Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-08-28

OlutlOn declaring that the Philippiu
islands should not become an integrt
part Of the republic, and that the in
habitants of those islands should nc
become citizens of this republic. TIL
inhabitants of these islands were thu
told that they never could have III
benefit of our Declaration of Independ
ence, nor the blessings Of free govern
ment. On the same day the admins
tration had the senate vote down tn
Bacon resolution which declared tina
when the Philippine people should es
tablish stable government, which il
our judgment was WORTHY of recogni
ton, that then we void Withdraw
from the islands on such terms al
might be just and leave the people t,
govern themselves. Hep the admin
istration practically said to the Fill
pinos that we intended to hold ans
govern and tax them b, brute force
against their will and Without repre-.
sentation. The Bacon resolution KEEP
matters in our own hads. If the
Filipinos establish a sable govern
ment which in our judgment is worthy
of recognition, then VIII, should they
not have their independence? The
Mckinley administration has reversed
the history, and is seekig to destroy
the genius of our government. 1t is
not a question of expasion-not a
question of growth-itis simply a
question of imperialismand militar-
ism. Shall we have goernment by
brute force, or shall westand by the
Declaration of Independace and have
government by the conset of the gov
erned
What Jefferson wdd Do.
In order to answer the uestion as to
what Jefferson would if he were
here with us, let us see that was the
bent of his mind, what ere his lead
| ing characteristics as see in the brief
glance we have taken, an how far has
| he expressed his viewsn the Ques-
tions which confront u First, he
was one of the most r;ical men of
his day, and was the nc progressive
and aggressive political and states
man of that period. Hwas neutral
in nothing, he never trimed, he never
| lodged, he never straddd; he never
asked whether measurwas popular,
! but whether it was justnd eternally
right. He was never sinced by sal
| airy, or self-interest, andid not be-
| long to that class of mewho fear to
do their duty as citizenlest it hurt
| their business. He yer asked:
What do the rich want but always
What do the people ne?" Second,
ne was never negative, b always pos
tive. He went forward,e shaped, he
created. He was notnti-he was
pro-but his pro made anti unnec-
essary. Third, from hutterances it
is clear that he wouldmpeach and
drive into eternal disgr, those judges
who have usurped the lctions of the
legislative and execute departments
by establishing gov1ment by in
junction, and deprivi1the citizen Of
his constitutional rits and tramp
ing trial by jury .der foot. He
would put suoh .urther SAFE
guards around trial bury as to pre-
serve it inviolate for aimes. Fourth.
he would punish by pro, proceedings
all those men who r'e military
forces so as to violateie rights of
American citizens, and mad of build
ing up great militaryystem after
the manner of McKinleDr the bene-
| fit of contractors, the e,loyment Of
rich mems sons. and Inconvenience
of corporations, he wol reduce the
army to the actual seds of the
country. Fifth. he vol coin both
silver and gold on like ms, because
he agreed with Hamih that one
metal alone made too nrow basis
of money for the welfard the people.
He would at once have tlgovernment
resume the government prerogative
of issuing whatever par money it
was necessary to issue, he was bit
terly opposed to banks issue. He
would denounce the finaial bill late
ly passed by Congress as a crime
: against free people. his measure
was the scrofulous INIT that wa!
born of a liason betweenhe follower
of Mckinley and of Pal1r and Buck
ner.
Let me say by way oparenthesis
that question no man'sight to sup
port Mckinley or to folio Palmer an
Buckner, excellent men i've done this
: but | do insist that scent regar
for truth. for history. nd for tn
memory of the mightyhead shoul
prevent him from then ding himse
a a Jeffersonian Democrat
i, He Would Guard berty.
= 9th. Jefferson would courage tt
!, Filipino people in estabshing an il
dependent government, nd probab
give them such protectid as we gi'
;, the South American repblic. {
not believe that he woul consider
. wise to incorporate themnto our sy
= TEN as citizens, and he Wuld consid
it crime to hold them n any 9th
way by force, just as Mkinley on
said it would be- Mckinley saw pla
duty and wavered-Jeffeson not on
saw but conquered.
v 7th. He would send message
n good will and moral supprt to the t,
South African Republics hat are NJ
o fighting for existence. We would I
q see the humiliating speeacle of t
Il mighty American republic secret
sunnorting the worlds paat hnllv