The Washington weekly post., 1900-10-02

hi"AFs Anu cannot repeat too often
that monarchy or ar aristocracy can
do many things and remain a strong
monarchy or arisfOcracy which a democ-
Tact cannot do and remain A true de-
mocracy and one OF those things IL 20
rule other people with substantially arbl-
tfary power. The vital principle Of d.
nocFacy II self-goVernment Of the people.
~ cannot rule another people without
denying the very reason OF its being.
What Imperialism Has Made offs.
Let US row review in a few words
what Imperialism has so far really made
OF cs. II has perverted the solemnly pro-
claimed war Of Liberation and humanity
into a war OF iand-grabblng conquest.
criminal aggression and subtugation. thus
destroying the belief OF mankind in the
sincerity Of our virtuous profession.
branding US as a nation Of hypoeriiss and
destroying oCr moral credit with the
world. II has seduced us 10 commit the
meanest misdeed a nation can commit
the crafty betrayal OF an ally and the
wanton slaughter of innocent people. II
has made our former friends in the con-
quered countries hate US with an undying
hatred.
1T has done something more which Is
alarmingly characteristic Of it's tenden-
cies. In this republic which should be
governed by an intelligent and well-in-
formed public opinion. II has introduced
one Of the most insidious practices Of des-
pOtic governments-a censorship of news
That Censorship has largely falsiaed and
Still more largely concealed from the
knowledge OF the people the information
30 which the people are entitled as ciu-
zens called upon 10 act with intelligent
Judgment upon their own affairs This
practice Of secrecy In the conduct OF our
government has gone so far that. for two
years. one of the most fateful periods IN
our history, BUR people have not been per-
mitted 20 see. a few items excepted. the
most important diplomatic correspond
ence and the directions 10 government
agents intrusted with most mOment1us
business. We are now witnessing the
strange. the unprecedented, spectacle of
the President. as a candidate for re-clec-
ton. In his letter OF acceptance. a par
tlsan campaign paper, drawing upon hid
den stores or official knowledge. and pub
fishing detached pieces of documents as
they may be advantageous TO his AMI his
/ party's interest. He has no reason TO
complain of the widespread suspicion.
/ that. II all those documents were publish
7 ed entire, they might bring unwelcOme
! light-foF. as | have shown. his 'bensv-
Olent assimilation order. that usurping
{ declaration OF war against the Filipinos,
standing up for freedom and independ-
ence the whole Of which haDDeDs 20 he
known, appears in his letter Of acceptance
/ in a garbled condition, misleadingly omit
I ting the most important parts. Here we
have. | repeat. an attempt at secret gov
/ ernment one Of the worst practices of
Z unadulterated deSpOtiem. You deny the
influence Of imperialism on the character
OF our government? Here you have an
instance.
Character Of Fiiipino Warfare.
! 1T is said that if we withdraw our
! forces from the Philippines. the FiIpinos
would at once drop into anarchy. loot
| their cities. and cut one another's throat.
! What evidence Is there 10 support this
I slanderous assumption? None They have
| carried on their war humanely far more
humanely than some European troops
( have carried on their war In China. They
! have, perhaps few cases excepted. treated
their prisoners kindly. They have had oD-
portunities tor lootng their cities What
did they do2 The Spaniards surrendered
! 10 them Il0ilO. the second city of the
I archipelago in commercial Importance.
Gen. NJ. p. Miller of our army was sent
before that city TO take il. AS he himself
has publicly stated, he received a letter
from the business people of IlOilo. pria-
! cipally foreigners, stating that good order
was being maintained, life and property
being protected, and requesting him not
10 attack at present. But soon he did at
tack TO restore order and 10 prevent
! anarchy; and il was our army THAI
brought bloodshed and devastation into
that community. IL sounds almost like a
ghastly jest that we should have killed
5OOoO Of those people for the purpose OF
preventing them from killing each other.
aavrf IL, m
shed one-half as much blood as we have
already shed. Ii may be true that the
guerrilla warfare has brought forth some
cruel eXcesses- All guerrilla warfare does
But VINO caused that irregular guerrilla
warfare? We did by breaking up thei.
, government and regular army
His Stard sH Money Question.
"As to the money question, my convic-
icns have, of course not changed in the
least. But while the money question was
the paramount issue four years ago. we
never admitted that 1t must remain the
paramount question always; or that, how
ever important sound money is TO the
economic interests, as well as to the
character of the nation, there may not
be other thirgs of even more vital mo-
ment. or that a party representing sound
} money may do things ever so obnoxious
| 10 BOou NlOIdiS OF sOOu pOllCy ana sun
r!ghtfully exact our support under AL
circumstances. In my correspondence
with Secretary Gage / have shown,
} think, that the dangers to our present
monetary system are by no means as
threatening now, as Jealous partisanshil
represents them, and that we may freely
act upon the question of imperialism
without serious peril TO our standard ol
value | candidly believe so. But frank
" declare that even if the dangers SO
lUridly depicted by the imperialists really
existed my position in the present crisi,
would he the same.
He would not have been counted good
American patriot who. at the time Of tn,
American Revolution, had abandoned IN,
cause of liberty and independence on ac
count of the disastrous viciousness Of tn,
| continental money, or who, during oul
| civil war. had given up the cause OF lb
erty and union because its defenS.
brought on the dangerous issue OF IRE
deemable paper dollars or other ec0nOmi'
perils; or who, at either of those periods
had forsaken either OF those causes fo
the reason that the men in n0sitiOn o
leadership might hold obnoxious opinion
ar be inclined 10 do unWelcOme thing
with regard 10 other matters. IL is stii
remembered in how little esteem JohI
Adams held the members of the Cont
rental Congress but how hrnly he new
ertheless, as a patriot, stood for the caus
of his country.
HANNA TALKS OF THE STRIKE.