Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-06-15
The OLD

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Wsbsts- =. HupztinztOo. Temporary
Chairman, o! tie Ohm Democratic
State U1Tensoo- We oon-e.S !;
" those uko are sf7h+ed Wiz tie
mani III imperialism. II VII do yO7
good:
we belsJe II The CODt.utca ..
ths United STATE We beEsrs II
the Declaration q Irdspo1suo=.
Ws beEsTe II the Monroe DDetaoe.
We believe that lie lore .; Et+-ty IL
torn III the human breU'. sD5 liz!
possessing !ts frgts 0Ir+Ives
through than Z osoi1ry ~ thai
aid temptation. We sruo. dssy
them 20 o:bers. T= believe that tte
IRE 81 liberty is the came 81 CaIltO:-
ria e II Aassze4 ose;ts; To- SANE IL
c5Ss as IA C~slitOrnis; ~. sane u
POrt9 Kioo IL II Cgbz: tie sane IL
the PHILIPPINES - IL Porto KL1. I'D
tbs ss:os Il Syuth Ain@ Gs II the
Philippines. " uGzEE to GtE.c-
tiO1 - N wbsrs Aber! shoylo be
e1!gyed, zhen Ioeo dssirs i. Irtel-
Egsrt sScrfoss FOR liberty prUTe tie
fitness u tbsi. victims 70 ypss+ss Il,
and thsrs Is 10 I2+ dram between
such szrrfceE. Ebetber the. are
offered ol the altar u American
tyranny Il LszVa. or ~ .Le alta, u.
British greed II the TrzSsrasL
General SherE4sp szid that .Ear L.
he'll, but there is 10 EOr3 this SIDE
u he'll that can describe TIE torrvr
.. q VA y! conquest.
we charge that william. TcK uley
Aha y TohtoD, began such = war
u the 2lgt Of December. lSy3, by L.
suing To the FiGpinos Z proclamation
claiming abSYlUts sovereignty over
the entire Philippine Archipelago,
and over the property and persons II
lie inhabitants.
-'Te Ehall know 4 tree by il.
fruitg, > and by the fruits Of iupeT-
ialWm we know the Empire. Iis
go - JIG u W. PylE-
the sword Of The carpet-bsg. Some
times they carry both. but they can,
accomplish mOIe havoc with On.
than the other. The swOrd was
DeTe unsheathed ma war Of con
qnest, and = national theft was DeYe,
accomplished by diplomacy. without
being followed by the carpe,-bag.
IL Nation we're ~ cburse hos il,
should periEh-by the sword or By
tho carpet-bsg-t could not Do bet
ter than ~ tOss up penny and let
heads Or tails decide. Ia u event
FOR the tbieying Nation it would ~
heads j win. tsils you lose The
American carpei-bsg in Cuba and
Porto Rico ia doing % much " de-
stroy the CubaDs and Porto R;cans ~
the American sword ever did tO de-
Etroy the Spaniards. We are pro.
fcsSIng " teach wards the Lesson
ot seIf.gOvernment, but are in FAC,
i~mpreEsiDg them with the Lelief tina,
the efficacy u Eeli.gDycrDmcnt IL in.
Dictated by the amount ~ mDney the
governors can steal from the govern
cd. We are pointing out 10 them the
advantages Of American free citizen.
ship that knows no restrictions be-.
tween parts ~ the Union, Lut are
telling them that taxation without
representation does not count IA be.
tween the old parts ri the Union and
tho new parts. We assure them that
trade followa the flag hut how
much or how little. Or what kind %,
trade is our business aud no,
th9irs. We place them on the solid
rock of the Constitution. but we are
careful W grease tho rock. ~ mat in
case they Glide of they will attribute
the catastrophe ~ tic grease aud not
TO tho Constitution.
How much better IL would be IL
We guaranteed independence 10 the
tiipino, soli.gOvcfnment 10 the Gu
ban, aud 10 tho Porto Rican equal
rights IN the Union; how much bet.
Ter 1t would hayo been II we had done
thm two years agO-b0w infinitely
moro urgent that We do IL now.