Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-10-31
Col. Eiboeck, the German Leader
and General Weaver Talk on
Imperialism,

The second important rallying
meeting OF Iowa democrats was held
last evening in the Y. M. C. A.
auditorium. 1t was addressed by
General James B. Weaver, who talked
of Imperialism to a crowded house,
and defied the republicans in strong
terms to defend the present admins
tration. General Weaver was intro
duced by Col. Joseph Eiboek, chair
man of the meeting. The audience
was called to order by James Nugent,
who before presenting the chairman
of the evening, referred to the late
challenge of republican speakers to
meet General Weaver and the refusal
of the former to accept the challenge
because the republican committee
had not time to furnish audiences for
the democrats. Looking over the
well-flled auditorium, Mr.. Nugent re-
marked that he didn't believe any re-
publican speakers were present as the
audience before him did not look as if
any republican influences had assisted
in the arrangements.
Colonel Eiboek made stirring
speech before Introducing General
Weaver. He referred to his position
in the past as gold democrat, which
kept him from being wholly in accord
with his party. ''But'' said Colonel
Eiboek, "new questions have come be-
fore us OF such Importance that feel
that we should lay aside all other diff
ferences. 1 would like to transplant
the American people to some Euro
pean country for a year OR two to
learn what militarism and imperialism
mean. Then would every man, wo-
man or child in the United States rise
up in protest against the course of the
administration" After a few other
words of this tenor General Weaver
was presented by Colonel Eiboek,
and turned his attention to the sub
ject of imperialism, the Spirit OF
Empire, as Distinguished from Gov
eminent by Consent of the Governed. -
'sThe EMPIRE" the speaker said,
e'elalms to rule by divine right. II
never takes the people into tie conf
derce. So long as it can make the
people believe III its divine right it is
safe, for the people are not likely to
rebel against both God and man. An
empires ruler alwayr assumes close
and confidential relations with the Al,
mighty. IL imposes its burdens on
the poor, for the benefit of the few. II
does not believe in free discussion. l,
has what it calls 'lese majestic in g
republic we hear it called copper
headism' The empire is govern
mental trust. The rule of the sword
is the application OF criminal method.
in government, and of these / will
talk
General Weaver quoted the golden
rule as good text for the Americans
TO follow in looking at the Philippine
question, declaring that the Filipinos
have as much right to govern them
selves as Iowans have to make their
own government.
The second strong point made by
General Weaver was that the Philip.
pine war is contrary to the Declare.
ton of Independence. Oae of his
most effective dec arations was
made when he read from speech
of Abraham Lincoln made in the old
Independence hall in Philadelphia, de-
claring that the inalienable rights
guaranteed by the constitution were
the rights of the black man as well as
The white man. Over against this de.
claration of Abraham Lincoln, Gen.
eral Weaver quoted from Jefferson's
book the statement that the rights
maintained by tho constitution were
guaranteed only to the white man and
not TO the black. The audience
cheered but the point was not fully
driven home Til the speaker had
quoted from the Chicago Tribune's
dec.ar -ticn that The cases of the Beers
and Fillipidos were not parallel. "bo-
cause the Beers have a white mane
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