Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-10-04

returned Montana soldier VINO o.
ferea his life. II need be. for his coun-
try's flag. Mr.. Cheadle's eXc0riation
OF this craven cur found n generous
response in an intelligent aud patri-
otic audience. Ii this il politics, make
the most of it. Ii there were any in
the audience who ympathizes with
that expression, they should not be-
foul any gathering Of Americans with
their presence.
Mr.. Cheadle's review uf the Louisi-
n purchase, the acquiring Of Alaska
and the Hawaiian islands proved of
the utmost interest to teachers and
audience, AZ was manifested by gen-
crous applause and personal coDgrat-
ulations. There were no gross and
ridiculous misstatements," az the
Democrat asserts.
But the most infamous and far
fetched accusation made by the Dem
ocrat Is contained in the following:
"He also, In the most craven man.
ner. insulted every Catholic, using
most despicable language i'm his rel
erencc to them"
We don't believe there WINS n per-
% present who can recall anything
that would warrant such n state
ment. W. will digress n little by
saying that there is a partisan Mt
tempt being made to array h eCath-
olics Of this country against the adj
ministration, particularly as it re-
lates to the wal in the Philippines.
But 1t IL proving a boomerang. Car
dinal Gibbon has assured the presi-
dent that the church has no griev-
ance in that direction, Archbishop
Ireland is heartily in accord with the
efforts to restore order in the Philip
pines and IL himself an expansionist.
Father McKinnon, chaplain OF the
First California regiment, lectured In
San Francisco II few nights since ON
expansion and took occasion todeny
that church property was being will
fully destroyed by American troops.
He says:
THE stories OF atrocities commit
ted 10y them are false. There have
been instances where churches have
been destroyed, but !, a priest. assert
thHt In each ase such action Un the
part uf our forces was unavoidable,
and that un'ler the circumstances il
would have been criminal To leave
them standing"
The Democratic press has been
heuping abuse upon Gen. Otis for
weeks and months past, yet Otis is a
Catholic. Father Mckinnon says of
him in his address:
"My opinion of Mai. Gen. Otis? |
believe him tn have duneh his full duty,
and | characterize all the accusations
made against him as uniOunded and
unjust. He has been n wise, prudent
leader, doing his best under new aud
unusual conditions and with an army
wholly inadequate to his needs"
The Democrat should not attempt
to raise the church question out OF
anything Mr.. Cheadle said. Father
Mckinnon says himself:
with the exception of the estab.
lisllment Of religion there Spain never
accomplished anything worthy oi
note in the way Of introducing the
benefits of civilization
>. Mr.. Cheadle's views, rs presented in
his lecture, may he summarized as
follows:
J.. The suppression of the Tagale
rebellion.
2. The full and complete establish.
ment of the authority Of the United
States i'm the Philippines.
). Local self-government for the in
habitants under the protection and
guidance of the United States.
1. The disposition aod government
III the islands Is vested In congress 10y
the constitution Of the United States,
Cl. !, Sec. 3, Art. 4.
The facts are, there never was II
more interesting lecture delivered in
Lewistown; there never were more
attentive listeners. md no lecturer
was ever accorded more generous ap.
plause Mt the close Of his address. il
almost amounting to IN ovation,
But this il just what displeased the
editor of the Democrat, hence his re-.
sort To falschood'and abuse. He will
find that however parties may divide
on the question Of expansion-and
they are not breaking even on that
question-when it cOmes to sustain.
ing the government in suppressing
the Philippine rebellion the American
people will be found standing practi,
cally unanimous. Even Montana has
no room for copperheads.
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