Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-10-04
COMMUNICATED
HYATTsvILLE, Nh, Sept IS, 1900,

Editors St. Mary's Beacon
| Dear Sirs The editor Of the st Ma
| RVS Enterprise, evidently feeling unhap-
by over the rapid progress made by The
Democratic cause under Nj Bryan. in
the issue OF September 10Th, condemns
in terms indicating considerable mental
disturbance senator Wellington and
zone J. H. Ralston, Of fayetteville, Nd,
one Of Mr.. Mudd's defamers, and once
the paid attorney and counsellor Of
Aguinaldo's "eny0y to Washington for
giving information and hostile instiga-
ton to the enemy engaged in shooting
down our soldiers in the Philippines"
The undersigned appreciates the com
pliment involved in the association Of
his name with that Of Senator yelling
ton, enc Of the ablest, most honest and
fearless representatives Of the people on
the floor OF the Senate lie must, how
ever, mildly dissent from Tie suggestion
that he is one Of Mr. Mudd's defamers.
He has not DETAINED Nj Mudd, either in
public speech OF written communication
He believes such task is most effect.
ually accomplished by those OF Mr.
Mudd's own party, members Of which,
at the same time they dcnouncc their
present representative, are held in his
power by the cohesive power OF public
plumber"
The undersigned certainly vas not the
paid attorney Of Aguinaldo's envoy
In any such sense as indicated, particu.
larry as his attorneyslip ceased the in
stans Nebraska soldier killed Filipi.
no Lieutenant, and brought into actual
existence the war this administration
seemed 30 anxious to provoke His
ideas as to the Philippine situation ante
dated any association with Filipinos be-
ing indicated by a communication Of
December 81, 1893, to tho Washington
Peat, containing the following, among
other, queries
Have VIC, therefore, any encourage
mcnt 20 believe, judging from our past
history, that We can master a Malay
problem except b. killing Malay
Has any nation ever demonstrated It's
ability to rule another nation Have
not efforts to DO SO simply corrupted the
rulers and impoverished and cnsIayed
the ruled 's' II we believe IN the
right Of al people % govern themselves
az they see o.. where do wc derive our
right 20 goycru The Fjlip.noes, they
having created government Of their
own 49, II the natives al iluiio
refuse 10 submit 90 tho Americans sad
surrender tho fruit 81 victory iueludiuP
their right Of self government, win this
nation, as s1.callcd Ch5istihn nation
and a nation losiag liberty, be- under
any obligation TO XII aad murder Tie
natives uulil thoy appreciate The sltuA
tion and realize that might makes right
Il there not an essential difference be-
tween the requirement Of ,o0o, 009mnea
81 practically unoecupica contiguous
territory and the subiugation 10 our rule
81 7,oo0,o10 people Of a different color.
religion aud form % civilization,
Have wo iho rights 90 taa ourselves e.
support standing army 60 keep the
Filipiuos IN subsection, or are we jBsit
fed IN taxing the Fliipinas 60 fgppon
an army for the same purpose
Can We not, without killing anyone
or violating any right. secerc freedom Of
trade with the Philippines and = coaliag
station Can VIC secgrc moro than this
by standing army on gbe contrary.
will not our occupation % their country
cmbi,ter the FA:pinos against ne. and
lead 70 the killing Of thousands Of good
Americans citizens 90 Say nothing ~
the wrong 10 lhc Filipiros
Thsse questions were 81 asked before
$50 commenced our war % criminal az.
grcssion bat they are as pertinent to-.
day NJ then Perhaps tic 81 Narys
Entyprae, however, viii answer them
/ ia manner which will not DO injustice
10 our inalltutions
The Ent>yprtse scientifically speaks Of
the kind 81 former Republicans nos
aiding Mr. Bryan In hia masqucrading
scheme In behalf Of free trade, free sil.
yer, free riot, reputation, national COW.
ardioe and dishonor. and everything for
nothing" Reading this excited OK.
preston, am forced 10 believe that the
| editor Of the Enterprise is mental suf-
fersr, resultant upon the fact that he has
been too dilligont reader Of the recent
speeches OF his candidate for the Vice.
Presidency The shock Of the election
Of Mr.. Bryan will doubtless restore him
TO his normal condition
Respectfully Yours,
J. II RALsToN.
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