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The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-10-04

chase. As in the case OF the Philippines,
Florida was acquired BY purchase from
Spain, and in Florida the Seminoles, who
had not been consulted in the sale, re-
belled and waged war exactly as some
Of the Tagals have rebelled and waged
war in the Philippines, The Seminole
war lasted for many years, but Presi-
dents Monroe, Adams and. Jackson de-
clined for moment to consider the ques-
ton OF abandoning Florida to the Semi
noles, or TO treat their non-consent to the
government of the United States as valid
reason for turning over the territory to
them.
Texas and Alaska We're Acccssions.
Our next acquisition Of territory was
that OF Texas, secured by treaty after it
had been wrested from the Mexicans by
the Texans themselves. Then came the
acquisition Of California, New Mexico,
Arizona, Nevada and parts Of Colorado
and Utah as the result Of the Mexican
war, supplemented five years later by
the Gadsden purchase!
The next acquisition was that Of Alas
ka, secured from Russia by treaty and
purchase. Alaska was full Of natives,
! some Of them had advanced well beyond
the stage of savagery and were Chris
tians. They were not consulted about
the purchase nor was their acquiescence
required. The purchase was made by
the men who had just put through a tri-
umphant war to restore the union and free
the slave; but none Of them deemed it
necessary to push the doctrine of the
consent Of the governed" to a concln-
sion SO fantastic as to necessitate the
turning over OF Alaska to its original
owners, the Indian and the Aleut. For
thirty years the United States authori-
ties, military and civil, exercised the SUI
preme authority in tract Of land many
times larger than the Philippines, in
which it did not seem likely that there
would ever be any considerable body of
white Inhabitants.
| Hawaii Disprovcs Danger Idea.
Nearly thirty years passed before the
next instance Of expansion occurred,
which was over the island Of Hawaii: An
effort was made at the end Of President
Harrison's administration to secure the
annexation of Hawaii. The effort was
unsuccessful.
In debate in Congress on Feb. 2,
1884, one OF the leaders in opposing the
annexation OF the islands stated: These
islands are more than 1000 miles distant
from our extreme western boundary. We
have serious race problem now in our
country and am not in favor Of adding
to our domestic fabric mongrel popu-
iation (of this character). Our consti-
tuition makes no provision for colonial
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-10-04
gle, and were confirmed 70 us by the

gle, and were confirmed to US by the
treaty Of peace In l7S3.
Yet the land thus confirmed was not
then given to us. 1t was held by an
alien foe until the army under Gen. An
thony Wayne freed Ohio from the red
man. while the treaties of Jay and Pinck-
ney secured from the Spanish and Brit
ish Natchez and Detroit.
Louisiana Purchase and Philippines.
In 1903, under President Jefferson, the
greatest single stride in expansion that
we ever took was taken by the purchase
OF the Louisiana territory. This so-called
Louisiana, which included what are now
the States OF Arkansas, Missouri, Louis
lana, Iowa, Minnesota. Kansas, Nebras-
ka, North and South Dakota, Idaho,
Montana and large part Of Colorado
and Utah, was acquired by treaty and
purchase under President Jefferson ex-
actly and precisely as the Philippines
have been acquired by treaty and pur.
chase under President Mckinley.
The doctrine OF .tthe consent OF the
governed" the doctrine previously enun-
ciated by jefferson in the Declaration OF
Independence, was not held by him or by
any other sane man to apply to the In.
dian tribes in the Louisiana territory
which he thus acquired, and there was
no vote taken even Of the white inhab
itants, not to speak OF the negroes and
Indians, as to whether they were willing
that their territory should be annexed
The great majority of the inhabitants
white and colored alike, were bitterly op
posed to the transfer.
Jefferson Forced consent.
An armed force of United States sol
diers had to be hastily sent into the ter
ritory to prevent instruction, President
Jefferson sending these troops to Louisi
ana for exactly the same reasons and
with exactly the same purpose that Pres
ident MCKINLEY has sent troops to the
Philippines.
Jefferson distinctly stated that the
Iouisianians We're mot fit or ready fol
self-government, and years elapsed be
fore they were given elf-government,
Jefferson appointing the governor and
other officials without any consultation
with the inhabitants Of the newly &C
qnired territory. The doctrine that the
Constitution follows the flag was not
then even considered either By Jefferson
or by any other serious party leader, fol
it never entered their heads that new
territory should be governed other than
in the way in which the territories Of
Ohio and Illinois had already been gov.
erned under Washington and the elder
Adams; the theory known By this utterly
false and misleading phrase was only
struck out in political controversy at a
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-10-04
.'THEgE is NO SUCH WORD Az
RETREAT, BOYS; GHARGE!"
Mckinley Forty Years Ago and To-Day
Has The Same Principles.

There is no such word as retreat.
boys; charge"
These words were those of Maj. Me-
Kinley nearly forty years ago. They pic
ture the character Of the President OF
to-day as Of the soldier Of 1862.
Thomas O'Callahan, with one eye
blinded and one ear closed to sound for
ever BY bullet wound received under the
national colors at Gettysburg, is now d
resident Of Fort Collins. BE served
through the war with distinguished brav-
cry.
II served under President Mckinley
in 1868 and have met him frequently
since. Every meeting brings back to n1S
one OF the most patriotic expressions that
ever passed the lips Of soldier. A par,
ty Of forty men under the then Maj.
Mckinley went on scouting duty. They
were perilous times then.
"All went well until we reached the
top Of hill and unexpectedly ran into
body Of tJohnnies' numbering between
800 and 400. They were in ambush,
drawn UP in firing line and awaiting QUE.
approach. Our first knowledge Of their,,
presence in the ambush was volley,
WHICH DIOuSul INV Wi AAohtAO
Of horses and men.
!" Retreat our captain shouted
aThere is no such word as retreat
boys; charged came a second order, this
time from Maj. Mckinley, who, drawing
his sword, dashed ahead, followed by ev-s
cry one Of our men except those who had
given their lives to the cause. The enc
my were completely astounded and at our
charge retreated in confusion"
Before we started on this scouting
expedition we were ordered to take three;
days provisions. had sack OF pound
ed oats on the pommel Of my saddle
After the rout of the enemy turned
the oats out to feed my horse, and found
fifteen bullets in the sack. My horse was
wounded, as was Maj. McKinley's, and
his sword hilt was cut to pieces by bul.E
let's. Maj. Mckinley laughingly called
attention to it, and at the same time.
complimenting his men on their bravery
remarked:
You have done me great favor,
boys, and il it ever lies in my power, III
reciprocate.'"
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-10-04

much later date for the sole purpose Of
justifying the extension of slavery into
the territories.
Consent Not Necessary.
The parallel between what jefferson
did with Louisiana and what is now be-
ing done in the Philippines is exact. JEFF
ferson, the author of the declaration Of
independence, and of the consent Of the
governed" doctrine, saw no incongruity
between this and the establishment OF
government on common-sense grounds
in the new territory; and he rallied at
the sticklers for an impossible applica-
ton Of his principle, saying in language
which at the present day applies to the
situation in the Philippines without the
change of word, though it is acknowl-
edged that our new fellow-citizens. are
as yet as incapable Of self-goyernment
as children, yet some cannot bring them
selves to suspend its principles for a sim
gle moment He intended that ulti-
nately self-government should be intro
duced throughout the territory, but only
as the different parts became fit for 1t
and no sooner. This is just the policy
that has been pursued.
Fi1ipinos on Basis OF Indians.
In no part of the Louisiana purchase
was complete self government introduced
for number Of years; in one part Of it,
the Indian Territory, it has not yet been
introduced, although nearly century
has elapsed. Over enormous tracts of it,
including the various Indian reserva-
lions, with territory in the aggregate
us large as that of the Philippines. the
constitution has never yet followed the
flag" the army officer and the civilian
agent stiil exercise authority, without
asking the consent of the governed"
We must proceed in the Philippines with
the same wise caution, taking each sue
cessive step as it becomes desirable, and
accommodating the details of our policy
to the peculiar needs of the situation.
But as soon as the present revolt is put
down and order established, it will un-
doubtedly be possible to give to the ISL
ands larger measure of self-govern-
INIT than Jefferson originally gave Loui.
siana.
Florida Got Like Philippines.
The next great step in expansion was
the acquisition of Florida This was
partly acquired by conquest and partly
by purchase, Andrew jackson being the
most prominent figure in the acquisition.
1t was taken under President Monroe,
the aftertime President John Quincy
Adams being active in securing the pur-
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-10-04

establishment. Any territorial govern
ment we might establish would necessar-
lily, because of the population, be an oil
garchy, which would have to be support
ed by armed soldiers.
Yet Hawaii has now been annexed and
her delegates have sat in the national
conventions of the two great parties. The
fears then expressed in relation to an
"oligarchy" and armed soldiers" are not
now seriously entertained by any human
being; vet they are precisely the objec-
tons urged against the acquisition Of the
Philippines at this very moment.
nfi1itarism Is Not Involved.
We are making no new departure.
We are not taking single step which
in any way affects our institutions or our
traditional policies. From the beginning
we have given widely varying degrees Of
self-government to the different terrific
ries, according to their needs.
The simple truth isthat there is moth
ing even remotely resembling imperial
ism" or "militarism" involved in the
present development of that policy Of ex-
pansion which has been part OF the his
tory OF America from the day when she.
became nation. The words mean abso-
lutely nothing as applied to our present
policy in the Philippines; for this policy
is only imperialistic in the sense that
Jefferson's policy in Louisiana was impe-
realistic; only military in the sense that
Iackson's policy toward the Seniinoles or
Clusters toward the Sioux embodied mill
tarism; and there is no more danger of
its producing evil results at home now
than there was of its interfering with
freedom under Jefferson or jackson, or
in the days OF the Indian wars on the
plains. Our army is relatively not as
large as it was in the days Of Wayne;
we have not one regular for every LOCO
inhabitants. There is no more danger Of
draft than there is of the re-introduc-
ton of slavery.
Right to Suppress Rebels.
When we expanded over New Mexico
and California we secured free govern
ment to these territories and prevented
their falling under the ..militarism" Of a
dictatorship like that OF Santa Ana, or
the imperialism" of real empire in the
days of Macmillan. We put stop to
imperialism in Mexico as soon as the
Civil War closed. We made great
anti-imperiaIistic stride when we drove
the Spaniards from Porto Rico and the
Philippines and thereby made ready the
ground in these islands for that gradu-
ally increasing measure Of self-goyern-
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-10-04

Fi1ipinos' Hope of Liberty.
There is every reason why as rapidly
as an Indian, or any body of Indians,
becomes fit for government, he or it
should be granted the fullest equality
with the whites; but there would be NO
justification whatever in treating this
fact as reason for abandoning the wild
tribes to work out their own destruction.
Exactly the same reasoning applies in the
case of the Philippines. To turn over
the islands to Aguinaldo and his follow
ers would not be to give self-government
to the islanders! under no circumstances
would the majority thus gain self-goy-
eminent. They would simply be put at
the mercy of a syndicate of Chinese half
breeds, under whom corruption would
flourish far more freely than ever it -four
ished under Tweed, while tyrannical OPP
preston would obtain to a degree only
possible under such an uligarchy. Yours
truly, THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-09
TO a WATER SUPPLY.
s3..zs.2s.2s
@T@@

Editor the FREE PRESS.
Drill a two inch we'll on the hill be-
yoal Ridge Street, hrndred and tit
ty feet deep-cost with piping ready
for the Windmill-S2oo,
A windmill with 40 or 5oor 90 tt.
steel tower and u it. wheel, without
tank, cost, Supposed $500,
a cypress tank, made by G, W,
Davis & Son. at Palatka, Florida, OF
20 or 40 thousand gallon capacity,
raised four feet above the ground on
brick piers and timber foundation.
Cost supposed $2oo-possibly $500.
Total cost $500 or possibly 5000.
The we'll it is reasonably sure would
furnish 5000 gallons peg day and
'give a head pressure Of 90 it. to most
of The town, Us Il. the hill, 4 it. of
the ground, 10 to IS it., height of. the
tank 80 ft,)
4 supply of So gallons per day to
each OF 60 families at IS. per year,
give a revenue of $3.50 per year, at no
expense to the town. No engine, or
boiler, or engine house, or fuel or
engineers wages, or expense OF wear
and repair Of engine and boiler. The
policeman can oil the bearings once a
day in few minutes. You have a
small original outlay and large pro-
nortionate income. If needed, or
when needed, drill two wells. The
cost of service pipe say 5 or four inch
main can be easily ascertalned.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-09
Rural Free Delivery

Rural free deliveries will soon
be a reality in North Carolina
The Post is in receipt OF the follow
inc from Senator Butler. inviting
suocestions relative to the estab-
|isbment of rural delivery:
10 Whom it May Concern:
Under the increased appropriate
on for rural free delivery, | VIII be
able TO Get the service established
on ten or dozen routes IN North
Carolina. Those desiring the ser
vice established in their section
will please communicate with the
undersigned, stating the route on
which it is desired to establish the
service,
MARION BUTLER
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-09

Mrs. Hetty Green has officially
announced that she does not wish her
DAUGHTER to marry Spanish Duke
4bat she would much rather have the
young woman become the bride OF a
hr;oht and wide-awake newspaper
man. Here is a fine chance tor some
bright and wide-awake newspaper e,
man to get mother-in-law that Will
keen him awake and hustllng
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-09
MARION BUTLER,

Unless food. is digested quickly it
will fermept and irritate the stomach:
After each meal take teaspoonful OF
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. 1t dlsests
what you eat and will allow you to
eat all YOU need'of what you like, 1t
never failes to cure the worst cases OF
dyspepsia. It is pleasant to take, .
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-09

Aquinaldo and Dom Paul were both
cantnred Yesterday, but as neither OF
thPn knew anything about 1t they
did not mind it very much.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-22

all in accordance with thc plans. pro
file and specifications relating theret,
on file in the office Of the City Civil
Engineer.
Sec. 2. That the cost and expense
Of said Improvement, except ofie-ff.
tieth and the cost Of Intersections,
shall be assessed upon all the lots and
lands and parcels thereof boundine
and abutting upon both sides OF Mill
and Ash streets, between the west line
of Howard street and the bridge over
the Ohio Canal, in proportion TO tho
benefits which may result from said
Improvement.
Said assessment shall be payable in
five 90 equal. annual instaiIments.
and bonds shall be issued In anticlpa.
ton OF the collection of the same. pro.
vided that said assessment shall in no
case exceed the limitation imposed
by section 2210 Of the Revised Statutes
OF ONO; and the council find and here
by declare that only the property,
bounding and abutting upon said
street. between the points aforesaid,
will he especially benefited by the im-
proyemcnt thereof, and that no other
property than that specified, shall be
assessed for said Improvement
See. 3. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after
the earliest period allowed by law.
Passed, June 18th, 1900
FRANK FIEBEGER,
President City Council.
CHAS. II. ISBELL,
City Clerk.
Approved by the board of City Com
missioners.
CHAS. II. ISBELL.
Clerk.
June 22-23
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-22

FOR SALE-By The Bruner Good,
hue Cooke Co.
213 Poplar ST., rooms, lot 70x16S,
cheap, at $14O0.
100 Bare ST., S rooms, lot 4Ox12O,
$1,000.
room house, w. Market near Por-
tage Path, lawn graded and house in
good shape, $1,000.
152 Arch ST., double house, good In
vestment, $500.
110h Aqueduct st., fine location,
cheap,$1100.
800 North Arlington, good house,
$1,000.
III Bluff ST., 6 rooms, good location,
$1,000.
1913 Bare ST., 6 rooms, slate roof,
$1,000.
. room house Bare ST., bargain. 1850.
205 Bell St, rooms, cheap, $1,000.
13J w. Cedar, 500 down, cheap,
$500.
I0:i Cross ST.. rooms, bargain 5000.
l73 Charles ST., Z rooms, nice, large
lot, $1,000.
313 n. Case ave. g rooms. $50.
10T Coventry ST., rooms. large lot,
$1250.
100 Day ST. will sell at sacrifice,
$3.50.
603la W. Exchange St, to be sold
cheap, S110O.
SIT w. Exchange ST.. sool location.
$1,000.
) room house, Fourth ave, large lot,
$3.50.
800 Fourth ave, q rooL!s, $500.
los Hazel ST., lnrge house, $1,000.
100 Livingston, large house, large lot
and barn, $500.
2OTla Mccoy st.,cheap at price, $l2c0.
40 n. Maple, large LOT, good place,
$1,000.
527 S. Main, store room and barn,
cheap, $27O0.
LOG Nieman ST., q rooms, $1,000.
40 Rockwell court, desirable Local
ton, $14J0.
525 Sumner St, 8 rooms, and fur
nace, S1T0O.
500 w. Thornton, if sold at once, a
big bargain can be obtained, will paint
house and barn and put down new
stone walk, S2700.
191 Upson ST., large lot, good house,
$1,000.
Ia Wooster ave. large frontage, S
room house, with business room at
tached, also barn, S250O.
Fine lot on e, Buchtel ave, SO
x14S; fine location and cheap, at price,
$l42J.
Money TO loan at prevailing rates.
For anything In the agency line see
us. Phone 10. Bruner-G r-Goodhue-
Cooke Co.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-22

payable two years from their date.
Three bonds Of $500 each, due and
payable three years from their date.
Three bonds of 500 each, due and
payable -four years from their date.
Three bonds of $500 each, due aud
payable five years from their datc.
Sec. 2. That said bonds shall be
dotted August II, 1900, shall express
upon their face the name Of the street
and the portion thereof to be improved
and for which they are issued, together
with the purpose Of their issue: shall
cite the state law and the city ordi-
nance authorizing their issue; shall
bear rate Of interest not exceeding
fve per cent. per annum, payable semi
annually; shall be signed by the mayor
and city clerk and shall have affixed
thereto the corporate seal Of the city
OF Akron They shall have interest
coupons attached and shall be
duly signed by the city clerk.
ana shall be payable, both
principal and interest, at National
Park Bank, New York city, and shall
be sold under the direction of the com
mlttcc Oh finance of the city council
at not less than their par value.
Sec. 3. That upon the sale of said
bonds the proceeds thereof shall be
placed in the city treasury, and the
said assessments and all portions there
of when collected shall be ap-
piled to the payment of said bonds
and the interest thereon, as the same
shall become due and to no other pur-
pose whatever.
Sec. 4. That the faith and credit of
the city of Akron are hereby pledged
for the payment of both principal and
interest of said bonds at maturity.
Sec. .. That this ordinance shall
take effect from and after the earliest
period allowed by law.
Passed June Is, 1900.
FRANK FIEBEGER,
President City Council.
CHAS. II. ISBELL,
City Clerk.
Approved by the board of City Com.
missioners.
CHAS. Fl. ISBELL.
Clerk.
June 22-23
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-22

FOR SALE-By &rouse & Hollinger,
226 S. Main St, Akron, o., Telephone
No. ., Peoples telephone.
100 fine lots on Beck, Crosby, Rhodes,
Exchange and Gale SITS, from $3T5 and
upwards. VIII build houses on any
lot to suit purchaser.
$1,000 house ON Snyder St, now va
cant, will sell at $3.50; possession at
once
An room house on May st. at $3.50,
can have possession at once, improved
lot, well, cistern, fruit, etc.
A bargain in Cuyahoga Falls, will
trade for Akron property.
A great bargain on Cedar st, a com
plete house, all improvements.
Parties out of town desire to sell a
6 room house on Hogue ave. $1,000
will buy this.
No. 2O5 Silver ST., complete in every
respect, an up to date property. If you
want bargain, buy this.
No 1917 s. Main st. If you want TO
make. money on u property, buy this,
also lot adjoining.
$500 will buy property corner Balch
and Maple. II will pay you TO see it,.
VIII trade OF sell u house and barn
and one acre of land well improved,
near Randolph St, for $3.50.
A iine house on n. Howard near
York.
II you want nice house for $500
Just look ut i'll Schell ave, also lot
1878.
l55h, Crosby st, s room house, tiuG
lot, Improved street brick walks, slate
roof, S21oO will buy it.
What do you think Of SS75 tor lot
on Wooster aye., paved street?
& room house GU Cedar St, gas, sew
e., well, street ctrbed spd gntCe"s,
price $500.
. houses en- Mlitcl ST., $3.50 and $50.
5 room house en- Hcmc St, for $1,000.
BROUSE a. HOLLlNGEP,
223 S. Main St, Tel, No. ..
Peoples Telephone.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-22
AN ORDINANCE

10 improve Cherry street. from How
ard street 10 Canal street.
Sec. !. Bc ordained by the council
Of the City Of Akron, Ohio. that the
Improvement of Cherry street from
Howard street to Canal street. be pro-
ceeded with in accordance with the
resolution TO improve the same, adopt
ed May :. 1900 by grading the same
to the established grade, cllrbing with
stone. guttering and paving the same
Will. brick all in accordance with the
plans. profile and specifications reiat-
ing thereto ON file in the office of the
City Civil Engineer
Sec .. That the cost an expense
OF said improvement, except one-fr-
tieth and the cost of intersections,
shall be assessed upon all the lots ana
lands and parcels thereof bounding
and abutting upon said portion of
Cherry street, in proportion to the
benefits which may result from said
improvement.
Said assessment shall be payable in
five (5l equal. annual installments,
and bonds shall be issued in anticipa-
ton of the collection of the same, pro-
vided that said assessment shall in no
case exceed the limitation imposed by
Section 22T0 of the Revised Statutes
of Ohio. And the council find and
hereby declare that only the property
hereinbefore described will be speci-
ally benefited by the Improvement
thereof. and that no other property
than that specified, shall be assessed
for said improvement.
Sec. s. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after
the earliest period allowed by law.
Passed, June 18th, 1900.
FRANK FIEBERGER,
Pres. City Council.
CHAS. Fl. lSBELL,
City Clerk
Approved by the board of City Com
missioners.
CHAS. II. ISBELL.
Clerk.
Pub. June 22-23.