Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-06-01

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| send you letter just received by
ms to show what some good patriots
think of the Philippine war. request
the favor of its publication at an early
date, as bearing on the wisdom Of
abusing good Republicans and alienat-
ing their votes. Yours truly,
J. Laurence Laughlin.
Chicago. May 16, 1898.
Arapahoe. Neb., May 10, 1899 To
Pref. j. L. Laughlin--My Dear Sir:
as / have voted for every Re-
publican President from Mr.. Lincoln
to and including Mckinley. / cannot
approve of his policy in the Philip
pines, so utterly unAmerican, I'm.
principled, and inimical to the princi-
Piles of our government.
From the State University Of Neb.
raska my gifted, freedom loving son
enlisted to fight in the cause Of liberty,
to give Independence to the struggling,
peoples who were striving to throw off
the tyrannical despotism of Spain
willing to give his life in the cause of
humanity. il need be. That son now
lies in hospital near Manila, severely
wounded by Mauser bullet that went
through his chest, one inch to the left
of his heart. Many a choice spirit,
gifted and of bright promise, lies in
agony from wounds there received-or
in death IS cold mbrace-without even
the consolation of dying in honorable
battle. As one wrote to me: I'VE came
to- help, not to slaughter, these poor
natives.n Again: II am disillusioned
( in regard to the patriotic motives for
| this war. I'VE boys are not re-
sponsible for this Philippine war, the
responsibility rests on the government
ID Washington there is where the
hlunder has been made" Another
says: They have been our allies and
friends, but no alternative is left us
but to fight them. Only hurried notes
as they were about going into battle !.
Ny son wrote before he was wounded !:
'..ft seems hardly fair for the govern
ment to pursue 2 policy that leads to
insurrection, then keep us boys here TO
fight battles for which we never en-
4 listed" &c. Brave fellows-as their
fearlessness in battles that followed
these utterances attest, yet deprived of
fighting in honorable battle, as was
the case while fighting infamous Spain
ready to give their lives for their coun-
try in the right, loath to fight her bat
ties in the wrong.
| aio ioa Hio w soy W thc HcA
here months ago: Better even that
my son had fallen scaling FL Caney' Is
heights, or while in the trenches at
Manila up to August 18th, than to now
come home to mo. laurel crowned for
deeds of bravest daring while fighting
these poor Filipinos, who have been
struggling for independence---20 600 Of
whom have filled patriot graves while
lighting infamous Spain. These are
thelsentiments of one who enlisted i'm
mediately after our flag was lowered al
: Fort Sumter, and l was followed bS
, five brothers in defence of this Union.
, Today am branded as copper
, head, :" little American, "a Mis-:
Nancy, "Mugwump. TRAITOR" &c.
by expansionists, because believe
governments derive their just power;
: from the consent of the governed!'
D / insisted that professedly Christian
America should have treated the Fill
pinos automatically under the "golder
rule" assuring them of their indie
J pendence and our help to enable then
! to establish permanent self govern
t ment. With high esteem
: truly yours, A. L. Hunting.