The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-19

ely oppressed By Spain for years. Their
sufferings have been extra ordinary. Time
and again they have risen against Their
oppressors and struggled 10 be free. They
were lighting for their independence When
our War with Spain commences. We
sought and accepted their aid against the
common enemy. We brought Aguinaldo
beck from China, supplied him with arms
and ammunition. and sent him to lead his
countrymen against the Spanish army IN
the Philippines We did not ask his sub
mission 10 us. He did not agree to accept
our domination. We encouraged him ana
his people 10 believe that their rights
heard Of the great republic beyond the
sea. They knew Of Washington and of
Lincoln, of our struggle for our independ-
ence. and of the representative character
OF the government which we have estab-
iished. They knew that we had
proclaimed a holy war TO eman-
cipate in Cuba people VINO
We're the victims of the same relent-
less master who had been the author of
all their woes.
They had heard the positive declaration
of the president that our war was not be.
ing waged for the forcible annexation of
territory; that this, according to our code
of morals, would be criminal aggression
and was not TO be thought of for one mo-
ment. They thought that he spoke the
truth; they believed in us; they trusted
us. They looked upon our flag with glad
eyes and with hopeful hearts. Never did
1t occur to them for one instant that we
by any human possibility cherish designs
against their liberties. So they assembled
their army; they attacked the common
foe. They drove the Spanish outpostS
into Manila and besieged Spain there by
land. while Dewey's victorious fleet me
naced her by sea. They were our faithful
friends and our loyal allies. Gentlemen
may deny this if they please. They may
sickle for technicalities. They only add
TO our record of shame when they DO so;
In the days which Immediately succeeoed
Il. ff,,t, &c he ma 1iC
had no American soldiers 10 land, capture
Manila and occupy the soil. but Agulnaido
and the insurgents were our army OF ec-
cupation. Then these people created
government in order that they might en-
ioy the blessings of liberty. 1t was
free government. too; republic mooeleu
largely after ours. / need not describe II.
Next, the change was described and
a review of the Geographic history of
the year will show how accurate was
the descriptions:
But the administration which had at
first been perfectly willing TO receive the
aid Of the kilipinos against SPAN. ana
had actually done SO. began early 10 lS-
more them. Dispatches were then sent
calling down our consuls in the Orient
who had spoken well of them and had
helped to enlist their services IN our Pc
half. We commenced TO great them with
codness ard II glecs, 10 : patate ourselves
from them. They were filled with NIX
iety and alarm. They drew apart m
us and unto themselves. They soon saw
with Indignation that president, who not
eight months before had declared to the
world that the Spanish war was not
waged for the forcibie annexation OF ter,
ritory. negotiate treaty which robbed
them of their soil and annexed 1t to our
own domain, and send it TO the senate OF
the United States for its approval. they
listened with heavy hearts and klnuilnS
resentment to the same presidents proc
lamation couched in language as cruel as
it was diplomatic, ard in his honeyea
phraseoiogy they read the death knen OF
an their long-cherished aspirations TO be
free.
It was not to embarrass the admin
istration the orator spoke. 1t was to
save his party. 1t was to preserve for
it the confidence. the sympathy, the
respect Of the American people. But
he spoke to deaf e;rs. The command
of Wall street is more effective than
the appeal of patriotism. Or is it the
cry of a copperhead?