The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1900-10-27
THE UNTERRIFIED.
Climbing Into the Band Wagon--Their
First Meeting-M Many Stalwarts.

First Meetiug-M Many Stalwarts.
The unterrified felicitated Thurs
day night. The meeting was at the
court house, and was one Of the
prettiest political meetings everheld
in Corvallis. There was no brass band
to draw a crowd. yet the big court
room was more than filled. Fifty
or 100 stood up in the aisles and
corridors, and large number, un-
able to find seats, did not enter.
| A striking feature was the close
attention paid the speakers. One Of
them spoke an hour and three
| quarters, and throughout his ad-
dress those standing, bravely re-
NAMED in their places until he had
concluded. Dashes of fervent ap-
plause greeted many an utterance.
The brethren were in the humor to
cheer and they lost no opportunity
to do so. They seemed to see blood
on the moon for the opposition, and
the fact whetted their appetites for
explosions of applause. 1t was a
very significant meeting. The
Philomath democratic quartette
sang, and sang elegantly. They sans 6
an inquiry about what Abraham Lin
coin would say if hecould be here, and
the sentiment touched spot so
felicitous that the singers were
stormily encored. They came back
and sang another melody not less
acceptable to the audience. The
singers contributed much to the
pleasure of the evening.
WAS WOUNDED AT MALABoN.
Private Earl Sanders, late Of
Company L, End Oregon, spoke
first. He is but % years of age,
and is a student at the State Uni
versity. He is working his way
through college. His military re-
cord is sealed with his own blood.
He was in the ugly engagement at
Malabon. That was the place
where General Funston, of the Kan
sas regiment, refused to lead his
men. He said it was too hazardous
place to send men, and SO the End
Oregon was sent to carry the works.
The papers all over the country
told of the brave work of the Ore
gon lads. Of IA men sent out on
a dangerous mission, Earl Sanders
was one. Five hooded earth works
were ahead of them, with an emf
lading fire from the bushes to right
and left. Of the IA, three were
killed and six wounded, Mr. Sand
ers being among the latter with
Mauser bullet through his leg.
cHEAPNEss OF FILIPINO LABOR
Mr. Sanders talked only on i'm
perialism. He begged his conptry-
men not to annex the islands, No
American can live in that tropical
climate and work, he said. None but
native bornin that or similar climes
can withstand the heat. and debili-
tating climate. He pointed to
thousands of volunteers whose
health is shattered by reason ef their
work in the island. The only per-
soma to whom the islands can be of
advantage, are rich men who can
buy up large tracts of land or
build factories, and with cheap lab
or send products In to our own and
foreign markets to compete with
the American workingmen.
Wages there are five dollars per
month. and further back in the in
terror, much less. The Filipinos
are skillful artisans. They can
fashion tools or implements of the
most intricate character. They
are cunning and smart. They are
far keener than the Chinese, and
not less crafty. They have exalted
ideas of life in the United States,
and annexation means that they
will come to our shores In count
less numbers to dispute for places
now held by American working
men.
WHAT RETURNING VOLUNTEERS SAY.
The speaker said that the fight
ing Of the Filipinos today was far
different from that of two years ago.
They have learned. They know
something now of the use of arms,
and of the value of discipline and
maneuvre. The other day he met
three returned volunteers, who had
been wounded and sent home.
These said the tactics now of the
natives made them ugly enemies.
They were disgusted with the idea,
of endeavoringto to retain the islands.
OF 700 volunteers who came home
on the transport with them, 40
were to sick too vote. The remaining
$40 took straw ballot on the presi-
dental election. Of the $40, $40
were for Bryan. a fact that shows
what later returning volunteers