Arizona republican., 1900-10-06

! just what he means when he denCunc- es trusts the verdict is apt to be that l the senator from Ohio has the best oi the argument. t."-Washington Post. 1S46 General Kearney, with the military | forces of the United States, conquered the military forces of Mexico on the ter ritory of New Mexico. Thereupon he set up a civil government for the oc- cupied territory, the offices being file 1 by appointment. But scarcely had the civil functionaries entered upon their duties when the native inhabitants of the territory. who objected to the rule of the United States, organized a con- spiracy to overthrow this civil govern ment. On the night of January f5, 1S47. the governor, the sheriff, the cir cult attorney, the prefect and a num- Der of other officials and citizens of tn , United States were assassinated in the town of San Fernando de Tayos. Al the same time there were uprisings in a number of other towns, and within d week the inhabitants of the territory were in general rebellion.
 General Sterling Price, then in com mand at Santa Fe, at once organized expeditions to put down this rebellion. Many battles were fought and many lives lost on both sides, but in the end the American commander reached San Fernando de Tayos, battered down the walls of the citadel and captured the ;rc hot bn Americans lost fifty and the insurgents 150. besides those who were taken pris- oners.
 In six months the rebellion had been wholly put down. Of the captured lead CTS sixteen were executed after $ court martial, and their execution was ap- proved by President Polk.
 And. furthermore, President Polk, in response to a resolution>of inquiry, sent a special message to congress in which he defended what he and the army had done. He Justified the execution of the insurgent leaders on the ground that they were traitors and had earned the penalty of treason. He noted that it was the duty Of the president to enforce the sovereignty of the United States, and that he had no option but to put down the New Mexican rebellion and compel the people to acknowledge the supremacy of our government. "Th5re was" he said. mo alternative left but to establish and maintain military rule over the conquered people in the dis puted territory who had submitted to our arms, or to forbear the exercise or our belligerent rights and leave them in q state of anarchy and without con- trol." In New Mexico the entlre native population joined in the reoel- lion. Colonel Price reported that every town with the exception of Vegas and Tucoloti had agreed to join in the up rising In the Philippines only part of the population are defying our au- thority-practically only part of one tribe out of about eighty.
 And another point of difference may be found in the fact that President Me K.nIey has not been so bloodtnirsty as his democratic predecessor, Polk. In the Philippines no insurgents have been executed on account of their part in the rebellion. It has not been toun1 necessary by q republican administrd- ton to be so rigorous in dealing with treason as was Polk.
 But what kind of a figure does MT Bryan cut in the light of this true history? How can he fit the story Of Polk and New Mexico in his bold as servation that no democratic president considered it just and honorable TO conquer an alien people and, without their consent. make them the subjects of our government" And how will he reconcile that other clear falsehood that the democratic party has always stood on the doctrine that no just gov ernment can exist without the consent of the governed?-Kansas City Journal.
 THIRTY TONS OF PENNIES.-Chi- cagos Penny Savings society has only been established for a few years, but it's deposits have been as follows:
 Year ending June 30, 1898. LAO Year ending June 30, 1899. ........ 33,960 Year ending June 30, 1900. ........ 1,793
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