The San Francisco call., 1899-10-22
CITES ENGLAND
AS AN EXEMPLAR
Roosevelt on the Ma
tion's Destiny.
MUST CONQUER THE SAVAGE
WAR, HE SAYS, WILL PAVE THE
WAY FOR PEACE.
What Great Britain Is to Africa the
United States Should Be to
the Islands Across
the Pacific.
WAR, HE SAYS, WILL PAVE THE
WAY FOR PEACE.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

and others. This evening he was escort
ed from the St Nicholas Hotel to Music
Hall by one of the largest professions
ever seen In this city, including bat
talon of 100 Rough Riders, all veterans
of the Spanish war In addition to the
torches and blazing illuminatlons along
the line Of march there was great dis
play of fireworks. The hall was filed
before the parade reached 1t. Governor
Bushnell and staf were in the city for
the annual police inspection and drill, but
were not at Music Hall.
County Chairman Kushman opened the
meeting and presented Senator Foraker,
the presiding officer. Senator Foraker
made a stirring address of an hour in
support OF Judge Nash for Governor and
the Endorsement Of President Mckinley.
Governor Roosevelt spoke as follows:
A grimly comic feature Of the present inter-
national conspiracy against America and CIV
ilization is the way in which the adherents Of
Agunaldo in the Philippines and his apologists
here pat one another on the back. and another
striking feature is the wild invective, the saw
age and incoherent violence of the language
employed by these apostles of peace.
Yet, after all, it is but natural. They are re-
peatiug precisely the tactics Of the Copper
heads Of the Civil war. Those of you who
old enough Will remember that the CoppeTheads
who denounced the Union army always de-
nounced them in the name of the new gospel
Of peace, Their cry was Peace, - even Peace
at any price and II was these APOSTLES OF
peace, who by their furious denunciauon OF
Abraham Lincoln and Of the Northern people
and their frantic invectives against every
measure of the Government finally stirred TO
madness the dark and gloomy souls that are
always t. be found on the OUTSKIRTS OF sucI d
movement. In 1868 the preachers OF the doc
trine OF cowardly peace were respoIlslpie Ior I
the terrible and bloody outbreaks IN Ne" YORK
City, which we now know by the name OF the
draft riots. In 1865 these same craven pteach-
ers Of peace were responsible for the murder OF
Abraham Lincoln. Nowadays their success
sors, who use their exact language in denounc-
their own souls with the blood OF our soIdlers
and Of their Philippine foes.
The other day Ohio sent to New York as
preacher Of the new dispensation congressman
Lentz At and worthy successor OF NaLandls-
ham. In his speech III New York Mr. LenIz
divided his time between eulogizing Altgeld,
the man who pardCned the anarchist potnp
throwers, and eulogizing Aguinaldo whose sue
cess would mean ana couuu G'ii5 4-'e go -
slaughter of the American soldiers ana the
dishonor of the American nag. lie IIA5htu
Aguinaldo TO Patrick henry, ana ca4tJu mn
one OF the heroes OF the world, and he de-
nounced the war which We are carrying on tor
the suppression Of sayagerv as more brutal ana
cowardly than that carried on by George III
against US He took the position that Aguin-
aldo was e hero for killing our soldiers but
While Mr.. Lentz was thus preaching treason
. A Aq1linaIdn was sending over a message, which
bss only the other day been published. lie
had evidently not heard OF Mr.. ISentz. but ne
had heard OF some OF the minor heroes OF the
NN'AN~
enti-natriotic) movement, and he praised them
in terms which, If the men were capable OF
one thrill Of American feeling, would make
them shudder with horror or naFlnS won anu
deserved such commendation from an enemy
of their country. Finally, with simple SIN
cerity which Aguinaldos party allies mere WouId
do we'll 10 initiate the proclamation OF the
Philippine chief continues in so many "orus
to state that his hope OF successIul resistance
to the authority OF the United States Is based
on the triumph Of the Democratic party. Con-
tinuing, he says; - - ,-a+i.,,a. ord
maintain our position more resolutely than
ever We should pray to God that the great
Democratic party may win the next .fresldeh-
tial election, and Imperialism Qhat rs, t1e
American people, fail in its mad attempt 10
subjugate US by force Of arms.
In other words. Aguinaldo IS lighting ior the
Democratic party and the Democratic party
for him: the arms of his men who sAQot down
our soldiers nerved by the ald anu eilCouI
agement given them by the anti-eApahsiohlSts
OF the United States, and ne continues @ tlIe
bloody war in the Philippines because ne hoPts
ultimately TO win through their assistance. ~
more burning indictment et tne JeIi4oe aIto ~
marty 1Inder its present leadership and OF the
b~escbers Of treason who have taken the lead
In denouncing the course of the United states
could be framed by any American Bear IN
mind that this arraignment Of the democracy ls
unconsci iously given by their frlend -4eulhaiuo;
the man who at present stands as the typlcat
ar1r.aseT+atiye Of savagery, the typical foe OF
ciTiIization and of the American peopIe anu
as the peculiar protege OF the LtGn "io ~ ~
United States in 1889 are repeating the al s - -
nents Of those who in 1861 ana 1870 sought 10
bring us 10 ruin. 49,
FT=erv argument that can be made for the
pbiliunines could be made for the ApacheSi
everv word that be said for AGulnalo9
cou;d he said for Sitting Bull AS peace and
coIar i o1d lSrosnerity followed our expansion
war on the lands OF the Indians 50 theg WIN
follow us in the Philippines. II we had relussd @
- exnond over the West, do you think that the
Wcst would be peaceful now II, instead OF
your forefathers setting here IN ono you had
re- te.t Iyl,nId have had peace? Indeed it would
not. lust so long as there was an Independent
Indian power on your poruets syu } me,u r,a, 10
posed to the certainty OF constantly fecuIIlig 1e
war II now the United States were to walk
out Of Alaska or out of any or our lndiah Ieser-
vations as our opponents wish US 70 walk OUT
~ the Philippines, would promptly ensue-
war among the natives themselves or between
the natives and the white intruders; and II
we do not again step in and settle the matter,
yhy some other great nation would nave 10
undertake the work which we had proved our
selves too feeble or too foolish TO perform
Last summer the United States had the
honor TO take what was, on the WhoIe, lhe lead-
ing part in the Peace Conference at Inc , fiaeue,
We were able TO play that part solely because
during the preceding year we hsd louBHt 70 d
victorious conclusion the most righteous ioIelgh
war in which any nation mas peeh ehsageu LOT
ba1f q century Our power TO further the
cause Of peace as among the civilized nations
Of the world has been immeasuraolY Increased
because we have shown ourselves able and Will
ing to do our part In policing the world IN
keeping order in the world waste spap-s,
II we shrink from going on with the Work
which we have begun we shall merely lose our
inauence for good When a coward or weak
breaches peace DIt iILllt bDOu A'Ho4s't Dt4N'
a. was shown at The Hague last year, Wnen a
mighty people not afraid to do It's duty IN the
world stands up for peace the good result is
immediately manifest. When throughout the
tyorid barbarisn has given place to civilization
tben and not till then. the reign OF peace VIII
ta a. hand: and expansion is at the moment
he yyav i'm which this nation can best do Its
dutv can best help bring about that hoped-for
day. - - .t r,h,1iri,
&c absolutely and without qualification a ma
.I-,eoI war With characteristic perversinn Of
~ facts our opponents have spoken as though
- Y,,,e unnecessary. as If ii were now waged
- S.' r-osfden+ Mckinley his own authority
a;1,d y,itbort the warrant OF Congress. In the
90 81 100 what we have done was inevitable,
e. "a y as the administration and the American
r,a,,1ta ~ large were concerned. There was
t,,st one chance OF avoiding war. If the anti
seSSnanetonists the peece-at-a -any-price people,
SsG not delayed the treaty in the Senate, If
hS. +betr loose invectve they had not misled
H. rrs@als we should probably not have had
eY,,, var in the Philippines Agulnaldos prcc,a-
nation proves beyond shadow Of doubt that
The insurgents have held cut on the strength
cf the hoped-for aid from the Democratic party
and from the anti-expansionists here in our
home Had those men not given the impression
fhef the American people were divided; had
tbev not worked for delay. there would prob
at,iI have been no revolt and no bloodshed By
their clamor and by their obstructive tactics in
+be Senate they not only delayed the acceptance
~ tbe treaty but gave Agunaldo and his people
tba idea that they would receive moral support
In a war against our flag; and. moreover. they
have actually given this support. They arc
primarily responsible for the war. We are the