Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-09-30

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pine question in just the right way. The
United States is the great missionary ma
ton and Allwise providence is guiding us.
There is no use 70 oppose the taking Of
the Philippines. We have them now, and
/ assure you we are going TO keep them.
Next comes Mr.. +. r. Dunn, who has
been the Democratic candidate for repre-
s .ntative in congress in the English Ohio
district, and brilliant Democratic stump
speaker, has signed off from the Demo-
cratic party 1t is TOO rank for him this
year In letter to the Democratic com
mittee OF bis county he resigns as dele
gate to the senatorial convention. He
writes that he swallowed the state p al
form meekly. in spite Of its opposition 70
the war, but when the Hon. John Jacob
Lent, the Hon. John Pardon Atgeld
ana the strictest sect of Chicago platform
ers in general set up Aguinaldo as hero,
Mr.. Dunn could stand il no longer. He
rejects the state platform and leaves the
Democratic party. He is an American
before he is a Democrat; and. when the
Democrats.oppose their own country, he
ceases to be Democrat.
Next we hear from Senator Foraker, Of
Ohio, about whom we have been reading
so many squibs in the Democratic news
papers lately, TO the effect that he was
fighting mad over our outrage in taking
the Philippines, and meant 10 tight the
ADMINISTRATION Listen to his words,
/" An unhappy war is now in progress.
1t is costing us many lives and many mil
lions, but President Mckinley has an
nounced that he has no purpose IN pros
ecuting il except only to restore order,
and prepare the way for the establish
ment in due time Of such civil government
as our Congress may provide. When
Congress convenes all can be heard, and
/ have no donbt but that wise and just
results will be reached. In the mean time,
SO long as the war continues, there can
be but two sides to it, and only one is the
American side. Where our flag and our
soldiers are, there must stand the whole
American people.
AT the great Republican State Conven-
ton at Omaha, Neb., willie Bryans
State) the convention almost went wild
whilst Chaplain Mailey, Of the First Ne
braska Regiment was speaking. He said
he had never voted Republican ticket in
his life. but he intended to vote this fall to
uphold the hands of the administration in
the Philippines.
But the most remarkable outburst OF
patriotism on the subject, greeted ex-
Congressman Jerry Simpson, at Wichita,
Kas., on Sept. 70, 1899, where he was
hooted off the platform while addressing
a G. A. r. reunion.
Mr.. Simpson said; 81 glory in the spunk
of Aguinaldo's men. They are simply fight
ing to regain the land the Catholics took
from them. A local paper was asked;
who is John Browns soul marching
with Otis or Aguinaldo2 | believe John
Browns soul is marching with Aguinal-
do" Mr.. Simpson said in substance
that he would rather be with Aguinaldo
than with Gen. Otis.
An old soldier in the audience arose and
said that the speech was drifting too much
into politics. This was applauded and
greeted with cries of Throw him out"
and Kick him off the platform Men
and women arose and Kissed, and the men
kept crying, Put him out!'
Simpson appealed to the crowd to sit
down. 81 am coming to my peroration, :"
he said, although he had spoken only fif-
teen minutes. Cries came; Take your
peroration to Aguinaldor
Simpson attempted TO go on, but no one
could hear him. The band struck up The
Star Spangled Banner" and Mr.. Simpson
left the platform. His retirement was
greeted with prolonged cheers.
These straws show the drift of the cur
rent;and the Republican party Will gladly
welcome an issue on the war in the Phil
ippines. 1t will as confidently enter that
contest as it did the fight against depreci-
ated currency, and win just as easy a
1t stands for the best features
of human government, for the support of
the soldier boy in the Orient, for the honor
of the flag, and for everything that in
spires in man a sense of justice, patri.
otism and right. Before its fierce on
slaught the Democratic party will go
down like falsehood before truth, and its
defeated and erring leaders will fall as
thick as leaves in the autumn.
Keep step to the Union
Hold up the flag.
Support the government
Be Americans first. last and all the
time.