Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-10-12
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS
FACTS AND OPINIONS GATHERED
FROM CONTEMPORARIES.
MR.. scHuRz's SPEECH.

MR.. soAuRz's SPEECH.
Carl Schurz has fury realized the un- |
easiest anticipations of the imperalists.
Like his great sound-money speech at
Chicago in 1896, his speech at Cooper
Union last night is a splendid demon
stration of the might of the intellect
when enlightened by conscience and
armed with the lrresis IDLE power of the
truth.
Mr.. McKinley's letter of acceptance is
not onlv the most conspicuous but also
the ablest defense Of his policies. Mr..
Schurz seized it and has now turned it
into a most effective weapon of the
campaign for right, justice. the republic
and its principles. Mr.. Mckinley argued
with sublety, but Mr.. Schurz has ex-
posed his fallacies. Mr.. Mckinley garb-
led quotations: Mr.. Schurz has supplied
the omissions. Mr.. Mckinley manu-
featured history: Mr., Schurz has placed
in paralelel columns the facts of history
itself as written by Mr.. Mckinley's own
officers and agents and reported directly
to him. Mr.. Mckinley proclaimed in
tentiOns of pure beneVolence; Mr.. Schurz
with the rapier Of fact has torn of the
mask and has revealed the crafty con-
structor of a despOtism to be exploited
by and for satraps and syndicates main
tanned with the blood and the money of
the American people. NJ. Mckinley
tried to shift and divide the responsible
ity: Mr.. Schurz has fixed it so firmly
upon him that it becomes as much his
own as his skin.
II il difficult to detach from Mr..
Schurz's closely woven fabric any part
for quotation. This following extract is
typical:
Let us now review in few words what
imperialism has so far really IN lde or us. IL
has perry crted the sOlmnly proclaimed war OF
liberation and humanity into war OF land
grabbing conquest, criminal aggression
and subjugation, thus destroying the Dehet
of mankind in the sincerity of our virtuouS
professions, branding US as nation of
hypocrites and destroying our moral credit
with the world 1T has seduced us to commit
the meanest misdeed nation can commit
the crafty betrayal of an ally and the wanton
slaughter of innocent poop e. 1t has made
our former friends in the conquered
countries hate Us with an undying hatred. II
has involved us IN an unnecessary, wicked
and abominable war that has already cost us
thousands of American lives and nearly two
hundred millions of money, and Will cost
intellectually more.
usurpation of power which, if condoned and
permitted 10 stand rs railing precedent,
will become most dangerous to cur free in
situations. II has pat TO contempt ana rid
icule the fundamental prin ;iples of our
democracy and is undermining the popular
belief in our old ideals of right, Justice and
liberty, which alone furnish the conservative
element indispensable to n democracy work.
ing through universal suffrage. II has taught
our people that mi ght makes right, ana o'her
tab bad
will utterly dcmoralizc public sentiment and
transform the political life of our democracy
into wild, Inscriptions and eventually
anarchistic struggles of selfish passions ana
greedy interests.
Mr.. Schurz finds that the awful war
now waging in the Philippines and the
nature of the greedy and INSCRIPTIONS
interests which are trying to make the
flag their valuable commercial asset"
compel the advocates of the republic and
its institutions to act without delay.
And he calls upon all to "stand together
with a good conscience and unilinching
courage for truth, Justice and liberty
As TO the money question he says that
the republic is paramount to money.
but that
The dangers TO our present monetary
system are by no means so threatening now
a Jealous partisanship represents them, and
we may freely act upon the question of
Imperialism without serious peril to our
standard of value.
Mr.. Schurz's speech will get hearing
everywhere because of his reputation as
an orator and as a man of conscience;
and, getting hearing, it will carry con-
yiction because of its clear and honest
logic of sense, conscience and truth
New York World.