat.
Thc landing nt Southampton was
equally Inspiring. Great thtongs of
Endoavoreis lined the docks and greet
ed us with waving banners and
Christian songs.
After nn hour comes a rush for bag
gage which had been piled as high
ns a Scranton culm dump (small one),
nnd then we line up for inspection. Its
the "custom" hete you know. Rut
I doubt If ever a ship brought less
conttaliand material
I elon't believe
the entire- "duty" for the whole lot
amounted to on" pound sterling. Soon
we are loadel Into the funniest cars
Americans ever saw. Cnnpirtmcnts
which would do very 'm'1 for four or
flvu woie marked fir i'p accommoda
tion of ten, and tci ' i 1 'o pack In
like sardines. Think of t'..o nonis ij
feet by S feet, with ten persons, ten
big valines, ttn satchels, ten vrnt".
ten bundles, ton umb'ellas, etc., with
no cemvenlcnces of toilet toonii, water
cooleis or other Amclcan accessories
of rallwav travel! Songs nnd cheers
from Cht'stlan brothers made us fo
get dlseomfirt, and a "spoelal" rushed
us In an hour and a half to London.
IN LONDON.
Wo struck the city at mldni-rht. I
van scheduled to preach twice In the
city today, but I tather think the con-
jrreUsUlon wa3 not waiting until the
ttaln put me down within the city ,
gates.
Our tftst slcht In London was the
great clock, "Illg Ren " on the tower I
ot tho House of I'vli intent. We .11
lo 'ed In '"busses," anl many elim
bc to the top. Most Ametkans g n
etally get on top. There was err-at
dlson"olntment on the part of so!n
touilsts about accommodations Tt la
3 nnd 4 o'clock before some -ire fettlnel ,
In their lint el 4. One man and his wlf
were separate 1, being placed In hotels
three miles atart. It is whlsperei
that very amusing nspi"nirents c.f
bod-felleiWH were made by blunVrln
t'lei'tss. You woull smile nudlM. 'f I
wiote them. Hut lltttle thlncs 1 ke
these weie quickly adjusted.
OPENING OP THE CONVENTION
Monday the grent convention op n.
It is estimated that 30,000 del-gjtos t
wete leslsteted, and that It was th 1
greatest convention of young people
ever held. I don't believe either state
ment. The meetings ate held in Alex-
andta Palace, about six miles from 1
the heart of London. Once It was 11
beautiful place, but Is now one of tho
"Coney Islands" of Loudon, with hills
nnd lawns Instead of bea. The beer
gardens, meny-go-rounds, switch
backs, vaudevilles nie shut off for a
week, and the Endeavor committee
pay a big sum to rent the place for
a week. The surroundings would Im
press you with thoughts far from re
ligious. Rut nfter teglstratlon, don
ning a badge, and getting Into the
Inner circle, the convention grows on
you. There have been some really
great meetings. Four Immense meet
ings are in progress nt u time, and
many of the foremost preachers of the
world are among the speakeis. In such
an atmosphere one soon feels that the
spirit of the Lord Christ makes of one
mind and one heart all peoples of the
earth. Marianne Farnlngham writes
the following convention poem:
Glael are the songs they sing,
Strong in the faith they keep
Who lift their ejes to the King,
And climb, though the way be steep.
Hands tha. are j-oung are swilt,
Hearts that are young are strong)
Itlest are the lips that lift
The world through a prayer and song,
Who are the victors, famed
Tor the deeds they have wrought today?
Those who nave served, and claimed
Only their share ot the fray.
Heroes and saints ol the past
Who struggled, and wrought and died;
This li elr glory at last.
They are the souls who tried.
S Marianne ramlngham.
(The Christian World, July U, 1W0.)
Tho failure of our ship to arrive on
time caused me to miss some of the
meetings where I was scheduled to
speak, but my reception at the after
noon meotlng of Monday, led by Hew
Dr. Kbernmn, state president of Penn
sylvania, was a great surprlso and
blessing.
Many Christian leaders desire that
I remain in Kngland a season, or re
turn to Inttoiluce the Illustrated
methods of teaching and preaching
throughout Kngland and Scotland. Tho
crayon sketching Is u novelty here.
SOMK OK THK ADDRESSES.
The following excerpts from some of
the a'ddresses will servo lo give the
spirit of the movements of Young
People's Christian organizations as
they touch the throbbing life of to
day: The great central hall of the Alexandra Pal
ace was crowded on Saturday evening when a
public welcome was given to the delegates of
the Christian Endeavor convention.
Hie ltcv. .1. 1). Lamont, chairman of the
Ilrltish National Council, who presided, said
that the aim ol the Christian Endeavor move
ment was to help the Christian church most cf-fecttvelj-
Some churchmen, lacking in enter
prise and enthusiasm, thought the church did
not need such help as these societies could give;
but It had been well said that if the church
could double her enthusiasm she would double
her usefulness, 'Ibeic was too much ice1 In the
churches, and Christian Endeavorers wcie help
ing to melt it
The llev w Knight Chaplin, honorable secrc
tarj of the convention committee, gave an ad
dress of welcome, referring particularly to the
delegates from India and China, from the great
Ilrltish colonies, and from the I nited Mates, the
home of the Christian I'.ndeavor movement. 'Hie
Cluisttan Kndeavor fellowship was world wide;
It had formed a true "union ot hearts." Their
societies wcie helping to create a great world
wide Christian conscience in opposition to drink
ing, gambling, Sabbath violation, war, ami ignor
ance Their members were not going to lie led
away by ritualism; they would sutler mi ie
Imposition of the joke from which an anny of
martjrs had tet them free, Thej made confes
sion not to man tint to tiod.
Hie llev. Dr. Newman Hall also took part in
tho piocecdlngs.
V number nt colonial and foreign delegates
spoke in response.
Another latge ami enthusiastic "welcome meet
ing" was simultaneously held In the ltojal Al
bert hall.
The llev. V. II. Mejer. piesid-nt of the Brit
ish National Tnlon, who occupied the elnlr,
said that according tn their constitution the
Christian Kmleavnrer were to show strenuous
loyaltj- to their respective churches while thej
ohtalned -pllilil il If not organic unltj bv fellow
ship with other deiiomltiitlons. Pioteslliig
' a. ilnst the iimb n th.-t hristiaultv meant dull
ness, thej believed tint Christ emplie includ
ed eonimerce and llteiature, the faetorj and
the shop, and the erliket tlMd, too. They be'
l.cved also In the full and conscientious dis
i charge of civic r"potn!bllitie, end In Die re
turn of dean mm tn power. The enterprises to
j vblch he ilcslrcd them to turn their attention
, ine tiided a eampiign against the temptations to
Intemperance and vice, and for the evangelUa-
tlon nf the world. In welcoming the American
el 'legates, Mr Xlejer exprii-e-il a fervent hope
that the I'nlon J.u k nn I the "-tars and "tripes
mliht ever wave togethrr In peaec and In war.
Alter other addic-sos of we h nine, the llev. Dr.
I' 11. t lark, founder and president of the ( 1ms
tlan Ijeliaior organization, rose to icipond, and
n iceelved with eiitliusla-m. He bad ju-t, he
-a.d. cmplitcl a jouinej of 2 i.nTi miles, and
lu hud left lVkln onlj a few days before their
fellow eeii'titrvmen in that city weie Moated
an I I csl-gcd
-THE GREAT SACRED CONCERT.
I wis with Mr. Uaer uml Dr. Clark
Ins they led the great sneted cone -ft
the afternoon of th" laHt day 1,0'ia
tivlned vn!eeh in the choir, led bv a
ErnUist minister, Rev Carey Uonar,
who has made for nlmseif a ureat
C b CONVtNTION IN bCbbION-1 ROM THE PLATFORA
name as a grand leader. Such a choir
would be the ideal of either Pi of.
Haydn Evans, Ptot. Pennington or
Prof. Watklns. How I wished for them
here. Such music would havo done
credit to any choir In the world, even
tho Penn avenue Rnptlst choir at
home. Hut give Scranton half the
number of singers and they will con
tinue to capture the world's pilzes.
Hut tho crowning meeting was tho
consecration service In Concert hall,
led by dear Dr. F. R. Myer. Rteath
lessly the multitude listened to his In
spiring words. I sat by his side, but
gladly would I sit at the feet of such
a godly man and Christian teacher,
nnd learn his spirit and be filled with
his power. Tho holy hush fell upon
our heatts, nnd ours wns tho prayer
of deeper consecration to the service
of our Lord Christ, while the choir
.vlth melody divine chanted tho Mlz
pah benediction. The great "Amen"
was heard in heaven.
Faithfully yours,
Robert F. Y. Pierce.
It has been computed that 70,000,000 per an
num Is paid to Ilrltish ship-owners for ocean
carriage between ocean ports.
WHITNEY'S WEEKLY .
BUDGET OF NEWS
REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENTS
OP RIO- ..D DONOVAN,
Ideas Entertained by Certain Sus
quehanna Politicians Hon, Amos
Cummingg as the Ideal Contentod
Man Tho Susquohanna County
Editors and Other Citizens ol
rroimnei.ee A String of Loctvlettei
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Susquenannn, August 7. There re
cently died in this county Richard
Donovan, formerly of Summervllle,vho
wns In some respects ono of the most
remarkable men tn Pennsylvania
Twenty years ago, when a boy, Dono
van worked In a saw mill. One day
he fell ncross a circular tsaxv and both
arms were clipped oft at the shoul
ders. This misfortune did not discour
age him, and, after recoverlnu hl
health, ho set about earning his live
lihood as best ho could without tho
use of arms or hands. Part of the
time he had lived alone, and from the
necessity of helping himself ho be
came wonderfully adept in performing
all kinds of work, using his feet and
mouth principally.
He uttnil a heirse, of xvhlch he took
entire care, harnessed It, fnstened and
unfusteneil the buckles with his teeth
nnd drove with the reins tied around
his shoulders. Reing in need of a
wagon, he bought wheels nnd axles, ho
buirt 11 box buggy complete and paint
ed It Ho went to the barn one xvin
tet day nnd built n new cow stable,
sawing the timber with his feet, and
with the hammer In one foot nnd hold
ing the mill with the other, he nailed
the boards on as xvell as most men
coulil with their hands. He dug a
well twelve feet deep on the farm
and ston"d It himself. He could mow
away liny by holding tho fork under
hH chin nnd letting Its rest against
his shoulder. He would dress him
self, get his meals, write his letters,
nnd do utmost anything that a man
with urms could do.
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM.
A Rlnghamton physician, who holds
that groaning and crying are opera
tions by which nature allays anguish,
tells of a man xvho reduced his pulse
from 126 to 60 in the course of a few
hours by giving full vent to his emo
tion. If people are unhappy about
nnythlng, he udvi3e3 them to go into
their rooms and compofrt themselves
with a loud boo-hoo.
A Chinaman loves to enjoy his opium
cum dlgnltate.
Tho mosquito that Alls up on hu
man blood dies xvlthln a few hours.
To remember this relieves the Itch
ing. This Is teh time o year when the
lowly wayside weed begins to hump
Itself rag weed, Jag weed, and weeds
In velvet gowns.
In SUMiuehanna county, a few poli
ticians out of oillce have nn Idea that
the state and the county are In dan
ger. Carbondalo can show up more peo
ple to meet trains than any place of
Its size In Pennslvania.
A straw ride does not necessarily
produce liny fever.
Tho chap who "takes life cheerfully"
Is dnngcrouH.
The chap who doesn't attend prayer
meeting more than six times a year
is now at camp meeting, shouting
the leaves off the tree3, and berat
ing ptofesslng Christians for not do
ing their whole duty. You know him.
SOME OF OUR FRIENDS.
Ono of the most contented men In
this state today Is Hon. Amos J. Cum
mlngs, of New York, who Is at Co
lumbian Grove, yanking big bass and
pike lrom tho bosom of the silvery
Susquehanna.
Two Susquehanna county editors, It
Is said, would be delighted to repre
sent Suceiuehanna county in the state
legislature. They ure "In the hand3
of their friends." Perhaps it will be
wisdom to stay there.
Editor Taylot, of the Montrose Re
publican, Is one of the most Inveterate)
fishi'iinen In Montrose. Ho can catch
fewer fish than Rev. Mr. Warrlner,
alM n sttenuous disciple of Isaak
alien, but he can tell a better story.
vVilllam M. Post, esq., of Montrose,
Is the youngest old lawyer In Susque
hanna county. Somehow and some
where he has discovered the fountain
of perpetual vouth. Rarring his un
fortunate politics and hl3 hazy re
ligion, his head ond heart are all
light. Mny ho live to celebrate hU
two hundtedth birthday.
SOME TOPICS TOPPERMOST.
There will be a great crop of ap
ples In Susquehanna county this year.
Tho Erla Is doing a vtry satisfac
tory excursion business this year.
Moro than half of the excursions are
simply exettions.
About tho most comfortable chap Is
ho who spends his August vacation at
home.
The typewriter Is the only woman In
the world who takes kindly to dicta
tlon. '
Raid-headed Indians aro now fat
moro numerous than they were In
former times. Marriage has also In
creased among them,
'lis jtwt a little while ago
That a bliuard keen was blowing!
At morn we from our window 1 peeped,
To seo it it was snowing.
Now fields are ripe and nature fait
Is filled with animation;
And folks begin to wonder where
They'll go tor their vacation.
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