The record-union., 1899-09-28
JUsTIFIABLY KISSED.

war and expressed such sympathy for
Aguinaldo that it could be construed by
the veterans and Grand Army men
present. in no other way than as an ex
preston of desire to see our flag trailed
in the dust of Luzon, our armies de-
feated and the insurgents triumphant
over our cause.
The hiss we despise 1t has no place
as a. rule in an American meeting. But
there are occasions when no other form
of expression will fill the bill. When
Simpson preached disloyalty as he did
in Wichita, he deserved what the dis
loyal and traitors should always re-
ceive, the loathina of mankind. It
is very probable that Mr.. Simpson is
sincere; we are not disposed to ques-
ton it. But sincerity does not bear
a warrant to insult Profundity of be-
lief, conscientiousness and ardor in
proclaiming in free speech ones
thoughts, do not justify the abuse of
privilege of which Simpson was guilty.
lie h14CH L4IGIl l1lS lIISCIluS IlC dQQI SSSCQ
was not called for the purpose of such
assault or criticism He should have
reserved his bitterness and disloyalty
when he had platform place in an as
semblage of American Tagalos. We be-
lieve in tolerance in the fullest sense
1t is the key to the liberty we enjoy 1t
unlocks the shackles of injustice and
makes slaves free. But tolerance is
abuse when it is attempted to make it
justify assault upon the very temple of
liberty, and to unloose the National
tent hooks.
Americans are not in the Philippines
to do injustice, to oppress, to enslave
or to limit and restrict the natural
rights of men, beyond such restraint
as law makes necessary to insure liber-
ty it's full purpose. When Simpson
declared that he would rather be with
Aguinaldo than with Otis, that the in
surgent is fighting for the right and the
American army for the wrong; when he
said that, and it must be inferred that
such was the tenor Of his whole speech
he insulted his audience; he lied about
his country; he misrepresented the
flag; he libeled the President and his
Cabinet, and he gave aid and comfort
to the enemies of the Nation.
He knows that our flag has never
been the symbol Of oppression, and that
it cannot be now. He knows that all
this clap trap and chatter about i'm
perialism is silly and foundationless:
that imperial government on American
soil under the flag Of freedom is i'm
possible; that this people are now far
ther removed from the possibility of
being ruled by King or Emperor, than
at any other era in the history Of the
Republic
Simpson knows, Bryan knows, Atkin-
son knows-they all know full we'll that
the democratic spirit is sounder, firmer,
more aggressive to-day than ever be-
fore. When the Simpson stripe of ora
tors echo Mr.. Bryan's doleful prophesy:
I'VE must now choose between a Re-
public and an Empire" they vocalize a
lie: no such choice is set before this
people
Political ambition and partisan zeal
may pardon much, but they pass all
limits when such expressions are made
and when Simpsonites take the rostrum
to glorify over and pray for the defeat
Of American arms. The words Of
Freedom" the well-known va Amer
lean paper of Manila come timely now.
In its latest number received in Cali
fornia, it puts the whole matter into a
nutshell when it says:
The war in Luzon must go on; it was
brought on by the overbearing natives.
and there is only one course under
heaven to pursue. The sovereignty of
the United States must be acknowl-
edged in the archipelago before the
next step can be taken. Any other
course would be folly.
People of America if you have a flag.
honor it: if you have a government.
support it; if you have an administra-
ton, strengthen it; if you have troops
at the front, uphold them, and if you
have traitors, damn them eternally.
1t is full time to call a sharp. short
and emphatic halt upon these calamity
and hysterical rostrum insurgents of
the Simpson stripe. Whenever they
preach that our army in the Philip>
pines is one of oppression, Imperialism
and mercilessness, we should give them
the lie direct in unmistakable Language
The Portland "Oregonian'' we'll says on
the subject:
The whole enlightened world knows
that the presence of our soldiers in the
Philippines represents enterprise, hui
manity, civilization, the establishment
of a rational liberty and the develop
ment of modern ideas It stands for
the forces that are prevailing the world
over, and carrying the flags of all the
great industrial, moral and progress
sive nations among barbarous, semi
civilized and backward peoples.
The Admiral of the American navy,
George Dewey, whose fame engages the
plaudits of the tongues of millions of
people to-day, will be received with
due honors in the foremost city of the
Union this morning, and during the
day and night and tomorrow 1t is
fitting in honor of such a home well
come as will be given the victorious
sailor and devoted patriot that the flag
of the nation Should hea oixyay, 70 b,,aoza