The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-25
Nv Col Norton to the Unwarranted
Attacks ola Morning Newspaper.
ALL HONOR TO DEMOCRATS
Who Surrender Party Affiliations and
Stand by Their Flag and Country.
No Desire to Abuse His Fellow
Citizens-strong Testimony Of On
Ipvallded Officer, Who Has AL.
ways Been Democrat.
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who, with his command OF q single
company OF the Fifteenth United
States Infantry, was surrounded by S0O
FIlplnos, under General Callies. near
Snaloan. Island OF Luzon, on septem-
Der IT, and after a desperate battle,
lasting for several hours. drove the en-
envy off the field with a, loss OF rs per
cent engaged, including. both commits
stoned officers of the company, and
when criticised the acts Of certain
citizens of.the United States who have
been holding reasonable correspond
ence with the Philippine insurgenc
commanders, did not intend to, pro.
woke a controversy with the editor Of
the Register, and did not intend any
reelection on the patriotism and loyalty
OF any respectable Democrat, for l rec
ognize that there are some members Of
that party who are just us loyal, just
as patriotic and Just as solicitous for
the welfare Of our army and the honor
and Integrity Of our government as any
Republican, and many OF these men
testified their devotion 10 principle on
purely domestic and financial issue
when they believed their party to be
wrong. n No stronger proof OF patriot.
ism and fldellty5to country could be
given than to surrender party afllia-
lions, and honor all Democrats who
now on much greater issue stand by.
theirdiag and country.
Undue Haste Of a Newspaper.
Therefore I must express my surprise,
at the haste of the Register in accus-
ing me OF desire to '''abuse my fellow
citizens" who may differ with me on
the policy OF the administration In Its
effort to establish peace and order In
the Philippine archipelago. and main
tain our rights under treaty with a
sovereign power. which treaty was up.
proved and ratified by the aid Of Demo-
cratic votes In the United States sem
ate. by and with the urgent advice and
influence of Mr.. Bryan himself. who
was then periodically serving his coun-
try In a military capacity In prosecut-
Ing war for the liberation OF the OPP
pressed subjects Of Spain. My denun-
citation and criticism was not directed
at any Of my fellow citizens" all of
whom have a perfect right guaranteed
10 them by the Constitution to discuss
all public questions affecting the ma
tlonal welfare. but It was Intended to
expose and hold up to public execra-
ton those ''so-called citizens who, In
fluenced solely by partisan prejudice
are not content to. confinc their
opposition to rational argument
ut home. but who engage Z In
reasonable communication with the
armed enemies --.their-.-coun-
try, and have urged the Filipinos 20
resume hostilites against our army, and
continue their attacks upon our troops
until after the approaching presidential
election, when they promise. in the
event of the election Of Mr.. Bryan, he
will withdraw our army and abandon
the Philippine Islands to their fate. The
minds Of human and civilized beings
shrink from the contemplation of the
dreadful results, Of such policy. To
surrender the government OF the Phil
ippines to the treacherous and blood
thirsty Tagalos would mean the exile
or execution of all the Intelligent and
progressive Fllipinos. who have accept
ed American protection, and the inau-
guration of state OF anarchy SO APP
pailing that the Island OF Cul 4 when
under Spanish domination would be az
4 paradise compared to the conditions
that would then prevail. and either the
United States or some other civilized
power would be compelled to forcIbly
intervene. and restore public order.
Spirit of Philanthropy Wanting.
What has become OF the broad spirit
OF philanthropy that actuated the rank
and file OF the Democratic party when
they yociferously demanded we should
wage war against Spain for the lib
Grafton OF the Inhabitants OF Cuba?
Have they no longer any sympathy
with the oppressed. and by demanding
the REIMBURSEMENT of our soverripn,v
in the Philippines do they really want
to relcgate the millions OF Fllpinos 10
condition of barbarlsm UNPARALLELED
in history. do not think the American
people will thus shlrk their duty and re.
sponsibillty to mankind. AS | do not
often engage IN public discussion, and
as the statements made by me in the