The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-01-26
THE NOW or NEVER CLUB.

nv llOn. hlIdl STATESMAN was
billed 10 make an address to the
Now or Never Club, of Huckleberry
z. o., at their hall on January the
twentieth, at 5 p. m, , A. ID. 1900.
He said that he had Just returned
from Washington, ID. c.. where he
had interviewed the President of
the United States, MIR. Mckinley,
70 the status quo OF the Philip
pine islands, whether said country
should be Americanized, or whether
should be annexed to some other
country, which was out at large
stealing land under the pretense #
civillzing it.
Mr.. Mckinley had takea the
Hon. Rural Statesman across the
street from the White House to a
corner grocery, ard in the back room
pf said corner grocery he had con-
versed with the Rural Statesman
over pot Of Huntingburg Cream
Beer in regard To the Americ aniza-
ton Of the Filipinos. The presi-
dent was evidently laboring under
the overwhelming desire to be re-
nominated and elected TO a second
term for President OF the u. 5.
That was the first object in view,
and his knowledge OF human matt re
told him that the people liked one
who never backed out, whether
right or wrong, Just so he had som !.
kind Of an excuse TO offer.
The greatest Fin in American
eyes is to acknowledge that you are
wrong, and then back down or out,
a. the case might be. No man was
worthy to be president of this
mighty land who could not argue
with show of justification that he
was right, even if he knew be was
wrong.
The X iral Statesman said he told
the president that if it was right to
annex TIA Philippines to the U. ;
whether the inhabitants thereof was
willing or not, then il was Just as
right TO annex Canada, and a. fal
a. he was concerned it seemed to
him that the present time was a
most au piclous one to annex her
les pecially as the English troop:
sere diligently engaged in a wild
boar hunt in the soulh OF Africa
Nay, il the annexation of foreign
countries is the thing to do, why
n annex the whole % North anc
South America into one harmoniou:
hole. Who Is to decide for Us
whether the Philippine Islanders
are any less civilized than the Gu
hans. OF the Mexican greasers, u
the c nucks, or the South Ameri
can Bu -hwhac kers, or even less civ
hlIzed than the kentuckians, who
are at present engaged in the un
lcivilized occupation OF extermina
ting each other.
That's it, rejoined the Presiden
to the Rural Statesman, and if tn,
Republican patty re elects the pres
ideut, with the aid of the gold -bIgs
| will see to it that the IT, >. an
nexes Canada and the rest of tn,
North and South American hemis
phere. for | want To trot down il
history a the great American an
nexer. Nay, | even have de-ir,
concealed in my bosom to annel
Great Britain, especially if tn
Boers should whip her SO hard tha
the Powers will come to the con.
clusion TO evince "A hankering O
penetrating into her eiritory
What a glorious future | won d nav
a. the President Of the Anglo Saxoi
Race. Just think of it-"theie i
millions in it. -
That j. what the Rural Statesman
Isaid the President of the e. ,. sai'
Ito him concerning the present diff
culty in the Philipyines-and n
certainly ought to know.
The Hon Dutch Gus now aroS
land offered a resolution Of thank
Iof the Now or Never Club to tia
IRural statesman for having inter
,Iviewed the President Of the Unite'
States, and found out { Q presen
status qui on the Filipino question
(which was seconded by the Hon
Logroller, and passed by unani
nous consent.
Glow do the feelings of the Pres
lident feel towards the strugglin
Boers?" inquired Hon. Red Top
vice president Of the club, Of tn
Rural Stat sman.
The Hon Rural Statesman one
more arose aud took the floor I
,rate. He said, "the President {
the U. : is on the qli vive in re
gard to the Beers. He is watln
to see which way the crows fly, in
political sense. He thinks III
British are going to conquer tn
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