Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-02
|OUTSIDE POINT OF VIEW I.
Written for the Times- Renuhlican.


From over the water some three
weeks ago came the following:
In America there Is a great party
that insists on the government recog-
MIXING Filipino independence. That
party will compel the United States to
fulfill the promises made to us In all
solemnity and good faith. though not
put into writing.
Therefore we must now show our
gratitude and maintain our position
more resolutely than ever. We should
pray to god that the great democratic
party may win the next presidential
election and imperialism fail in its mad
attempt to subjugate us by force of
arms. There are some Americans in
the Philippines who have joined us be-
cause they disapprove a war of what
Mr.. Atkinson calls criminal aggression.
When offered u chance to return to
their own camp they declined.
1t was headlined as Aguinaldo's latest
proclamation, dated October Z, 1899. AT
the first reading many regarded 1T as
hoax, but at this writing it is acknowl-
edged to be genuine, so much so that
newspapers of all political beliefs conn
ment upon it, That it is a terrible body
blow" to the great democratic party"
the most influential democratic papers
admit. That Aguinaldo recognizes the
great democratic party" as an ally
none can deny.
Soon after this is read we hold an
election in these United States. The re-
suit Will be promptly in possession of
IAguinaldo. He will know the exact fig
ures of the vote cast by both parties.
Now Iowa, while engaged in contest
for state officers, has for public speak
ers Bryan, White and Professor Her
ron. The latter gentleman to be sure
lis putting in the hardest political work
| in Ohio, but he is credited to Iowa, and
after calling Mckinley traitor
| (Which has not been deneD there can
be no doubt that by this time Agui-
naldo knows of one friend who lives IN
Grinnell, Ia, and is professor in one
of the Dig colleges of the west. There
| fore it is no stretch of the imagination
to claim Aguinaldo will read of the vote
in Iowa. especially to notice the effect
of the good (?) work here by Bryan,
White and Heron. The issue is plain.
Anticipating the presidential election,
4 what Heron and Agulnaldo cali im-
perialsm'' is the only real issue this
year. The four named gentlemen all
claim we should give the Filipinos their
Independence.
It's a hard thing to say, but 1t is
Hoods truth, every one of these Ameri-
leans mentioned is directly responsible
| for the continuation of this present war
lin the Philippines. Many lives will be
Host many young Americans Will find
La grave in LuZon because of the aid
and comfort that comes to Aguinaldo
4 from Bryan. White and Heron The
writer, in common with many of the
editors of democratic papers, believes
! that.the mass of 1.-The great democratic
4 party even if 1t should win at the
/ next democratic election. would not pull
4 down the American flag in the Philip
! pines. The writer has so much faith
in the mass of the democratic party,
that he thinks the honor OF this coun-
itry as safe in their hands, as in the
party TO which he belongs. But here
are the cold. plain facts. The trio men
toned, and they represent a percent
age large or small as time viii show,
are in favor of relinquishing the victory
tof Dewey. Heron calls the president o.
q the United States a traitor and is inn
{ mediatey called to speak on the demo-
cratic platforms in Ohio. And all this
lis here mentioned in hopes some young
man voting for the first time this year
4 Will stop and think what such vote
y means just nov. And from over the
water comes another message. Ii
reads:
People Of America, If you have flag
"a honor II If YOU have government
support II: If you have an administra-
ton. strengthen ii: il you have troops
at the front, uphold them; and If you
have traitors, damn them eternally.''
Freedom. Manila, an American paper
for American Soldiers
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