The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-11-17
Towaads Imperialism.

. Mr.. McKinley's progress toward i'm
perlallsm has been steady and undevia-
, ting, A few citations from hia public
and official utterances will mark the
ateps, Gays the New York Worids
\, /. Ia his message TO congress on
April Is, 1898, he said: II speak not Of
iorcible annexation, for that, under our
code OF morale, would be criminal ag-
gression 7"
2. After Dewey had destroyed the
Spanish fleet the president, on May 10,
1895, directing the secretary OF war to
send military force to Manila. under
Gen. Merritt, "for the twoiold purpose
OF completing the reduction Of Spanish
power IN that quarter and of giving or
der and security to the islands while in
the possession Of the United States.
s. In communicating to congress- the
result Of Dewey's victory, the president
said that "the great heart Of our nation
throhs, not with boastiDs or with greed
of conquest. but with deep gratitude
that this triumph has come in a just
cause."
4. In the protocol OF peace, dictated
by the president when Spain was entire
ly at our mercy, and signed on Aug. IL,
lS9S, it was stipulated that while Porto
Rico was 'ceded," "the United States
viii occupy and hold the city, bay aud
harbor Of Manila pending the conc usion
Of the treaty Of peace, which shall deter
mine the control, disposition iand govern
ment OF the Philippines.
5. The next outgiving oI the presi
tents policy was that We were to Keep
only Luzon"-the richest, most popu-
ous and most civilized island Of the
,roup.
s. 1t wac asserted by Senator Cor
nan, and never denied, that Day, Cray
md Davis, OF the peace commission. 4
we're against claiming or taking the en-. a
ire group, and only made the spur ci
hase,' as Judge Day describes it, under = =
from the president. y y
z. Un 0c,ober q. 1898. before the rat. !,
fication Of the treaty, President McKin- p
ey caused proclamation to be made to = =
he Fllipincs that Dswey's victory and II
he surrender of Manila had practical d
' effected the conquest Of the Philip
ines" and announced that sin fulfill
lent of the rights OF sovereignty" ac-
uired under the treaty military gov le
rnment had been instituted to which st
1 the natives were called upon to sub. q q
lit under penalty Of subjugation. cr e.
s. But the president had not yet as
lmed tie right to decide the future pol
y of this nation toward the islands. ri
! his speech at Boston on Feb. l6 he n,
i'd: "The whole subjectis now with nj
'ngress. and congress ie the voice, the re
nscisnce and the judgment Of the ~ ~
nerican people. IN IN
9. In his speeches during his reesn hi
nmping tour the president grew more Al
sitive and more bombastic every day.
10 will not withdraw that haRl" "We
We already expanded" 1--WE have got 10
carry the burden" These are sam !,
% of HE talk at the last stage Of his ea es,
rney to imperialism. ar
According to the president, nothing is in
L for congress voiee, the con inl
ence and the judgment Of the Aneri- M M
q people"-except to say how this Ma sts
: psndemon.um 10000 miles away tel
all be assimilated and ruled by us.
ID this despite the resolution adopted
the senate-the only word spoken by ST.
ngrees on the subiect-thst ''in ratify- cR
! the treaty Of peace II Is mot the in is.
ltion Of the United States TO psrma- lar
Dtly annex said Islands," Is 1t not s;t III
ssible that congress may have some ion
ng to say on this subject-if not this Fo
lgress the next one? phi
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