The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-12-06
POLITICS AND NEWS.

Hon. P. B. Winston, of Mime
apolis, who has always been consi-
dered one of the stanchest among
the Democratic leaders in this state.
has shocked Minnesota anti-expan-
sionists beyond expression. He
| comes out fat-footed and without
equivccation for McKinleys policy
and scores the copper-head element
Of his party numerically for the
unpatriotic stand they have taken.
His patriotic and manly utter
ances, which are here reproduced
in part, will send a shiver through
the ranks of Mr.. Winston's party
for long time:
''If I were a Repu blican, SAYS Mr..
Winston, and a Democratic pres
ident should perform his duty ia an
honorable and successful fashion,
should not hesitate to approve his
acts. Beinga Democrat, cannot do
less for Republican president.
''President Mckinley has done his
duty in the Philippines. The Sen
ate having approved the treaty with
Spain, and Agu1naldo having at
tackled our army there, the only
course before the president was to
proceed to restore order. l am de-
lighted to observe that the Filipino
rebels are being soundly trounced,
and / look forward to the early pac-
ification of the islands under bet
ter government by far than they
have ever had. and the best govern
ment it is possible for them to haye.
Il thoroughly agree with the
president that SO long as there was
any armed resistance to the United
States, so long as there was a re
bellion in existence, he had no
right to make any specific promises
about government. He had no
right to recognize any government
in the islands except that of the
United States. He was, therefore,
right In insisting throughout that
there could be no communication
with or recognition of the insurgent
government The first precedent
or organization of government was
the recognition of the authority of
the United States.
There is no political magnetism
in the words anti-expansion and
anti-imperialism; the people cannot
be scared by such bogeys. Neither
will there be anything gained by
this talk about going back on the
principles of the Declaration of In
dependence and imposing upon an
alien people government of our
own making instead of theirs. The
Filipinos do not know what is good
for them.
eff President Lincoln had taken
the same narrow view, of the con-
sent of the governed clause of the
Declaration of Independence that
the anti-imperialists would have to
take concludes Mr.. Winston, who
is himself Southerner, 1--WE would
have a divided nation, perhaps
more than two parts; in fact no re-
bellion in which the masses of a
given district are involved could
legitimately be depressed. The day
will come in which the Tagals in re-
volt will, like the Southern people,
approve the force that restrained
them p
Editor Geo. n. Lamphere of Moor
head, Gov. Lind right hand bower
in that part OF the State, who be-
came distinguished because be was
not appointed commander at the
Soldiers Home, came near getting
himself into trouble in Fergus Falls
recently. He made red-hot anti
expansion speech, of the
State administration order at a
Grand Army campfire and met with
a reception that will cling to his
memory way beyond the next cleo
ton. The old soldiers of Minnesota
will not tolerate hearing the flag
slandered by anyone and they are
as ready to resent an insult to the
Stars and Stripes as they were in
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