Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-31
PLEASE EXPLAIN.
fDavenport Rep,,blican !

The Republican would like to nave
the men who framed that anti-expan-
n-pull-down-the-f plank in the
democratic platform throw little light
on the subject. The plank starts out
with the assertion that this government
did right to take up arms in defense Of
the bitterly oppressed people Of Cuba,
and that the war for the liberation of
the tyranny-cursed island was worthy
of the greatest republic and the most
civilized nation that has fourished In
the tides of time" The plank ends with
the demand that the American army be
called from the Philippines.
Were not the Philippines owned and
ruled by INSCRIPTIONS Spain and were
not those islands as badly tyranny
cursed as Cuba? II it were ri ght to
help a tyranny-cursed people in Cuba,
was 1t not equally right to help people
similarly cursed in Luzon?
Did not the administration, through
a commission sent to the Philippines
offer them government far more lib
eral than that enjoyed by either Cuba
or Porto Rico? The latter islands are
under military rule while the form of
government proposed for the Philip
pines contemplated the participation of
the intelligent Filipinos in the conduct
of affairs until congress should outline
a permanent policy. 1t should be re-
membered that the form Of govern
ment vouchsafed the Cubans anne
through the action of congress and the
approval Of the president, While con-
gress has taken no action whatever in
outlining a policy for the Philippines
Any demands therefore which are made
by democrats that the president guar
antee them any particular form Of gov
eminent simply shows ignorance on the
part of those making the demands as
to the source from which form Of gov
eminent will be prescribed
Is it not a fact that Aguinaldo, urged
on by the Tagals in the United States,
is the cause of the trouble in the Phil
ippines? What is your remedy, gem
tlemen?
Would you call the soldiers home !?
Would you leave three-f ourths Of the
population of those islands who look to
this nation for protection to Aguinaldo
and his butchers or the rapacity of 9TH
er nations? If not, what would you do :?
II you have remedy be courageous
enough to name 1t. II you have no
remedy then show little respect for
the flag of your country by keeping
quiet.
The Republican hopes that some At
kinaldo of the party will attempt to
harmonic the conflicting statements in
that now famous plank AS the plank
now stands one part challenges the
truth Of the other.
AMERICAN HOME FINDING AssO-
CITATION.
lOttrmwa Courier.l
The American Home-Finding Associ-
alton, with national headquarters In
Chicago, has, during the past year.
placed in carefully selected family
homes an average of over one person
each week day, and the work Is rapidly
increasing, especially in Iowa. The as
ISOLATION has Incorporated in Iowa,
with such men on it board of managers
as Judge S. F. Prouty. of Des Moines:
Hon. John Gibson, Creston; Professor
Thomas Nicholson, Mt. Vernon; Mai.
Samuel Mahon. Senator w. A. McIn-
tire, Judge NJ. A. Roberts and j. B. Sax.
Esq, Ottumwa. Rev. u. B. Smith, OF
tumwa, is assistant general superin-
tendent and manager for Iowa, Missou-
ri and Nebraska. Attention is called to
the following special features of the
work of this organization:
lst. To place homeless, neglected and
abused children in carefully selected
well-approved family homes.
I'd. Also youths, boys and girls, IL to
16 years of age.
Sd. Home-life for mother and child in
the same home, without separating
them.
4th. Employment with home-life for
young women. paroled prisoners and
graduates from industrial schools.
The object of the association is tc
conserve on Christian and patriotic
basis the Divinely founded unit of
American civilization. the family. To
lift our unfortunate brothers and sis
tiers out Of their Submerged" condition
to a plane Of independent self help.
The Hon. William Il. Gladstone said:
1T is self-hs'p which makes the man.
and the man-.nalEing = the aim which