Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-05-19
5 w ,n.

II Is not a rt-c'rnn urop the loyal
y or patriotism Of any American ci:-
zen tltat he protests against tn.
":heme which ~ beng engineered h.,
he IRE cent trust hound ad min =
,nn To acqu re and govern he Phi
ypipss. such lissepi does a,.t imI !,
nat tile di-senters are again = III.
.vluna ers OF regulars who are Hrv
ng III Iirat far oil country. lie ue
Siio volunteered were animated d.
he ofuesi patriotism when they en
listed tu n.ht sgainst ilfaf cnunir!
Nth which uur Dan WIS then at va.
ucy went forth "a ti.h, assiu>i
,pauiartis. nol FIlipirO-. because th'
ormer were ilitE AMI their cuuntT!
ueiuy. Hence. criticism at the pr
y 81 the administration caruu
-asonably I've CONSTRUED tai mean tia
lD<e. ~ no ,ndcise are inim.ical tu tit
,ldieas or the Government i,sel,.
The people II tile United state
ye believe are not III fa,or IL .uUsiu
az Il people ni All inferior iv.liz .r"I
INF governing them lay force a.! arm
L.. du So Hou.d lie contrary ;u the ni-
ter and - IrIi o! constitution. B-
.ides, III ouT war with span We were
ed Il, believe that uur arms wer VIC
oriour and that Spain MIS- vaEqu -
ri. In the Phi poiue We held Ma.
u la ia. and lLe Cit! u! Manila an"
.atar purchased Uf Spain so~nethtua
uhicu she did not have to sell. maine
". tue s~Ivereignt! over Il P'uh,'
pIues. Span WIGS ;here rs tile often
lille sovereign pIEer. aiti,ou-h Il :
matter Of fart. she hal 40 Control 81
DOMINION o ser the people. The pc "
pie whoa TGe col I trust admIuIsira-
Duu.hI at the rate II tao dU!larr q
:easi. we're IN absolute PISS 81 IN III
neIrly all the important parts ~ tE'
islands. They had bu.ken Sieaiu's
pIwer ard believe That they lad d
right tn life and liberty III their . l.
country and II their own way. They
were IN 4 allies Of tue United
States up to tie elise of the war with
Spain. They became enemies Of thlr
country only when the adn'uisrra.
non began to Use tie military and VA
val forces OF this cuuu,ry to wage II
OF conquest and bruG tie tili-
pIuO- into suhj~c'Iuu. rhry wer.
call Il traitor &; yet they were not l-..
cau@e they had never sworn all.gi
lnce t" the United States. And che,
were dubls-d reIs J.. That term is
DIE Appropriate became the! had
r-bell-d aud sue rs-fully re is II
Spanish rue But they could NOS lie
rebels again t the pIwer ami au hnr-
ity 81 the UIit ii Stat :, Ire ause
that power and authority had not
been shown and exercised.
Tic American citiz ms who con
denim the ro!i.! II tile present al
m~instraInn hr- sven more pstri tie
Than those who upholI that polio E.
They beli-ve-mapy 81 them-,hni
he ultimate purpose Of the gold trust
I'd uinisiraIop is To annex the Philip
pines and govern the II as a colony.
md hat rs Il nation We have no NOR
al or leg a night a d. t. Is p $50 t
that The scheme may fail thruurh,but
u so IL will he he Huse Of the pro
tests 81 the iine,ty | wing people ~
the Uciird ~ .tes and not becaua
he gold plnfed truSt.uSue I admin
istra ion Jnes not want to subj ct the I
ten million human beings tai d v~ipsFaI.
Inc Gas ,iie linz lens ~ taxa IOu
ID u " country aud add nightly
to the already miRaiy power Of the
aud =! indicates which are fus,
Ii"nop liz mg Every Industry liza
give csnpi,!melt To the tot .
ers Of ou- own c"unir!-Uiah Slate
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