The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-22


bolts OF Are IN as many dcso!stc hc,nc>.
and where they shonc not was the black
ness OF dospair-~tho despair Of the hero
Who was denied the privilege OF surren-
dcr.ng ~ his soul. but from whom this
war ~ conquest took away his mind.
What has followed in the Philippines
and wherever We have thrown down o~v
imperial gauntlet has followed naturally
and logically. We shall ssow n tree nv
its fruits and by the fru..s OF imperial
ism we know the empire. Its heralds
carry one OF two weapons-the sword or
the carpcthag. Sometimes they carry
both. but they can't accomplish more
havoc with one than the other. The
sword was never unsheathcd in a war
OF conquest and a national theft was
never accomplished by diplomacy. with
out being followed by the carpetbag.
IL n nation were TO choose how II shocld
perlsh-bv the sword or by the carpet
hag--it could not do better than toss up
"A penny and let heads or tails decide.
In any event. for the thieving nation
IL would be heads | win. tails you lose
The American carpctbag In Cuba and
Porto Rico is doing as much TO destroy
the Cubans and Porto Ricans as the
American sword ever did to destroy the
spanlards We are processing TO teach
our wards the lesson or self-goyernment,
but are in fact imprsssing them with the
belief that the efficacy OF self-goyern-
Inent Is Indicated by the amount OF mon
cy the governors can steal from the gov
erned. We are pointing out to them the
advantages OF free American citizenship
that knows no restrictions between parts
Of the union. but are telling them that
taxation without representation does not
count as between the old parts OF the
union and the new parts. We assure
them that trade follows the flag but
how much or how little or whrt kind OF
trade Is our business and not theirs.
We place them on the solid rock OF the
constitution. but we are careful to grease
the rock. so that IN case they slide OFF
they will attribute the catastrophe to che
grease ana not TO the constitution.
How much better IL would he II we
guaranteed independence 70 the Filirino.
/ self governmcnt 70 the Cuban and to the
Porto R.ean equal rights in the union.
| How much better IL would have been
II we had done this two years ago-how
| infinitely more urgent that we do II now.
"Thirty-five years ago Abraham Lin
coin. standing on the threshold OF his
second term as president. and unknown
| ingly in the valley Of the shadow. look
ing down the broad avenLe of peace.
prosperity and contentment which he be-
/ seved this nation would pursue from
/ that time on. and this is the heritage he
I left TO those who should come after him.
and the guiding star of our domestic and
foreign policy.
| With malice towards none. with char
ity for all, with hrmness in the right
as God gives US TO see the right, let US
finish the business we are in. TO bind
up the nations wounds. TO care for him.
who shall have borne the battle. and for
his widows and his orphans; to do all
that may achieve and cherish Just and
lasting peace among ourselves and with
all nations.
"Analyze that utterance in tho light
OF modern imperialism With malice To-
wards none'-is that our policy in tbs
Philippines? With charity for ali'-is
that our policy in Porto Rico2 Let us
finish the business'-what business Tc
embark in wars OF conquest. To ahan
don the opportunities OF the land we live
in for the business chances OF lands
where others live7 NO. II is TO flnisi
the business we are in. Is II 70 make
new wounds or tear old ones asunder
to make new veterans. new pensioners
new widows. new sacrifices? No. IL 4
10 bind up the nations wounds, 70 care
for him who shall have already born'
the battle Is IL 10 undertake an inter
national career which invites a perpetual
threat OF foreign war; No IL Is 4
do All that may achieve a just and
lasting peace among ourselves ana VIII
all nations.
.The Imperialism Of industry -otherwis
. | the frustS-and the imperialism VI AZ
falsely called 'expansion'-is hard task
master Its promoters are the enemie
OF mankind They are telling the yout
| OF the land that the shoulder-strap
, | more to be desired than the diploma
. ! They arc raising the cry 20 stand
I, ! the president when no man can stan
81 him moment without jumping fror
: one platform TO another They are ir
voklnr the patriotism Of the people I
: destroy the very foundations OF patriot
ism They are draping the flag aroun
a golden calf and asking you 10 "a
: down and worshir It. They are teliin
: vou that the constitution Is opsolcu
! and the declaration OF independence VIII
. ton for an occasion They are doin
an they can to remove the possibility {
a lust and lasting peace among ourselvt
and with all nations.
!. ITO defeat and confound the enemif
\ 81 popular government Is the mission
the democracy We shall do X now {
fail hereafter The republic cannot ton
I porize with the empire. The fight we AZ
in means life to one or death to both. ,
Z, division OF opinion can prevent pair
!, | otto mon from uniun. on the prop
= sition that the union must be preserve
i During the civil war there was soi
n THAI at one time or another mas touch'
y tho heart Of every man ana woman
Z this audlence-.The Union Forever, hu
rah. Boys. Hurrahr And to-day nj
i ton that knows no north. no south, J
= east. no west. repeats in the same WORD
Z with the same enthusiasm with the san
reverent devotion with the same stel
purpose The Union Forever
Hanna Distrustcd by Hcpubiican
Il No matter how admiringly Mr.. Ila
le ma may regard those monorolist
= combinations in restraint OF trade
u the trusts--a very great proportion
~ tha naonln bayp not only no admir-