CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-10-25
|MR. PATTERSON ON EXPANSION.
THEN AND NOW-.lS9S-l9OO.- "A CON
Written Speeches Reported the Rocky Noun
News 1898 1900 by Thomas M Patterson
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600 alien people. This attack upon the
country and liberties of the Filipinos
is the darkest page in American his
tory. Would that the angel of Justice
and mercy could blot it out with tears
for the wrongs our country has infiicr-
ed"
But how can he reconcile this with
the following editorial expression of
his opinion in the News OF August 10.
1898:
John Sherman's dofing fears for the
republic because OF its proposed col
onial policy sounds very similar to ex-
pressions made when on former occa-
sions the area OF the nation has been
enlarged. There were a great many
statesmen and intelligent citizens who
saw danger In the Louisiana purchase,
and in the acquisition from Mexico.
But actual experience has demonstrate
ed that these acts OF craftsmanship
have been among the principal causes
of the present greatness OF the nation.
A similar result awaits the annexa-
tion OF Hawaii and Spanish colonies"
Or the following from the same pa
per OF August ,. 1895
las for the Philippines. the News is
convinced that failure to retain them
will be the most lame4table failure of
stlltii0hii tut sNAi-
tury.'
The following Is an extract from
speech which MIR. Patterson delivered
at PopulIst rally in Elitch's Gardens
on August -. 1SsS. Its repetition
now will be appreciated by our read
ers as timely. for II was at a great Pop
ulist gathering in August 1900 that
Mr.. Patterson delivered his address to
Mr.. Bryan The contrast Is certainly
marked Mr.. Patterson was chosen
chairman OF the Eliich Gardens meet
ing. and in his opening remarks be
said;
I'm the past six months. war has
been declared. The enemy Of ciyfliz-
alton and humanity In the western
hemisphere has been met and conquer
ed and the country Is now face to face
with peace and The fruits of battle
| WhcrR we turn 10 the annals of Con
rress we discover that the Populists.
silver Republicans and Democrats
stood side by side and shoulder TO
shoulder, that the insults heaped on
American honor should he wiped out.
that an unwilling president be com
PEELED to take n stand for public dig
nifty The President was forced to
omen hostifitics. If the gold people
shall seek In other states TO wage th..
campaign on issues OF this war. the sill
yer forces can say. This is our war.
I II was the attitude Of the silver forces
that compelled an unwilling executive
to call out the army and navy-
.T am convinced. ladies and gentle
men, that before this peace commits
sion Just appointed shall close its la
bors we viii discover its intentions un
der the present Republican admins
trntion TO allow the principal ben
efits that should accrue to the
United Stats TO lapse and go to
other countries. When read the
peace protocol and saw hv its terms
that we demanded that the indepen-
dence Of Cuba should he conceded: also
saw the right To Porto Rico. and that
the Spanish army should be with
drawn. and that we only demanded
possession OF Manila and its bay l
said that we would lose the territory
that should rebound To us. namely. the
Philippines Spain will not concedc
foot In the Philippines unless II he
one of the very many islands for n
coaling station. The surrender OF this
conquered territory would he most
disgraceful ending to n glorious war.
I call you 10 bear witness 10 this pre-
diction."
The remainder of the quotations in
this pamphlet are taken chronolesical-
ly from the files OF the Rocky Noun
tain News.