The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-10-23
ROOsEYsLT,S SPEECH.


en peace shall come i1 the Nfo =
trth
"Evcry aruumcrt that car b. fr,de for
te Philippines could b. made f8r fte
Anachc-. every word that can 5s .a.d for
Againaldo could be- f.id % sitt.rx Bull
A. peace and order and prosper.tr fof.
laSod our expans on OF the lands ~ tue
irdians. 80 they win follow us in the
Philippines. n w. had refused .o expanl
over the West. DO you thilk tfat the
Ncsi would be- peaceful roRf' d. in.isaIl
of your fVefathers settling asre ia Ohio.
SOW md iefi Ohl1 90 the ln1iare. do SOU
frirk the country would have hal p.8caf
irdeei Q would not Just 20 long as tiose
ats an 'ndlnerdcnt fndiar p0se- .n sol-
tofdrfs sou we're exposed io ffa e,--
t.niy ~ constantly rccuuerf n4r If
r.w the United States wefs o. R4iE .us
o. Alaska or oui ~ nny of oar irI an
rt.rrrIt unH our opnorfnf. H.an u.
'e w"ik oui of the pililpp re.. enr
v.H'd promptly en.ue. war 4morF tIa.
liirss them rlyc' 90 hctasen tl. ra-
ttea srd white intude- ana e.d.
roi sEun step n and .-ts ta. matter.
Nfy. come greit nation would .aay to
undertake thc work en.cl ec ttA r--tel
cur-elyes too feeble 1r tl1 4, .se q, p, -.
form.
Last summer tine rrneI s.f.. ..f
tra honor a. take what wa. ~. .I s.s..
the leading part Ia tho pace conference
a. The Hague We were able q, play
faat par solely D-cause during tas prs.
cod ng ycsr We had fought 90 a ylofofi-
ots conclusC the most rghte,u. flr-
eagn in wh.ch any nation has beer eraxci
for half a century. our power 60 frrth-
e- ihe cause OF peace a. among The civil.
lzea nations Of she world has been im-
moeasurabiy increased bec1utr we rave
shown ourseives able ana willing % d5
oir part % policing the world. is kseqinN
.oricr in tac wofld'a waste apaces
"if We rhrnk from goius on VITA thc
work which We have begun W. .hau
merely looae our iniueDcc Tor good Then
q coward 'r fcakling prcuches peace
h-i attie goys .ssults, but. a. va 8aoWu
n; che Hague last year. whom q mighty
people. the good result - Immediately
fn nHest WAca throughout the world
narDirsm has given pace a. csl'zl-
t.on then. apG not tm then trc teian
~ peace will bs at hand anl cxp1ns on
81 at the moment the way In which thls
nation can best DO SIS duty. can bes, hei
a. oring about that hopcd-for day
"Remcmber that the war ln the PhuIp-
plres So absolutely and without tuli.n-
cation a national war with ch4rlclerls-
tic presersatoE n facts. our opponent
flv- spoken a. though thls var V'as az.
necessary. as u q wcns noN warei bS
Pres dent Mckinley on bls own aurA0rsty
and without the warrant Of congrest ln
the FIRST place. what We i.tyc dur. "a ln-
evtabio. 80 tar as the adm uistr.. on snd
the Amsroia people at arge ~src cen.
cerne1 ihr'c VS. lust one chance or
avoiirg war if the anti-expansion.,ts.
ff7-~-rnuc of-any-prlce people. hl1 rol
delayed tho treaty in the senate : hE
thaI- l1ose iuycctye they bod nit n.s-
i.i the Tneals. W. should probably r.t-
rr hlt. bad ans war Boa tha Ph pl r.t
AeNu1ilns proclamation proves bnyni
.h1JnR ~ dnuht thri trr ..urtO
have he.d nui on fhs trrugth a tl. Do .p-
o.i.a.r uId from tnc democratic rlIit lu
lr.m t1e tuu-eNptnslnalsf. le-r u lar
anre Ual tHo.c men uot svcn trf m-
uf...uU thUt fno hm.r..nn lenni. NlH
lltIf.i n1d thcy uot 0.ritei flr u..lr.
tfrr. probably wouif hove been n. rs-
vot lnl ro b.0odEfoi tiy their o.HW1r
and uF thrr obstructive uc' nt ln t.e
aifr thos NOT 1nly delayed tno adoption
nf freati, hut gave OBJ AgliuaIIn trd
l. people thr iloa that thry would s.-
c.t. nnra .uprori in a war ag. aHr
r.e lri. mprcoNe. thrY attt u1i
Ttan ar support 1hD nre prma
resp blc Cor tnc war We ase tlo tru
I.r of pe.re f'r lasting peaef can
trs come tUrousl .he c1lre r'iu.
,r aitnca.e
"lr Stow al ta.s attituts of eertl4f 90
rl- n.op.o tnc ttrirg'c was neNttnif.
Wrfr Dewey ashed thr splrah nettt
f u ant trll the i'ard would iai into
cntn. un'ess either the unitri states or
.me other strong power took nhses-
-.tr unless we were willing ro see tne
e-.f ~ another power san 'nio enc haf-
uor - Dewey ncct sailed away
"rtc treaty with spain vas finally -lil-
Gad by the senate. hut o. Naa not 'nrlei
by he spanish goyernmsnt lnti afort-
q ght after congrcss had adjourned. leave
g .hc president 90 act a. the nauon's
representative. The lower house had.
r,eanRhiic taken lts share ln rne rli.nca-
tfoI 1the opposition eus 90 small aH 20
o. .nsignlhcenD by passing tho appropri-
ntos oi te0eo.oo as required 0y the
lreats i~r islands thus. 5y the rat nca-
tlon of the treaty and by ths action OF
the senaltc and the house al representa-
tives M passing the 30 600 approprlaH 4
bin. became a part ~ ca United stafesi
and So was just as muchnklle PRESIDENT
duty 10 keep order tn thNDkpy the use OF