The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-07-07
TOM FI!!I!.c!H!..
Extract From His Speech Delivered
at the Republican Ratifica-
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is but one discordant note It comes
from the musty throat Of the Demo
cratic orator, and he groWls: X ou
break me! e!all up. / have barrel af
beautiful speeches against goid bugs
saved up from the campaign of 1896.
have demonstrated that it Ia the
crime of 1873 that has put wheat down
to- 60 cents bushel, and pork to So
barrel, and cotton TO cents a pound,
and here is wheat at so cents and corn
bat 40 cents, and pork at SlI, and cotton
at and % cents. Eexplained how the
tcrime of 1873 made the chimniesi
smokeless, and your confounded gold
has set them flaming. demonstrated
that it was the single gold standard
that made the spindle quiet and now
| the yellow stuff has set them humming.
proved that it was gold monometai-
| lism that crushed the farmers with
mortgages and silenced the forges
roaring and the farmers are paying off
the mortgages. | had the Republican
goldbugs all shown up, and Wall street
id to a fine point, and you have
destroyed my entire stock in trade. I
shall have to fall back on the tariff
and imperialism, and everybody Isl
dead weary of the tariff, and God
knows that I don't really know what
imperialism is. AS Charles Lamb said
to somebody who praised the Uniyer-
salist religion, "But you take away
my DEVIL" and you Republicans have
stlenced my calamity howl, and left
me without a devil to my name. Con-
found Cripple Creek and the KIondike,
and Cape Nome, anyhow. 1 believe
that they are all Republican tricks to
keep us Democrats ont of the sustom
houses and the postofiees." 80 &
| Our opponents denounee President
McKinley's administration for what
they designate as its imperialism" !"
and they promise-if given power-to
undo what has been done, and 70 face
right about and take different course.
regret exceedingly that this question
or that any question involving our
relations with foreign powers should
be precipitaCed into the arena of politi-
cal debate, for divide as we may on do
mestic matters we ought to present a
solid front to tie outside world. But
since our election of president and
congressman and county clerks is to
be made dependent upon the views of
the candidates with respect to the
Philippine tangle, will endeavor, go
far as am able. to unravel it.
The conditions in Cuba and the
sinking of the Maine compelled us to
war with Spain. In order to protect
our Pacific commerce and our Pacific
coast ports it was necessary to destroy
the Spanish feet. If we had found
that feet on the high seas it might
have saved US some complications, but
it was discovered and destroyed in the
harbor of Manila. This eEtailed the
capture and occupation of the city of
Manila. Its capture and occupation
imposed upon ms the duty of preserv-
ing order there. live had refused to
perform this duty, then the waiting
warships of Germany, France, Russia
and England would have assumed it,
sent their marines ashore and ulti-
mately either with or without purcnas-
ing the title of Spain. would probably
tot La In s1In dc
Our victory gave US under the law of
nations ownership by conquest of the
islands. AS a measure of grace we
gave Spain $2O,OOO,OO0 for her fortifca-
tions, guns and public buildings. Be-
fore the treaty was ratified and while
aur troops were engaged only In pre-
serving order, the Tagals (who do not
constitute one tenth of the population)
under the leadership of AguinaidO,
claimed the right to rule all other Fill
pinos and to loot and burn the proper
ty of those who resisted, and this being
denied them, they assailet our forces
and have since kept up guerrilla war
fare. z;
What shall we do2 Mr.. Bryan says
"Accord the Filipinos Independence,
and keep our army there to protect
them from other powers" I might
suggest that if we are TO abandon the
islands ourselves, why should we adopt
the costly dog in the manger policy OF
t keeping a force there to protect them
r against other powers" 1 might also
ask to whom is independence accorded
To the property owning and peace
loving inhabitants who have welcomed
( our rule? Or to Aguinaldo and his
f cutthreats who resist it?
t But l will take broader ground
Events have forced upon us new and
unexpected responsibilities. The
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