, 1900-07-26

ana plotted and schemed
I oVvth Islands of Cuba and Haw-
all as long as a desire for more slave
territory stimulated them to activity.
Driven from their former positions
by these developments. they now I'm
dertake to criticise the fact that the
President is using the army to put
down the Instruction, no%twithstand-
ing the fact that the treaty with Spain
was ratified by Democratic votes after
that insurrection had been begun. 1t
seems hardly credible that men could
attack the President for carrying to a
finish a war that was in existence
when the purchase of the islands was
authorized b. their own party leaders.
Yet such is the fact. The attack of
the Filipino forces upon our troops in
the Philippines. began on February 4.
1899, and ON that same night Aguinal-
do issued his proclamation declaring
war against the United States. Yet
1t was NOT until February 6, two days
after. that the treaty was ratified, n
that by ten Democratic and three Pop
ulist votes. The statement has also
been repeatedly made that some of
these votes were cast for the treaty
by the advice and consent of will
liam Jennings Bryan.
By this action the leaders of the
Democratic and Populist parties delib-
erately bought a fight already going
on. agreeing that the United States
should pay 500. OOO. 900 for it. and in
SO doing placed upon the shoulders Of
. DrnGtIart Af1Dt-14,, ~ I,,Ny - ---u.
ing 1t on. He could not do otherwise.
Yet they are criticising his course.
though. Of course. it is well under
stood that the criticism is for political
effect only.
But the leaders of the Democratic
party did, in another similar case, Just
what President Mckinley is now do
Ing, and did 1t by the direction OF a
Democratic President. Papers COM
piled by the War Department show
that, after the conquest of New Next
co by the military forces of the Unit
ed States was accomplished by the
campaign of 1876. General Kearney,
the officer in command. organized a
civil government for the occupied ter
ritory, and filled the executive and ju-
dicial offices by appointment. These
civil functionaries entered upon the
discharge of their duties in apparent
Inconsistencies of exposure to more
than ordinary peril. In December,
1886, the native inhabitants organized
a conspiracy to overthrow the United
States authority in New Mexico. On
the night of January Is. 1s47, the gov
ernor, the sheriff. the circuit attorney,
the project. and a number OF others,
citizens and officials of the United
States, and Mexican supporters of
United States authority, were assassi-
mated in the town of San Fernando
de Tayos. On the same night seven
other Americans were killed at Arroya
Hondo and two at Rio Grande. 1t was
then apparent hat the insurrection
was general, and the purpose was to
Kill all the Americans and those Mexi-
cana who had accepted office under the
American Government.
Col. Sterling Price was then COM
handler of the army of New Mexico,
with HEADQUARTERS at Santa Fee. He
learned of the uprising and attendant
atrocities. January goth. 1S47. and that
the army of insurrection was marching
against Santa Fe. He took prompt
and vigorous action and marched out
to meet the insurgents with a force of
about 400 men. There were many Sc
rious and sanguinary engagements
but the enemy was no sooner dislodged
from n position than 1t took refuge
In another, and maintained a deter
mined resistance throughout. The
losses were heavy on both sides. Ow-
ing to the mountainous character of
che country, n the fact that the cam
paign took place in the winter time.
the American forces suffered many
hardships before reaching the town oil
San Fernando de Tayos, where the
governor n party had been foully
a~ssassinated. A particularly severe
engagement occurred at Pueblo de
Tayos, which had been strongly forti-
fed. The insurgents took position IN
L large church which they had pierced
with embrasures for rifles. The
Americans were compelled to retreat
TO Fernando.
The following day they returned
and renewed the assault. but the ar
~ az NNAhG W haf NJ thtCl
upon the church walls. Ladders were
then made and holes cut in the walls
with axes. through which the soldiers
with their hands threw fire and lighted
shells into the interior. Another as
sault was made on the church door,
which again failed. with loss. The ar
tillery was then brought up within 60
yards, and after 10 rounds had been
Aired. n OF the holes which had been
cut with the axes was widened to a
practicable beach, through which a
stoSning party entered. ~dislodged the
enemy, and tool possession OF the
church. The next morning the enemy
surrendered. The loss sustained by
them was about $50 killed. The num-
Der of wounded was not known. Tho
American loss in killed and wounded