The Irish standard., 1899-04-15

led me to believe that this republic ane
the citizens of this republic would be the
first to applaud the effort Ii it had beer
stated at the time of the first expedition
to Manila that the purpose OF the ad
nlinistration was to seize and hold these
islands against the will and consent o
their inhabitants the public opinion il
the United States would not have per
mitted such expedition to have started
The fact that it now appears that sucl
was the concealed intention OF the ad
ministration makes the position no bet
ter, and while | again protest that my
statement has no SAVIOR OF politics in it
| do say chat feel willing to rest con-
tent in the political phase of the transac-
ton with such eminent citizens as Mr.
Hoar, MIR. Boutwell,, MIR. Reed and the
other prominent public men who have
expressed themselves upon this subject
II do not ask or desire that our troops
in the Philippines or elsewhere exercise
the Tolstoi Christianity OF non-resist-
ance. but. on the other hand do not
desire to characterize the Krag- Jorgen-
son 3ocalber bullets and the 45-caliber
balls OF the Springfield rifles as gospel
pellets. and don't think that anybody
thinks they are. do not think that the
members OF the Thirteenth Regiment
Auxiliary association will bear you out
in your assertion. that am mixing my
politics with my duties as president.
doubt whether a large number OF the
members OF that association know what
my politics are. and with your permits
sion. | would place your editorial asser-
ton to that effect concerning me side
by side with your recent other editorial
expression that the Younger brothers
are gentlemen in the best sense OF the
term and noble men, merely adding
that | am quite positive those gentle
men entirely agree with you as to the
Philippine policy, and to add that they
would be most effective agents in carry
ing it out"
The Pioneer Press replied to the fore
going communication in column edi-
torial in which it charged Mr.. O'Brien
with saying what he did not say at all in
his letter. Said the Nova Scotian edi-
tor: When he (Mr. OBrien) AYERS
that women and children and other non
combatants were deliberately killed by
Our soldiers. and regarded by them as
proper subjects OF destruction, he is
guilty OF foul and atrocious SANDER
upon our soldiers, made still fouler by
his wanton libel that they not only
slaughtered women and children but
boasted OF it."
In a second letter Mr.. O'Brien repudi-
ates the language ascribed to him by his
unprincipled opponent and says: Il do
not wish to intrude upon you or upon
the public any particular argument
touching the position Of your paper on
the Filipino subject l am perfectly
willing to let my statement and your
editorial response stand by comparison,
so far as argument is concerned.
But | wish to inquire upon what
grounds and for what reasons in the dis
cussion OF the subject you depart from
such discussion for the purpose OF char
ging upon a citizen of this community
the offenses which you do charge in the
caption OF your editorial, and further,
in the paragraphs which have quoted.
AS a matter OF fact | do not think |
have ever libelled anybody; most GER
tainly | have never either i'll my COM
munication or anywhere else, libcled, ut
tered or written structure upon any OF
Our soldiers. If chose to deal in what
seem to be the present fashionable sem
timents of mock patriotism, mock hero
les and sham Christianity, I might per-
haps give you cogent and unanswerable
reasons why |, least OF anybody, should
be engaged in carping at or libeling our
soldiers, and particularly the members
OF the Thirteenth Minnesota, in which
organization, l presume may be per-
nitted to state, I have an interest OF
peculiarly private character, which in
terest. believe, can trutllfully say, is
not shared in by your editorial staff or
the management of your very valuable
paper
Instead OF rendering an apology to
Mr.. O'Brien for placing him in false
attitude before the public. the organ of
the corporations unblushngly repeats
the libel and inserts two letters from
correspondents denying Mr.. O'Brien's
statement of facts relative to the Philip
pine question. 1t may be interesting to
add that Mr.. o Brien contributed two
sons to fight under the stars and stripes,
and that his censorious critics are Brit
shcrs in disguise.
State of Ohio, City of Toledo, Lucas coun.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is the
senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney &
Co., doing business in the city of Toledo, coun-
ty and state aforesaid, and that said firm will
pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
for each and every case Of satarrh that cannot
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
| Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence this 9th day of December, A. D.