The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-02-25

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Germans record is too well known.
He has been Democrat with Re-
| publican principles all his life.
Assuming to be friend of the Peo-
pie, he has been the defender and
| m ainstay of trusts and monopolies.
His vigorous fight against expan-
sion may not be for the purpose OF
shelving BRYAN and silver and of
capturing the Democratic leader
ship, but it looks that way, and
words cannot change its appear
ance.
St. Martin Messenger: There is
a point Of law raised in the Sollnl
HAYNES case, that will be watched
with a great zeal of interest by our
people Solini Haynes was accused
of helping Desire Thibodeaux to
rape his (Haynes) wife, whom he
had seduced and forced to marry,
but with whom he was not living.
He could not rape his own wife,
but he was accused Of helping his
accomplish in committing the helm
Gus crime. Thibodeaux was tried
at the last term OF court and was
acquitted. At this term OF court
HAYNES was tried, the attorneys or
the accused raised the point or la"
that as the ravisher of the woman
was pronounced not guilty by a
iurv. no crime was committed and
therefore, Haynes could not be an
accessory. The judge in his charge
told the jury that Haynes was en-
titled to an acquital, but the dis
trict attorney told the jurors that
they were the judges in this case;
they found Haynes guilty, and
brought in a verdict of guilty with
out capital punishment. They de-
eide the case upon its merits and
will let the supreme court pass upon
the point of law raised by tue de-
Tense. This verdict is as much
applauded by the public as the
Thibodeaux verdict was denounced
Daily Picayune: The possession
of the Philippines would oVerturn
all our old time customs with res
pect to foreign relations and arma-
ments. A large and constantly
growing navy would be needed, and
a great standing army would have
to replace the modest peace estab-
lishment we have heretofore main
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nexation of the Philippines main
tain that this course is necessary TO
make markets for our surplus man
ufacturers and products. This Is
the same excuse given by France,
Russia, and Great Britain to justify
their insatiate land grabbing which
American orators SO love to de-
nounce. The t.open-door" pollcy
pre-supposes the preservation of the
integrity of the territory of the
countries of the Far East and the
freedom to trade for all nations.
Under such a policy annexation
would not be necessary. Accord
ing to President Mckinley, we are
DOunO 10 carr IISS duo ChiiS u 'SiSN
government to all oppressed and
badly-governed countries. 1t would
be difficult to understand by what
process of reasoning this conclusion
is arrived at. The Filipinos do not
want the government we are seeking
to thrust upon them, and they will
not look upon American rule as
blessing, but as a curse. We have
no equitable right to interfere In
their affairs, and seeking to govern
them against their will, we are
guilty Of a great outrage upon the
theory of popular government,
which is based upon the consent of
the governed.
Daily States: 1t is evident that
the American troops now in the |
Philippines will soon realize that the
Filipinos, under cover of their native |
iungles and following the tactics of
guerillas which they know so we'll,
are more effective as fighters than
when they are ranged in line of bat
tie, armed with poor firearms and
such obsolete weapons as spears,
bows and harrowS The FiliDinOS