The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10
J0HNS0N'S CAUSTIC ROAST!
lndiana's Republican Congressman Lays Bare
McKinley's Perfidy.- Philippines Held
for American Trust Magnates.

Not in years have administration supporters been exposed to such a
causuc and scathing criticism as that delivered on February 23d in the
ana. He spared 10 words in his arraignment of McKinley's infamous
Philippine policy, and his remarks are all the more cutting and fordbe
ardent and loyal supporter of the Mckinley administration. In the
course of his remarks Congressman Johnson said:
issue between h b @% Hs aeG those ef1 the eh ea Pysi %So o sppet eeh Ss p SffGg the
I praey; om %i51I b1n the pS6 mh;j jHd h %s nor m,s shifk the he responsiibiity n; for tn
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WHICH h We p rec po~ eont Seppose us t the e Wbat 55 tbs s sna djh6e" mts@ BY
S ;y PEi thai issin Sp to q. t asn 'a!issstiG "s OF the 1 peace treaty a he 6;,i had sin zim +! held
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mands for a crusade against liberty, but Of a mighty army NY Of free people Pc
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viii. NJ No, Mr. Chairman: t is plea, like ali the i? o{hs54s viii a"s avail
: r. s ;$ % { + E s : ;& :! T,S SS%5 a:::: $, r 15 IS; IN; Inst; !a:':s ::;S::: ssss : s:s :sS!' tn! IN:
WIZ: Wis III ;$ e s e S ::: s";;::: H: *s ::5 he s:: sto: ":s s ::sp :s:! The wrong was
THE PRE- 1%S!nA1x POLICY in N! W." 1S' M: e eosess*a 1@' 30 s' 3%s ss sss s4' os sshx's IS
TE ME- ' %Hc rSnv HSs HH rMS Mox4 ~ FL 5Hf ITS 2nM1S2S THESE HES r Are THE GEN :
H49 ! DOUBT NOR HAVE piEDe1D HIM A RsSoNiSArloS AND A RE ELECTION
These are the yentrm l who ATE already seizlny valuable franchises
IN China, in connection with the English Syndicate, with a member Of
gurNment from Wales at its head. Tn Sc ar tn. gentlemen whom Lord
Beresford has in mind in his cordial but not wholly dE;nterested invita-:
tjn o an n ;Es%, in !, China with Britain, German. and Japan. aEaaat
Russiaa M Franc, the Old time enemies of his country aud the old time
friend otoo rs. These are r g@?tlemea who are already grasping after
specETS1 privileges in the philippines, in Cu'a and Porto Rho.
1t was, / imagine, for their special benefit that the preiden, created
citize IS, their object being to farm out valuable privileges and immuni
ties which should belong to the people of those islands themselves, and ia
whose disposition they should have a voice if their government iSta be
| have no fault to fad with the spirit of legitimate American com
merge NY CONTENTION IS AGAINST THE SPIRIT CT AMERICAN GREED. WHICH
OIH4N 70 INERT
And what do these gentlemen propose? To amass colossal fortunes
IN the islands by virtue of their franchises. and upon the cheap labor of
the native population, not one dollar of which will ever find its lodging
place IN the pockets OF the American people. To enable yAem 70 do this
our whole population is to purchase their Nla OF operations for them in
nNnabya and EXCESSIVELY in the creation and maintenance OF a great army
and navy which is to conquer and hold the Fiipinos in subsection and de-
fend the islands after they have been extensively fortified against the
assaults OF the European nations with which our foreign policy will he
certain to bring us int: frequent contention. : : . '"
What else is upon te program Of thsse gentlemen? The open door
in the philippines, making it totally impossible ever to discriminate in
tariff duties there in favor Of the products Of the American farm and the
American shop.
What Is the other sacrifice that is required? That the annexation
dCuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines, absolutely sure to come 1t an
early 1ay, for they have registered it in their vows, shall preciptate the
sugar, tobacco, hemp and other cheap products of these islands and Ha-
vail upon the American market in free aAd unres' ricted competition with
80 The Policy, SIR, WOULD HAVE BEEN FREE TRADE IN WILLIAM JENNINGS
BRYAN. WHAT is IT IN WILLIAM MCKINLEY?