Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-11-01

/ want to ask, what are you going to
do with the Filipino when you catch
him? Are you going to kill him? No,
my friends, the Republicans don't dare
do that, because il the Filipino was
killed he could not buy goods of lis.
We have to lot him live or we destroy
the trade argument. daughter. II
he lives under our flag be must be
citizen or subject. DO you want him
as citizen? DO you want to bring in
5000, COO Filipino, and let them share
in the destiny OF this nation? Do you
want Congressman from the Philippine
islands, Do you want Senators from
the Philippine Islands? Do you want
Presidential electors from the Philip
pine Islands2 Must we wait to know
| the returns Of election until we hear
ffom the Philippine islands, Must
man running for President canvass the
Philippine Islands? | hope not. This
country Is large euough When you have
to canvass 1t. daughter. The Nc
Kinley resolution expressly declares
that the Filipinos are not to he citi-
zens, berause in that resolution the
Republicans of the Senate declare that
| the Philippine Islands are never to he
an integral part of the United States.
Then, what are they to beG Subjects?
Will Republicans defend having sub
iects? l assert that Il republic can have
no subjects. This nation cannot endure,
half empire and half republic, half free
and half vassal. Are you going to have
the Filipinos for subjecusY Not il we
can prevent it, for We are not willing
that this nation shall scour the ocean,
drag people under our flag by force,
and then deny them chance to share
in the government and destinies Of this
nation. daughter,
Republicans, you will have great diff.
ficulty in answering the question, IL
the Filipino people q citizen, or is he
to he subject?
Fourth-Cau you purchase trade
with human blood2 You say that thi,
venture is profitable. What does i
mean? 1t means that you can wage {
war Of conquest for the advantage o
, trade. 1t means you can place pric,
upon the life of a human being. Wha
is man worth, measured by his trade
, Who will tell the value of one humal
/ brain? Why, there are times when tn
! destiny OF nation may hang upon tn
! genius of a citizen. What value do 20,
/ put upon human heart, full of Low
I for its fellowmcn2 Measure if you CA
) the good done by one great loving soul
5 What is a man worth, measured b.
trade? l dare you to put price upn
, one boy lost in the Philippians Island
Q ir defence of trade. Cheers.
a want to expand our trade by ever
: one American boy on the auction bloc
q and sell him for all the trade of tn
/ Orient. Cheers
q And when Republican tells 20
9 that 1t will pay, don't allow him
n stand afar off from danger, 10 the bno
! office Of some syndicate, Speculation
y upon the trade value Of human lif,
4 Tell him to GO and buy tine trade wit
q his own blood, and not send son
v mothers son there to buy 1t for hin
q Cheers.
10 Republicans, can you purchase traC
II with human blood? franklin said tbi
it the securing of-trade was not a eau.
\ for which men could justly spill eac
}, others blood. The Republican party
Ie amending the commandment so as
i make it read Thou shalt not kill.
n unless the man whom you kill b,
m something you want" Laughter. !
u Question No 5-Ths Republicans 81
), that We cannot protect the Filipin,
5. without great deal of trouble. III
President, in his letter of acceptanc
I'd says that authority must be equal
IN responsibilities. | deny it, And CT
of 10 years OF American history to di
prove the Presidents statement.
lie We have protected the republics
he Central and South America for
en- years. aud We have had no authority
at those South A american republics.
lie have never governed them, but we ha
TO- protected them from outside interf,
h. ence. 1t Eas never cost us anythir
hit but it has been valuable to them.
nv looked once as if we might have trout
an over the Venezuela Boundary line. Ell
". land aud Venezuela differed about
Il boundary line, and our nation ST
ed gested that the E;atter bessubmitted
hit arbitration, and England said it v
AN none Of our business Our governm,
no said, IAN right, (laughter) il y
me don't want to arhitrate We will j
appoint a commission and arbitr
Q a ourselves. We will Just find out VIII
do THAI boundary line is, and whom
mo find boundary line you shall not tt
log one inch Of Nenezuela's land url
no you take it from nation of your o
ith size," tcheersI and ENGLAND said
r. j. second thought she had decided