Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-05-25
REpuRLicANs REVOLT.
Th~war for Empire, Gold and Re-
Nengs to be Vigorously Opposed.

Ths-war for EmpIre. Gold aud Re
Nenge to be Vigorously Opposed.
Former Senator John =. Hender-
son OF Missouri. who has taken pains
to study the nti.imperialistic views
OF the Republican opponents Of Mr..
McKin!ey'e policy, gives the result OF
hi investigation i'll the columns OF
the St. Louis Po't-Dispatch:
Tho anti-imperiilists among the
Republicans are not thoroughly or.
ganized Us a distinctive political par
ty. Before the late Porto Rican leg
islatiun they had some hopes that the
Republicans rs nm organization would
consent TO abandon the policy OF i'm
periallsm aad that the newly acquir-
ed territories would be treated rs ter.
ritories had been treated 10y us for
the past IL hundred years. They
believe that such a policy would not
have been attended with the dis
graceful war now pending in the
Philippines.
They conscicntiously think that
MIR. Mckiuley's unfortunate procla-
nation OF December, l69S, taking the
torcible military possession OF the
entire islands four months before the
ratification OF the treaty with Spain
aud fout months before any lawful
justification of such action, was the
original and prime cause for "A wal
which has already dragged along its
cruel, heartless and bloody course for
10 months, and uow threatens To last
as many years.
If the opponents Of this wrctched
policy could see IA probable termina-
ton OF this useless but costly strife,
costly III treasure, i'll human life, in
national honor and III public aud pri-
vate morals, | am sure they would be
glad to retain their old party asso-
Citations. or this it must be regretted
there Is bnt little present hope.
III the past two years OF vicious
policies had not already passed into
history, 1t is quite likely that history's
page would be far more creditable,
more profitable and more honorable
20 our cherished nation.
III these years had to be lived
again the Philippine war would not
exist. leaving is it does the stain Of
ambition, aggression, avarice. greed.
ingratitude, t~reachcTy, cruelty and
deEpoti~m.
-Ihe English war against the Beers
would have been equally impossible.
Like our=, II Is "a Wal for umpire, for
gold and for revenge. y war against
the rights Of oi self government. \
wal L" revive the ~despOtism, whose
tcrrurs have been mitIgatCd for 100
years 10y the glorious example Of the
United States-a nation now humil.
lated 10y Its late d~IssraccfuI partiCipa-
ton i'll crimes against liberty and hu.
mauity.
III our rulers could have been
blessed III 1888 with the experience OF
the last two years, we would have re-.
Trained from all attempts to govern a
foreign county N We govern IAN
American territory, and We would
have equally refraimcd from govern
ing an American territory rs though
it was beyond our o giitution and
laws.
a crime is committed in Cuba and
all the lawyers and judges OF Ameri.
ca are unable to suggest how, when
and where the perPetrator shall be
punished. And when the Indictment
comes to be framed. the question
must hc answered. whose money was
stolen! Is it the money OF the Unit.
cd States: IL 80 why was it being
disburscd without entering the FEEDER.
al treasury? And why was 1t being
expended except III obedience To acts
Of Congress and upon warrants rcgu-
larry drawn III pursuance OF law?
-lf 1t be the zone Of Cuba then
the United States itself was plumber.
ing n foreign people, aud what night
has the government TO complain that
its officers placed a part Of the stolen
money IN their pockets?
"All these troubles were foreseen
and prophcsicd by the anti imperial
lists.
"Romc furnished examples in all
her colonies. Spain had done like,
wise, and il England would now ro.
store II tenth Of tho treasure plum.
dcrcd 10y her officers in India. tho 10.
0OO'OOO Of her starving subjects in
that country could DO saved from I'M.
timely graves.
"fcs, the ti.impcriIlists will wait
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