The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-10-27

Mr.. Stewart spoke OF the m8gnanlm-
ity of all of our naval and army
heroes in dealing with the foreign foe,
and then showed wherein President
McKinley's conduct of the war was as
favorable as that of any President,
prince or potentate, Notwithstanding
the condemnation of the Democratic
party. He contended that the Demo
Gratis we're inclined to attach the dis
grace, if any, to the Republican party,
and hence the latter was entitled to
the credit, if any, and he believed
every patriotic American would join
him in saying that the outcome would
have been a credit to any nation on
the globe. The speaker contended
that certain amount of red tape was
essential to order, and the experience
from the civil war was such as required
more or less red tape in handling the
struggle through which we have just
gone.
Mr.. Stewart then contended that a
Christian nation like the United States
could not return the PHILIPPINES to
Spain, could not trade them for some
thing better at home, could not sell
them to foreign countries on account
of international complications, and
said that we must simply retain
them and give them q government
better than the one they had before
our interference. If the insurgents
could give such government we
should step out; if not, we should step
in and furnish them with such gov
ernment. He believed that Q territor-
ial form of government, such as New
Mexico, Arizona and Alaska, would be
the thing, as evinced in British India,
where prosperity, hitherto unknown,
was there developing on account of
British rule.
"[ believe that the Stars and Stripes
now floating over those Islands will
float there forever. I believe that our
government is better than any other
and that we can handle those Islands.
Our statesmen have handled the revo-
lutionary, civil and the present war
with the utmost satisfaction, and I be-
lieve they are equal to the task of
handling this question. The exigen-
ces of the occasion are such that every
American citizen should drop partisan
ship, and rise to patriotism, and vote
for the party of Mckinley"
Mr.. Stewart then stated that he be-
gan his public life by taking radical
views and speaking boldly, believing
he was better patriot. Since then
his views have been modified, and
while he believed it was we'll to believe
that you we're right, it was we'll to think
that the other fellow was not wrong.
An ocean of truth lies undiscovered.
Theories accepted as true to-day are
wrong tomorrow. 81 do not believe
that the Peoples party has lived in
vain. think that some of it's prin-
ciples will be merged in the govern
ment, but when it merged with the
Democratic party left and have no
apology to offer for doing SO. What
has the Democratic party done? Look
at the record of Cleveland. If the
party wanted to give free trade why
didn't it, instead of giving the Wilson
bill. Cleveland plunged the nation
into debt for $26O,OOO,OOO and gave
$90O0O 600 commission to the brokers
for doing so. McKinley's war loan
was popular loan, one-half of which
was taken in sums not over 81 600, and
there was no commission for brokers.
Look at the difference. Democrats
don't like it,
Mr.. Stewart said that be could not
endorse some of the principles of the
Peoples party. He believed that "tte
primary influence of value was deter
mined in supply and demand. The
party denounces corporations. They
are prime necessity, in my judg-
ment. We must combine our capital
and our efforts, and id so doing We
have corporations. By them our ships
are built, our railroads constructed
and all the modern inventions and
conveniences are the result of corpora
tions. Instead of them being un-
friendly they are blessings under cer-
tain limitations and restrictions
children of the State, answerable to
the State and held in check by the
State.