The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-24

| ARuinnldo. and. therefore, for the ruin OF the
! firmly expressed con yictiOn that the mantle OF
Washington ami OF Lincoln had fallen -upon
Mr.. BrySn's new dispensation begins with a
queer catalogue OF saints when they canonize
Aguinaldo as hero and Atgeld as a
| pirate. Those who would encourage anarchy
at home must naturally strike hands with the
the bomb thrower and his Apologies are doing
what IL At and meet when they strike hands
| across the seas with those who are fighting our
! soldiers in foreign lands. Fundamentally the
causes which they champion are the same.
Of the Guardians Of the law at home to the aid.
ing and abetting OF the shooting down OF our
soldier. abroad Is but a short one; and It
given by the exercise Of the hardening power.
by rarin2 speeches on the platform or by the
circulation OF silly documents COMPOSED by
men too fee bic TO accomplish the mischief they
ouR HONOR IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Make no mistake. In the Philippines we are
at open war with an enemy who must be put
down 1t is absolutely impossible to save our
impossible to win peace, to restore order In the
islands. or 10 prepare the way FOR self-govern-
ment that our opponents make now is exactly
on behalf Of the SIOUX in south Dakota; OF the
Apaches In New Mexico. and such as they ac-
tually did make at the out break oithe Civil War.
II We have no moral right to Interfere
right 70 interfere in, an Indian reserva;
ton. II we have no right in Luzon and should
Alaska and should leave It TO the Indians and
the Eslutpaux Not one argument can be
made for s Line OF n G9hduc IL th
much force 10 the other PeorIe tell you that the
Filipinos are fighting for independence This
OF the ConfeJeratss Here in Ohio vallan dig
ham ran on the issue that The war was fail
States should he acknowledged. The feeble
Nallandighams OF TO-DAY take the same posi-
OF her past she will give the same answer now
that she gave then. No mar, can hesitate In this
struggle and ever atterward call himself atrpe
American and true patriot. He must stand by
the flag He must uphold the honor and the
interest Of the nation. and the only way in
other is 10 overwhelm the party ihaf dares to
assail both. Undying shame shall be his por-
There i p? man, living NOW who has anythins
but feeling OF respect for the gallant Con.
sppeai to arms and vaIian,y r,.ked their
lives, for what they mistakenly thought
to be tG ymras sR' with h' ,s sfn' yorbs sa
allies who sat, az home and talked treason but
never exr2sed their bodss to the risk Of pay;
OF the weakling and the coward in their own
ing ing valiantly in The ,roric islands Of the, East:
ern seas and are bearing forward the flag Of
cause Of America. but the cause Of civilization
and humanity. aye, and ultimately the cause
OF the very islanders VINO are lghoranty IN
arms against us.
EXPANSION IN THE PAST
There is much rrattIe and much Shrek.
ing ,agains, expansion Are the ,pra''lteFrss
snS5'" Of the ny nted f States '"a' "s
10 the greatest application, OF the EXPANSION
r9icy WnSn me woriu mas ys EYER tbs seen,
TO settle in the vast wooded vii erness a'ong
the Atlantic snahoard nearly three centuries
crat" hesce HdantS OF theirs who now protest
against expansion, this. continent would atli!
b. nothing hut, the hunting ground Of the Red
in Asia. Africa ard AUS ralia, and France and
giants. during the wears TINT have Just passed.
IN every iIStanc" the expansion has taken
Es' Se srS ' and SSoof gre Te n
the eXrqnding nation D.; end. moreover. hear
n mint nat IN e2G o i@Ti%MSfe IN W.:
tralia n great sister comuCHweaith TO our
3pwn has sprunE W. In lntP Peace IKE he h"
country made INN easurahly letter. So il is in
Esypt. in AiGers and at the Care while Sibe-
the sea, Of WANDERING tribes OF icrcc;ous
n"mads into great civilized country. When
4Sm ao far Because sHn ,Ser i srea
ness is coming to an end Are We, still
ir the Urine Of orr lusty youth; sun at
our place with the weak ard the craven, A
thousand times no! \ Thousand times rather
face any difficulty. rather meet aud overcome
any danger. than turn the generous and v-or-
Gus blood Of our national life into the narrow
channels OF gnominy and fear. Our opponents
are fghting against the stars in their courses.
for hGy bring wren 1ne
direrentiate and differ al they wish. hut fund;
amentaly their attitude is the attitude, OF
and soldiers. Of hostility 10 the greatness OF
ir- nation-thc greatness o! the race. The
started to call itself the Dewey Club. and they
han =" abandon tie nhne. hectns" the mem,
then rspudiatin5 ncwaS because 1, he was vas, an
'Npnnsion'St. Think OF Il. They dared MT
tSry or navai. whom we have produced since
the 49, war because they were NOT Iowa -
rLlcv which he has done So much to put into
My fellow citizens. this contest OF yours in
TO grounds ffhey take t6er .iag5 il favor
api Of n al di-honor Ne, take W, ihe
govs that they threw down. We NEE, them
% bs Eod We sRd for
perity 10 us. We stand for an inteIlige effort
10 wire out any wrrnE that may arise without I,T,.
We stand for upholdnG the trad ,ional Amer
can policy Of de'sn.ttnc, the honor 81 The
foe. and Of giving free outlet TO the vigorous
and abounding strength of the ,mati3n. We
secured US the navigation q the Mississippi
apd the penr,lng Of III. wilderness NJ 70 It's
shores: which unler Jcnerson secured the
expans on OF the United states through tho
Louisiana purchase 10 the far shores ut ore
con: which under his successors secured our
expansion into Texas an! California: which as
late NJ the days OF Seward secured our expan.
sion into Alaska. Four years ago the very
wers ewing Wing out T" over Hawai- and aemandnC
land for the moment succeeding in the de-
mAnd that our flag should be hauled down
wher il had once been hoisted. Now Hawaii
Is ours. and its coming in has not caused
ripple Of trouble. and who you'd ' nm,
! doing our task in the face OF the nations.
IL we fee from the Philippines We shall have
written q shameful page in the history 81 our
country page which our sons and Grandsons
| will read with bowed heads. | verify belisv.
| that the shame and anger snch action won!d
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