The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-10-10
TALKS FOR DEMOCRACY.
George p. Jones Tells Of the Evils
of Republlcanism.


wood county is concerned, on Thurs
day evening Of last week, few
hours after the convention. The
speaker was George P. Jones,
red-haired young Demosthenes Of
Rock and Ramsey counties-Rock
county. when he is farming, Ram
sey county, when ne continues his
collegiate studies. Mr. Jones is no
relative to John n. Jones, George
P. Jones is an orator, having an ex-
cellent voice and magnificent deliv-
|.ery when be does not stray from the
words laid down in a speech that is
undoubtedly very nearly set. His
denunciatory remarks are heavily
emphasized.
The meeting was held at the opera
house. It was we'll attended. Prior
to the opening Of the meeting the
drum corps got out and played sew
eral selections in front of the opera
house, just to work up a crowd.
When time was called Mr.. Jones
,, was introduced and said in part:
Il come before you this evening
to speak for the perpetuity of this
Republic. [ come not as one advo-
eating a cause the triumph of which
means my elevation to Office. I am
candidate for no Office. But
rather [ come as an American citi-
zen who loves his country. to warn
you of the impending dangers that
threaten the very existence of the
Republic itself.
divers questions present them
selves for settlement at this time,
but among them all is one para
mount, namely, shall we continue
as peaceful republic or shall we
become a conquering empire?
! Other questions such as tariffs,
finance, election Of senator's, labor,
etc, are questions on which men
may justly differ. Decide them one
way or another and no great harm
will result. The ship of state will
glide safely on through the waves
of healthy discussion thus occas-
stoned. But not so with the me.
mentuous question now before US,
! involving as it does the liberties o1
ten millions OF Filipinos and also
the destiny OF the greatest republic
the world has ever yet produced
In April OF 1898 the independence
of the Cubans was recognized by
the United States and a resolution
s:disclaiming any disposition or in
tention to exercise any sovereignitv
jurisdiction or conIrel over sale
islands except for the pecihcation
thereof was adopted by congress.
This solemn declaration shows that
the American people were ready
and willing to go to war for human
ity s sake, but unwilling to embark
on career OF conquest. This dee
laration was accompanied by a simi
lar one by Pres. Mckinley who
said, Il speak not of forcible annex
alton because that cannot be thought
of that under our code of morals
would be criminal aggression. Dc
you imagine that those declarations
by which we are solemnly bound
applied only to the islands of Cuba:
! No, my friends, that which is
Criminal aggression in Cuba can
never be benevolent assimilation
in the Philippine Islands.
| The speaker touched on the trust
question briefly, in connection with
which he told the following story:
when I hear my good Republican
brethren talking about what they
lare going to do with the trusts / am
reminded of the story of two Irish
men who were left in charge of a
ship in New York harbor while the
captain and the, rest of the crew
went ashore Ac cnon &c tho nf41oo rc
were gone Pat says, What do you
say we go up and fire the big gun?'
oh, Mike says, that will never do,
it will make too much noise. I'LL
fix that all right, says Pat, I'll
take the little kittle and hold it
over the muzzle, which he did,
Now, let her go azy, Mike, says
Pat. He let her 60 as 'azy' as he
could, and Pat of course departed
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