The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-08-03
THEY DID THE SAME.
DEMOCRATIC PRECEDENT FOR
FIGHTING THE FILIPINOS.
War In Now Mexico After Its Conquest
by Direction of Democratic President
Who Claimed "the Fullest Right of
sovercignty"-Onicial Records.

Little DV little 1t becomes apparent
that the Democratic criticism of the
methods of the present Administration
in regard to newly acquired territory
is criticism of the methods followed
by it's own leaders and Presidents. All
of the vast territory added to the area
of the original thirteen States was
| under Democratic control, and the
leaders of the party, in and out of Of
fee, planned and plotted and schemed
to add the Islands of Cuba and Haw-
ali as long as a desire for more slave
territory stimulated them to activity.
Driven from their former positions
by these developments, they now un-
dertake to critcise the fact that the
President is using the army to put
down the instruction notwithstand-
ing the fact that the treaty with Spain
was ratified by Democratic votes after
that instruction had been begun. 1t
seems hardly credible that men could
attack the President for carrying to a
finish a war that was in existence
ucu Tic DultndSt vi Tic lSlduuS WdS
authorized by 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
it was not until February 6, two days
after, that the treaty was ratified and
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 DELHI
erately bought fight already going
on, agreeing that the United States
should pay S2O,OOO,0OO for it, and in
so doing placed upon the shoulders of
President Mckinley the duty of carry
ing it on. He could not do otherwise.
Yet they are criticising his course,
though, of course. it is we'll under
stood that the criticism is for political
effect only.
party did, in another similar case, just
what President Mckinley is now do
ing, and did it by the direction of a
Democratic President Papers COM
ni1od Inv rtD oh
that, after the conquest of New Mexi-
co by the military forces of the Unit
ed States was accomplished by the
campaign of 1916, General Kearney,
civil government for the occupied ter
ritory, and filled the executive and jul
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,
1916, 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 Arroyo
Hondo and two at Rio Grande. 1t was
then apparent that the instruction
was general, and the purpose was to
kill all the Americans and those Mexi-
cans who had accepted office under the
American Government.
Col. Sterling Price was then com
mander of the army of New Mexico.
with Headquarters at Santa Fe. He
learned of the uprising and attendant
atrocities, January goth, 1S47. and that
the army of instruction 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 one position than it 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 |
the country, and the fact that the cam
paign took place in the winter time,
the American forces suffered many
before reaching the town oil
San Fernando de Tayos, where the
governor and party had been foully |
A particularly severe
engagement occurred at Pueblo de
Tayos, which had been strongly forti-
fed. The insurgents took position IN
a large church which they had pierced
with embrasures for rifles. The
were compelled to retreat
TO Fernando.
The following day they returned
and renewed the assault. but the ar
tillery fire seemed to have no effect
upon the church walls. Ladders were
then made and holes cut in the walls
with axes. through which the soldiers