The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-09-18

fleeing from despotic rule, under which
there was not even freedom Of religious
worship. The American revolution was
mainly caused by the tyranny of tariff
taxation, or rather restriction that
would not allow the people here to
manufacture and trade with the Span-
ish West Indies. These restrictions were
set at defiance, and smuggling flourish
ed. At the outbreak of the revolution
John Hancock was being sued in the
courts for a large amount, half q mill
lion or SO duties, claimed on goods
smuggled In. The American reyolu-
tion was to get away from imperialism.
The governor of each colony was q
sprig of British nobility, appointed by
the king and having the veto power OH
local legislation-and as the declara-
tion says, important measures were pre-
vented from coming laws by the king s
orders. And now we have an admins
tration In this country, imposing it's
imperial policy upon newly acquired
territory, calling 1t benevolent as
similation." Mice words don't butter
parsnips," and a skunks odor by any
other name would be the same.
The benevolent part will not be appre-
ciated by the American people when we
remember that the Philippine policy
has already cost this government sew
eral hundred dollars, and several thous-
and lives, and don't seem yet to be near
the end, for our troops can only claim to
be sure Of what they actually occupy.
In fact the Filipinos, 1t is admitted,
are our bitter enemies, and think our
rule worse than that Of Spain.
Mr.. Bryan Is right in saying that the
pressing question now is Imperialism,
as 1t involves the very existence of the
republic. The question Is, shall we
continue republic or inaugurate des-
potism by military force in the Philip
pines? Imperial rule requires large
armies, a powerful navy and Of course
villainous taxation.
know no worse instance Of baseness
than our treatment of the Filipinos
They were our allies, had confidence In
us, raised an army and helped to take
Manila from the Spaniards, not dream
ing Of anything but generous treat
ment at American hands. But there
seems to have been neither decency nor
generosity In this administration to-
ward the Filipinos. They expected bet
ter things Of us and went into our SER
vice as allies, and were true and faith
full. 1t was our officials in the east,
acting under authority from Washing
ton, who got Aguinaldo to go from
Hong Kong and raise an army in Luzon
to help us at Manila. Treachery seems
to have been feature all along during
the last few years. Republican double
dealing on the silver question Is well
known to every reading person. II
does not disturb our administration
friends, though. 1t is sufficient If they
only please their millionaire patrons
The common people are Of little account
All this again shows their imperialism
Congressman Grosvenor on his return
from Europe is reported to have said
Mckinley would be elected, for all Lon
don was for him. No doubt he had been
talking with some of the lords and
British bondholders, and not the British
people. For British royalty is yet by
inheritance from William the Con-
queror, and the house Of lords is the
house of eldest sons, not the house oi
the people at all. The house Of COM
mons is hardly Of the people, for the
members are largely Of the nobility and
wealthy class, and the members are
not paid, so that poor men cannot come
in, however talented. 1t may be true
that there is more voting than formerly
but it is not universal. A hundred years
ago the city Of Glasgow had but seven
men that could vote, and the city was
attached to three hamlets to elect d
member to the commons; and the city
never got the member. The city now
has several members, so there has beeI
reform; but the old class nobility ar.
rangement is still fixity. How this
despotism hangs on! Eternal vigilance
is the price Of liberty.
Republicans charge that Democrats
encourage the Filipinos in their rebel.
lious course. This, as usual, assumes
that they are right and we are wrong
They also deny the Imperialism, as ths
New York state platform adopted this
week proclaims. Imperialism is ruling
by force, regardless of consent 1t Is
bayonet rule. This administration ha:
never asked the consent of the Fill
pinos. BY the treaty of Paris they were
bought for $20.OO0,OO0 from Spain, as Il
Spain had a title. Suppose that Eng
land during the war of the Revolution
had made peace with France and solo
the Americans to the French-would th'
Americans have submitted? Would
France have had a good claim? o.
this point wish to read short articl
from Republican paper. the Philadel
phia North American:
colonel DENLY, ex-Democrat an.
present McKinleyite, is like his col
league, Hon. John Barrett, ex-ministe
to Siam, one of the patriots who cal
best serve his country by self-efface
ment and his new party by silence. ]
is from cruel and sordid utterances lik
his and Beveridge's that the people o
the Philippines derive their fiercest i'm
pulse toward opposition to benevolen
assimilation. His recent letter Is bet
ter calculated to make votes for Brya
than for Mckinley. You can't fool tn
American people. now, on this issue
The object of letters and speeches o
. the Republican side should be to wi
over the doubling. but not by the kin
: Of argument Colonels DENLY and Roose