Washington sentinel., 1900-07-07
OGrI sohurz talks on vital Top cs.

''In my judgment the coming political
campaign will be the most important
waged IN this country since the civil
war;
This statement was made by Carl
Schurz, Secretary of the Interior under
Hayes, who has been a force in every
campaign for at least a generation. By
way Of explanation Mr., Schurz said:
"Whie the evil of slavery has been
disposed of, the no less if not more
serious evils OF Imperialism are impend.
ing, Not a mere commercial, hut a
great moral issue IS to be decided. The
American people are TO determine
whether they will stand by the Declara.
tt0n Of independence and the teachings
Of Washington and of Lincoln, or aban.
don these to support Mckinley in his
imperial policy of criminal aggression,
conquest by force, peTfidy to allies and
arbitrary rule over distant populations
When asked what in his opinion would
be the outcome OF the contest, Mr.
Schurz said:
II am confident that the people, if the
issue is put clearly before them on its
owu merits, will answer with no uncer-
tain vote next November, and let all the
world know that the United States is
still pu5lic-and not an empire
governing subject races
VIII the result Of the coming election
finally settle the question OF imperial.
ism9" Mr.. Schurz was asked.
1.-The question whether all that has
been done by Mr.. Mckinley in the way
OF his imperiallstic policy shall be
approved or disapproved by the people
if properly brought before the voters
will, I think, be decided against Mr..
Mckinley in this election. However as
it is not a mere question OF policy, but
a moral question of right and wrong, il
will, like the slavery question, never be
| put to rest until it is settled Alright.
answered Mr.. Schurz. Then he added
why don't they dare to discuss the
moral aspect Of the imperialistic policy
| il they feel themselves in the right
Three times have challenged them il
| public speeches to point out IN tn,
L WuOAE hANAOAN VI tue NOAlh a 1lLklC hG
of perfdy ever committed by any repub
lIcan government more infamous thar
the act committed by our Governmen
against our Filipino allies. They hav
never answered. I am still waiting 70
them to show me another instance G
such knaYish treacherY-and they ma
have the whole campaign in which t.
do 1t, if they can.
| "When such immortality is one OF tn
| most important aud most characteristic
features Of the imperlalistIc policy c
the President" Mr.. Schurz continued
'no one can deny that the issue beior
the people in this campaign is a mora
\ question. am fully convinced thu
when the facts are thoroughly unde
stood this sort ol policy will be indi,
nantly spurned by the moral sense
the great majority of the America
people"
asked Mr. Schurz # there was nC
some.chance for argument as 10 who W,
responsible for the treachery to Il
: Filipinos. He did not seem to think s.
for he answered.
There can be no question as to wi
: was responsible. It was our President
: war. lie, OF his own motion, got
r into it. 1t was noteworthy how Il
Administration felt II to be necessary
keep the people IN ignorance OF the tr
= facts in the case by an arbitrary a
5 uuscrupulous censorship OF the ne
J. service, of which the following, whI
e has been frequently quoted, furnishe,
d fair Illustration
- Zone of the messages given out
ahe War Department read, 'voIunte