West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-06
l. FILIPINAS
Written Specially for Tur ,nov,.

! w NY nOlu tDe Isles OF the sea,
since we are a continental country !?
Other nations are tumbling over
one another 20 get them. We
should raise armies and wage ars
fos the territorial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
of those nations that Cypress hu-
manly and despise the idea of
peoples governing themselves &C.
cording to their dangerous ideas Of
freedom.
We begin a war for humanity
and good government. IL would
be wise now to surrender helpless
islanders to moss backed tyranny
and the oppressor's greed.
As a self-rcspecting nation we
should withdraw from the victor
ious field OF conflict and declare to
the world, eve are conquered and
deuce tako humanity !"
. We should follow the example OF
the great nations OF the earth-take
the world by the heels, beat the life
out of it, and then turn it over to
the weakest, meancst country that
claims it Such is the state policy
Of sapient heads.
We should spurn the idea of tax
ing the islands Of the sea because
Washington, Jefferson, Monroe.
fought shy of entsnghng alliances
certainly, but most of all quote
Jefferson and settle the matter at
once. Jefferson was so much OPP
posed to territorial expansion that
he actually more than doubled tue
area Of the United States and the
F~cderalists said his thaory and
practice were too diverse. Settle
this matter by Jeffsrson's supposl-
tious theories. not by what JEFF
ferson did do when opportunity
presented.
Don't make the Philippines
American territory. 1t Is nearly
Asiatic. Let Democrats and Pop
ulists 6ght the proposition down.
Why Because between the states
Of the Union and all territories OF
the United States there is free
trade. Free trade with these trop
zeal isles will give the poor man a
chance for free sugar; coffee, and
tropical products. 1t will cheaper
the cost of living for the produce
ing classes. 1t will show to the
big Drained Republican party that
their protective tariffs are largely q
sounding brass and a tinkling Gym
bal. Don't disturb the triumphal
march of the Gold Standard bear
ing party Of NJ Irk Hanna. Oppose
the acquisition of these old new
lands so the chameleon of corrup-
tion-the Republican rsptile-can
change from restrictive trade 20
unrestrictivs trade ideas, as they
changed from bimetallism to the
goldocrscy when Hanna hOisted
Mckinley into the presidential
char.
Don't rid our political labyrinth
of the tariff question, for then
there would remain only the
Minotaur Of Monopoly, the trusts
and syndicate, which devours' our
people as that Bull-Man deVoured
its sacrifice Of Grecian subjects.
Thon the Theseus Of our time could
have a chance to fight the monster
of monopoly in itS own den, and
the tariff tyranny would not figure
in the fight.
Let these islands alone. Hands
of Let Hanna and company
manage them in the interests of
che Gold STANDARD moAarchies Of
the old world, and their great ally
the goldocracy Of the United
States.
1t is the taunt Of the Republican
party that the Democratic party
always can be depended upon to do
the foolish thing at the opportune
time. Mark Hanna anticipates this
now and says by way of prediction
that the next great issue will be
territorial expansion and the new
issues OF international relations.
Mark must be accommodated, lot
70 cost what il may. Let Demo
Gratis and Populists lend a helping
hand.
But TO all this / invite your
prayerful attention Let rs think
about matters and things.
A. W. FREDERICK.