Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-03

o'eN huo tahSII u ftaTpOI> we were tOlu
that we must keep the Philippines be-
cause they constituted a enear-by tree
behind which we could hide until the
hold-up took place, when we could
quickly rush out and get our share Of
the plumber. Now that the trouble In
China has unexpectedly arisen England
has her hands full In Africa. She Is
not in q position to demand the lions
share of the spells; therefore she does
not want partition to take place at
present. and instantly the Mckinley
administration issues an edict that
China must not be partitioned.
Whether the edict was right or not ia
immaterial. 1t was issued to protect
English interests. 1t is time this
toadyism should end. 1t Is time we had
an American administration at WASH
ington.
In the spring of 1898 the Democratic
party. assisted by n few patriotic Re-
puoiicans, forced the Administration,
against its will. to go to the rescue OF
outraged and suffering Cuba.
THE WAR WITH SPAIN.
At the beginning of April. 1898, Con-
sress declared war against Spain in
Dehalt OF Cuba. We disdained the
thought OF conquest; we disdained the
thought of nd-grabbing: we went out
on e. mission of humanity: we were
true to our traditions and won the
encomiums of the civilized world.
even the President declared that the
interests which opposed it turned
around and determined to make oil out
OIL 1t that was possible. and we had an
era of embalmed contracts, embalmed
beef, embalmed ships and embalmed
striplings for officers to command the
American forces. The war in Cuba
scarcely rose to the dignity of Skin
mish: 1t lasted but a few months; 1t
has been over nearly two years. Yet
we are still engaging in war.
Long before we declared war against
Sptain in behalf of Cuba the people of
the Philippine Islands had been wag-
ing war for their own Independence.
They continued this warfare and final
ly drove the Spanjards off of the is-
lands And we are now engaged in n
war to rob the islanders of their indie
pendence and make the people sub
jects, not citizens. of this republic.
There is to-day no question of eX-
pansion before the American people
and all the talk about expansion Is
simply an effort to conceal tho facts
and to mislead the public. The sole
question is whether we shall go into
the despotic nations of Europe.
TEDDY ROOSEVELT.
Recently a gentleman in New York
who had become famous for having
been alone In Cuba-a gentleman VINO
has adopted as his life motto or coat
of arms two "P's" and q double "S."
which four letters signify "pompous
posing" and Strenuous strutting"-
left the capital of New York and went
to ST. Paul and delivered a speech TO
the Association of Republican Clubs
The speech has not from beginning to
end single argument OF a single ac-
curate historical references; speech
that is made up of invective. misrep-
resentation and vituperation.
Referring to the Democrats. he said:
They stand for lawlessnesu and dis
order, for dishonesty and dishonor. for
license and disaster at home. ard cow
ardly shrinking from duty abroad.
This is reflection OH the Intelligence
and patriotism and tho honor of every
Democrat In the country. 1t is n per-
sonal Insult to the six and half mil
lion of men who supported Mr.. Bryan
In 1896, and to the eleven millions of
freemen who are going to support him
In 1900.
He gives no facts and advances no
argument In support of this charge. 1t
is simply an assertion. He puts himself
In evidence. Aside from truthfulness
1t involves his sincerity and discretion.
Who. then. is this man, and what is
his history?
find it recorded that years ago he
islature. and on one occasion ne reused
the hopes of the country by making q
speech against n class which he called
the criminal rich. But he at once
dashed those hopes by turning around
and vieing with and for those very
criminal rich whom he had denounced
In the years 1S979S he held q Federal
Office in Washington, and in order to
escape paying his taxes in New York
he signed an affidavit and swore be-
fore the everything God that he was
not q citizen of New York. If this was
true, then, under the constitution of
New York he would not have been eli
gible for the Governor OF that State.
BY subsequently accepting q nomina-
ton and election to that office he show
affidavit. This being so. may it not be
that he does not believe the charge
which he has made against us?
IL is next recorded that he entered the
spanish war in Cuba, and, although
his regiment was commanded by another
man, he succeeded by means of that
modern weapon of warfare known as n
newspaper bureau, in winning more re-
nown in week than General Grant
did in four years of hard fighting, and
he seems to be the only man on this
continent who boasts of having with
his own hands shot down and Killed a
Spaniard that was fleeing from the
battlefield.
The records at Albany show that the
Governor got the Legislature to pass
law taxing the franchises of corpora
tions--a most righteous law. But the
records also show that at the demands
of Tom Plat and the corporations he
convened the Legislature in extra ses-
sion and had it change this law as the
corporations dictated.
The canal fund of New York had
been robbed of about 100000 by Re
publican politicians, and although he
talked loudly of prosecution. the Gov
ernor has not brought one of these
men to justice.
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