The Irish standard., 1900-01-13

To more intelligent and honest minds, the
strength OF community lies In two facts:
the concentration of its resources and the
distribution of Its wealth. No country is
strong which scatters its power. No one
prospers which accumulates its wealth In
a few hands.
Oriental Trade.
Now, speaking about the Chinese trade:
that it is essential to have the Philippines
or to possess the whole Of the Philippines
that within the last six weeks the civilized
nations OF the world have agreed that China
shall be an open door to the nations OF the
world for the purposes of trade: that they
are all to have some rights and some privi-
asked it. nov ~'''''' ''''N' 's"N'' wa
We need not build eunboats We need not
to convince the rest of the world of our great
ness If we would but believe in ourselves
lApplause.) Let US proceed in the course that
has made us great during century, standing
before the world occupying the attitude that
we did at the beginning OF the Spanish war,
and we will be power. Yes, what Is better
still, power for good that the world never
saw before.
We have said to the world, GAS compen-
sation for that open door In China the Phil
ippines shall be free to the trade of the
world" 1t was we'll said. 1t is the only de-
pine islands in the last twelve months.
(Applause.) Now. Portugal, Spain, Eng
land. FRANCE, Germany. and all the rest Of
privileges in the Philippines that we are. and
It is right that they should. In the nature of
things one people canot own another people.
It's lie! don't care who says 1t. ZAP
plause) Now, why should we assume the
responsibility? Why should we assume the
charge? Why should we assume the crime Of
governing them against their will? ZAP
plause.) ! am an anti, and propose to be
an anti until this blot is wiped from the
American flag. (Applause.)
The Governors Climax.
| The climax of the whole address as re-
CARDS pathos. certainly, and probably gem
continuing said:
Why. my friends, my wife has wept wher
we have talked about these things, Of that
lovely flag of ours, which means all that there
ton. hope. ambition. pride. She said: John
only year ago that was an emblem of lib
erty, of love, Of protection to all the people
be and their
To them it was an emblem of freedom thai
wrested them from under the spaniard. To
| day 1t is cursed by 100000 human SOULS"
Yes, my friends, this flag of ours is cursed
by 100000 human souls as an emblem Of
oppression, as an insignia under which homes
have been laid waste. babes lost, men
full? Isn't it terrible? and for the sake Of
lucre. (Applause) For the sake of money
and tell you there Is no money in it.
Morality means something. (Appause.)
don't believe in morality simply because the
Bible says that we should do this and dc
that and abstain from this and abstain from
the other.
England has bullied, she has robbed, she
has oppressed for generations, for centuries
To-day, as remarked the other evening, she
is despised by every self-respecting citizen il
the world. (ApplauseD l don't mean the
English people. l mean the tory government
the Hannaisn of England (Applause.) Why
think of it, my friends. The Orange Free
soil, the first and only country in She worlt
to copy our constitution and make it it:
fundamental law, word for word letter fol
letter, and we stand silently by, not Willing
annimilation from among the nations of the
world Yes. this is imperialism. Are we no
paying dearly?
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