The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-02-21

: cost OF war Of Ct Nuest Who ca
tell how much u (ot conquest wi
! cost when IL i5 co Sd upon? An
yet the man who sa . will pay mu,
be prepar el 10 shos hat 1T will CO,
and how much we Ill make. Ii
must be prepared To ri us how muc
money We will spends3d how man
lives will be lost, andpj has got to b
prepared " put INT Y value upo
the soldiers who will sacrificed il
the attempt to secure I advantage
o: q colonial policy. : is prepared
to tell the value OF Ruman Lille !
Who is prepared to So. w much the
world may depend VI JVne human
brain? Who is preparedNsay or cal.
culate the good that catA, done by
one human heart? AndV the man
who says it will pay mustNprepared
to place u value upon heaVpd heart.
lmperialist, l dare you puts money
value upon one AMERICAN u in ex-
change for oriental trade. Aeat ap.
plsuse.) When 3 boy oiss ~ hat he
believes to De right, h)is Nher Is
gratefu, that she can res\r al tor so
noble sacrifice, but what erican
mother wants to raise boyls ut much
u head to exchange for ttraG Oh,
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would buy 1t with their owl n bt and
not sacrifice the blood OF otlaer, y c's
sons for the purpose OF eXplo'ion.
Tremendous applause.) E5ut ear
some people say that these Nslsnyill |
furnish homes for our surplus p\a- |
tion. There are 80 people the |
square mile there now and ~ p.
Do you think they will furriksh rs
for our surplus population? (LRau
Why, my friends, If every RfiW
we're to die tomorrow, the AAmeX
people would not go there to ElvVl
work the land. daughter Y Va
could not get 10000 AmericanSvs}S
there in 10000 years, IL they \
remain there permanently, an I 81
their fate with the fate of the iE7 u
tants. We will send more ~
there to work the Fllipinos tn
would send to work the land ~
were no Fiiiptnos. - s
Why, saw in message the H
day that the President was tai
about the reconstruction of the PtE5e
pine islands. The word had ia
lar sound. Reconstruction. WI
you remember how the kspubl 4
party in it's best days reconstruct
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imagine something about the recy
struction OF the brown race about Z, (E
miles away from home now. (GreV
applause.)
II you think our people will 90 n
work urder the equator, | want 10 I'd
mind you the other natious Lave tie
1t. The Netherlands have dominates
Java 800 years. There are less tina
60, 900 people OF European birth in al
Java out OF 20 .0CO, 900 OF people. Spai
had control OF the Philippines TO-
three centuries, and yet there are les
than 10000 resident Spaniards out O
5000, GOO OF people. England ha
dominated d India for $50 years, an
yet there are only 100 600 OF British
birth out OF 300, ,O00,000 OF people il
India. This has been tho experienc,
perience. We will send carpetbaj
soldiers, but, my friends, history ha
taught it's lessons in vain. II one race
can cross the ocean and conquer anoth
er race and hold it In subjection with
out having incurred hatred as it's re
compense forever, it cannot be done
and we might ss we'll face the condi
tions that will meet US there. Why
some people think that England wen
to India TO educate. Let me tell 70,
that after 15O years OF domination, les
than per cent. OF the women of Indi,
can read and write, and less than pc
cent. Of the total population. Som,
think she went there to Christianize
She has been preaching gun. powde
gospel for $50 years, and less than
per cent. OF the people now mbrac,
the Christian religion. Do you thinl
we are going to the Philippine island,
to educate and ,Christianize ? Let m,
tell you that It is the educated por
tion OF the Philippine islands tha
is now In revolt against US. Th,
Christian portion that is now IL
insurrection, while our friends ar,
amongst the most ignorant OF tho peo
pie, and amongst those who wOrshiI
after the forms OF Mohammedanism
II you think that we are going ther,
to uplift by force, want to warn 20,
that we dare not educate those peo
pie, for II we do, they will read th
Declaration Of Independence and mocl
us for our inconsistency. applause.
But there are some who think tha
this Is the work OF the Almighty, an,
we must not underestimate the fore,
OF religious argument. You convinc
q man that 1t Ia his religious duty t
do q thing, anc he will do 1t {; convinc
him th9t 1t ia his religious duty to civ
up his money and he will give it up
convince him that it is his religiou
duty to give up his life and he vii
give up; but more unfortunate still
convince him that 1t is his religion
dutv IN .ake anOthar mana mOpeu an,
he will take it. (Laughter.) Convinc
him that it is bis religious duty t
take another mans life and he will d
1T. How many lives have been taker
and how much none, has been take
by men who have Iaelared that Go
com man ded them gym somebody @
s Gas. GoSs xost sns s%ssyyo ssy that d; ,a
ored man no was Fond OF chicken br
ments. He asid when he prayed tn
Lord TO send him chicken the Lor
seldom did 1t, but when he prayed tn
Lord to send him alter the chicken b
nearly always got 1t. (Laughter.)
am afraid the Republican party nt
prayed the Lord to send 1t after til
Philippine islands. Some one aske
Lincoln II he was not anxious to hav
the Lord on HE eide. He said IN
but am anxious to be on the Lord
side.' There is great deal OF diffe
, ence between trying to find out whiC
Is the Lords side and trying to brir
Jehovah from his throne to bolster l
your side. When l hear q man cay tn
this is Gods will when | hear q mt
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