The record-union., 1898-10-06

WOOSTER, Oct. 5.-The Republicans
of this (Wayne) county opened the fall
| campaign here to-day, Senator Joseph
| II. toraker being the principal speaker
Itis address was frequently interrupted
| by enthusiastic applause from the large
| audience present
Senator Foraker opened with a eu-
Iogy on Governor Bushnell and a re-
view of his administration in Ohio. fol-
| lowed with a like tribute to President
Mckinley and a review of his national
Administration, and devoted most of
! his speech to the war with Spain and
the problems which followed it.
He reviewed the oppression in Cuba
during General Grants Administration,
| and held that the cause of humanity
| then called for assistance He pic
tured Spanish tyranny in the West
Indies most graphically until he
reached the period of WeyIerism. when
/ he was as fierce in his utterances as the
! former Captain General was in his
cruelties. The Senator stated that after
| 2uuOOO lives had been lost through re-
concentration and expressions the cause
of humanity called loudly for interfer-
ence. Congress waited until the Presi-
!
! acy. The destruction of the Maine
! forced the issue.
After reviewing the struggles of the
| insurgents, the Senator detailed the in
cidents that led to tle American Con-
| gress declaring war against Spain, and
| took radical issue with those who op-
! posed that action, including ex-Secre-
! tary Sherman
| The Senator proceeded: "There has
! been much said recently about in
| competency and mismanagement on
| account of which our troops have suf-
! fered severely. No doubt there have
! been some mistakes. 1t would have
been better if there had not been, but
| a full investigation will vindicate the
zeal and patriotism, the courage and
! the integrity of all who have been as
sailed. All have only tears for the
dead ami those who have been stricken
! with disease and overtaken with af-
| Fiction. These are the inseparable fea-
! lures of all wars, and notwithstand-
ing all that may have occurred of this
character, the fact remains that the
record of the three months during which
the war continued is the most brilliant
chapter in American history. 1t has
scarcely an equal in the annals of the
world Almost before we realized that
we were at war Spain was suing for
peace. Two of her navies had been
completely destroyed, and one of her
| largest armies had been defeated and
compelled to surrender.
1T was our good fortune that the
| long peace since our civil war was first
interrupted by trouble with Spain
rather than with England or some
oraat PowoT abIa To ctril-a al
once We have learned the necessity
| for coast defenses, a good navy and a
good army, both adequate in numbers
as well as in quality. We have learned
another thing and that is that the
Nicaraguan Canal is essential not only
to commerce, but also to our efficient
defense
The great questions of the hour are:
What shall We do with Cuba? What
shall we do with Porto Rico? What
shall we do with the Philippines? So
far as Cuba is concerned there should
be no question whatever. The Cubans
have earned their Independence. We
have solemnly declared not only that
they are free and independent, but also
that they shall have a government of
their own choosing. We must keep our
promise, and we will. But this prom
ise of independence to Cuba does not
apply to Porto Rico or to the Philip
pines We took these islands by the
conquest of war and they are ours. l
do not know what the treaty of peace.
now being prepared in Paris will pro-
vide, but / sincerely hope it will give to
the United States not simply coaling
station or a single island, but the whole
group of the Philippines. / have no
fear of the ability Of our people sue
cessfully to govern them, and l feel
that it would be a crime to return them
TO the Government of Spain. Under our
protection and guidance they can have
intelligence and prosperity, and we can
have a base of operations in the Far
East highly essential to securing our
fair share of the trade in China and
the rest of the Western world.
Japan has stepped to the front with
a commerce that is greatly to the adj
vantage of all who trade with her. The
possibilities with China are far
greater. All the great nations are
struggling for their share of the trade
to be developed when China has been
opened up to communication and COM
merce with the world. The United
States must have her full and fair
share in that trade.
"One of the questions now pressing
upon us is how to provide governments
for these islands, and so to govern and
direct affairs as to acquire the COM
merce to which we are entitled, and Sc
cure the consequent prosperity to all
our people. Only that party should be
trusted which has shown itself most
capable of dealing with great affairs,
both in peace and war The Republi-
can party has proven qualified in every
emergency and the record it has made
is a guarantee that it will meet those
problems of the future and solve them
with the same success that has at
tended it in all it's brilliant career. L
do not believe any fair-minded Demo-
crat would question the fitness of the
Republican party for the discharge of
this duty, but however it may be other
wise the work is already in the hands
of President Mckinley. What he wants
is the support of a Republican House
of Representatives"