Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-10-01
THE DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN.

IiII ULlIlUUhHIlU U1lllf MUM.
John R. Mclean Set the Ball Rolling
at Hamilton Yesterday.
1T WAS AN AUSPICIOUS EVENT,
AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
HEARD THE CANDIDATE FOR
GOVERNOR PLATFORMS WERE
ERECTED ON ALL SIDES OF THE
COURT HOUSE, AND DECORA-
TIONS WE'RE PLENTIFUL-A
BARBECUE DINNER AT NOON,
FOLLOWED BY A PARADE AND
SPEAKING AT TWO O'CLOCK.
MLEAN ATTACKS THE ADMIN
ISTRATION'S PHILIPPINE POL
ICY, THE TRUSTS AND BOSSES.
| HAMILTON, o., September 30.-The
Democratic campaign was opened here
| to-day with a great demonstration and
speeches by John r. Mclean, candi-
| date for Governor, and the candidates
| for other offices on the Democratic
| State ticket, and others. Platforms
were erected on all sides of the Court
House in the public square, for over
| flow meetings. Decorations of bunting
and portraits of Mclean, Bryan and
Dewey were everywhere displayed.
| The Duckworth Club, Of Cincinnati, and
| the Gravel Hall Club, of Dayton, were
the largest aggregations of uniformed
| marchers, but local clubs were largely
reinforced by mounted men from the
townships.
During the forenoon Mr.. Mclean
and other candidates were kept busy
with receptions and in a tour of the
shops. Arrangements were made for
early barbecue dinners, so that the
parade could start at l p. m. and the
speaking at p. m. There were five
| special trains from Cincinnati, and
suburban trains made frequent runs
between Cincinnati and Hamilton, a
distance of twenty-five miles.
Hon. j. R. Mclean said:
The questions now most prominently
| before the people of the country are
| the war in the Philippines, trusts, the
money question and political dictators.
For our State, taxation, government OF
communities and local dictatorship. On
| all these questions the Democratic party
has the right to congratulate itself.
It's course has been an honorable one
one that commends it to all lovers Of
liberty, men who hold country and
| principles above place, men who have
not allowed their patriotism to be
warped either by proffered decorations
or the love and thirst for wealth. For
many years the appeal has gone forth
from Cuba begging the help OF the CIV
iliZed world to free her from the yoke
of tyranny. Public sentiment, ire
spective of parties. demanded, and the
administration, with reluctance, was
compelled to act. Was compelled, We
say, byslegislators, by the direct repre-
sentatives of the people in Congress
assembled. The men who placed inter-
est before principles hurried to the
front, besieged Congress and threat
ened.
The Democratic press, Democrats in
the House of Congress and in the Sen
ate, took part in the debate. Party
lines were broken, but the voice OF
sentiment overwhelmed seltishness and
Spain was overthrow. No honest
man, no reading man, but what knows
that the Democratic party and the
Democratic press did all it could to
sustain the administration.
The war with Spain was soon over
Gods will had been done. Spain was
crushed, the war was overall was aC-
complished. No, gentlemen, not all.
Greed had not yet played its full hand
Immediately the war with Spain closed
the politicians proceeded to take con-
troll. Troops were hurried to Manila.
Since the war with Spain, what has
beer the history of the Philippines!
Our war was against Spain, for the re-
dress of grievances, and not against
the Philippine Islanders for conquest.
When Spain was vanquished we hauled
down her flag and ours then floated in
friendship. On Manila bay and its
shores it should have been thencefor-
ward the symbol Of liberation in the
land we had invaded in hostility to
Spain alone. The natives were our
| friends.
Why the status was thus suddenly
changed, with the full approval of the
President. and that, too, while Con-
gress was in session, has never been
explained. The constitution and the
treaty both lodge in Congress the sole
power to determine what shall be the
policy Of our government toward the
Philippines The Presidents war upon
them is in deregation Of their rightful
power. He has been bent on exercising
such acts of sovereignty as might be
claimed to have committed our govern
ment To an imperial policy. and thus
render it difficult for Congress. to exer-
cise its power in a contrary direction.
The treaty session of the Philippines
by Spain to the United States does not
conclude the question of future SOW
ereignty. 1t places the determination
of the civil and political status of the
inhabitants of those Islands exclusively
in Congress.
We are in favor of legitimate expan-
sion, but opposed to an fmperialistic
policy. We object TO the methods that
have prevailed, the character of the
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