Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-08-18
PHOENIX. AUGUST IS. 1893,
THE ISSUE IS MADE.

The platform of the Iowa democrats,
printed in The Republican yesterday
morning, sounds as if Bryan himself
had written it, and affords good idsa
of the stand the national democratic
pay viii take in the campaign next
year. Naturally ths Chicago platform
was end0rSed-it VIII be found that
every democratic convention with pcs
sfbIy the exception OF the New York
and one or two Gshers-wilI subscribe
aaew to that platform. Logically 'he
Iowans declared THAR loyalty 10 that
peerless exponent CT democratic prin-
ciples,' Billy Boy. And then they dis
played their lack CT American.sm and
utter indfffe9 ence 10 the condition OF
the American troops IN the Philippines
in the following declaration:
We deprecate the continued war
against the Filip-nos. The Cuban war
was for the emancipation CT a people.
The Filipino war IS f3- the subjug3ti3a
Of a people, and if she war against
Spain was right, and it was, that
against the natives Of the Philippines,
who have committed 10 offense save
Liz ICS3 CT 11DSity anu u IL WILLIS "
fight and die for 1t. is wrong.
The war authorized by congress to
conquer she natives Of the Philippine
islands IS a Reputation Of the A1nsri-
can doctrine Of consent, affirmed in
the declaration Of independence and in
conflict with the principles which
George Washington and his fellow
patriots CT the revolution made sscri-
fees to establish. We oppose the con-
quest Of ,5he Philippines, because i'm
peg,.nlism means mi.Ltlrisn, because
militarism means government by
force, because government by force
means tbs death Of government
by consent, the destruction of political /
and Industrial freedom and the cblit- I
Grafton OF equality Of rigLEs and the /
association Of democratic institutions. |
Dcubtless the text Of these resolu-
lions will be transmitted without de-
lay 80 Aguina1do by the Filipino juntl !
and that agile warrior, who hes been /
encouraging his troops with state /
nrents. based On similar reports from I
the United States, that the American /
people were opposed to the war and |
would soon overthrow .he McIZinle
government, viii issue a new pronun-
ciamentc and tie war VIII be renewed {
with extra ordinary vigcr. But fer the |
support given Aguinaldo by the Amer
lean copperheads the WIZ might have
been ended before now. Strong IS
thast support hts been it will be over
shadcwed' by the laid and comfor.-''
afforded the insurgents by the national
democrats next year if the war IS net
brought to an ED before then. While !.
the masses OF the American peopia
stand behind the admins anton in .he
present emergency there arc copper
heads in every community. and their
unpatr5citic mouttings ere calculated
to do much damage.
It s enough to bring tn blush Of
shame to every patrict to read The
platform CT the iowa democrats. It
brenthes a spirit Of pusill2ninity thet
Is foreign to the true American char
aater fThe Cuban war was for the
eul4ncipaeion Ct a pecp1e," It says. >,
was war with Spain, brought On
largely by democrats II congress who
would not permit the president to fol-
low 2 pl2n which might have produced
ner. The war once begun it became
cur bounden duty to prosecute it with
all The power of the government. The ;
cas'rTc 4 Ma1ia was in consonance ]
with cur aggressive po,.cy. The treaty
Of pace p1cFiding among other things
fer the payment of $4,000. 600 to
Spain for TIE Philippines was ratified :
by he American senate. The Philip I
zines came Legally into our possession.
There was little question Of the vaIu=
Of these new possessions until Aguin-
aldo, through hops of personal ae- .
grandizement, began the war now IN :
progress. Then, when the flag had
bsen fired upon and many OF our sol ..
dieHs had been killed when ey-ry con
sideretion Of national honor and prlde (
the overthrow cf the rebels. 1
tie wealLings ard the b,oodIess and :
tie characterle3s among US began 10 :
cry out for the REIMBURSEMENT CT the +
Islands. The democrats, creeping for 7
an issue. seized the opportunity. and :
the ant.-sxDan@ion, Imperialism
issue was BON. It is i matter CT gen !.
s-al kE0w2edge how this democratic u
issue has been supperted BIZ so-calied y
-epubl9csne. The shame p? their con ] J
dust ought II follow them to their
graves.
The democrats of the country VII