The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-10-27

ferred to the manner in which the adj
ministration treated Aguinaldo before
the taking of Manila, though at the
same time scheming for his downfall.
The extra sessions called by former
presidents on the rising of important
and momentous matters were referred
to, and the necessity for an extra ses-
sion regarding the eastern situ-
alton was pointed out. He said the
situation was one which should have re-
ceived the attention of men irrespec-
tive of party. He said: "It was not
question of Democracy, not question
of Repubicanism." He spoke of the
eminent Republicans who have stated
their avowals against the action which
has been taken by the administration
in the eastern question. He stated that
Republican newspapers were afraid to
publish the statements made by these
men against the administration. II
actualy enjoy being roasted by the
newspapers. In olden times they used
to tie people to the stake and roast
them. don't know what Hanna would
do with me if they still had such
methods of punishment now as in olden
times"
In referring to the securing possess
sions of Spanish territory by the ad-
ministration, he said: 1--WE just held
up that little Spain, just like they did
in Missouri while the James gang was
there, and said, here, old man, hold up
your hands, we are going to take those
islands from you for 500, ,000 000."
Hanna says, in interpreting the bibli-
cal commandment, Thou shalt not
steal Thou shalt not steal except on a
very large scale. That's why the trusts
are going to do such a big business.
daughter and applause). 1t would be
a crime to go and steal watch worth
500, but suppose you go and purchase
wire, about 16 pounds at $1.70 and the
trust by raising the price takes just
labout enough extra money out of the
farmers pocket to pay for a watch. The
same way with nails for a roof You
pay now $500 instead of $1.75 Does the
labor here get the increase in proper
ton? (Voices: No, no). If they were
honest and raised the price of nails they
ought to raise the wages of the labor
ing men who produce nails as the price
Of the commodity is raised, so the
wages of the laborer ought to be pro-
portlonately raised"
The speaker said there were four gos-
pels in the bible, that Of Matthew, Luke,
Mark and John; then there are four po-
litical gospels, those of Washington,
Jefferson, Jackson and Lincoln, but he
stated that the four gospels Of political
, philosophy were as carefully avoided by
: the administration as those of the
: bible. He said gospel truth that: "He
who giveth to him shall be given again, u
! was being and will be interpreted by
: the politician as: He who giveth, from
him shall all be taken away Gaughter)
= He said Mckinley is known by the COM
: pany he keeps He stated the old
a French maxim: "Show me with whom
: he goes, and I will tell you who he is,
' is especially applicable to the present
case. Il think congress ought to be ir
E session all the year." he said. Thou
: sands never receive their proper atten.
tion, business is never finished. We
l must keep away from the congressional
halls all these months with the fire o.
. criminal aggression burning dowr
v American institutions"
r What the speaker believes to be tn,
q linsincerity of President Mckinley will
!. Preference to the boys standing by tn,
a flag in the eastern islands was referred
e to- "The flag they carry there is th
q flag we carry here" he said. "a flag Il
;, y rag, unless it represents principal o
e a sentiment Does it represent tn
e lstars of heaven, the red of the morninj
y dawn, the milky way? 1t represent
i none of these. It's red stripes come
p from the blood of martyrs shed for tw
8 little English words, Self Government
t You may analyze this flag and the re,
= stripes will never speak anything bu
Il self government and the stars repre-
t sent the diety The stars point t
g sacredness and that this year may b
better than last year. 1t means charity
: it means brotherly love. Take that ou
: of the flag and it becomes a rag. l
"a will mean self government everywhere
IS and it will finally float over Europea
= nations and it will be the emblem O
: China as well as of Germany and Eng
J. land. 1t will not come out of the mouth
: of our thirteen inch guns"
% Some correspondence between Ger
ID Otis and the war department was re
,e ferred to wherein Otis stated that tn
v, volunteers were willing to remain
n the islands until boats were available
J. "Of course" said the speaker, "the boy
lie could not swim 1000 from Manila to Sa
1f Francisco, and 1t was about 1000 year
Of ago since the feat of walking over wate
E. was practiced. Great laughter and ar
D. plause). I think we all would wait fc
8, the boat"
l. The speaker stated that on asking fc
l. the discharge of a private in service
De the east, the war department replied o
y several occasions that they were flood
w ed with requests for discharge and the
Je had to treat them all alike. And th
IN was in the face of the statement by tn
n administration that the boys were will