The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-02-18

remember how men who were evading their
taxes and Sinking their just duties to their
government held up their hands in holy
horror at the idea OF a patriotism that
made them do their duty? Do you remem-
Der how they abused us, and even said
they were afraid We were not paying prop
err respect to the court? There was nothing
or disrespect to any court In the Chicago
platform. The strongest arguments Ne
could make in that campaign we took from
the opinions of the dissenting judges, and
one Of those opinions read something like
this: II fear that lest III some hour Of
national danger this decision will rise up
to paralyze the arm of government" That
not an anarchist. Republican judge. We
quoted 1t in the campaign. I thought 1t
was plain enough that all might see it.
But many did not see it. But, my friends,
the hour that he thought might come. did
come; the hour of national peril came, and
what was the result? That decision did
rise up to paralyze the arm Of government.
They could not put taxes on the inc nes
of their people. and therefore they had
resort to stamps on kilograms and express
packages and bank checks and deeds and
things of that kind. What does that de-
cision mean? 1t means that when this
nation is in peril it can draft the citizens
and make him. the citizen, give his life COR
his country. but 1t dare not lay it's hand
| on dollar and make it support the nation
Widows son was not too sacred for Il ma
tlons need. but tho miser's dollar must
not be toushed. 1t was placing the dollar
above man and people see today what they
did not see 4 year ago.
And so l might so through with u num-
Der of Illustrations. But, my friends, 1 SIN
going to do like these gentlemen who have
preceded mel am going to talk to that
which runs in your head. l am going to
talk of the subject that you are thinking
7 MALT III l,n,, l>oI;
since this policy was first suggested, that
1t was not only damnab!e policy but would
damn the party that proposed the policy.
tAppause0
l have had friends Kindly warn me not
to.say anything until l knew which way it
was going to go. Qaughter) My friends.
IT is not the business of those who love
liberty to wait to find out which way things
are going to go. 1t is not the business Of
those who love liberty to wait until it is
gone. IN order to invite 1t back. 1t Is the
business Of those who love liberty to fight
from the first suggestion Of danger and to
fight until there is no further need Of fight
ing. And, l am one of those who believe
that when the people Of this country have
chance to think that they will conclude
rightly. Why. 1 said that in 1896; and when
the election was over they said aha, you
said the people would decide rightly, and
they have decided against you;" and
said, II bow to their decision; appeal 10
higher court. or. rather ask for new trial
In order that we may review the decision
which they have made" l said, Their will
is law, but in this country-thank God
people can correct their mistakes after they
see them"
And IL they made mistake in 1896 in vot.
ing down the Chicago platform, they have a
right to correct it when they see their
wrong. And, my friends, what has gone Oh
since has shown us that they are
correcting it. If you want proof positive
that our cause is growing, let me give it to
you. You can verify it by your own oh.
servation. Are we losing the men who
came to us in 1896? (Voces: No, no. no.
Are we losing the men who stood by us in
1896, Who came and helped US from other
parties? Not one. The Silver Republicans
and the Populists, who are our allies, have
not gone back. How about the Republicans:
They had some allies in 1896. Can they say
as much of their allies as we can say of
ours? (Aplpause and VOICES. mo, nO.') Are
the Gold Democrats as faithful to the Re-
publican party now as they were in 1886!
Are they as faithful to the Republican party
now the Silver Republicans are to us?
If not. my friends what does it mean? 1t
means we are getting back the ones we lost,
and keeping the ones We got, and anybody
who understands mathematics knows what
that means for the future.
NO, my friends, these new questions that
have come. instead of dstracting attention
from the old questions will simply empha-
1896; and the people who could not see
them will see now. Oh. my friends. if you
think that victories are won in one bat
tie lost forever, look over the pages of
history. If you think that because one
calamity will not teach people they will
never learn. search scripture and history,
Why, do you remember the Bible tells us
that when the children of Israel were in
bondage and their leader Moses was seek
ing to lead them out of that land, even
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fused to let them go. And what then? The
Lord sent plaques upon Pharaoh; and when
a plague would come Pharaoh would feel
pretty bad about it. but then he would
harden his heart again and keep the chill
dren of Israel. And so they went through
plague after plague; they had the lice, and
the frogs; they had the dense darkness, and
the locust. and the disease of the cattle.
plague after plague. but a time came at
last when the heart of Pharaoh yielded.
When was it. 1t when the blood NJ
the first born was shed.
And my friends, we stand today in tho
same position. The blood of a nations first
born has been shed, and the heart Of
Pharoah hardened by greed and avarice
will be softened az last and he will lot his
people CO. (Applause.)
What the people couldn't understand bv
logic, by argument, they will underst and
by blood. This question has been brought
to their attention. They cannot escapc if
My friends, they have got to think about it.
They are trying to lay the blame onto some
body. Republican papers say that if our
people hadn't opposed the treaty there
would have been no battle at Manila.
Well, my friends, my own Judgment was
that we ought to ratify the treaty and
make our fight not with Spain to secure
for the Filipinos their rights, but before
our own people to secure for the Fipinrs
their rights. Applause.) 1 said that was
my view of the subject. But, my friends
they cannot lay the blame onto the sem
ators who opposed the ratification of the
treaty If those men who refused to allow
declaration of policy had consented that
the same promise should be made to the
F>ilipinos that was made to the people of
Cuba there would never have been a SOL
dier of the United States slain in an effort
to force our sovereignty over an unwillir.
people. (ApplauseD They must not blame
those who are opposed to imperialism.
If they want to find somebody responsible
some believer in our doctrines upon whom
the blame must be laid. they have got to
go back among the dead-they can't place
1t Jpn the living. II they want to know
who was responsible for that determina-
ton over there, not to submit to foreign
yoke, they must remember tt at the decl,ra-
ton of independence was issued by the III l.
pinos before our people began to oppose
the ratification Of the treaty. Applause
Did the opposition of the senator's to the
treaty cause a declaration to be made be-
fore the treaty was presented to the senate:
was 1t retroactive In it's operation? All
my friends, If you want to know what in.
spred those people over there to oDpcse n
foreign yoke, you have got to go back to
Mt. Vernon and there find the man who
drew his sword to make American people