The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-09-29

Jesse Lockard. Jos b. Boyle,
Jesse b. Powder. John K. Martin,
jacob kerchner, Ed. II. Hdmbert.
A. Winters,
COMMITTEE on FINANCE.
L. 0. Grimes, J. Milton Reifsnider.
Dr. J. II. Bilingsea, Chas. V, Wantz.
COMMITTEES on SPEAKERS.
DIR. Frank I. Shaw, Dr. J. W. Herring,
b. +. Grouse.
The committee to notify Comptroller Her
ing of his election as President of the Club,
reported his acceptance. and the Char pre-
seated him 10 the Club. DIR. Herring said he
,elt complimented upon the acton Of the club
in selecting him the presiding officer; that
he had never failed to respond To the call OF
his party, but be had not been IN official life
until recently, and then only when called by
the voice of the Democratic party. The Dr.
lh-n entered Into a discussion OF the issues
now confronting US and made an adj" and
torcible speech, eliciting frequent and hearty
applause and was warmly congratulated 20 The
close by a number who were near hun.
Dr. Herring said in part Never in the history q
our government have, issues - gra W teen presented
to the American people. aud never before has th-
line Of hattie between the conteuiinC political par
ties been more sharply drawn. Toe Democratic
party stands today it has always stool with the
great Of the people against the encroa chmrut'
OF federal power We believe the present policies
Of the Republican party. carried Ia their logical
conclusions mean a radical change in our form 81
government aud a wide departure FROM the sim
pliciiy Of the republican institutions under which
We have lived for more than hundred yesr, ii'
peace and quiet aud prosperity History Show
that as a rule the liberties Of people are NOS taken
from them suddenly but rather usidiousiy mot
with the blast ul n trumpet does the destruction
come hut under the subtle influence ofs yoi'1 ii7'
sings nf Teacc ami security the Foundations gn
derlnine,i ami the structure made tu iali.
The Democratic party, throagh It's platform.
through the press ami froin the rustru, g. sound ie
out the note Of alarm in the present campaign a''i
having faith in the intelligence AMI patriotism
OF the people Wc cannot bnt believe That the result
as it viii Is shown TO The coming election wi. o.
the total and lasting overthrow og American lnTst
rialisn leaving our Republic nesting uIon the SURF
foundation on which oar FATHERS placei b.
But We sre told that there : no reason Tor aarul
that the dangers To which It IS claimed eur iHsEn-
tons are exposed. do mol exist. WOW let rs src
Certainly no country the world has been us king
history nore rapidiy ia the past ica yessrs than
ours and Il j. well for Us To stop and take ouf a'
ings and ascertain II possible or tr,ls position
Let a. look hack little and recount snusr 81 shr
events Of the RECENT Tzast that may r. better
prepared to see snd appreciate the Anomalous sifl
dangerous position into W hich country has lcu
forced By the prrseat administration. When Ur
went 20 war with spain, after great deal OF i4esit
ton bui upon whch The country hnay acted almost
as a unit Sc was upon the zvowci sud perfectly
well understood proposition thas 10 Co. ria ,nl,
Of the oppression Aad tyranny OF spanish aHthusi'y
and give the Culans Who are our neighbour, Ai'd
who have leeu struggling fog yoars ior iissr irss
dom an opportunity "a work oui iheir osH tcsiint
In other words, the American people ea'c.'s'lr'
that they enid not longer sLaud BY ani ~rr sgain
with her iron heel upon the ncrks II thesc I-'pir
goading then 10 the dest and ta! foT humanity =
sake they must interfere. War vas acCysdiaEIy
declared by the unauimu4s action o4 tsiigfrs iitr
emily authority in ths COUNTRY ihs; declare war
Meu and mouey we've given a. freely IS ''e n-'''Ss
ties Of lie case requirgl, ami more wo,l.d have tu
iseg II there had bccn necessity s0g o. oar af.as
Notwithstanding The e,litssac t-ef ami The al-sa
itary condition Of the camps ausi Tie uad u.ior
which surrounded She var Department achieved
Distinction upon the ae3a. aad oar NavS c'srr,a
Itself with glory. Well. With ihe SPANISH array
beaten AMI their Nayy destroyed. iha uAr aas
brought GO = speedy termination. tcace COMMAS
sioners were filsliy sent Paris 20 fcvi ,oiifI-s
sioncrs from the sFSash government g. nrrausr
terms 81 Pezce.
Taen Ne iid Mr. Mckinney ieu4zsi,us L. yua-
,iiliau Of tstc, sltlmasam iisieet. 'sI simply
thai spanish rule must cease Ia cuba. Aud tas tic
spanish troops must erAeats that island. but slEt
the whole group the Philippine islsu4s. a.Ja '=
l0ns ual 81 Ini1ei papuiaiiaa. must = surrr'1rtl
10 the Unllsd states AMI uos ouiy ihAt aul ihai
be would take 5000 iroE the uuiief Sta'cs
Treasury aud pas Tor them.
mag h. permitted 10 say la passing that Nr A,
Klnley has not yet informed the county .eihrt %
VA tae Filipinos h., bought Al two dollar, Ue,sd
OF the land Al mnch fcF SlaArs uaiie- 'ubuaii
II hi. whole prooeeiur. Was not mosl cEfraoriE
nary one upon the part Of the President Ia thtls
upon his own motion forcing question involving
such muDentons ami laF-reaeaiag consequence,
But il seems Ia me there must have t-seu i.tgie
twinkle ia the spanish eye aud Isttie snicAcT up
te spanish sleeve when they sold their elephant GO
Mr. Mckinley for ssc0.asa II Is true t-at
them ia arms bat Wheu they SOLD a ct.ronie ~sr
which they had had 10 hand Tor 80 years iaE 80
oaOu they showed very plainly that they kurW
how Ia drive = sharp bargain. Bat then Mr., Nc
kiaiey told the country that he WAS going 90 'te-
neyolcntiy assimilate" these Fiiip.nos Just shat
he meant by that do not know The sori 'assin'-
inte' means - you know. to make similar. so
convert into a like substance Well nos q Boz
meant that he going 20 mix them ntn Ihc Amer
lean mass and make Americans 81 them % Fip,n,.
ofns we respectfully objecIani answer thar ne have
quite as much Of a race mixture GA cur hands noW
as We can well mauage- Bur Thea hc was going @"
do Il t--ueyoiently- one would suPpusr from rhHi
that the process to be caTfiet ou kindly, los
ingIy These dusky brethren d.d not seem 20 ha Sc
much % au idea Of what thss- ,sorls meant iui
.fss.f.
Mr. Mckinley concluded to try powder and shot on
them. Aud now after war Of many weary mouths.
and the loss OF thousands OF our best young urn.
and the waste Of millions upon millions of money.
the shooting still goes on aud unless the .ePnbli-
can party can be- stopped in its mad career of sab
jugAtion aud conquest, there is no prophet ia all
the land Who is far-seeing enough 10 tell hen the
end will come. As American citizens are We not
dazed when we think about what Is going on iu our
country Whya little more than two years ago
the great mass Of people outside of our school
children who are up in the study of geugra ply,
absolutely knew nothing about the Philippines.
Almost seven thousand miles from our nearest coast
il is not surprising that all had 10 get down oar
old geogmphies and histories ia order 70 find out
something about where and VINO these people are
Aud now we wake up to ind that we have bought
these far-off islands, and are engaged in bloody
war Colukbcl iCuptt tiieEe W hutAA4t " p'ii
authority. Does il not ali seem like "a dream
should rather say. like horrd nightmare.
We went to war with Spain to compel her 10 call
her dogs of war out of Cuba and now we have taken
the place of these Spaniars ia the Philippines
to compel the people there TO yield to our authority
against their will. More than that, we want them
to submit to the very thing resisted, and sne-
cessfully too, in IL years WAT. and the glory
OF which achievement has been the theme of every
Fourth ofJuly speech which has been made for more
than hundred years We say there never any
good reason for ENHANCEMENT on this question, and
unless the people of this country rebuke the present
Administration for its dangerous, unnecessary and
un-American course in this whole matter, it will
mark the beginning of the downfall of the Republic
The attempt to hold Colonial possessions and the
maintenance of large standing armies, are the en-
tering wedges that will ultimately destroy the
country, as cur Fathers made it.
Our country has great mission among the ma
tons of the world all believe, but it does not
lie in the direction of coercing any foreign people
into submission TO our views but rather in giving
them an object lesson in quiet orderly self govern
ment, and thus lead them into higher civilization.
Ifthere is any stone greater than another lying
at the foundation of our Republic, and upon which
our Fathers builded strongly and so well, it is
that stone upon which is written, all governments
derive their just powers from the consent of the
governed" That is the chief cornerstone, and the