Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-07-14


with protection life and property
Philippine the property
ratification Of which
favored Democratic Senators by Mr. Bryan in
But aid Democratic the treaty could have
treaty
neither be chang
ed If there done it ratng the treaty and this
the Democratic and Republican parties
parties responsible;
islands This leaves only one question OF difference and that ~ HOW
shall they governed?
govern islands
1t be assumed that Con
territory noud b treaty and purchase for nearly hundred years
governing
and all without the consent of
governed governing Of Alaska without their
Florida the Louisiana purchase
Mexico without their and until
they admitted States and are now and nave 0een o ~
governing tribes without their consent No harm
the Republic still lives and people have
years question covered by distant
TREATMENT THE FnlPINos
party complains the inhabitants
of newly acquired possessions people
for the rights of the filpnos
gradually surely DISTINGUISHING
of States and
and loyal czennd whose only crime is they were once
slaves nd ought for country?
Rico and the Philippines
tyranny injustice give them territorial
form of government and let them wait as other
doing Of justice they not
entitled be put Immediately upon an equality WIN ,he OF n
] 81 @ government and who fought for our independence and in
Union Besides they hot tit to be-
FIRST suBpuE THE REBELLION GOVERNMENT
At present Philippines rebellion the soil Of the
This rebellion kept alive in part by the
Democratic this fall The nos have been made TO be-
until the election and the Democratic party
power will be assured All the first
shall be governed The Republican party aors loo~ng p
precednts acquiring th is giving
civilized inhabitants such egovernment as they are capable OF
~ , In toot M and ronev and treating those not civil
hundred yearsa wards OF
they territorial government This is all
that can be done in our time and generation Congress
mately fifty cannot say We can
only lights before leaving future Con
with these questions as they see fit am Wiling to trus
States do not believe that all wisdom
generation There is reason why the great
Republic should not be able to govern distant islands
mpeach justice of the American people and
the ability and power of free government. -. ..o
we nave s bdd Years We have had and still have the
Negro holding the Philippine islands
may in why this should follow we
have not escaped war by being We had
the of 1872 constant Indian wars the
Civil and the Spanish Surely these wars were
brought by holding distant Islands and governing 'her
DEMOCRATIC CHARGES NOT ARGUMENTS.
The people of this country are not going to defeat Mn anu
times good the gold standard ana pro-
ply III, pothuers at home to the republican policy
of expansion populations who being prosecuted
against trusts when the ne
publican party against trusts and when Demo
cratic leaders and to their the
shrek imperialism because we are putting down ro sansa o4
flag acquire These are not arguments
policies producing beneficial results nor WIZ the
of Imperialism caesarm miar' the cen
aatn of power standing of free
of the people avail or influence any one"
rannv and dpotm Lincoln Grant and
the Republican party while they fighting to preserve
the Union for Democrats ana he
o live under forever
for word invoked ana used V Inc o
territory;
negotiated
fought the Mexican war ana acquired h
OF Guadaoupe fhoago ana
during following They will deceive NOBODY there
was forebongs had any foundation the
the Union and
served the entitled to be trusted than the party
thato a measures -,
approves more hearuy
the Republican policy freeing the slaves and prV
the words
examples to De Ioho"eo IMAM
Democrats VIII approve the
present policy Republican party Mckinley beside Grant
policies he aong ana
INJUNCTION