Arizona republican., 1899-10-30

whom 1 am sure have never spoken
above a conversational tone since
childhood, for clambering wildly to
their feet and shrieking like crazy
things-yelling first in one key and
then in another. not really knowing
just where their voices belonged in that
sort of business-and Historically
| laughing and crying at the same time.
1t would be large task to attempt a
description of those two days, and
Sunday, too, for he remained here
over Sunday, and [ shall not enter
upon it. But to say that Admiral
Dewey is everything-and mOre-that
the people of the United States have
thought him. is easy enough, and it
comes easily within the mark, too.
America. may be great but in Admiral
Dewey she has hero worthy of all her
greatness. Several times 1 saw him,
and once or twice when his surround
ings were very trying. What shall I
say of so magnificent a personality as
his? Nothing, 1 guess; just simply call
it magnificent and let it go at that.
L went down to see the Olympia
yesterday. 1t is hard to realize as one
sees her lying SO still here in the quiet
waters of Boston harbor, that only a
the main one of small fleet of vessels
engaged in what was one of the most
remarkable naval battles of all his
tory. 1 see that President Mckinley
has lately taken a very decided stand
upon the subjugation of the Filipinos.
He has heretofore had little to say to
the public on that matter. Since lately
being closeted with Admiral Dewey,
though, he has taken a western trip
and speaks in no uncertain terms as to
what the policy in the Philippines
must be That means that he knows
now just where Admiral Dewey stands
on the subject, and that they are agreed
IN point of view. That being the case
L conclude that anti-eXpansion will
prove an unfortunate issue if the peo-
pie on the other side really take it up;
for when President Mckinley and Ad-
niral Dewey, together with all the
far-seeing minds and tremendous pow
er which follow them, say that a GER
tain thing is right and shall be DOM
1t comes pretty near being right, and
1t will come pretty near being done,
too A lot of people who never went
before are shedding great quantities of
tears just now because the United
States has become 'grasping,' unjust,
'tyrannous,' etc, etc. BoshI Rot ANY
man with as much thinking capacity
as is allotted to a brain infected bab-
boon, knows that all such mounting
tWaddle as that is not only drivel of
the most contemplate sort, but that it
IS untrue as well. What Mckinley.
Dewey, Wheeler and all our minds OF
scope and wide experience advocating
a policy which will rob a few friendIess |
natives of that which they ought in all
justice to have? 1t is nonsense be- !
nighted and brainless-such stuff as
that. When the United States takes |
from the hands of savages-who have /
been thrown by the fortunes of war
under her wings for protectfon-their |
antiquated wooden spears of warfare. |
she will place books in their hands |
instead. On every hill she will plant a /
school house. and in every city and /
town libraries viii fourish-and over
all the land flag will float which will |
Zeal as justly as any flag on earth. and I
which will mean protection, too-from (
any other power in the world. Be /
sides, it is not only a question of what /
s due the F'ilipinOs just now. 1t is a
question as well of what is due the
United States from herself Having
gone so far as she has in the business.
here is no other way now for her to
De true to herself and her people, but
10 carry the thing on to a successful
ssue.
Some would-be good simpletons are
mourning nightly just now. and are
wishing we would come away and
cave the Philippines alone. How are
we to let them alone now? Shall we
our army from there and let
l little ninety-siX pound pompadoured
niger boast that he has beaten us
back to our own shores? Were we to
10 that, we would be a sight indeed /
,or the other nations of the world to
ook upon. Rather than for our coun-
ry to make such a spectacle of herself
is that, L would rather she would be IL
little wrong. Anti-eXpansion? Anti
lothing. We antied when we fired our
irst gun to subdue the natives over
here, and nothing is left to US now but
o go ahead and play the game"