Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-10-12

American flag; while TINS ooes ~.
contravene the constitution, because -
Is not slavery, but only "miio loln
Of domestic bondage. e>ausn'er'
The press dispatches last month sno"
ed US how mild a form 1t Is. One ol
this rhieftian's slaves, subject to inns
mild domestic bondage" had escaped
II is appears, and it is said that some
of the American soldiers-as mink
thew are hound to do under this treaty
helped catch him and prins MIN
back. and this chief, desirous no douot
of impressing upon other slaves the
dangers involved in attempting TO get
free from this mild bondage by run
ming away, promptly took his kris,
beautiful. long, circular knife, ana
severed the mans head from his body.
The man died. Gaughter) He had to.
Gaughter) They didn't torture him.
No, they ended his life painlessly,
mere mild form of domestic bondage.
applause and laughter)
And again, my friends. In December,
1887 when somebody was talking about
violently Selling Cuba, the president
said, no, no; Il speak not of forcible
annexation, for that, in our code OF
morals, would be criminal aggression"
He said, and said truly, in December.
1897, that to rob anybody Of his land by
force would be criminal. Now. in his
proclamation in the Philippine islands
in January, 1899, when he tells the FIJI
ipinos to give up the country in which
they were born or be shot to death. he
assures them that his motive Is benev-
olence itself. He warns them to SUBJ
NIT to this business or they will get
the worst Of it, and says that his OBJ
ject in Selling their country is "benev-
olent assimilation" Why my friends.
suppose l met you on the way home
from the opera house, and knocked you
down and took your pocket book, do
you suppose my definition of the act
would help me in court tomorrow?
Suppose l was accused in the court of
criminal aggression, and l pleaded
that 1 was benevolently assimilating
your pocket pook. Great laughter and
applause.)
So. my friends, at the bar of history
the American people and the American
president can never escape the awful
responsibility for Selling the Philip
pine islands by force of arms-killing
the men that are defending their lib
critics and country, even as we defend
ed our own in 1776-by trying to cover
an act Of robbery with modern gloss.
Similarly they are misapplying the
word "expan- on" They say you must
not object to the policy of expansion,
we have always been an expanding ma
ton. True. and my friends. there
never has been one foot of soil, outside
of the original 10 states, that has
come under the flag since that time
except Alaska alone, before the pres
ent administration, that did not come
In under democratic administration
Louisiana, Florida, California, Texas
the Gadsden purchase, the northwest
II Of these are the gifts of democra.
tic administrations. (Applause.) We
began as 10 little colonies on the edge
of the Atlantic ocean. We expanded
over the Alleghan mountains, dowr
to the great Mississippi, across tina,
river, over the plateaus and prairies
to the gaps of the Rocky mountains
and down to the Pacific ocean, ant
southwark to the waters of the Gull
of Mexico; and in good time, II W,
obey in the law of peace and natura
development, we shall similarly ex
pand north to the frozen sea, and
southwark to the Furthermore limit.
of land on this hemisphere, and W,
shall take, every foot Of the way. a,
has been done in the past, the consti
tuition along with the flag (Great a
plause.) Every acre that has been ad
mitted under democratic administra
ton, every single acre remember cam
upon the solemn pledge and guarante
OF ultimate statehood in the Ameri
can union and of American citizenshi,
Tor Its Inhabitants. (Applause.)
Now, for the first time in history, s,
FAR as America is concerned, the claim
Is made that we may, by force, tax,
possession OF the land OF an unwillins
people, shoot them to death, destroy
their property, until having made {
solitude and called it peace, we receiy,
their submission; that we may ther
govern them without their consent a,
colonies and dependencies; neye,
promising them statehood never Civ
ing them the ordinary territorial gov
eminent, discriminating against them
ruling them as our caprice may die
tate. That, my friends, is un-Ameri
can, that Is not according to our Gus
tom; 1t is not in harmony with tn,
laws and principles OF the United
States.
Nobody has shown a better knowl
edge of expansion as distinguished
from Imperialism than that toughenet
Rough Rider, who is now riding rough
ly over the United States, as the can
didafe of the republican party for vic,
president; political Rudyard Kipling
a kind of William III of Germany. mis-
born into republic; a man of a fire
eating disposition, that does not car,
to talk and argue, but wants to ac
without waiting for anybody's con
sent, who wishes constantly to fiph,
somebody, preaching the beauties OF 8
strenuous life," looking upon war
not as a dangerous and terrible OK.
tremity, but as the natural and prone,
occupation for grown men Gaughte,
and applause): a man, If he eve,
comes to the head Of affairs in the
United states, as, If elected vice pres
ioent ne might in contingency which
unfortunately has happened too offer
IN our politics, who would be a fire.
brand among the nations. With Roose
welt In the presidential chair. VOL
would not know when you went to bee
at night with how many nations yo,
might be at war when the morning.
sun arose. And yet, If you will reat
MS lie OF Thomas H. Benton, writer
two years ago, you will find on page.
2S5 and 236. the following: Speakin,
OF some of the Canadian provinces W,
might have got under a different inter
probation of the treaty which gave u
the northwest he says: "Of course. n,
one would wish to see these or any 9th
er tiled communities now added t,
our domain by force. We want no un
willing citizens to enter GU. Union