The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-05


body OF the Fillpinos who desire peace
and to-day witnesses d Fiesta, in cts,
honor, In which nearly ali OF, Maniia's
most prominent, native citizens are.
tnking part. Yet In the midst ot 9aili
this good feeling and desire for peace.
the fine hand Of Aguinnldo Is IN avi-
dence In ths shape OF q proclamation IN
which he drnouncrs the occasion as an.
attemptsto;betray Philippine nation
into the hands Of sthes pppressofs, sup
porting hts statement with extracts;
from the pens OF prominent Ama5ican
anti-fSpapalon!stsl fGnd threatening
with death all rilirlnoa5 who participate
therein. II the ibeneyoicn: n,i-impp;sis.s
ialist could only reallEs that hlsiaItru.t
lstic and grandi!oquent. theatrlcalsiwerel
daily costing lives pt plain, practical!
everyday American citizen-soldiers h
men who, In MANY cases, have iett!
homes OF culture and deny themselves,
the pleasures OF civilization for years
that they may do their share in pre- pres,
serving intact the dignity and hpD5r o.:
their natlon-tor who can dehyst that.
the defeat of The American forcee MT
tempting to ntorccidt,ly ratified itrraty.
provisions and the temaads!o ini..na-s,
itional Law, by the bnrbarians OF these
islands, would bet6 stand upon our ma.
tional honor---perhaps. they might come
to their senses. and cease from furnish
ing material for Agulnaldianj Drocin4i
nations, but II seems that they fIave.
been born incredulous as well a ltt5 phisi
lanthropiS truly q strange combination
All Love Teddy. sal +.
B But npropos or the: lnsurrecti Oh, 1--WE
have recently received accounts ofathss
presidential conventions at Philndcl-.
,phia and Kansas City lItbellevothat I.
correctly voice the sentiments oft tho.
great majority OF my comrades IN the,
Philippines in saying that no tatterl or.
more entirely satisfactory ma,pscouid
have been selected as Mr.. iicilnlcys
runninG+mate than Theodore Roosevelt,
He is pre-. emintntly a!typicnltArts rlt5hi
| : -
citizen; patriotic, capable and just;5
possessing In abundance thosa esscn...
tally American qualities OF character
energy and the love. of faIr-playgn
From the standpoint OF foreign npn-
partisan observation It seems that 10.
doubt that this ticket viii win out In
the coming election is to doubt the pa
riotism. loyalty. and good sense OF the
American people. Whatever may be the
ideas of the majority OF the citizens Of
the United. States on the question OF our
future colonial policy, and the conduct
of foreisn affairs. 1t is very evident
that they cannot be met by "the free
coinage Of silver at a ratio: OF Is TO l.".t;
Again. the American voter. should
realize, once for, oil. that America can
no longer shirk the responsibilities Of
civilization, as demonstrated I. by the !,
present situation in China, and that
any attempt to do SO In the future will
cast dlscredit upon our country With
out resulting In any material benefit.
Therefore. 1t behoovestthe people OF the
United States TO meet the new condi-
lions, that they cannot escape. with
practical solutions and with that pa
triotic energy that has thus far! char
acterized our history. and It Is the
opinion OF the humble contributor Of
this article and the majority of his
compatrlnts in the Philippines that this
result Will be best assured by the
prompt and overwhelming return OF
President Mckinley to the chair of
chief executive. i!
FREDERICK W.tNASH.s
Fourth United States Cavalry. j
Manila, P. l., July %. 1900.