The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-30
lnr.raslssm and Its rndiscrsst OPP
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penents.
One OF the factors which tend to COM
plicats optnion regarding our position as
me greedy tyrant Of rhe philippine Islands
l. The ia5udieious fanaticism Of one sec
t.on az the ansi-imperialists. So far from
helping the cause of true Americanism'
the opponents Of the Spanish war anu
me ornaments of war under any circum-
.sanrasS are doing en- fnffnity of harm
when a cold hearted prig includes Dewey
end his splendid feat OF patriotism n
xarrsve IN the same censure which be-
longs to mckinley and his crew. the eAecs
4 10 alienate thousands Of persons, who
innBine to right views on the subject OF
noues and expansion, but who canhoe
s4ornach The milk and water doctrines OF
the .Evening Post" school Of reptiles
rhsre is a broad distinction between
the war which we waged for vengeance
for the destruction of the Maine, the war
which had for It's o~stensIbie and progressed
result the liberation of a brave people VINO
had struggled long for freedom. ana the
war which we are now waging to ENFORCE
me- most rnonstrous bargain in human
flesh ever negotiated in the shamDles OF
d;nsomacy. Our former war was q war
In The name Of American citizenship out
ragged, for the sake of the American nag
assaiied. for the punishment OF wholesale
murder done on Innocent and brave men;
the faithful and devoted servants OF the
nation. It had besides for its nominal
Object. The termination of the horrors OF
Cuban strife. the elevation of the people
az the. island to national Independence. the
calling into existence of a new repupiie
in The family of nations. Every impulse
growing out OF these purposes was noble
and generous. worthy Of the expenditure
of blood, elevating and purifying to the
nation which espioused them.
Buf there is nothing save humiliation IN
our CHASTITY struggle with the Filipinos.
There IS no principle to appeal to. on
the contrary. every American ideal is
opposed to our position. We asserted
ourselves, a hundred and twenty-five
years ago the doctrine of National inde-
aeadence at the win of the people. Today
We are .fghting to s~ubjugate a people VINO
aim to be free. Thirty years ago, we
delaged own W soil with blood in the
yindicafion OF human freedom. yet in or
der to gain any excuse for assailing our
recent Filipino allies, we bought them
and their land from Spain at a price of
about = dollar and a half a head. We
hold the doctrine that government can
only derive its privilege from the consent
of the governed. yet we seek to establish
> military ~despotism over these people.
we stand in history for the doctrine Of
representation as an essential Of taxation.
yet we levy tribute on these islands and
propose to continue to do 50. while rep
-eseneation Is rendered impossible by dis
lance. by race difference. by language, by
,AuUVC0d4 Stdtcs Vi Cfti1oA4S] aHe tSNo
CONFLICT OF interests.
We glory in the war against Spain with
its unprecedented successes. and the I'M
surpassed spirit OF sacrifice which 4
brought into life in the breasts Of cur
people. But we depiore the nnneces-
szry. unprohtable. wanton. g~reed1nspired
struggle now in progress. because va
consider 81 not only as . Crime against
the people who are defending themselves
against NJ bur also as a calamity to our
selves. undermining our traditions. revo-
i~Ationixing our ideals, subyerting our e.
Ith1ished system. and fast dragging the
rountry III the direction Of Capitalization,
6tlitaflsm. dictatorship and caesarism-
! word. along che road which our great