Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-09-04
WILL ElxHIBIT AT
FREELAND, ONE DAY ONLY,
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER nth.
SHOW GROUNDS OPPOSITE LEHIGH VALLEY DEPOT,

Grove were very brief. The gist of his
address was printed next day by the
Inquirer in heavy type and we presume
that portion of it may be taken as the
dispeller of all doubts. Speaking of the
flag, the president said:
The flag does not mean one thing in
the United States and another thing in
Porto Rico and the Philippines. There
has been doubt expressed in some quar-
ters as to the purpose of the government
respecting the Philippines. | can see
no harm in stating it in this presence
peace first, then with charity for all;
establish a government of law and
order, protecting life and property, and
occupation for the well being of the
people in which they will participate
under the stars and stripes.
A fitting reply to the presidents
eloquent remarks, as they are termed
by the Inquirer, has been published in
City and State, of Philadelphia, Re
publican newspaper. Editor Welsh so
thoroughly covers the question, after
printing the portion of the speech given
above, that nothing further is required
from the TRIBUNE, which, being an ad-
vocate of Democracy, might be suspect
ed of prejudice were its opinion of the
eloquent remarks" given.
City and State said;
That opening utterance is as untrue
as it possibly can be. That flag az.
gressiyely pushed upon the Filipino
people, who have never accepted it,
means exactly what it would mean if
pushed in like aggressive manner upon
any other people inclined to spurn it
as people of any true spirit would spurn
it if the attempt were made to force it
upon them.
What does President Mckinley say
that silly and childish thing for, to his
own disgrace and to the shame of the
country? Are there no words of sober
ness and sense within his compass to
utter?
The flag of the nation means one
thing to an American. 1t has been, in
the past at least, to him symbol of
freedom and of no less loyal respect
for the freedom of others.
To the Filipnos it is hateful sign of
attempted conquest, a detestable badge
of servltude. And no one knows this
better than Mr., Mckinley.
Why, therefore, this resort to words of
insincerity? What end worth anything
can be served?
And then the purpose of the govern
ment respecting the Philippines
what boldnesS and extreme frankness
stated!-''peace first, then with charity
for all.
All, the sweet charity of those who
seek to throttle you!-the charity of a
would-be conqueror
How strange it is that all through
the worlds history men-strong men
and tender women-have been willing
to die rather than trust it.
Any tyrant is always full of just such
Overlooking charity and gentle peace
for those whom he would subdue
"Only let me be MASTER" he says,
'and things will then be much better
for you than you can make them for
yourselves"
Men don't believe that-and the
more loyal they are to their own man
hood the less they believe it, 1t is not
true. 1t is the greatest of falsehoods,
all the history of the past being the
witness.
And yet here in the closing year but one
of the nineteenth century we have the
chief ruler of the greatest republic of
time going about uttering softly and
smoothly insncere praise like this.
Well may the nation hang its head