Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-05-17
CHICAGO ExPANsionisTs MEET
Two Large Audiences Indorsc the
Governments Philippine ToIicy.

Governments Philippine Foley.
A pouring rain didn't seem to dampen
the eathusiasm of 5000 Chicagoans Who
met Sunday in the Auditorium and Ge.
tral Music Hall TO indorse the Gov ern-
ment's Philippine policy According t.
dispatch, two audiences. tiref BY the elo2
quenee of speakers who lan5 ed loyalty to
the Government in the resent crisis,
cheered at the mention b I the nanses OF
the President and the beroes Of the con-
hiet IN the Philippines ad Kissed the SEN
tinenis expressed at the Central Music
Hall anti-imperialstic mass meeting of
week before. Clergyme civilians and
soldiers voiced The sentiments from the
platform. ..imost every sentence was
punetuated by applause, and when pop
niar war heio was named the cheers were
nv longed into minutes.
The Auditorium was elaborately deco
rated fol the occasion The speakers
desk was draped with an American flag
made BY Cuban women The faces Of Nc
kinley and Dewey were portrayed III huge
proportions on the PLATFORM The army
was represented by the portrait OF Col.
Roosevelt and the navy By the portraits Of
Sampson, Schley and Sigsbee The Naya!
Veterans Association. under command of
Lieut.. w. J. Wilson, and fifty strong, was
conspicuous in the uniforms which had
seen service at Santiago
Sprinkled In the audience were noticed
the blue uniforms of the boys of '9S and
the gray heads of the veterans OF 81.
Ihere We're many women present, both in
the audience and ON the platform When
the vote was taken on the resolution OF
Endorsement of the administ alton the few
anti-imperialists who wers. present re-
mained seated and at once became the
objects Of attention. There were cries of
Put them out" End one or two of the
ants" bid defiance to the audience by
leaving the meeting.
When Judge o. III. Horton called the
Auditorium meeting to order at 3so'clock
there We're almost 5000 persons in the
great hall. The Central Music Hall meet
Ing was presided over by Thomas B. Bry-
an and about 1000 were present. The
speakers at the Auditorium were William
Dudley Foulke of Indiana, Judge Richard
5. Tuthill. the Rev. p. S. Henson, Bishop
Samuel Fallows, George e. Adams, Gen.
John G. Black and Congressman j. p.
Dolliver of Iowa. Letters were read from
Benjamin Andrews, Luther Latin Mills
and the Rev. Thomas p. Hodnetf.
The resolutions were read by Gen. John
G. Black and declared the belief of the as
semblage that the present conditions in
the Philippines are the natural result of
the events Of the war; that the destruction
of Spanish authority there left no other
authority than that of the United States;
that peace prevailed from the time Of the
American occupation until the firing by
the insurgents; that every honorable
means has been employed by this Govern
ment to cause cessation of hostilities;
that faith is declared in the army and
navy; that the administration has dis
charged its duties fully and well; that sup
port is pledged to the American soldiers
IA the Philippines, and end with this SEN
tence: Until armed insurrection has ceas-
ed we have no terms to offer but the
American terms of unconditional surren-
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