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the Union Army, always denounced
them In the name of the nsw gospel Of
peace. Their CRY was "Peace"; even
"Peaoe at any price,, and II was thsse
apostles OF peace. who BY their furious
dsnnoiation OF Abraham LipooIn and of
the Northern people and their frantic
invecfives against every measure Of the
goyerpment finally stirred to maaness
the dark and gloomy souls that are all
ways to be found on the outskirts Of
such movement. In 1853 the preachers
OF the doctrine Of oewardly peace were
responsible for the terrible and bloody
outbieaks in New York Civ, which we
know by the name OF the Draft Riots. In
1900 these same craven preachers of peace
were responsible for the murder Of AhrA-
ham Lincoln. Nowadays, their surcss-
sors, who use their exact language in de-
nouncing cur conduct in the Philippines,
have stained their own souls with she
blood OF our soldiers and OF their Philip
pine foes.
"The other day Ohio sent to New York
az preacher Of the new dispsnsation
Congressman Lentz, o ft and worthy
successor OF vallandigham. In his speech
In New York. Mr.. Lentz divided his
time between euiogizing Altgeld, tbs
man who psrioned the Anarchist bomb
throwers, and sulogizing Aguinaldo,
whos9 success would mean and could only
mean the slaughter of Americans soldiers
and the dishonor Of tina American flag.
he hkene1 Aguinaido to Patrick Henry
and called him one Of the heroes OF the
world, and he denounced the war which
We are carrying on for the suppression
OF sAvagery as more brutal and co1ardly
than that carried on ny George III.
against US He took the position that
Aguinaido was a hero for killing our
soldiers, but that II theJ slew him it
would bs murder.
while Mr.. Isentz WAS thus preaching
treason. Aguinaido was sending over a
message, which has only the other day
been Published. He bad evidently not
heard OF Mr. Lentz, but he had heard of
some OF the minor heroes of the anti-ex-
Iansion (thae is, nti-American and
anti-pafriotic) increment. and he praised
them In terms. which, IL the men were
capable Of one thrill OF American feeling,
would make them shudder with horror at
having won and deserved such commen-
dation from an enemy OF their country.
Finally, with simple sincerity which
Aguinaido's party allies here would do
well 10 initiate, the proclamation of the
philippine chieftain in SO many words
states that his hope of ssuocessful resis-
lance TO the authority Of the United
States Is based on the triumph OF this
Democratic party. Continuing, he says,
therefore We must show our gratitude
and maintain our position more resolute-
ly than ever. We should pray to God
that the great Democratic party may win
the nsxt prudential election, and i'm
perialism (tbat is, the American peopls)
fail in this mad attempt to suhjugate us
by force of arms In other words, AguIn-
aldo Is lighting for the Democratic party
and ths Demoeratiu party for him; the
arms OF his men who shoot down our sol
diers are nerved by the aid and enoour-
agement given them by the anti-expan-
sionisss or the United States. and he CON-
tinuss the bloody war In the Philippines
because be hopes ultimately to win
through their assistance. No more burn
ing Indictment Of this Democratic party
under its present leadership, and Of
THE PREACHERS OF TREASON
who have taken the lead in denouncing
the course of the United States, could be
framed by any American. Bear In mind
that this arraignment of the Democracy
Is unocnsciously given by their friend
Aguinaido, the men who at the present
stands as the typical representative of
savagery, the typical foe Of civilization
anil OF the American people, and as the
peculiar protegs OF the man who In the
United States In 1880 are. repeating the