The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-07-27

by its own leaders and Presidents. All
Of the vast territory added to the area
of the original thirteen States was
under Democratic control, and the
leaders of the party, in and out of Of
fee, planned and plotted and schemed
to add the islands of Cuba and Haw-
ali as long as a desire for more slave
territory stimulated them to activity,
Driven from their former positions
by these developments, they now un-
dertake to criticise the fact that the
President is using the army to put
down the instruction, notwithstand-
ing the fact that the treaty with Spain
was ratified by Democratic votes after
that instruction had been begun. 1t
seems hardly credible that men could
attack the President for carrying to a
finish a war that was in existence
when the purchase of the islands was
authorized by their own party leaders.
Yet such is the fact. The attack of
the Filipino forces upon our troops in
the Philippines, began on February 4,
1899, and on that same night Aguinal-
do issued his proclamation declaring
war against the United States. Yet
it was not until February 6, two days
after that the treaty was ratified, and
that by ten Democratic and three Pop
ulist votes. The statement has also
been repeatedly made that some of
these votes were cast for the treaty
by the advice and consent" of Will
liam Jennings Bryan.
By this action the leaders of the
Democratic and Populist parties DELHI
erately bought a fight already going
on, agreeing that the United States
should pay 0,000,000 for it, and in
so doing placed upon the shoulders of
President Mckinley the duty of carry
ing il on. He could not do otherwise.
Yet they are criticising his course,
though, of course, it is well under
stood that the criticism is for political
effect only.
But the leaders of the Democratic
party did, in another similar case, just
what President Mckinley is now do
Democratic President. Papers COM
piled by the War Department show
that, after the conquest of New Next
co by the military forces of the Unit
ed States was accomplished by the
campaign of 1916, General Kearney
the officer in command, organized a
civil government for the occupied ter
ritory, and filled the executive and ju-
dicial offices by appointment. These
civil functionaries entered upon the
discharge of their duties in apparent
Inconsistencies of exposure to more
than ordinary peril In December.
1916, the native inhabitants organized
conspiracy to overthrow the Unitea
States authority in New Mexico. On
the night of January 10, 1S47, the gov
ernor, the sheriff, the circuit attorney.
the project and a number of others.
citizens and officials of the United
States, and Mexican supporters of
United States authority, were assassi-
mated in the town of San Fernando
de Tayos. On the same night seven
other Americans were killed at Arroyo
Hondo and two at Rio Grande. 1t was
then apparent that the instruction
was general, and the purpose was TO
kill all the Americans and those Mexi-
cans who had accepted office under the
American Government
Col. Sterling Price was then com.
mander OF the army of New Mexico.
with HEADQUARTERS at Santa Fe. He
learned of the uprising and attendant
atrocities, January goth, 1S47. and that
the army of insurrection was marching
against Santa Fe. He took prompt
and vigorous action and marched on,
to meet the insurgents with force O
about 400 men. There were MANY Sc.
rious and sanguinary engagements,
but the enemy was no sooner dislcdgea
from one position than it took refuge
in another, and maintained a deter
mined resistance throughout The
losses were heavy on both sides. Ow-
ing to the mountainous character of
the country, and the fact that the cam
paign took place in the winter time
the American forces suffered many
hardships before reaching the town oil
San Fernando de Tayos, where the
governor and party had been foully
assassinated. A particularly severe
engagement occurred at Pueblo de
Tayos, which had been strongly forti-
fed. The insurgents took position IN
large church which they had pierced
with embrasures for rifles. The
Americans were compelled to retreat
to Fernando.
The following day they returned
and renewed the assault. but the ar
tillery fire seemed to have no effect
upon the church walls. Ladders were
then made and holes cut in the walls
with axes. through which the soldiers
with their hands threw fire and lighted
shells into the interior Another as
sault was made on the church door.
which again failed, with loss. The ar
tillery was then brought up within 60
yards, and after 10 rounds had been
fired. one Of the holes which had been
cut with the axes was widened to