Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09
Republican Evasion.

leplDilcan Evasion.
Tor For time republican leaders We're in
elilicise the Philippine policy of the adj
mihistrat ton, but upon Investigation they
l.', no, tiat both Lincoln and Clay assert
president during the progress of the Mex
lcHn war AZ y
, lnstsad of meeting the issue boldly and
dealing with the Philippine question. the
fepunican convention adopted plat-
FORM; the larger part of which was de-
ton. % ts'
IA attempting to press economic uues-
, ,iolls upon the country to the exclusion of
~ Sc. which involve the very structure
=. our government, the republican lead
ers give new evidence of their abandon
lnent of the earlier ideals of the party
a ,,ii Oh their complete subserviency to pc
euhlary considerations
But they shall not be permitted Ia
fN;.ue the Stupendous and far-reaching
1 hra,,s, which 4, they have deliberateIs
NE president, supported by a practicallv
unanimous vote of the house and senate
nmteren upon war With Spain for the
parry applauGed St Mlsqu' t sbesa asns 70
Gratis Gratis, recognized that the Administrations
lase from the conduct of a war which
IN the Very nature of the case, must soo,,
e ,la IN a complete victory they WED with
gaNe TO me president. When the war was
over and the republican leaders began TO
su.'sest the l,ropriety of 6 colonial policy.
Wbon tpa n AT once n,nnifested itself
senate "a treaty which recognized the in
aepe.Nuencc of Cuba but provided for the
Tssnl . 9, OF the philippine islands to the
hlted States, the menace of Imperialism
became so apparent that many preferred
=" is!ect the treaty aud risk the ills that
ialsht follow rather than take the chance
} CORRECTING No orr On.
me independent action of this country
Why lie Fav"rc;: I'nris Treaty.
was among the number of those who
eeieNed IL better to ratify the treaty and
end the war, release the volunteers. re-
.,,I I'm, .ne excuse for war expenditures.
ana then siIe the tilipinos the indepen-
Gchce winch might be forced from Stain
by q new treaty.
IN View Of the criticism which my ac-
ton aroused IN some quarters. / take this
occasion TO rcstate the reasons given at
that time, though it safer TO trust the
IN Iliii,1 peopie TO give Independence to
basement of that purpose to diplomacy
with an unfriendly nation. Lincoln en-
y, ..s.il an argument in the question when
ier than friends can make lawsY'' he
l}eve that we are now in a better position
70 wage successful contest against i'm
me Treaty been rejected. With the treaty
laliiled clean-cut issue is presented be-
t"een government by consent and a
government by force. and imperialists
must bear the responsibility for ali that
happens until the question is settled. if
me treaty had been rejected the oppon-
ents of Imperialism would have been held
responsible for any international compli-
e cat VI, which might have arisen before
whatever differences of opinion may have
existed as to the best method of opposing
y colonial policy. there never was any
alnerence as TO the. great Importance Of
noW as to the course to be pursued,
The title of Spain being extinguished.
We were at liberty TO deal with the Fill
Inc Bacon resolution. introduced a
month before hostilities broke out at Ma
ma, promised Independence to the Fill
promised to the Cubans. i supported this
fe''2i'tlon and believe that its adoption