The herald., 1898-10-19

And the frst ship to sail into the harbor
Of Santiago was another American ship,
bearing food supplies TO the suffering ca
bans (applauss); and am sure it is the
universal prayer Of American citizens that
justice and humanity and civilization shall
characterize the final settlement Of peace,
a. they have distinguished the progress Of
the war. (Applause
flow through the hearts Of The people. Who
will check them, who will divert them, who
will stop them? And the movements of
men, planned and designed by the Master
Of Men, will never be interrupted by tha
American people"
Other Meetings
During the afternoon, five meetings were
held in different parts Of the city. A large
meeting at Studebaker Hall was addressed
by Albert J. B. Beveridge Of Indianapolis.
and President Cyrus Northrup of the Uni
versity OF Minnesota. At the Columbia
theater, General Miles, General Henry M.
Duffield of Detriot, and Booker 7. Wash
ington addressed an audience limited only
by the size of the theater.
At the First Regiment Armory, Secretary
James Wilson and Mayor 8. Rose of Mil
waukee comprised the list of speakers.
Mr. 0ompers' Address
Samuel Gompers, president of the Feder-
alton Of Labor, delivered an address at the
lows:
"All honor to the brave and valiant SOL
diers who. by their tact, Judgment and
licroism, planned and executed the war and
brought victory to our arms in surprising
None pay too glowing tributes to the
splendid manifestations Of ideal heroism
az displayed by Hobson and Wainwright,
Miles and Shafter, Wheeler and Lee and
the redoubtable Dewey. And, while not de-
tracting one iota from the need of praise
bestowed upon, and to which these gallant
men are entitled, yet none the less deserv-
ing OF the encotniums OF praise and honor
are the men who carried the guns and the
men behind the guns, for without their un-
swerving devotion, their skill, daring and
self-sacrifice, victory would have been
dashed from our lips and disaster overtaken
US ALL The hcroism and valor of the Ameri-
can soldier, inspired by American love OF
liberty, render our people invunerable in
industry, peace and progress as well as in
vinciblc in the art of war
In the midst of our rejoicing over the
success of our arms, it is well that we look
to the causes that brought on our war with
Spain and consider the questions which
have grown out of it and the attitude which
we, as a liberty loving people of a great re-
public, should take in regard to them.
for n tbs b1ss has Of the as Of praise
against Spain in her refusal to give the peo-
pie Of that island freedom and independence
baseless? Where is the spirit of holding out
the helping hand in aid of all people strug
Cling for our sympathy for the self-sacrific-
ing and liberty-loving Cubans? Is it not
strange that now, for the first time, we hear
that the Cubans are unfit for self-govern-
ment; that whether they protest against it
or not, they must be dominated by us, an
nexed to US or become dependency of ours?
Alas! There are some Anlericans-our
money makers, whose only god is the al
mighty dollar; whose only human or divine
trinity is dividing interests and profits, who
haye come to the conclusion that if poor,
suffering Cuba can be handed over to their
tender mercies, their piety and their devil
try can hold full sway. These gentry, when
profit, present or prospective, throw liberty
to the dogs as worn-out and threadbare
thing OF the past.
If we have intervened in behalf of Cuba
and driven foreign tyrant from her shores,
we have at least authority for our action by
the appeals Of the struggling Cubans But
what. OF the Porto Ricans? They have not
asked our intervention; they have not
HACtNCA AOA uiAs uCy were lnV8Ueu 0B q
military necessity. They number SOO. 600
people and have not been divided by fierce
conflict. If we give freedom and independ-
eQce to Cuba. to which she ia entitled. ia
there any justification for our enforced con.
quest and annexation Of Porto Kicoi
Hawaii we have annexed, irrespective Of
the wishes of her people. who were not
asked whether the constitution under which
they haye recently lived meets with then
n l.
rect or indirect form ever given to them for
discussion: The flag Of our country waves
in Hawaii over people subjected by our
superior force, in hagrant violation of the
consent of the governed.
"In the case of the Philippines we have
the question repeated, only in much more
aggravated form. There is even now
strife going on among the nations of the
earth for the partition and possession of
eastern countries. Let us take the Philip
pines, and we shall be in the midst of the
conflict. We shall have to follow the mon
archical policy of large standing armies,
with immense navies mot always volun-
tary); we shall not only have to bear the
heavy burdens of debt and taxation exceed
ing that of other nations, but we will come
to that point against which the genius of our
institutions revolts-compulsory military
duty.
America, and particularly American in
stitutions, are not only worthy of our love
and generation, because they give us greater
freedom than those of any other nation,
but the institutions of the United States
represent principle, the greater principle
of self-government of the people, for the
people, and by the people, the principle of
sclf-respect, self-restraint, as well as great
power. This principle we shall only prove
ourselves worthy of representing and hold
ing forth as an independent nation for the
peoples of other nations to emulate and
seek to establish by manifesting restraint
upon ourselves or upon those who would
thrust us out of our sphere, into the vortex
Of imperialism, with all the evils which that
term implies--imperialism, despotism and
venality on the one hand; slavery, misery
and despair on the other.
eve do not oppose the development Of
our industry, the expansion of our com
merce, nor the power and influence which
the United States may exert upon the des-
TIMES of the nations of the earth. On the
contrary, we realize that the higher intelli-
gence and standard of life of the American
workers will largely contribute toward at
tanning the highest pinnacle Of industrial
and commercial greatness. The flag of our
republic should float over a free neonle, and
must never form cloak to slavery, bar
barism, despotism OF tyranny.
america, as we know it, it's blessings of
peace and stability, must not be hazarded
for an era of uncertainty and oppression and
strife. Everywhere our flag must be
greeted as the emblem of peace and rebuke
to dishonesty and despotism.
eve have many problems confronting us
at home without attempting to divert the
thoughts of our people to foreign complica-
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