The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-10-11
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been occupied by the AnerichnH, anu th4t
asn, was one strictly defensive on the part
OF the insurgents and OF vigorous attach
By our fOrrcT. This n one OF the thinE1
which tbs president also forgot -
not the main one The main question y
who was responsible for ths coalition ot
things which .n=ie that bloody contilet
Inevitable. And ! maintain that President
Mekinlsy was responsible. u wss ne
who hy his famous benevolent atsiSuiia-
iion' orfsr gr naCef-btr IL lSM. oEactsu{
EiesfSsa 1nS Phlligpins slseeesss 20 r. ,ssss s
pendent. that the United States were pre-
pared 10 Impose upon them American Tor
ssgn rule Instead Of hp4nish Iqfeign rnlsl
and that our army would. II they refuscd
20 submit, subject them 90 that American
foreign rule by force of arms II Was m
open aud rude declaration ot var sGslsst
the Fllipinos stapdiuE ~ for their irSs-
II haTs ngain sa6 aEsin ehaiiepged the
lnspeflaiisss 10 shcw me ~ the whole his
,eTy e The world a single Aet q perilay
committed by any republic more infamous
than tina, committed bS NJ, Mrhtulera
admininirntlBn against our fuiplno alsiss,
and have received 20 anHwer pvt q s,cA-
" Nncsr Not one OF the impcrialists hAs
besn sbis 10 point cut IN the history OF
any republic kinee the world sioada q etn-
gle act surprising ~ tFeacherouf Nillalny
this thing done n fhr name OF the great
republic sprung frcm the declaration % In
dspenAence--ths republic Of George wash
ingfon and Abraham fAneoin.
"Ana what war W. thn VA SAT.
Fied on 10 8ubiuEate 0T Kill our Ellipinu
aliissi A war without glory. without en-.
thusiaHm, q war for which even those
who defend Il have nothing bot regret
neS no1 issS'ISSg issssS more lhsS months and no
nsidiers@l6e.6oo OF them Good military au-
iharitics say, fve times az many a. We
ever hsd actively employed ia any Of our
foreign warH--n war costing our tazpeg-
err many scores of milii9ns 4 year. see.
usiiy 30 mount into the hundreds, efaiass
thousands OF American lives and the
wreck OF the mental and physical as well
az the moral health of many more thnu,
sands--a war which, thr more sueceas,ini
Il 81. tho more Il will BE- demnFhiiHing. dls-
graceful and dangerous 10 the American
people.
TrIamph L. DemsFRiiE.hE.
Let me impress q upon your minds:
The more successful We are Ia FuhkinE the
Fiiipinos our subjects sy force OF srma,
the more viii oBr triumph corrupt our
morals. tarniSh our honor and under
mine our free Institutions Of government
II II a war not merely against the tti.
plnos. hut a war against our own republlo
"a war against the principles, the Ideals.
The beliefs and the conservative Influences
which hold this democracy together a war
Sea,ins, Ssr,sNIa a. u i'Ss ,s,g geSp ~ n our pso
pie are constantly taught as they now
are that there Is a rich country ~ our
grasp which We must have, there being
tots Of money TO be made IN u thal the
means By which We get Il may. indeed,
be somewhat queer, but We must not be
fcolishiy sentimental about that that We
are q maxtcrful race and the lnhahltauis
OF that countFy are a poor lot and that
the strong must not BE- too suuoAfnish about
the rights Of the weak that the declara-
ton OF inaspsna, W.T. ~ ~ % ~. Asoy. Dow
erned' and all that. IL mere ElittcFtnk
generality and antiquated rubbish; that
we have outkrown the gunhutntlon enc
must not let Il stand Ia the way Of quest
OF wealth. that We have power and must
use that power for our pront, u matters
litilc how. Is not this the real Eist Of the
arguments for the imperiallstlc policy with
which the country is reHouudinE to-day,
an1 do we not all know that u the mo-
tive Of the greco OF power hnd money
were taken out OF the imperinilatic move
what. then, have We gainedT We are
told that we have gained grand post
,ion IS q world power. hut ald ws not
esprclailY since our civil war demonstrat-
"a the solldity OF this union-so grand. In
deed. that the strongest and hauEhtlest
Nea power IN the world paid more Difference
10 this republic than 90 any Of its neigh
borH, even while We he'd 20 army or navy
large enough 10 countf What more have
We now There are In the outside world
two kinds Of public opinion concerning
this republic. one is the opinion of those
who hate democracy and who have alwayH
WtNhs1
ways predicted that u would break down
as democracy and become, instead Of an
encouraging model, a warning example to
other peoples striving for free institutions
OF government, These men arr quite
satisfied with our recent course. Since We
have destroyed the reputation Of this re.
public "a ateadtast friend Of peace and
as faithful champion Of human rights
and Justicr and liberty IN our dealings
with other people, these men respect ua
for our strength and perhaps dread us
as q seductive example OF free institutions
and as a missionary and propaKatoF OF
liberal ideas they fear this republic no
longer. They hail Il az a great power which
q in ith moral character an influence no
better than the rest of them, Have We
reason 10 be proud Of thaiY
what imperialism Has Deus.
LET uR now review In q few words what
imperialism has 90 far really made Of us,
II has perverted the solemnly proclaimed
wRT OF liberation and humanity into a war
OF land-grabbing conquest, criminal ag-
gresrton ard Huhjugatlon, thus destroying
the belief Of mankind IN the sincerity Of
our virtuoua profession. branding Us IS
a nation of hypocritss and destroying our
moral credit With the world. II has se-
suesa 9s to- 70 eosnIn1 she msan,s' h,r ,n,sossd
OF an ally and the wAntnn slaughter Of In
nocent people. II has made our former
friends IN the conquered countries hate
~ with an undying hatred. II has In
VOWED as In an unnecessary. wicked and
abonninable war that has already cost us
thousands Of American lives and nearly
fesa ufso mo OF money, and will cost lncmi.
eulAbiy more, II has made our president
commit n nagrant usurpati0n 81 power,
which. II eonaonud and permitted to stand
a. q ruling precedent will become more
aangeruus 10 orr freo Institutiona. II has
puf 10 contempt and ridicula the funda-
mental principles of our democracy and
" UNDERMINING ths popular selief n cur
which alone furnish the conservative elc-
ment Indispensable TO democracy wprk-
inR through universal suffrage. ~ hae
taught our people that might rnlskes right
and other like lessons. which, unless stern
~ rebuked. VIII utterly dem0r1lixe public
sentiment and transform the notiflcai life
ana eysniusiiy. anarrhIstic stfuxriss ~
selfish passions and greedy interests.
Whist In view Of oil this. IN now 20 be
deneS There is . simple moral preesps
est nation will recognize as binding.
whenever you have dgnn anyone wrong
or permitted a wrong to ha done In your
behalf you must repair Il 10 the best OF
your ability. f.st no seinshnepp ard no
fstae pride make you heHitate. IL you 90
you are on the downward slope.
PORTO Riesns by dsayins them ayiss yRsls r. jass 1
rights. and TO the Philippine islunders by
baxsly betraYing them and snbtusatinK
them with a bloody hand. We are bound
10 repair that wrong. even N "a costs us
sofnethtng
ssust kses Up the Ftahf.
u cannot agree with some esteemed
friends who think that the struggle agminsf
imperialism should now be suspended aud
that thaHe Ia power ah1uld BE- krpt thers
iii order 20 nwuld other lroubiesasne rfkaa,
I DO. indeed bsiieve that. n nav bafYsec.
The efforts gzainst Imperialism will eeahe.
They certainly will not, aa tne efforts
against slavery, however often n4fied, eId
naf cease until their Anal triumph came
through 4 tremendous cFtaia which. par-
haps might have been avoided had they
succeeded earlier. but our efforfs should
mot now be snspenasd for two reasons.
Zone Is this; There ID but too murh
ground for believing that the party In
power h largely controlled by strong ana
rrasutng interests trying 70 explett the
government for their praffs, and iaeifn.S
te make the American Gag in the eharac-
tertxfhi phrase OF the famous I'essf Rhodes.
"a lIrsl-ciaxE commercial eaenG,
THE rerond reason aEafusf poxtpune-
rssnt r. thls. We are now engaged III the
awful bnaiue1s Of establishing erders a.
II ss called. hy slaughtering Of people be-
ensiss they continue 10 stguRGic for theIf
freedom ara indspsndenr2. We reed ffr-
rfbie esnrses. such ~ "a fnorn than " f1it.
pines having been IndiserinslnaSely shog
dcwa because two OF our soldiers had heea
KILLED Ia . shop near by; or eF wheis
wedding party being pal to dsash hscauez
there were. ssle o. twe 'tnsGFrantz' among
them And tniB. my euuutryfaer. in tiefe
under the faE Of The republic Of Wasking-