The sun., 1899-08-14
FLAGS ClVILlZING SWAY.
CONGRESSMIN DOLLIVER'S INSPIRIT-
ING Talk AT CHAUT4UQUi.

6,o0O Grange Members Wildly EnthuSia'tto
oyer His Patriotic Utteranccs abont tho
Philippines An Opposing Preacher Dis
comfittcd by Retorts From tho speaker.
CHAuTAuQuA. N. T.. Aug 13-"1 feel an in-
dgnation which cannot express whom hear
men expressing the conviction that human lh-
erty and human civilization will stand poorer
chance under the flag Of our great republic.
than it does under tho proclamation OF n few
negro tribes now fleeing before our little army
OF occupation in the Island OF Luzon." said
Congressman j. +. Dollver of Iowa yesterday
to an audience of 5000 people composed
principally OF farmers living in Chautauqua
County. Tho vast audience cheerod these
words until the roof rang with the echoes.
Not satisfied with this the crowd gave the
Chautauqua salute. and then cheercd again.
This was as good n test Of the temper OF tho
rural residents OF Western New York as could
be desired That n great majority Of the farm-
era favor the policy of the President in lighting
for the Philippines was shown by the attention
given the speaker and by the enthusiastic ap-
plause that followed every eloquent sentiments
expressed.
Once q year the Chautauqua management
sets apart day to be known as Grange Day.
All grangcrs are admitted free then. Some
well known man Is selected az speaker This
year it was Congressman Dover. His speech
was devoted mainly to discussion of the Phil
ippines problem Ho said A great many
people fear in their heart that tho last year has
probably ruined tho welfare OF America. per-
sonay was sorry to see the last war begin I
felt in my heart that we were on the eve OF vast
changes and vast responsibilities and from
humble place in the legislative department.
l felt constrained to use what little influence
had to hold back my countrymen from the
awful experiences that belong even to little
war have lived long enough to revise my
convictions and enlarge my outlook. believe
that the year. with all its dreadful experiences.
has done more to mako for the permanence
and civilization of the American Republic than
anything that has happened in the generation
In which we live. In the first place. it has lifted
our country to n moral level that it never occu-
pied before. But it has had more effect than
that. The very act Of war has given our coun-
try q new relation to the world,
After speaking in eulogistic terms OF Gen.
| Wheeler aud referring to the fact that the
| country was again united. Mr. Dolliver took up
| tho Philippines question.
Some say. Haven't we got into n good many
| troubles and responsibilities p" he said, Il
| will tell you my philosophy. l began by saying
that u young man without burdens. disclp-
| line and hardship comes to very little In n world
like this. What is true Of man is true OF nations
| Nations without responsibility arc the dying
and dead nations OF the world. and for one
| welcome for my country a larger responsibility
| and mightier sense OF national duty ID
| merGcs into the great arena OF human affairs.
| There are a great many people who say: You
| not in favor Of fighting these Filipinos, are
| you?' Well. confess | was in doubt about
| opening fire upon the Filipino people. and so
was the President / saw the order OF Jan. y,
| which he telegraphed to Gen. Otis and ADJ
| mral Dewey. asking them to communicate to
| the Filipino leaders that orders were urAer
| no circumstances to make an attack on the
| Filipino army. but to treat them with kind-
ness. respect and consideration.
| But whlc we had a good deal Of hesitnncy
| about firing upon them. very few Of US had any
| disposition to advise army to run away.
| They had fired upon us, and we are engaged in
| a strictly defensive operation, Some say
| Why don't you go away? nation that res
| spects itself cannot create a condition we have
created and then depart, careless of the conse-
quenses. 1t is then asked: Why don't you
let those people organize republic? Those
people have no more conception of a republic
than child Of five years.
Il am believer in the American Republic.
l am willing to trust all that have all that (
hope for. under the protection OF the Ameri"
can flag. For one hundred years it has stood
for the only kind OF liberty that was worth
anything. and feel certain Indignation when
l hear men say that human liberty will
stand poorer chance under this flag than
under the proclamation OF few negro barr
SO | do not propose to give counsel barians.
to anv man that our government is under any
obligation to withdraw from its new respons
sibility.
"On the contrary. / want our flag to stay
there first. to make peace. then to give liberty
and civilization and equal rights to the inhab"
tants of those islands l want the American
republic to GO forward az Bismarck used to
say in the fear of God and of nothing else"
| When the applause that followed the .onA
| clusion Of Mr. Delivers speech had subsidized.
| a Baptist preacher DR.. Ray by name. en-.
d-avorcd to organize the meeting into .
debating society.
| "Is it not fact" he shouted from the audi-
encc. that Aguinaldo was authorized by the
| United States to make war on the Spanards?"
No" replied Mr. Deliver calmly. but II he
was deny his right to fire on our troops"
The yell OF approval that followed this reply
gave DR.. Ray ample time to formulate another
question.
well. he said lamelv. what about the Dee
claration of Independence z"
| "Oh, as to that" replied Mr.. Doiver. L
| don't want to know moro about that historic
| document than did Thomas Jefferson. and il
| / read history Alright the province Of Louisiana
| was governed far more riGidly than we pros
pose to govern the Philippines. Aaron Burr.
tho Agunaldo Of that time, objected. He was
| arrested and tried for treason"
This retort was the signal for another up
roar in which many OF the prominent gram
gers. including the Master Of the state Grange.
joined. The enthusiasm eliminated in the
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