Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-08-10
McRISLEY's HYPOCRISY.
How the Republican Administration
Has Hs"Liberatod" tho FIlipInns
and Others.

Has "Liberntod" tho FUipInns
and Others.
In his speech Of acceptance OF the
Republican nomination for President
MIR. Mckinley spoke eloquently OF the
recent achievement OF his admins.
tration in the Philippines. resulting
IL the "Gberation OF lO.0OO, 900 Of the
human family from the yoke Of i'm
perialism."
This would he IL noble thought for
liberty loving Americans, were it
based on fact. 1t WAS for just such
mn achievement that 100000 Of these
liberty loving Americans sprang to
arms in 1893 in response to the call
"f the President for volunteers for
the war with Spain. That war was
declared for The express purpose Of
freeing the Cubans. 1t made an ir.
roslstiblc appeal to all true Ameri.
cans. 1t promised to present to the
world the grand spectacle OF
mighty republic rushing to the rescue
Of little people oppressed by tyrau-
ny. and, having freed them, tt raighi.
way lifting them up To national in.
dependence OF their own.
Two Years have pissed since this
Humanitarian war for service III
which these .00.OOn liberty LOVING
Americans were 10 proud to vol
untecr, was fought aud won. In
tbesc two years Mr.. McKinIcy's ad-
ministration has found time and op-
poT,nnity TO do many things. but il
has found no time to free Cuba. 1t
has instead. set up cHrpctlag gov.
ernment i'll Cuba which has devoted
its efforts to the lootinR OF that al.
rcndy sorely afflicted island. 1t has
used and is still using all its influence
to bring about the annexatio Of Gu.
ba to the United States. 1t declared
IN 1898 that the Cuban people were
then, n,nnd OF right should be free and
independent people. 1t says now
that they are not ii, for freedom.
In Porto Rico there is an even
moro shameful score charged up
against Mckinley and his imperial
administration. The Porto Ricans
welcomed with oper arms our army
OF invasion under General Miles.
They accepted with implicit and pa
thetic faith that officers solemn
pledge that they should enjoy all the
privileges Of American citizenship.
They went around the streets OF their
towns Of Ponce, Of Guayama. OF AR.
royo, OF Santa Ysubel, with Il pride al
most childlikc III its iugeuuousness.
calling themselves AInericauos. They
celebrated in their churches and ca.
thedrals the signing of the peace pro.
tocOl Of August. 1898. which placed
them under the sovereignty OF the
American flag. And III return we
have denied them their constitutional
rights as American citizens aud haze
levied Infamous tribute upon them
for further enrichment of our ayndi.
Gates.
When the people oi the Philippines
were fighting against the tyranny Of
Spain, we hailed their every victory
over The Spanish arms ns victory Of
patriots enlisted in holy war OF tree.
dom. We treated then. Rs allics H.
our operations against Manila and we
prnIiIal hv lhnir ,nn,,rn,;n,, 80 tI,I
time. But the moment the fun temp.
tation of looiing their country WIS rs.
allied by us the Filipinos ceascd to bo
patriots nlrd became bandits savage
Malays, and caDnibal head hunters.
Inter whom tho determination to
trick tbom ont of tho Freedom they
had won from Spain became appar.
ent to them and forced them to turn
on us wo ciassed them under the gem
cral torn oi rchols. IL wns M rebels
that wo began killing them md it is
as rebels wo arc killing thcm to this
day.
This is how President McKinlCy's
administration hns "libcratcd- tho
Filipinos and tho Porto Ricnns and
the Cublna. This 10 how tho Ropub
lican party ~ todny maintains itself
IA tho emancipation party, "not Of
prOi1esion." but Of performance. as
Mr.. Mckinley Expresses It. For
shame. Mr. I'rcsidcni,tur shame. YOu
would bc amazed and appalled, il you
know how your hypocrisy angors the
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