Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-08

equally for neither party, they have
used both to divide and conquer the
people and seize the government; and
IL now they pretend to be Republicans,
1t is simply because they have bought
or leased that party. throughout IT'S
organizations, administrations, legisla-
tors, leaders and press and are now
operating it absolutely by their agents,
OF whom the chief is Misunderstanding
or debauching the people who still
cling to the name Of Republicanism.
though it covers nothing but the vile
conspiracy against all popular power
liberty and prosperity. now blossoming
into Asiatic expansion and Asiatic des-
potism under an imperialism as blight
ing to all true Republicanism as to all
real Democracy.
See already, even in Cuba, as well
as in the Philippines, the inevitable.
naughty, premeptory. cruel and Insult
ing tone and practice of military rule
and despotic government. The Gu
bans and Philippines are men, as we are,
and they are at homo, on their native
soil, and we who rcvoltcd at the mild
impositions of British usurpation and
oppression, may conceive the thoughts
and feelings of those peoples. of an
other race. in being enslaved by Amer
leans. the inventors of modern human
liberty and government. oh, these
evil birds that we have sent abroad.
are sure to return home to roost! We
have renounced liberty and betaken
ourselves to power, under the mastery
of Hanna and his politico-n financial.
banco- bunco. imperial Trust.
Are these things compatible with
liberty: criminal aggression, forcble
acquisition or annexation. the military
subjugation of peoples and the de-
struction of Republics standing armies
for foreign and domestic slaughter and
intimidation, and all the eXtravagance,
plumber. violence and outrage that this
imperialism implies and forebodes: are
these Republican or Democratic, or
American? No, no, no! None of them
are of, by, or for the people of this
country, except as both as menaces
and warnings. AS we permit these
things to be done to others, so surely
will they be done to us.
what remedy? The glorious Dec
laration of our fathers in 1916, so
sneered at by the Hanna Trust and its
mnions, tells, as their example also
shows us. Hear:
WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS TO
BE SELT-DVIDENT: THAT ALL
MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL;
THAT THEY ARE ENDOWED BY
THEIR CREATOR WITH CERTAIN
INALIENABLn RIGHTS; THAT
AMONG THESE, ARE LIFE. LIBER-
TY AND THE PURSUIT OF IAPPI-
NESS; THAT, TO SECURE THESE
RIGHTS, GOVERNMENTS ARE IN
STITUTED AMONG MEN, DERIVING
THEIR JUST POWERS FROM THE
CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED;
THAT. WHENEVER ANY FORM
OF GOVERNMENT BECOMES DE-
STRUCTIVE OF THESE ENDS, IT Is
THE RIGHT OFTHE PEOPLE TO AL
TER OR no ABOLISH 1T, AND TO
INSTITUTE A NEW GOVERNMENT,
LAYING IT'S FOUNDATIONS ON
SUCH PRINCIPLES AND ORGANIC
ING IT'S POWERS IN SUCH FORM.
AS TO THEM SHALL SEEM MOST
LIKELY TO EFFECT THEIR SAFE
TY AND HAPPINESS"
In 1900 the people will have an op-
portunity to re-establish, peaceably,
their government. rights and liberties,
by altering the administration of their
affairs; by taking 1t from the Hanna
Trust and placing 1t in the hands o.
honest. true and competent represen-
tatives who will restore the old ways
and ancient landmarks of the Republic
and revive the spirit and principles of
our patriotic fathers.
Are the people capable OF self govern
ment? or must they contide it to =
hanna Trust? They Will answer In
1907 and we. believe, to their own de-
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