Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-15
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One 10 natural cause, has
always existed. and will SO continue
and is difficult to deal With. The other
two are purely artificial causes and are
far easier of solution. The natural
cause Is mans everlasting, unreasoning
avariciousness. The two artificial
causes are, first, the protective tariff
and second, railroad discrimination.
IF 1 had the power should promptly
remove the two artificial causes by re-
pealing, first, the trust fostering part
of the tariff and second, by bringing
about government ownership of rail-.
roads,
This latter should certainly not do
from choice, but from actual necessity.
If chould be convinced, land 1 always
hold myself ready when found in error
to conform my convictions to the
TRUTH that it was possible to enact and
enforce laws that would so regulate
railroads as to serve and preserve the
public interests: that would do justice
not only to the railroads, but also to
the people who must use them; then
would certainly be one of the last to
disturb private and corporate owner
ship, for verify believe in the Jeffer-
sonian doctrine that the spirit of pri-8
vate enterprise should be given the
widest field consistent with the public
good. But all our experience of TWEEN
ty-five years has been so Invariably
disappointing in trying to regulate
these private carriers that all earnest
students of this question are concluding
that government ownership is the only
solution of the railway problem
Taking up imperialism the speaker
said:
I'm the incredibly short time of a few
months new political issue has been
formulated and thrust upon us which,
so far as the democratic party Is con-
cerned, it is not of our seeking. From
the very beginning we have earnestly
sought to avert 1t.
1.-THE question bluntly stated is this:
Shall we as nation continue in the flu
ture as in the past to follow Washing
| toms advice, avoid all foreign entang-
ling alliances shall we employ our en-
ergies in the promotion of the good of
our own people; shall we continue to
cling to the policy which for century
and a quarter has guided our feet. and
under which, in spite of maladministra-
ton, we have developed into the fore
most people upon this planet; shall we
hold fast to that which experience has
demonstrated to be safe, or shall we de-
L itt, ha Itch hot ho G
guided our feet: purposely take a haz-
ardous leap into the dark, reverse the
traditions, rewrite the history of the
republic, tie ourselves up with treaties
and foreign alliances and recklessly
Iplunge into the jungle?
i ".All at once, with scarcely time to
think, this issue of Imperialism. which
from the very nature of the case, IN
view of the momentous consequences
which must Immediately and necessari-
lily begin to follow, has become so trans
Icendantly Important that we are satt
i in saying 1T sweeps temporarily aside
j all other questions. II we can not nov
|settle it, we are sure to find solution
for the money question In the near flu
Iture. If we can not at once suppress
the trusts, we are certain to reach tn
point when the people will be anxious
to unite in the patriotic duty of Uni
lhorsing their opressors. II we can no
now have justice done US by railwa.
, managers, our patience and fortitud
( will qualify US to await the not distan
day of our deliverance. All other ques
tons can wait, but the issue of i'm
perialism must be settled at once. TIL
nature OF the question is such that !
can not be postponed.
IF any man wants to endorse TIN
Mckinley policy of criminal aggression
he can so declare on the 18th of mex
November by voting republican tick
ct, for that party is its select and spe
, cial champion. Whoever wants an EN-
tput to the continuance of this crime cal
! also so declare on the 7th of November
but he must cast a democratic ballot
for that party stands in eternal hostil
sIity to Imperialism and all 1T implies.
"Should our people sanction the Nc
kinley purpose OF the merciless con
quest of an innocent people, the mis-
take, however, can not be rectified, TO
a policy will then be launched so radi
cally different from all that has char
acterized our antecedent national life,
policy that will so irresyocably comml
lus to new and far-reaching information
al obligations. that escape from thes
new conditions will be out of the ques
ton 1t requires no greater gift tina
1.-THE penetrating discernment of commo
sense to enable any one to know that
: we are to assume and wear the scepte
| of imperialism. the subjugation of tie
or twelve millions of Filipinos will NJ
be the end, but only the beginning {
our new career.
These people living near the equate
on innumerable islands. once conquere
must be kept conquered. These island
once forcibiy possessed. must be pei
aanently garrisoned TO insure the
ontinous possession. But what is III
ia to elaborate; does not the duile:
1itcsiect perceive that a sufficient arm
% garrison this scattered territory an
competent navy to patrol this rregl
ar coast would require such numbs
ii men and ships that the expense {
heir maintenance would be many tim,
n excess of any benefit our people coul
1essibly derive? Having been once e
sectually initiated into the bloody gan
II the international freebooter. havir
forcibly possessed ourselves of Il
philippine islands. we will next play