Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-04

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boys and whip nation like Spain.
Spain was conquered; the flag floats
over Cuba. 1t was understood that
it was war for humanity. 1t was
understood that because of cruel and
inhuman treatment towhichthe natives
of those countries had been subjected,
we could free them. Two years ago
the republicans promised in so many
words, that when peace was declared
the liberty of the Filipino and the
Cuban would be restored. Two years
have passed by, their liberty has not
been restored and Porto Rico was
taken into the folds. A country that
had twelve representatives in the
cortes-the Congress. if you please
surrendered without fight and today
| is without representation in the leg
lslatlve halls of this government-tax-
ed but not represented. Oh yes,
as soon as they are able
to govern themselves, we will bring
, them in under the constitution and the
flag. Let me tell you that when this
government says that we will keep
them until they are able to govern
themselves, we depart from American
principles.
Nate Kendall introduced measure
in the Iowa legislature in March,
winch passed unanimously, containing
among other things the expression
that we were opposed to a tariff for
PORTO RICO. mckinley recommended
tnls same thing las did lllinois),
but in twenty-four hours the attitude
OIL the administration changed under
lnttnannp
IMAM the VIII OF the people. What is
ana why the policy was changed. The
Phlllpplnes came in under the same
treaty as dld Porto Rico and the eX-
poftatlon Oh hard wood to the United
states caused the hard wood lumber
interests TO raise It's voice in protest.
When IL was found that hemp from
Mania was ilable to be exported, the
coraage trust hoWled. Inc sugar
/ trust was palned ana altogether they
SAD they Wouid not stand II. DO you
approve Oh thls has II come time
When unknown nnuences are more
powerful IMAM the expressed Will OF
tie people! care not where 1t comes
from, whether 1T be from Lombard
streets, or wall street, 1T is unholy.
Just at this particular time Mark
Box wanted to know what the judge
would 40 IN the Philippine question
and II he would abandon the islands
now, to which the judge made the fol-
loving reply:
i would be opposed to carrying on
war with a people who had fought
for their liberty for. seyenty-five years.
L would extend to them the right hand
OF Fellowship. The principles of good
government would not change the pol
icy OF America in force since the Dec
laratlon OF independence. would not
conquer islands for trade and would
put human liberty above gold"
Mark wanted to know if Bryan was
not as deep in "all this cussedness as
anybody" and Steck in defending Mr..
Bryan said:
My Bryan voted to accept the terms
OF peace as contained in the protocol
because he wanted to stop the war and
to have peace. He thought that any
people fighting for their liberty were
safe in the hands OF this government
and that there would be no trouble.
II ne had not done it. he would have
been charged with being a traitor.
But mere, want to read you the treaty
between the Mckinley administration
and the sultan of Sulu in order that
the sultan may support l43 wives. This
may be little off OF the question,
put you nave heard OF the democrat
That SAID, all coons are alike to me-
MI. Steck then proceeded to read what
purports TO be treaty between the
United States government and the
sun sultan, after which he abruptly
LOOK up the question OF pensions for
the OLD soldiers saying, Evans has not
treated the Grand Army men rightly
and Mckinney has been asked to re-
move MIN. Ihere IS plank in the
democratic PLATFORM which covers this
! matter and II l am elected | will look
aiter the claim OF any OF you old sol