The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-29

HhkeENI
Three Indiana Democrats lave spoken
brave and emphatic words regarding the
Nations duty to the acquired territory.
Maurice Thompson, with more than a ma
tion-wide reputation in literature, set forth
his views in an address delivered in June,
to the University of Boston. and at Wa
bash College:
If any American thinks that Aguinaldo
Ho tss sht h ~ our the coI phrfo Wo 800. h't
while living under the flag and accepting
it's protection. it is not patriotic for any
citizen of this Union to compare Aguinaldo
favorably with Washington. You may
quote literature to prove that Aguinaldo is
a patriot and that our fiag-bearers are
t%raitors; but the people will spurn your
argument as t~reasonable; and, as Lincoln
wisely said, 1.-THE people generally wabble
right" Life is to be reckoned with and
respected. Life cares for facts, it deals
with facts; 1t will crush a government
and reverse all laws to reach a fact. Wise
statesmen know this and heed it. .
/ believe in the breed of men and women
who have borne indescribable hardships,
waded through seas OF blood, given up
their dearest kith and kin for the right
TO hold what their valor tore from their
enemies. / believe in the vitality OF my
breed of men and the civilization that
breed has evoked. from life. 1 trust my
country's governing power. Wherever she
takes her flag there will the best freedom
and the SoundeSt happiness finally abide;
and whoever levels a gun at hat nag, or
In any way aids, comforts or encourages
those who do, is unworthy of freedom. In
saying this | am sure that l voice the
noblest sentiment and the p~rofoundest de-
termination of American life.
Such words as these make one feel proud
that he is an American and glory in the
fact that as a Nation the United States
has become a leader. The next extract
is from the recent letter of Colonel Charles
DENLY, of this State, a man who has
achieved deserved reputation as a diplomat.
He says:
1t is believed by the insurgents that Bry-
ans election will insure their independence
and they are encouraged to hold out. The
success of the Democratic party means sue
cess for them. If the Tagalos quit fighting
and take the oath of allegiance, on the mo-
ment the paramount issue" is dead. and
so is the Democracy. In this contest the
Democrats stake their all on the continu-
ance of fighting. 1t strikes one as odd that
a great party should base its hopes of sue
cess on the killing and wounding of our
troops. Will not a flame of patriotism rise
up over the land which will testify that at
all hazards we will stand by the flag. that
come what may, we will not turn our backs
on the Philippines, a disgraced and dis
honored Nation?
To say thai it bases 'its hopes of sue
| cess upon the killing and wounding of our
troops is a terrible charge for a man
to make against his party. and yet the
charge is sustained by the unconscious
evidence of the Bryan organs and orators.
The third Indiana Democrat who leaves
his party TO stand forth as an American,
Captain English. in his recent letter, de-
clared:
We stand to-day as the representative
of humanity, progress and enlightenment.
With our new requirements of territory,
which are never TO be surrendered, new
| and most weighty responsibilities rest upon
us, and there can be no step backward.
The American flag where once raised aloft
by the valor of American arms must never
be hauled down.. To-day there is
but one duty before us in that relation,
and that is to manfully support the Presi-
dent of the United States in his patriotic
efforts to put down rebellion, enforce re-
spect for the American flag, and enforce
obedience to the commands of the Amer
lean Nation through her regularly accred-
tied representatives.
These are glowing words, and they will
| reach thousands of men who glory rather
in the name American than in that of
| Bryanite.