The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-10-13

sue presented than the Issues then pre-
sentrd. l believe We could win our hSh',
bnt Providence has been 5000 - us' tiN
IA the past two years Issues have been
pre - nicd 10 us Ia addition 10 those when
wc had IN 1876. We have not oniy gr"",.
on the old issues. but We have grown Oh
The new on.S
Tie republican party to-day stands for
larg. army. Ia l~N We had 800 sol
diers IA the regular army. ana IN Decein-
bpr. isse. republican president asked ioF
10000 soldiers Ia the standing army, max
Ing the army four times a. great as that
81 l,Jl, and. n any republican tehs you
that the president wanted these solHi-r~
20 beat down an uprising Ia the fhiip-
pine islands. you tell him that a rep4Dh-
can president asked for 10000 so.ciers
two months before there was any AErls-
ing IA the Philippine Islands.
"At the time the president sent his mes
sake 20 congress. Ia the eaTly part ~ De-
cember. there WAS no uprising any here
IN" treaty with Spain Was practically
agreed upon. and there WAS no evidence
Of any necessity for large army. excep,
as permanent policy 81 this government.
so that when Mr. Mo kinney asked Tor the
army. II was not For am emergency, but
II Was for t.c permanent, continued poll
Z icy OF the United States
MiIitarism as an Issue.
ain other words. We are 10 chose be
tween an army ~ -a.eW and am army 90
| ivl.N0s. ! viii venture the assertion that
4 IA any ~ The nations that have gone 10
mi!ttarism. you can not nnd an iAssiliiee
/ Where such "a large Increase was dc
ma nded. Consider "A moment. Grant an
! increase ~ 30l Ier cent az tie very lrst
step. How easy II VIII be 10 give them iyi
| per cent. and double H. and then - Per
cent more. and double II, and make Al ~
| per cent
| 'N'Ien YOU start on the road from de-
| Teudence. upon the people 20 G~prnntncr
/ UPON professional soldiers, there Is ne
/ place % stop until you ca the end 81
tho endurance OF the people
"ni Europe they have ALI armed solder
riding urnn the back 81 every roller. lhei e
We're men in the republican party tNAt
wanted "a large army. They have wanted
IA for Years bur they could not get IN. be-
I Cause there was 10 necessity Tor "a. but
I the moment tho Philippine question came
how quickly did they take advantage ~
IL. and. hiding behind what they caNei
u n. cessity they demanded this increase
that they have wanted for many years.
~ do not believe the lahOrIug men ~
,iir- ,,pior ,.-iil i,ok with .avsr uuon nj I
attempt 20 make great mllifa AIRY estah-
lshment. which. when created VIII not
Only be a burden I" NE pr"oucrEs o.
| wealth. bur Viii he a menace ~ the gov
some on. has referred tonight 10 tbs
case Of Frame" When you mo sFeA'
army demanding tho conviction Of an III
noce ut man. and my friends. the Frenei
president had TO Immediately pardon thc
convicted man ont ~ resp~rt tor the pro
tests Of the civ iiizea world against mill
| tari- m fCheeFsl. and when in this Union
We have great standing army We would
have Z. horde 81 iiie-ho.dinE officers. When
We have a horde Of soldiers We will not
only have the burden that T. borne in 9th
er nations. but "a grave menace 10 The yer,
principles OF the life Of our goNernner'
itself and also my friends. u We have
an imperial policy we viii have large
standing army.
III We were going W in the wilds n
Canada TO take a stretch 81 country 20 b.
settled by American citizens IL would ~
EXPANSION. IL would BE- extending the lin
its OF the republic. bit when Ne cross "a
ocean il Is not expansion. u is imperialism
> | What defense DO they give IMr AN III