Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-16
PEACE PREDICTED.

The belief has been quite general,
among republicans at least, that the re-
bellion in the Philippines would col
lapse as a sequence of President Me-
lSinley's reelection. This belief was
based largely upon the views of officers
and soldiers Who We're familiar with the
Mutation and conditions in the islands
Among these officials was Col. James r.
Campbell, of McLeansboro, Ill, who will
be remembered as the congressman In.
The Fifty-fifth Congress who resigned
his sea in that body to take command
of a regiment of volunteers in The war
between Spain and the United States.
He is now Lieutenant Colonel of the
Goth Volunteers, in the Philippine Is
lands. n has been IN this country for
a number Of weeks past participating in
campaign work in his state. He says.
when came back from the Phil
ippines. toward the latter part of Sep
TENDER, / announced tha.. altho | had
been a democrat in congress, I should
support the candidacy of Mr.. Mckinley.
for reelection. l could not help feeling
a little pride when on the following dag
| received over 500 teiegrains II re-
quests from republicans in different
parts of the state to make speeches. /
had been in the state for twelve years.
knew almost every politician of promi-
hence in Illinois, and was familiar With
the factions and sentiment in both
branches.
II think 1 shall act permanently with
the republicans. When l resigned my
seat in the House l fully expected that
war with Spain would continue for two
years. at least. Gov. Tanner. when he
gave me MY commission as Colonel OF
an Illinois regiment, told me that he was
doing more for me thar one man usu-
ally does for another who Is of the OPP
posite party. He said that the war would
certainly last for two years, and that /
would probably come out Of it a Major
General. After serving in Cuba I could
Go little else h a see the war thru, and
/ like the military life.
The triumph of the republicans at
the polls will help US put down the in
surrection In the Philippines. and |
shall not be surprised If Aguinaldo sur
renders within sixty days. a large part
of the armed resistance now is from the
Talasanes, OF highWaymen. They are
t1l Il. 49, lthaG -, -, - /, %
before the American occupation. A Fill
ipino rode from Sirrya to Tababas
where we We're stationed, and told us
that it was the first time for five years
he had been able to make the trip with.
out an escort.
My regiment. the 30th. commanded
by Col. Cornelius Gardner, a Major il
the regular army, Is stationed in one OF
the richest provinces in the Philippines
about 100 miles from Manila. Col Gard.
ner combines with the discipline of {
West Point graduate the tact OF. a di.
plomatist. and his careful negotiations
have Won the friendship of the natives
We have not fired a gun except twice
and that was when we We're attacked BY
bands of the Talasanes."
Col. Campbell will return to the Phil.
ippines by transport, leaving San Fran.
cisco early in December.
His Interview confirms the Statement
Of others that the present trouble i,
kept up by bandits who We're active
even before our navy captured Ma,
Mia. 1t will be necessary to suppress!
them by force and this will be speedil,
ldope