The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-03-28
10 RAISE
FUNDS
Nor Republican Campaign - Ia
Perto Rice Taxedl Lentz on
MIiitarism

WARRINGTON MARCH 1.-The.e
was sc@ae lively debate ia the house TO.
cay dursng the consideration OF the army
Apprapriation bill. A little OF Il was per-
Hinenf % the measure It coveret
wilie razge of topics. Porto Rican tain.
ube Hser war and the Philippines. The
<harwe teAt the Porto Rican tariff bin
was the ragnit OF a deal for raising n
rsEulasra~ campaign fund was agala re-
HeEred 20 teday BY Mr. Pierce, Tsnn..
tIut Mr. Htal declared that the annony-
urUuas antisor OF the charge would never
saHzo ~ 1vow himself and be branded as
a Eainisier. Mr. sulzer, N. ", made ar
~ppeal for me extension OF afficla SYM
rnihy 70 the Beers In their struggle for
Independence and Mr. Lentz OF Ohio. de-
Mvercd a scathing denunciation OF m,I-
tarian and the war in the Philippines
A8is attack aroused the sentiment and m
Siignatiosi Of afr Marsh. Ill, who in a
bitter exeSriation OF the Ohio member.
saociared that the iatter's speech wos
'liagrace 60 the American congress. He
declared that nc was responsible for
what he had said both on and of the
Nioor OF the house. His heated language
aiid not draw a reioinder from Mr.. L.eaoz
Il desarei" said Mr.. sultzer, 'at this
time totpIace on eecord my abhorr sucs
nnd condemnation OF the unjust. the in-
nurnan. me predatory. the cruel and the
oarbarous war the empire of Great Brit
@in as relentlessly waging in South Az
ExcA 10 destroy and exterminate two
erxNe little republics-sisters of our own
--azEa as free and independent AS an
Aner9can cittven an5 representative in
c1ngrv~ss- ! am not ashamed to have 1t
Mnuun that my sympathy Is now. al
ways taas been and always will be with
alae HuerOic Beers In their magnificent ef-
nat In maintain their freedom and their
aDaependencs against the piracy OF the
ecorrupt oilgarcy now controlling the pol
zcy OF che British empire.
Annertca must do its duty The great
nexazbnc, the beacon light OF the !. orid,
IN the name OF liberty, humanity and
6ansttce. must demand and make that 6e-
mand good. We have the right 70 In
terfere and Insist on peace. We have
THE right to express our sympathy.
"a republic that refuses sympathy 10 p
Slater republic strugg ing to maintain ITS
Independence against a monarchial ag-
Brezssion ts unworthy OF the name and is
Nm danger OF monarch itself. A republic
nhat wall secretly help .. monarchy de-
z4roy a republic and blot out its free In
lnattuti0ns Is republic rotten TO the core
mnG will soon fan like a decayed tree tn
nAe bank OF n turbulent stream 10 &
HwuI,t away forever,
The administration will do nothing Cor
nhc Beers and seems TO be secretly Ia
sympathy with Great Britain and rcn.
steKang her all the aid II can"
Mr- Gscntz. Ohio. discussed the evils OF
Smiiitarism. The expenditures for the
.saEny haa grown he said, until they now
abaorb one fifth of the gross expenses OF
Nhe government. James Russell Lowell.
ne said. was once asked by GulOt. the
&rxnch historian, how long the Amerl-
gsnn repubAc would endure Lowell had
Euahcd- '-5e leng as the idoa OF the isth-
,ers Continue dominant"
xGr. Lentx submitted that the ideas cf
uhe fathers were no longer dominant.
a hrae standing army was no pa-t OF
Rhe scheme OF the fathers. The machin-
~rY OF the government cost the people
new ElD per cagita, against 50 cents In the
days OF Thomas Jefferson. The Monroe
a1ctrine unher which II republics had
@een hnut mp south OF US, was no longer
20 he held sacred.
Ear Tongue. Ore, spoke briefly OF the
uocard OF the second Oregon. which saw
ssExvice In the Philippines.