Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-04
HUMANITY WITH A VENGEANCE.

We all know how President Mckin-
| lev. fin the series of speeches he maze
during his recent swing around the circle
used his personality as war PRESIDENT
70 popuIarize the imperialstic policy OF
his party. The tour was artiuly con-
ceiyed and artfully carried out. In no
one OF his addresses did the President In
terms advocate imperialism, but by sig
nificant allusion and suggestive re1er-
ences TO "our responsibilities. the
courage of destiny" the demands OF hu-
manity, &C.. he famed the flame OF ex-
pansion. Indeed, in many instances by
the righteousness of his covert pleas, ne
kindled a fame OF imperialism where none
had previously existed. In respect OF TINS
matter his oratory was largely OF the
IT come to bury Caesar, not to praise
him" character. lie prepared the ground
for those who were with him to SOW
openly by appealing to the more sordid
instincts of the people. Secretary-oi-
Agriculture Wilson was one OF those VINO
accompanied him as sower and now MI.
Wilson performed his duty may be judged
from the following from enc OF the Secre-
tary's talks, and which is sample OF
the seed scattered by others who were
in the presidential party:
ct 0he annexation OF the Philippines
means that we will begin TO educate those
neople and the moment you educate
man ne wants to dress better and eat
better, and as you give more employment
10 the factory people, We fellows have
better customers, don't you see? we
western men in the Mississippi Nailey
will have more customers millions more
customers. and millions more profits.
Now. this Is quite unitarian view TO
take of affairs. but that is my line OF
business. and let everybody attend to
his own affairs"
Since the Presidents return to wash
ington. the news has been sent broad
cast from that city that the administra-
ton "has been deluged with letters from
persons in all sections Of the country,
urging annexation. 1t is now asserted,
however. that some of these letters were
practically invited, but that the major
norton of them were due to Americans
in the Philippines having written to
wealthy friends at home, indicating how
syndicates could be formed to make for
tunes out there. Verify. when We con-
slider the work of the sewers and the adj
ministrations correspondence together,
we have a thorough expose of the hypo-
crisy of the Republican responsibility and
humanity cry.
The assertion that the western men in
| the Valley of the Mississippi would be
| benefited by the annexation of the Philip
pines is all fol-de-rol, and no one knows
! that fact better than Secretary Wilson
| None the less, under the circumstances,
| the sowing was calculated to bring forth
| imperialistic grain The northern and
| eastern capitalists, however. would be
| benefited by annexation SO it appears
| that MI Mckinley, in pronounclng in
favor of Imperialism, is simply playing
| into the hands of the same interests that
| made him President. In order that his
party may continue to milk the capitals
| tic cow, he would saddle upon the country
a naval and military establishment which,
| including pensions. will wiring from the
masses some 100000 per annum. This
| is humanity with a vengeance.