Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-07-19
|SAYS IMPERIALISM
WILL Be R5PUDlATED
Carl Schurz Predicts Overwhelming
Victory for Believers in
the Republic.
GREAT WRONG SHALL NOT GO ON
Con:i.lrnt tile american People will
sp:.s om in No Cmecr,;.ln
Tones ~ ainst the i'ol-
.cy OF Reaction.


Tones AZ ;,inst the Pol
.cy OF Reaction.
Lawrence News: The New York
Herald has been Intervening Carl
! schnrl at Lake George, where he is
sumnsering. on the Philippine ques-
ton and OH its relation to the coming
campaign. Mr.. Scillz thinks the inn
pending campaign will be the most
important waged in this country since
the civil war. The evils of slavery were
disposed OF in that great conflict, but
the evils OF Imperialism are nearly as
serious. !, is nos merely Il CONNER
cIal question. bl.t Il great moral issue
that he .Ainerl'an People are 10 pass
upon in November, ana Mr.. SchlliZ is
oil he opinion that ii the issue is put
clearly before the people on its own
merits they will answer in no unccr-
tain sound and will let the world
KNOW tina, he United States is still Il
republic and not an empire governing
subject races. Mr.. Schurl says that
the administration people do not even
dare to discuss the aspect of the iill-
pcriaiisic policy. ile has challenged
them at three different times i'm pub
lie addresses To point out i'm the whole
history of he world Il single act of
pert,ly ever committed by amy repub-
Iican government more infamous than
lie ac, committed by this government
against he Filipino allies, but they
make no answer. Asked if there was
moi some chance for argument as to
who was responsible for the treaScery
to the F'ilipinos, Mr.. schurz said there
could be no question and none as to
who was responsible for the war. 1t
was out presidents war. He of his own
motion got us into it. The people
have been made the victims of Il con-
t:dencr game. They have been fooled
by sanetimonions cant Disgusting evil
deeds Continuing. Mr.. SchulZ said:
I'VE have increased our navy, i'm
creased our army. weakened our
power of defense by multiplying the
territories we have 10 defend and
made mortal enemies of the popula-
tions ,hcreof-tremend augmcnt-
cd the expense OF running the govern
mrli. and all without the slightest
necessity What may prove equally
consequential, we have frightened our
nei9hbors to the south by making
them apprenticeship. of being swal-
lowed under some similar false pre-
tense, and so destroyed the efficacy
of the Monroe doctrine"
lint what will offer the best way
ont OF lie dificulty.a"
sNNc cannot wake the dead whose
innocent blood has been Spilled was
the striking answer. we cannot all
together eN OUNCE the siisgraceful page
of history that has been written. But
the .Nniei.ican people cam rise up and
drel;.rc hat the great wrong attemp'-
ed w.. misguided men i'm power shall
not he consummated and approved.
They cam declare that the prcsi
dent and his abettors i'm this scheme
OF conquest and aggran,lizenirnt used
the people falsely. We can ordain that
the same policy we promised to apply
TO Gllba shall be applied to all the for
cign populations which in some man
ncr have fallen under our sway: that
we shall aid them i'm good faith and
TO the best of orr ability in forming
independent governments of their
own. and hat we shall hold protcct-
ing hand over them against foreign
interference.
Not only Mr.. Schurz but all the anti
Mckinley republicans and most of the
independents will endeavor to make
imperialism the leading feature in
this campaign. in which the demo-
Gratis. of course. will he with them.
Joining With this, however, the evil
OF the trusts. The country is deeply
stirred on this question. of changing
the nation from {; republic to an em-
pirc. and it will hear discussions. on
this subject from now until Novem-
bri. NEXT Such men as MIR. Schurl
and other independents, who We're Nc
Kinley's strongest supporters four
years ago. are now nearly all arraNcd
against him. /, will be a campaign
which republicans could not have am
ticipaieI folr years ago. and, indeed,
which nobody could have forcSeen.
The enormous advantage which the
republicans gained in that campaign
is new nearly all lost, and on new is
sue they must go before the Nmeri-
cam people for Endorsement and for n
frlt her lease of power. MIR. ScllllZ is
confident hat the American people
will say hat the great wrong shall
not 90 ON.