The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-07-13
JUDGE LAUBIE
SURPRISED THEM.
A Prominent Republican Makes
Few Law Points
AT STATE BAR MEETING,
Arraigned the Republican Party In the
severest Terms For It's Un-
constitutional POSI-

thOns
PUTIN Bay, o., July 1.-THE assembly
hall of the Hotel Victory was packed
Tuesday afternoon by over 500 members
Of the Ohio State Bar association when
Chairman j. o. Troup, Of Bowling
Green, Ohio, announced the opening
session of the twenty-first annual meet
ing of the organization. He introduced
President P. A. Laubie. Of Salem, o.,
who made the annual address. The ses-
sion was given entirely to Judge Laubie.
His discourse was well prepared and
very forcibly delivered. He created
great enthusiasm at times and fire.
quently surprised his associates by stir
ring statements and criticisms Of the
present policy Of the administration.
The applause was deafening at times
and when he had finished, those present
rushed forward with a yell and seized
the aged jurist and almost bore him
bodily from the hall. Never has there
been such a demonstration on the part
of a body of men as was manifested to-
day during and at the close Of the pres
ident's address. He announced that he
was a Republican and everybody knew
it, His argument was based on facts
founded on the constitution of the
United States. He so thoroughly cap
mess planned for the session was post
poned until Wednesday morning.
Judge Laubie took up the different
questions that now confront the Amer
lean people and handled them in an able
and exhaustive manner from a legal
standpoint. His deductions came as a
surprise to some members of the asso-
ciation. He held that the war in the
Philippines was an unjust one, and that
this country had neither a moral or
legal right to a single island. He de-
plored the rapidly accommodating power
or organized wealth, and said that the
power and now become so great that
every branch Of the government was
affected by it.
In regard to the Porto Rican tariff
bill he said that the bill was clearly un-
constitutional. In referring to the
Philippine war the speaker said that
the peace Of the world at the close Of
| the century had been broken by the
only two English speaking nations Of
the world, England and the United
States, who were moving side by side
| for good and for evil" He said that
the Boer war and our own conflict were
both carried on "for mercenary pu,-
poses" one for commercial expansion
under the guise Of benevolent assimila-
| tion, and the other to steal gold and
diamond mines, and then calling it the
great Dutch conspiracy. The Philip
pine question the speaker said was one
Of the most, If not the most, momentous
question this nation was ever called
upon to face from the beginning of the
century, the decision Of which involves
the stability Of its republicanism, If not
the very life Of the republic itself. He
contended that the Filipinos We're treat
ed as allies, Admiral Dewey himself ad-
Uniting it, and now to take their country
by force was nothing less than rob-
berry. He predicted that If the admins
|
tude, the whole policy and system OF
our government would be upset and re-
versed.
The policy Of pension!ng the polyga-
nous Sultan Of Sulu, and at the same
time shooting Christian Filipinos. was
denounced as an outrage on humanity.
| In referring to the trusts and money
powers he said: 1.-THE lust of wealth
has become insatiably in this country
Money largely dominates all things
society, church and state, politics, leg
islation and even the courts. 1t is the
pole star Of desire and the acme Of op-
portunity. 1t Is the enemy of equality
and liberty in man and nations. 1t has
destroyed republics ere now, and makes
one tremble for the fate Of this one."
The time had come, he said, to call a
halt in our onward march to the front
as world wide military, colonial and
money seeking power, and to stamp out
the imperialistic doctrine 80 extensively
advocated throughout the country.