Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-30

the greatest statesmen even known,
Thomas Jefferson; that in this latter
the Declaration of independence, GER
tain truths are held to be self-eyident,
that all men are created free and
equal.
"Now all the conditions have been
changed, since, unfortunately there
has been thrust into politics that
gloated money king, Marcus Aurelius
Aurora Borealis. 1t is said that he
holds seat in the United States SEN
ate by virtue of having bought votes
to put him there. In one hand he
holds a good Methodist, who we are
told, altho, think, unjustly, drinks a
little too much wine. In the other hand
is the skyrocket holster and rainbow
chaser of American politics, who goes
abroad in the country and claims the
united patriotism of all parties be-
cause he without scratch, followed
the colored troops up San Juan hill"
Presumes to Criticize Dolliver.
Following this came criticism of
Senator Dolliver, and the statement
that the republican party refuses to
| say what is the intention of the admin
| istration with regard to the Philip
pines, and the democratic party claims
| the right to demand to be told what
the intention of the administration is
and that they will drive the republican
party to the wall and find out all about
It. ~
Continuing, he said, every repub-
lican speaker apologies for his posi-
ton, and tries to explain the damnable
actions of the administration. We
have no defense to make, nothing to
explain. We know the policy of the
administration with relation to the
Philippines. Why should we ask?
Commissions are being appointed by
the president without the authority
or consent of congress, with both ex-
ecutive and judicial power. You know
that four years ago Mckinley was cleo
ted president q had no hand in it)'
and the people who voted for him
elected him for anything else but to
ACT as president. Now. the constitu-
ton was framed by men who had the
foresight to divide the government in
to three departments, and to separate
them so that too much power would not
be given one man or body. Those who
elected Mckinley had right to sup
| pose that they had elected him as an
executive officer. When he presumes
to appoint commission with both ex-
ecutive and legislative power he places
uron his head crown and makes
himself an emperor.
| Talks of the Philippines
"The republican party has so many
plans and positions that no one knows
which to believe and take seriously
We know that the attitude of the pres
ident is to govern the islands outside,
by commission and without the con-
sent of congress-
When the question arose and we
heard of the great struggle in Cuba,
congress appropriated $50,000.000 and
placed it in the hands of the president
for the purpose of freeing the Cubans
We freed them. and today we are en-
gagged in the nefarious business of
treating those poor devils in the Phil
iprines the same as Spain treated the
Cubans. There are just three ways
to treat the Filipinos. The first is
the one advocated by the democratic
party, to set them free after seeing
that they can govern themselves; to
establish a sort of protectorate and
sail away. The second way is to an
mex the islands and make the natives
citizens of the United States. The
third way is to hold the island and
govern the people by rules and regu-
latlons not known to any other citi-
zens of the country. That is the way
that the administration is doing, and
they deny that they want to make the
Filipinos citizens. If they do not
want to make them citizens, what, in
Gods name do they want to make
them?" This was one of the gems OF
Mr.. Wright's speech, and the cane
wfackers got in their work very effec.
tieyly at this point.
The speaker went on to locate the
Philippines by supposing that. Capt
Evans, the efficient chairman Of the
meeting, be pushed thru the earth
until he bumped against the other
side, he would be in the Philippines
He seemed terrified over the fact that
they were SO far away from the coun
try, and also by the lack of knowledge
in this nation as to the exact number
!, of islands in the groupe. He then en-
tered into sarcastic description OF
Senator Beverage, of Indiana, saying
among other things that he
(Beveridge) had the big head Then
, followed an exhortation to the young
man in the audience who We're affected
ny lllS QlSdSS W get Ilu VI IL DIS SOOI
as possible. Mr.. Wright was so sin
ce,e in this appeal that some of his
| hearers were led to believe that he
: talked from a knowledge gained from
/ experience with the disease himself
He went on to say that the president
} WAS recommending an increase in the
standing army, and prophesied thai
soon the youth of the country would
: be compelled to serve in the army
| and would be drafted. This he user
> as an argument for the German vote
appealing to the men who had come
5 from Germany that they and thei
| children might enjoy the free light o
liberty, to vote for Bryan, SO that the.
wouldn't have a large standing army.