Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-11
Democratic Imperialism,

ing resolutions favoring it's annexation,
no word of suggestion was made that
the proposed annexation should depend
upon the consent of the people of the
island or that their wishes should be
taken into consideration. In 1854 a DEM
ocratlc president (Pierce). planned the
of Hawaii and proceeded so
far as to frame a treaty of annexation
without submitting the question to the
wishes of any saw the king and a few
of his immediate advisors. (For details
see pages 1901, 6999 and 7674 of Congress
sional Record.")
Besides their other Inconsistencies, the
democrats now undertake to c~riticise the
president for using the army to put
down the insurrection in the Philippines,
overlooking the fact that the treaty with
Spain was ratified by democratic votes
after the insurrection had been begun.
1t seems hardly credible that men
could attack the president for carrying
to a finish a war that was in existence
when the purchase of the islands was
authorized by their own party leaders.
Yet such is the fact. The attack of the
Filipino forces upon our troops in the
Philippines began on February 4, 1899,
and on thai same night Aguinaldo is
sued his proclamation declaring war
against the United States. But it was
not until February 6, two days after,
that the treaty was ratified. and thai
by ten democratic and six populist and
silver party votes. The statement has
also been repeatedly made that some
of those votes were cast for the treaty
by the advice and consent of William
Jennings Bryan, and this statement has
been confirmed by him.
BY this action the leaders of the demo-
cratic and populist parties deliberately
bought an insurrection already going on,
agreeing that the United States should
pay $40, O00, 900 for the islands where it
existed. and in so doing placed upon the
shoulders of President Mckinley the
duty of suppressing it. He could not do
otherwise. Yet they are criticising his
course, though it is well understood that
the criticism is for political effect only.
Now, to show that the leaders of the
democratic party did in another similar
case just what President Mckinley is
now doing, and that they did it by the
direction of a democratic president, it
is necessary to refer to a chapter in
the history of New Mexico.
This territory was Tue in 1886
BY General Kearny, who organized a
civil government and appointed the nee
essary executive and judicial officers.
In December of the same year the native
inhabitants organized a conspiracy to
overthrow the United States authority.
On the night of January Is, 1S47, the gov
ernor, the sheriff, the circuit attorney,
the project, and a number Of others.
citizens and officials of the United States.
and Mexican supporters of United States
authority. We're assassinated in the town
of San Fernando de Tayos. On the same
night seven other Americans We're killed
at Arroyo Hond and two at Rio Colo
fado. 1t was then apparent that the in
surrection was general. and the purpose
was to kill all the Americans and those
Mex1cans who had accepted office under
the American government.
colonel Sterling Price was then COM
'nander of the army of New Mexico, with
headquarters at Santa Fe. He learned Of
me uprising and attendant atrocities
january 20, 1S47, and that the army Of
fnsurrection was marching against Santa
re. He took prompt and vigorous action
and marched out to meet the Insurgents
with a force of about 400 men. There
were many serious and sanguinary en-
gagements, but the enemy was no sooner
d1slodged from one position than It took
refuge in another, and maintained a de-
resistance throughout. The
iosses Were heavy on both sides, Owing
TO the mountainous character of the
country, and the fact that the campaign
took place in the winter time, the Amer
lean forces suffered many hardships be-
fore reaching the town of San Fernando
de Tayos, where the governor and party
had been foully assassinated. A particu-
larly severe engagement occurred at the
near by town of Pueblo de Tayos, which
had been. strongly fortified. The insur-
gents took position in a large church
Which they had pierced with embrasures
for rifles. The Americans battered the
church for two hours without effect, and
We're compelled to retreat to Fernando.
The following day they renewed the as
sault. Ladders We're made and holes cut
in the walls with axes, through which the
Soldiers with their hands threw fire and
lighted shells into the interior. Another
assault was made on the church door.
which failed with loss. The artillery was
brought up to within 60 yards, and after
ten rounds had been fired one of the holes
had been cut with the axes was
'W1dened to a practicable breach, through
a storming party entered, dislodg-
ing the enemy m took possession of the
church. The next morning the enemy
The loss sustained by them
was about $50 killed. The number of
was unknown. The American
loss in killed and wounded was So.
January 23d, Captain Hendley, COM
ndl at Vegas, reported to Colonel
Price that every town and village, except
" vegas and Tucolott. had declared in IA
vor OF instruction, and that the entire
population seemed ripe for it. The insur-
rection in eastern New Mexico was in.
augurated by the murder O feieht Amer