New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-22

,or ,,ho, 10 anti American and ant-patriotic)
movement and he praised them III terms W. i
IL the men were capable of one thrill OF Amer =
can foeIiny would make them shudder VII"
horror at having won and deserved su'h ,"'.
mendation f~om an enemy o, the,' .i
Finally with a simple sncer'y WIFI WHY, - t,,,-
naldo's party allies here would 90 wen ~ I'M =
tate the proclamation Of the Phihpplne Cn',I
continues in so many words ia state mn ne
hope of successful resistance I" Ih' a",uT, o.
Of the United states is based on me triumph :"
tha Democratic party. Continuing. ne say :,
Therefore we must show our gra'ltu"' on"
maintain our position more resolutoly 'na, 49,
We should pray to God that the great Deiho
cratic marty may win the next PRESIDENTIAL ere
ton. and imperialism uhat is. the Anerl'an
peorle, fail in it's mad attempt 10 suhjuga'e Us
by force of arms. 49,,
In other words Agunaldo is fighting for ne
Democratic party and the Democratic party '"r
him: the arms Of his men who shoot down cur
soldiers are nerved by the aid and encourage.
ment given them by the -cXpans,'nls,S a., a.
the United States and he continues the "loouH
war in the Philippines because he hopes ultl-
mately 10 Win through their assistance 40
more burning indictment Of the Democratic
party under it's present leadership ana or me
preachers cf treason who have taken the l'd"
in denouncing the course OF the united states
could he framed by any American. Bear III
mind that ths arraignment OF the Democracy Is
unconsciodsly given by their friend Aguinaldo'
the man who at the present stands as the = p-
cal representative Of savagery, the typical roe
of civiliza ton and of the American people, ana
as the peculiar protege Of the men who IN the
United States in 1880 are repeating the arGu-
ments Of those who in 1851 TO $50 sought to
bring 10 ruin.
CATCHWORDS OF THE OPPOSITION
Every argument advanced by our opponents
can be paralleed in the speeches or their ircd,
cessors during the Civil War They use ca1'n-
words now as they used catchwords then. 1hey
attack imperialists We are no more IN
perialists than were the men who voted Tor
Lincoln and who bore arms under Grant ana
1,,.t- hon
went into Manila Bay did not serve the designs
Of imperialists He was merely carrying cut
the historic policy of this Nation-the pol'y
which was pursued by George Rogers CIalK
when by conquest he added Indiana and Illinois
to the Union in the Revolutionary war; ny
sam" Houston when h. and his followers
brought about the admission Of Texas To the
United States; by Fremont. and every other sci
tier explorer or soldier who helped push our
country's bounds westward to the Pacific
The men of 10 years ago who founded Mari
eta and laid he foundations Of TINS great
State Of Ohio. in what was then an indian
haunted wilderness. were only pioneers IN the
great work of expansion which has gone on
until the present day.
Remember that expansion is not only the
handmade Of greatness. but above all II is the
handmade Of peace Great civilized Powers are
| firmly believe growing NOR" and more ahlc 10
live in permanent peace with one another, nut
no civilized Power is ever has been am"
permanently to keep peace With savage bar
harous or omi-barharous peoples. because these
latter not able to conGucl ln''HS'lN'S -
To render peace possible The day when uni
vcrsa peace is possibl" can only come Wh' n
the nations Of the world have grown civl!iz"L
II some places this state OF things can come
about merely by growth of civilization in the
State itself: elsewhere il has to come about by
the expansion Of the great orderly peace low
ing Powers.
We of the United States are not in the slight
est danger Of any trouble with the Canadians
on the north. nor with the MeXic6ns on the
south: il is not conceivable that difficulty
should arise with either that could not ID" set
tied by peaccablc methods 50 in the Pacinc l
most firmly believe that W" shall he able Ia
work hand in hard with England with Ger
many, with Japan. with every civilized Power
that has interests in that greatest of all oceans
With every orderly. peace loving. civilized coun-
try. great or snail can work with perfect
harmony. But with saNagery there can he 40
peace until We have first made evident our