The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-03

srok In land that coul1 De ouilt into
we 90 cities and settled by American
Anas we expanded when we took in
GU grnntsiana territory; we took in land
w w Sould be settled by American citizens
~ s.aE into American cities. We ex-
ana ~ when We took in Texas. and New
psn.ssn and California; but II 10 not ex-
Ne1asev,,, today: Il Is imperialism. II L.
~ an extension Of the limits on the re-
n os,' Z" brrt il is the building Of an empire
y Re ruins OF republic APplause)
q " What they want TO do. What ex-
Tnal ave Won ever heard given for i'm
sssss,isr,y I have heard three: The first
,sst there is money in it.. The second
~, cod is in It. and the third that we
nal n % y AMI can't get out. applause and
iaa9fn =, ne give you the substance of every
p.sSsbtIcan speech you Will hear. First
ssynsaker commences by laying II all
~ Almighty. He says: The Repub-
On snv ,arfv 9Idn't DO Il at all; God did it
ac1n osrened the door and pointed TO a car
ss n conquest and commanded us to
lsn.scute q war to extend the blessings
pissv,i,,atIon through the means of burst
Ms~nauste bombs and proselyttng with
" ~. .rvord. and after the Republican speak
thss lald ali the blame on Jehovah, he
go his voice and says, 1t Will pay
Te.pr s ~ Ii is philanthropy and S per
That il what Secretary Gage called
s w year ago last September at Savan-
- He said he thought philanthropy
and per cent, W sssthsr b sap Il in eyerv
w. vs., ~ conquest. The philanthropy chlor-
ssarms the conscience OF the conqueror
. IA Ire S per cent. picks the pockets of
the conquered ..,,,,,,,o,,,s. 49,. 49,,
....t defend imperialism by the use of
~. one on them or by the use of all
.ssss IN them. Why says II viii pay?
Why, the man that says IL VIII pay as
' mry. the burden OF proof to show, first,
~. mach II viii cost. and. second. how
nv" We win get out OF II. Well, he can't
show that.
III cost and who can measure the re-
,n-r from Il? And II you can show that
.s would get back moro than we spend,
ron still would have to show that the
oeople who spend what Is TO be spent will
~ mai we get back. You can't show 1t.
IN The people who pay the taxes viii
snsnd what we spend. and the syndicates
ayrsnlzed 10 exploit the islands will get
what we get back.
he nrepared to show not only that the in
rou,e will exceed the outgo: that II will
ref back to the same people who spent
unat we spend, but he must be prepared
N Tell us what our expenses are to be
IN money. and what In men The man
Who SAYS II will pay must be prepared to
mace pecuniary estimate upon the lives
lost IN the prosecution Of the war of con-
n,~st Imperiallsts, do you tell me 1t
viii pay? | dare you to pt a money
value upon one American life that will
he sacrificed Applause) when an Amer
iran mother loses son who dies for lib
srty. she Is gratifled that she could bear a
Won for so noble a sacrifice. but what
American mother wants to rear boys at
- much head to exchange for trade in
the Philippine isIands2 Appiause)
ssRepublicans you drag American man.
hood down to the level OF the beast when
you raise men as you do cattle at 30 much
head 10 send OFF in exchange for money.
Applause) And when a man stands on
aplatform and tells you that he wants an =,
win pay; when he tells you he Is willing
10 purchase trade with human blood, you
can drive him from any platform In the
United States by asking whether ne Is go
Inc TO buy II with his own blood or with
tho blood OF other people. tApplause)
And then my friends the man who says
II will pay must be prepared with his
lead pencil and paper to estimate the
value OF the human brain and the human
heart that Is 10 be sacrificed.
sfmperialist, | want you to get ready
for the coming campaign. ! want you TO
write out q the sympathy which you viii
extend to the Borrowing mother. based on
the doctrine that you are purchasing
trade with human blood. l want you TO
write out your sympathy and then l want
you to compare it with the sympathy ex-
pressed by Abraham Lincoln to mother
who gave her five sons for the cause OF
liberty,
You are not advocating a war for tho
mean the same thing In the Philippines
tina, II means here. IL does not mean the
sane thing In Puerto Rico that IL means
here You have been compelled to un-
cover your theories. When before did
the party put itself on the ground that
you could carry the nag beyond the reach
OF the constitution You assert the doc
,cne that the president created by the
constitution. IL not bound by the constitu-
ton You assert the doctrine that the
congress, created by the constitution. is
Pol bound by 1t, you assert the doctrine
mat president and congress holding
0fice under a constitution. shall have a
power as unlimited and unrestricted az
was ever exercised by any parent or des-
po. In the worlds history You dare not
defend that damnable doctrine and vet
fas have got TO do II II you are an I'm
periaiist You do not dare to bring 5000
ep or loao 600 OF Fiiipinos into this coun-
w and make them citizens, You do not
aafe 20 advocate the injection of race
aNesuon me that into our system Of gov
elhnnsnt and into our politics. Why, sirs
ah ms Coast you have killed Cinnamon
ovcaasc they came In here voluntarily 10
sohpese With American labor How dare
you bring 500. 900 or 10 600 ono Malays in
Voluntarily 10 compete with American
Ahvr, Applause
ny friends. you have got TO have those
pcopse a. cltiEens or as subjects IL they
MMe under our dominion at ALT You
sahnot nave them as citizens without also
sssnk msm your civilization. I am not
rA.k -and yoU are not willing to have
ng uhf ever come when conEressnen
sh1 senator's and electors Will come from
~ fnihppine Islands TO decide the das-
my oi this nation You are not willing
aesfade our civilization In that wav
M ~ u YOU make them come In al All
AAo uehN them the rights ~ citixanshfn
80 ~ Ihture participation In the destiny
sabise,s S'ion YOU have got to make them