Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-05-19
EREE sPEEcH NOT rnkAsoN.
The American People un not Approve
of NckIni-y's "B-nrH"Ient
AssitulIutIOu'' -

The American People un not Approve
of NckIni-y's "B-n-V"Ient
A-siiniIutI lon"
President Mckinley wanted the
Filipinos so ardenily that he paid
Spain 20.N00.0O for them. HE nn--
pose was, us he hi n%elf assured tIIe
world 10y proclamation, henev 'lrnt &.
ly to MS SinIla'e hem. OF course he
could do no hing else, because there
is II provision III he statutes of the
United States ag inst making them
or my body elSe slaves. B"no rulent
assimilation III effect takes the form
Il I'M, cherry. \ dead Filipino is IL
bensvIlerily as.i nila.e Erlipinn.
There are felliw cit m nf William
Mex uley who dr not like the stu :
ION, and have no hesi'ancy in mat
~ their opinion puI.lic. We a"r as
-urc1l ,lIat the. cabinet are seri i'm .ly
'nnsi ierng whnt in 'he oil Rn.aan
md Imperial days WIS called lcse
uni 'sty. We are assured fur her
hat what the President has deti Ied
T." do with the people who Oppose is
nos YET knoSn. bat it will not he sur
priSng IL a warning III the shape OF II
m, ssage viii remind free critics tint
there. Is - serinIs law aG inst treason
which will he enforced IL there is any
turshcr attempt To iaupcr with the
men ut the front. Free disc issunn uf
Villa II McKnley'5 use of American
millions to purchase b:own men ut
the nutip hes is described us "iam.
perTng with Tie men ut the 'front.'
We may feel reas ,nably sure Tint the
'resi lem, sHor iIs he is To support
the constItu uu. hoping. lis he Ito. 5
hat he may be rec tie ! hi ( Mls
Istrate Il year hence, will not be un.
m.ndful II certain provisions III the
law. OLe IL hat Congress shall pass
no iaS abrid., ny fre. perch, anuther r
IL Il lu:ii leliui.iun Of treason. which
shan consist only H lrtyIng war
against the Umitrd Suites or ui nd.
herring 10 her cuemies. giving the III
aid and coufort. Incl leuially. there
are o.hrr pruvis on thni the Presi.
dent must observe. He cannot clap
citiZ .nI OF r:c Unit ii SIuies who uu
not ngrec with him into Fort L,fa,
cite OF amy other 81 Stronghold Of the
Umitcd SIat', but he must proceed,
unlrss hr suspend the writ Of Ia
hrns CORPUS, III due accurduuce with
the law. M conviction for ircnson
can be hal uni, IS un the stimuuy Of
two witnesses tu the tame Ivert act,
and IT will hnr'liy he coutendel that
n dt c!arhtIoU thai it WIS nonstrou>
nis AXE Ia pay 5000 20 0U for l0.OuO.-
oUO"f people and u IL them for targets
is Il reasonable act.
Criticisms nf President Mckinley
Is not treason. 1t is not even Il stat &.
utory offence for while at common
law It is AN olTcn 20 to linrl the Gov.
crnmenl constitutional systems have
igu"red this provision ~ incur sistcni
with the genius. uf free institutions.
MIR. Mckinley is thrrwner thmn
John Adams who served but u single
term rs Cbet Mul islrntc. Tho ill.,
itinl triumph ~ Democracy III the
Republic Z sew ou uf the tyrannuna
absurhty Of the fcdcrals OF John
Adum's time, who insisted upon the
ass"gc ind the rigofou, enforce.
mrni 0f drnstic alien aud seditiun
laws, F'ucc 'hcn it has not been popu.
lar to talk ms MuKluIey's friends arc
now iulkrnI. IL the ndriinisIr rn,ipil
rhuull assume that the citizen Uf the
! United Stntcs who will uoi dumbly
assent l." all TINT lis going forward u,
the phtlippm cs shall br subject tu
hnrsh treatment there will he such
benevolent assimilation Ut tho Nc.
Knlcy administration next ycnr as
Will destroy Il. Mckinley will he
spared further worry about cxpans inu
and imperialism. For hin The raruy
season will SC, in With vengeance
ind instead of dining with comfort
npuu such Il nit at fishes as fell tt
hin IN 1896 he will DO doomed n {
dict " rmbilmci beef winch hc per
United to he fed to the soliicrs ant
who no longer relish the task Nc
Khlcy sets FOR them in the disian
seas.
! McK'nlry's advisers may make NJ
their minds that the American ciiizc1
is Quad Ia avail himself 10 mi.hiS
voIuhc of his fundamental privilege
nf free ,pc ch Lrtor the Majors orl
Of benevolent assimilation OF tn,
Krag.Jorgcnsun kind is fully cor,su
mated in the Philippines. -Chicag,
Chronicle.