The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-07

as against the Philippines. To buy
land is one thing; to buy people is an
other.
military rule is antagonistic to our
theory of government The arguments
which are used to defend it in the Phil
ippines may be used to excuse 1t IN the
United States. Under military RUE
much must be left to the discretion OF
the military governor, and this can
only be justified on the theory that the
governor knows more than the people
he governs, is better acquainted with
their needs than they are themselves,
is entirely in sympathy with them, ana
is thoroughly honest and unselfisff In
his desire to do them good.
END OF FREE SPEECH.
IF we enter upon a colonial policy
we must expect to hear the command,
sSilencei' issuing with increasing en-
phasis from the imperialists. When
the discussion of fundamental prlncl-
pies is attempted in the United States,
If a member of congress attempts to
criticise any injustice perpetrated by
a government officials against a help
less people, he win be warned to keep
silent, lest his criticism encourage re-
sistence to American authority IN the
Orient.
III we adopt a colonial policy and
pursue the course which excited the
revolution of 1916, we must muft1e the
tones Of the Old Liberty Bell, and COM
mune in whispers when we praise the
patriotism of our forefathers.
IF we could destroy every vestige
of the laws which are the outgrowth OF
the immortal law penned by Jefferson;
if we could obliterate every written
word that he inspired by the idea that
this is a government Of the people, by
the people and for the people, we
could not tear from the hearts Of the
human race the hope which the Amer
lean republic has planted there. The
impaSSiOned appeal, Give me liberty or
give me deathi' still echoes around the
world. In the future, as in the past, the
desire TO be free viii be stronger than
tie desire to enjoy a mere physical
existence. The conflict between right
and might viii continue here and
everywhere until a day is reached
when the love of money will no longer
scar the national conscience and by
pocrisy no longer hide the hideous fea-
lures Of avarice behind the mask Of
philanthropy"
Among the others responding to
toasts were General 2. 3. Finley, OF
way J. Cosgrove, Judge ]. P. Garvin
and Congressman Lentz and Kern.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SPEECH
Colonel Bryan found the floor Of the
chamber Of commerce filed with mem
bers and the general public when he
entered today under escort of President
Robert H. West. He was introduced as
as he rose he was greeted by g big
round of applause. He began his
speech by speaking Of the very few
invitations he had had to address such
bodies. He deprecated the idea that a
man must be denied a hearing because
he differed in opinion from others.
Error, he said, was harmless when
reason and argument were free. He
did not venture on partisan topics, but
spoke equally of men and combatted
the idea that the seller of products
was better than the producer. All
trade rested on the producer, he said.
The trader, who is supported by the
farmer, could be done away with with
out fatal effect, but the farmer could
not be disturbed without ruin to the
traders. He referred to his vote in
congress on the anti-optiOn bill as one
in favor of the enforcement of equal
rights. He could not see why it was
not clear that betting on the price of
grain and so raising or lowering its
value was a robbery Of the farmers.
The lesson Of his speech was that no
set Of men have the right to use the
government to obtain special privileges
for themselves to the injury of others.