Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-02
Johnson. Violent A..u.v,,o,..


Representative Henry. OF Infiana whose
district adioins tho one misrepresrnted by
tho notorious johnson. made some remarks
dav before yesterday arraignirg that in
divid,rHI for his "uniusti.iable abuse" Of
the president. Naturally. Mr.. Henry. like
tho other Republican members from In
diana. feels exceedingly sore that the only
man in the house who has gone beyond al
bounds in his viiliicatton OF the president
has been "a so-cailed Republican from their
state. But Mr.. Johnson's Ia.est attack
was 50 violent tina: II defeated itself. II
did not need any reply because the people
know that JOhnson'S allegations regarding
the president and his policy are untrue.
Johnson pr"t.rds that the president Is
using the military and naval power Of the
United States to Cypress the free and in
dependent people of the Philippines: to
deprive them of their liberties: to over
throw the rishtful. lawful. responsible gov
eminent they have established for HEM
selves: to substitute oppressive and tyran-
meal American methods of government for
The lust. pacific methods preferred by the
Fil!pinos. and to make the Filip;nos hewcrs
of wood and drawers of water for syndi-
Gates OF Grasping American capitalists. As
for A-uinaldo. h. is in Johnson's eyes
,hree-fourths Washington and ons-four,h
Lincoln. Therefore Johnson assai!S the
president ferociouslv for interfering with
such Il man as this in his paS;irne OF max
IrC war GIL the American soldiers.
Every American who reads the papers,
and the majority do read them. knows
that the president is not doing what John
son charges him with doing. and that
-AGuinalio is not n reincarnation o: WASH
inCton or Lincoln. Intelligent Americans
are aware Of the fact that the Filipinos
.t.1 49,. - rIA
only liberty they ever knew was in the
remote past when wild through woods the
naked savage ran" The only rule they
have ever known besides that of native
chiefs has been Spanish rule. and the
Spaniards would not. if they could. have
taught their Filipino subjects the arts of
self-Sovernment. Nor il the Spaniards had
been competent teachers would they have
wasted their time on Malays. who belong
10 one of tn" governed. not one Of the gov
erni;S. races.
The FilipinoS have no knowledge of gov
ernnlcnt by law or the peaceful sway of
maioriticS. They cannot establish what
Americans or Europeans would call a gov
rnment Governments must he made for
them and administered for them for ages
TO come until they can perhaps be devel-
oped up tn the point where they will un-
dorstand the difference between liberty and
license. and between u republic and a des-
potism. The president is nverthrowinE no
government in the Philippines. for there is
none there. There is Il cowardly villain
named AEuinaldo who plots arson and as
saSsination and who calls himself presi-
dent. He is the real opprcssor of the Fill
irinns. He is the real disturher of their
peace. And Vet he is the man whom john
son holds in higher esteem than he does
President Mckinley.
The one vital fact which Johnson and
LIS Democratic and mugwump allies ignore
is that the Filipinos are not fit to govern
themselves. and cannot do so. no matter
how long they try. They will have to he
ruled by outsiders. and the only question
Is whether those outsiders shall be Amer
leans or Europeans. This country must
govern the islands or some European coun-
try Will do So. Americans prefer to attend
TO the job themselves.