Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-11-01

The representative Of party for Presi-
lieut. of the United States. (Applause.
II is hardly fair for man who has no
to place his response.
bility against one who has RESPONSE
bility placed upon him by rarty. zap
plause.
| want your party leaders to answer
the questions that l am going to ask.
find on page 40 of the Presidents
message TO Congress- of the 9th of
December, 1898. the following words:
Tho Importance Of legislation for
the permanent increase Of the armies
is, therefore. manifest and the recon-
mendation Of the Secretary of War, for
that purpose, has my unqualified az |
prevail There can be no question that |
at this time, and probably for some
time in the future, 100,0 900 men will be |
needed to meet the necessities OF the
situation.
There Is the recommendation Of a
Republican President asking Congress
to raise the standing army to lou, 600;
and my first question is, will the Re-
authorized to speak, declare to the
American people that Republican sue
cess this fall means standing army
of 100, 900 in the United States? (Great
applause.
| have been trying to find some Re.
publican who would define the Presi-
DENTS message, and thus far l have
found no one, and yet q Republican
representative voted for bill making
the army 100000. and Senator Hawley
reported back the bill with the en-
doraemept OF the Republicans Of his
committee in the Senate, but it was
the 18th day Of February, and they did
not have time to get the bill through
with tine opposition presented by Demo-
Gratis, Populists and Silver Republi.
| cans, and, therefore, they were com
| PEELED to accept an amendment offered
by Senator German limiting tho in
crease until two years, so that the in
crease expires next year.
What want to know is, does the Re-
publican party intend to make this
army permanent at 100 000, and lei the
Republicans say whether, they want it
or not anu il they want it, let them
defend it before the American people if
they dare to do it? Applause.
An increase of 70, QUO asked by Presi-
dent Mckinley less than two years ago,
and less than two years after inaugu-
ration, means that we snail multiply
| lut ny tUuts duh L Ndub W huuW
whether those rs, 600 extra soldiers are
to be kept at work outside of this
country or inside? If they are to be
kept outside, then / want you to know
that the Republican, party stands for
a policy that requires three times as
many soldiers to serve outside Of the
United States as we used to need inside
OF the United States, tgreat applause)
and il this increase is to be used here,
| want to know whether the soldiers
are to be kept idle or busyp Laughter. J
II we are to have 10000 soldiers in
this country, are you going TO maintain
them in idleness? Why do you need to
maintain SO many in idleness? And IL
you are going to maintain them IN use
and keep them busy, what are they
going to be busy atty daughter. What
does the soldier do when he is busy !?
tLaughterl. There are Republicans
who want larger army in this coun-
try; but what do they want it for? To
suppress by force the discomfort among
labor men that ought to be cured by
legislation.
Now, let the Republicans tell you
whether they want that army, asked fol-
> by Mr.. Mckinley, and IL they want it,
let them explain what they want it for.
tUr sbrVlce away from nome!
Let them defend policy that re-
quires 1000 soldiers for service out
: side the United States. and if they
: want them at home. let them defend al
3 army OF 1000 kept in this country
either idle or busy. That is the frs
question. daughter.
J Second-lf the Declaration Of indie
, pendence is true, and governments de
rived their Just powers from the con
sent Of the governed, then | want I,
2 ask, how can you buy the right to gov
4 ern people or secure title to it h,
: forceH l charge that the Republican
party can show no title to the Filipino
= that harmonizes with the Declaration
e of American Independence. Did W
8 buy the title from SpainS Can you hu
l the right to govern peopleF 1t is onl
a a generation ago that Republicans sal
IS you could not buy black man ia
y $1,000. Now they will buy million
It Of Filipinos in JOB lot at 2la cent
70 apiece. Laughter. Or, will you sa
e that We did not buy the Filipinos, tina
Is we Just bought the land? If that
/. your answer, then | ask you, how di
We get the PhilippinesY If we jul
'r bought the land and did not buy til
J. Filipinos, why don't we shoot the laud
's Why do you shoot the Filipinos
20 Laughter. Mother used to buy drel
goods, and the store keeper woul
Of throw in thread and buttons. ] wond,
at ii we just bought the land and got IL
90 Filipinos thrown III. Laughter
b. this Republican doctrinef Has dul
D. inanimate earth value, aud yet whe
t that earth is nodded by the DiviI
IN Hand, and made into the image of Il
Creator, does it become fixture al
or pass with the land? Is that Republ
b. can doctIineg Oh, my countrymeu, the
10 was a time when Republicans did n
O. put value upon human life and NAL
DIS land more valuable than men! The
was such time. | want you TO answ
Id the question, il the Declaration OF |
on dependence is true, if governments d
at rive their Just powers from tho conse
at of the governed, how can you buy Il
TO right to govern people, OF get it
on force. What title did Spain have
no sell9 None. When she sold us 5000, Q
il. Filipinos, she did not own one, and
she could sell us was license to hu
ay IN the Philippine Islands. tLaughtei
in But, my friends, il she had tit
~ what kind Of a title was it? I'll
nased on force. She found the Fl
Ib- pines, beat them into submission wi
ed a club, and then set down on thu
IS, holding tho club. We found her sitti
II there, paid so, 1000, 900 for the clu
lat and sat down on them ourselv
rec daughter.
led : But do you believe that title has
tie on force is good? Can big man thrf
a little man and then own hi
TO daughter.