The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-10-02
CARL SCHURZ ON
IMPERIALISM
lCou,iuGcd From Second Page,

those who fight FOR their freedom and
Independence. 20 asSis, them in forming
an independent government % their own.
and taks such measures 70 protect them
against foreign Interference as may be
required In one wor3. - should simply
30 .or them shat 40 have promised to
do for the people a. Cuba This il what
the plain duty 90 the American people de-
mand-a duty Q. honor aaa Of patriotism.
HOW To ESTABLISH ORDER
In concluding this part Of his adj
dress Mr.. Schurx said:
Il is said that before all things re
must establish order" Mat kind ~
order are We seeking 10 establish IL
IS our sovereignty. our arbitrary rule VA
der the name OF order. for which we have
already Killed more human beings than
the bloody Spaniards ever Killed there In
all The instructions o. this century. IL
Is the Kind % order" that Louis Napo-
leon established - Paris Nhen he shot
down those who resisted him in destroying
the constitution % the French republic.
and in transforming the republic into an
empire. The spcedicst and surcst ~ay to
establish order is 10 give fuil assurance
10 the Philippine Islanders that their right
10 independence Viii be recognized There
- Aao 4 sbE t&&Ab INK ina NNE Hknt~
ing will quickly cease and that the Phil
ippincs and our troops vill then heartily
cooperate in q~uelltng disturbances. il. in
decd, any should arise. and that the same
conditions Of peace and order would pre-
vail there which We nov. under the same
assurance. witness in Cuba.
THE PRESTIGE" WE WILL LOSE.
Lastly. it is said that II We voluntarily
give up the subiugation OF the Philippines
We shall lose our prestige in the world.
Nh. yes, We shall indeed lose our pres
tige with the land robbers. our prestige
with the oppressors OF weak peoples; our
| prestige with the swashbucklers who are
constantly spelling for a Tight: our pres
| tige With the sconors at democratic in
situations; our prestige With the devotcos
of d~espotic rule. Yes. with them our
prestige vii! be irretrieyabiy gone. We
shall even be in danger of being regarded
the world over as an honest people; as a
just. generous. noble and liberty-loying
people; as a people OF such moral great
ness that, in spite OF the intoxicating Sc
ductiveness Of victory. il may he counted
on always to listen TO its conscience. aud
TO overcome all false pride in repairing
a wrong done. and in indicating its high
principles; a people 50 truthful that It's
word can always be believed a people so
upright that the powers of the world VIII
feel instinctiycly inclined 10 trust II as
the safest general arbitcr in the peaceful
adjustment of their differences. Here are
the two kinds of prestige, one OF which we
may lose, and the other or which We may
win. Americans, proud OF your country,
which will be your choice?
l have addressed this appeal to you
hoping that you Will give it candid consid-
Grafton. Throughout my whole public life
| have held it to be my duty to tell my
hearers the truth as ! understood it. with
out fear or favor, and | have done so now.
1t is needless to say that | have not gone
into this contest with a light heart. Four
years ago l took. with many others who
we're not par: iSanS, an earnest and active
part in the struggle for sound money. IL
was that cause that commanded my eff
forts, not the candidate. In fact, ! differ
ed with Mr.. McKinley's platform and par
ty on several important subjects. ] SIM
ply regarded them as the lesser evil then
but their conduct of public affairs has
been such that ! am conscicntiously bound
to regard and TO oppose the cause they
at present represent as by far the greater
evil now.