Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-09-27

change of sovereignty Is attempted or eff
fected such inhabitants have "a perfect
right las some define IT. IAN undoubted
right las other writers define IT. TO re-
sist.
title to the Philippine islands. the title
was not transferable without the consent
of the inhabitants to be transferred.
That the Filipinos were at no stage of
tory. That they object to American SOW
ereignty is further a matter of history.
That these people are justifiable in re-
sisting "criminal aggression is laid down
doctrine of the consent of the governed
is to be found not alone in the Declara-
ton of Independence. il has often been
recognized even by the enlightened Eu-
ropean monarchies.
When by the treaty of Prague. 1866,
Austria .ceded schleswig liolstein to
the northern part might be united "anew
to Denmark II the inhabitants express a
desire for 1t in free vote In 1860 three
provinces of Sicily were annexed to II;
1.-THE Inhabitants gave their consent by
universal suffrage" In the treaty of Tu-
rim uniting Savoy. and Nice to France. the
nrst article of the treaty. provided that
1T shall not be accomplished through
any constraint of the will of the inhabi-
tants.'
Indian tribes always recognized this doc
trine. While we acquired sovereignty by
purchase over a large Indian territory
the wishes of the inhabitants not being
ascertainable. We nevertheless repurchas-
ed the land from the Indians and have
never interfered with their tribal gov
ernments. We have even now many rich
indian tribes. notably in the southwest;
whose governments are not molested, and
from whose lands white intruders are
rigidly excluded.
The Money Question.
Since Mr. McKiniey's election In '96,
some notable events have contributed to
create n situation of which the dema-
times have improved since 90 is true.
that the Mckinley administration is the
cause of this Improvement. is false.
Two consecutive crop failures abroad road
supplies. and series of heavy harvests
enabled us to fully supply this demand
and thus did we rake in the shekels.
natural one would have happened even II
the whole republican party including Mr.
Mckinley, had died of remorse OF con-
science, as they should have done when
they stole the presidency.
The unexpected and constantly fncreaS-
ing output of the worlds gold mines,
amounting . A. g now to several times more more
factor in the improved conditions.
These two sources of money supply
have demonstrated with the precision of
arithmetic that our contention. is true.
an increase of the money supply was a
necessary precedent to prosperity. II Is
because of this fundamental reason that
we have believed and believe now in BIZ
metalsm.
onto any argument to shake my faith In
the money of the constitution, which
says not gold or silver but gold and sill
yer. 1t Is among the possibilities that
gold will shortly be produced in such vast
quantities as to lose Its vaiu w,, Mhn IL
such an eNigency it is perhaps foolish to
predict. The most likely thing for them
to do would be to employ Gen. Weaver
people their theory of IA scientific cur.
rency" paper money! the amount of
which could be strictly controlled by leg
islation.
But would not the situation become not
only amazing but simply intolerable, II
Weaver and his school should perempto-
torily turn gold bugs? Would 1t not be
monkey show to see Gov. Shaw dig up
Gen. Viewers old sreenback speeches
in order to familiarize himself with the
philosophy and theory of "a scientific pa
per currency" and when he had commit
ted 1t all to recite. II to applauding re-
publican audiences? But in view of the
governors shifting position on imperial
ism, declaiming as he did last year that
ii was indefensible, and shouting Justify
for 1t now, his conversion to the paper
money theory should not surprise us.
The lapse of time always serves to cor
rect misunderstanding and clear away
uncertainties. In the canvass of SO the
democratic party. under the leadership of
BRYAN. was assailed as the advocate of
national dlshoner. This unjust onslaught
was characterized by such vehemence
that in the confusion incident thereto
some democrats wandered into the wrong
political camp.
Under the pressure of the unjust cry
that Bryan's election would bring disas-
ter, some former members of the demo-
cratic party became alarmed and encom-
passed the defeat of the national demo-
4. .l,..tr 70, Ar- NJ
founded is happily evidenced by their re-
turn to the party of Jefferson and Jack
son. That this party will in the future
safeguard the honor of the country is as
self-evident as one of the truths enumer-
ated In the Declaration of Independence.
Governor shaw's Record.
During the ,<~ampaign two years ago,
petitor, l permitted not syllable of CEN
sure of him to escape my lips. l did not
even complain of his dishonest trick, OF
sending out message Just before cleo
ton stating that Governor Boies would
vote for him. which was entirely false, as
Governor Boies declared.
l do not even now intend to exploit the
many lamentable weaknesses of his brief
administration. j vii, rot. at least not
on this occasion. show up the gross In
justice he so anxiously did the taxpayers
of the state by rewarding with low as
sessment the railroad corpora tons which
We're so active in promoting his candidacy
two years ago. and who are again stand
Ing by him to insure for themselves an
other low assessment, another exemption
from justice.
1 shall not call the governor to account
for his many ludicrous attempts to play
the role of the great war governor. AS he
was in almost each instance overwhelmed
with Illumination instead of being covered
with the much coveted glory. | cannot do
otherwise than pity my ambitious COM
petitor.
l shall not even speak of his guilty
knowledge of rewarding the school child
rem of prominent patriots with the emolu-
ments of subordinate places that should
have been enjoyed by impecunious ward
Nay. on these and other palatable sub
jects l shall remain silent. But there is
one subject connected with the COVER
nor's career as the highest state official
of which | must speak, much as / regret
1t, and II Governor Shaw shall prove him
self so manly man as to publicly with
draw his reprehensible utterances on the
subject, knowing as he must by this time
that these utterances of hts were not only
uncalled for entirely Inappropriate, but
grossly unpatriotic and certainly danger
ous IL Governor Shaw will square himself
with his conscience and publicly repudiate
the declarations In question, assure him
that not single allusion will ! ever
again make to the disagreeable subject.
Had the power should tear from the
archieves of the state. for the sake of the
good name of the people of the state,
this Indictment Governor Shaw deliber-
ately penned against himself and which
must remain standing TO his eternal dis
grace unless he lifts the odium from his
name. In u letter to Il San Francisco labor
union the governor defended the good
name of the boys of the Fifty-first Iowa.
For this service publicly and cheerfully
thank him.
In this letter he went out of his way,
erected for himself barricade, out of a
resurrected declarauon imputed to the
immortal hnhinl
this barricade by innuendo and inference
he promised immunity from punishment
to any one who might choose to assail
the most fundamental of all our rights,
the right sacred Of all our liberties, the
right and liberty of free speech.
II Gov. Kirlswood ever advised the
slaughter of Iowa citizens and promised
a pardon to the slayers though he did 1t
in /; time of intense excitement, 1t would
be discreditable to his memory. The ex-
tenuating circumstance of war within
our borders would not justify the govern
or of state to encourage anarchy. I
doubt II there be single citizen in Iowa
IL, lie hnl irL,,