The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-11-10
NOT ONE FOOT
Of the Philippines Should Be
Annexed.
BROOKS ANSWERS FORAKER,
The Pennsylvania Railroad Magnato Pre-
sents Some Reasons why the Chinese
Coolies and the Cloutless Dwarfs
should Not BE Taken In.

Coolies and the Cloutless Dwarfs
should Not BE Taken In.
At the meeting Of the Ohio Bankers
association at Akron, Hon. j. i. Brook,
after discussing " Conservative Banking,
the "Gold Standard" and "ADarchy at
Home" took up the question OF the
Philippines. This extract is timely, and
will be accepted as conclusive of the
paltry declarations Of Senator Foraker In
bis Pittsburg speech. Mr.. Brook said;
"It is the rule among savage nations
that the property, body and life Of those
vanouished in war are subject to the will
of the conquerer On this theory, and
on this theory alone may the United
States elp then selves to the Philippine
islands. The ragsn, barbaric Instinct
pervades mary a breast 10 our midst; 1t
assumes that We have already taken the
Philippines, and IN coarse terms demands
that we keep all we have got. We have
not taken the Philippines; we have
merely destroy ed navy and an army OF
a common enemy, in one Of the Phlllp-
pine harbors.
"Satan represents this Philippine
n orsel in many tempting form, all Tor
tie purpose Of justifying cur greed for
ACQUISITION; he has enlisted in his service
merchants, ministers, judges, EDITORS
politicians, political parties The motives
of many are patriotic aud pure; others
are saracious ana scent In the air
onnorturitips for great gain.
If it be true as one says, that Spain
went into the var and lost, and now
ought to Le prepared to suIer oil the
consequerccs which defeat Ia plies, then
we have the same right 20 conhscate
Spain as the Philippine islands, for that
right depends on the rct Cf victory
not on tie fact that victory W wen IN
q particular place. We can rule spain
much more cfeaply ard effectively than
TIE Philippine iilInds; Spain is many
thCusag d II lies nearer; greater revenue
can be derived from civilized than savage
people. If we are bound to enforce the
rule Of pirates and clnnibals, let US Ht
least be polite in our choice and take
that part of the Spanish domain Whlcn
we can most easily digest
"OtteIs re beguilcd with vague IDEAS
of colonial expansion, wider sphere Cl
inGueI ce, grander destiGy, and say tnaC
the trades shoull follow the flag. These
people form a very large part OF the
human family. They take phrases Tor
guides ana are led into the ditch 4heit
imaginatiln kiudles at the thought ol
great enterprises knowing nothing OF Jhe
cost or conditions under which they must
he carried out. Trade seldom follow the
flag; good products and low Tric-s hnd
way in place of guns and in site OF them
The flag follows to Fr teCt when the lever
Of ComIetitiOn puts them in Gahgef'
The abuudarCl If our resOuI ces, tie sklll
If our wc1kmen, the sagGcity Of our
merchants, are spreading American trade
all over the world, without the alu OF
wars or flags. What if other nations are
our rivals in this peaceful conqusstT
DO we desire or 90 We deserve all the
hade Of the earth? Let us remomher
our wealth Of resources our wide domain,
our freedom from ilitary impositions'
and be generous to nations whose area Is
limited, whose resources are dimin-
ishiug, whose population is swarmlng'
and to whom colonial Expansion Is
necessity.
MANY worthy people who are not
taken with the ideas Of imperial expan-
sion or monopoly If trade, are seduced by
the thought that We owe duty to the
iG1a that
Providence hE made us tie instrumen-
tality, through war, Of bringing liberty
and enlightenment to those distant peo-
pie. Herein satan is doing most effective
work. One of the most able, eminent,
best beloved clergymen in our land has
lately said in public addre Sc, referring
to the war: In 100 days God has set for
ward the civilization Of the world 100
years If sullivan Cr Fitzsimmuns had
urged t, is much in favor Of wsr, what
would we have thought Of itS Can 1t be
possible that tie benign creator prefers
war to peace in carrying cut His designs
for elevating the human race? Has he
wearied cf the progress we have made in
the century just closing, through the
agencies Of chUrches, Sabbath schools,
young men al young women christian
associations, public schools, colleges,
asylums, fospitals, and given sanction
to mutual slaughter among His children
ss the best means Of IeIfl rming His
WODdersY If this be so, let us close the
era # peace AID war against one another
until all are extern mated.
There can te 10 duty on our part
toward the re pie Of the Philippine
iglands save such as results from some
contract or conduct on our part toward
them. When the war began We thought
no Il ore about the Philippines than the
Cape Verdes or any other Islands belong
ing to Spain. We destroyed Spanisl
feet and captured a Spanish army in one
of the Philippine ports. The Philippines
had no knowledge Of our con ingi we had
promised them nothing. They had fol
years reen in revolt against Spsiu, bu
they did not forbeeT TO do anything whaj
soeVer because We were coming. On whal
basis, then does duty arise on our par
toward themY NCwhere but in lmagira
ton. If we owe duty to the Philip
pines, how is 1t about the Cape Verde anC
the Balearic islands, or even Spsin
Evidently all need evaDgeliziug. Ant
as conquest gives the power why shoulC
we not take the entire Spar ish posses