The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-01-19

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winds when they voted against the rcpac-
lican party why. my friends, n mar VIII ,
stop 20 think for a moment ne NIL hpw
that The republican parry Goes noi coh'ro.
IN. rairs. because II Il ala there ~o9,o
be a monopoly OF water and You would nave
10 buy every shower, IL does rot give YOU
larger crops II cannot give you bsttsS
price for farmers crop.
Trust. Fostcred by the rarsy.
"While the republicans have no; raised
the price OF wha; the farmer has 10 sell.
they have permitted the Organization or
monopolies that raise the price Of what me
farmer has 10 buy. Ard II the repuhs'cAA
party cannot bring down rain from .ne
clouds II can charge the farmer more 10.
pipe when he goes down into me GROUND
after water.
mo man." he said. in celebrating the m
perlalism issue. who has studied history
or knows human nature believes ihAt ine
Filpinos would ever be CAD 10 nave as
govern them. what excuse can be gwen
for II? | have heard three. The hrst -
| the money argume nt-that II Will pay fhal
| there Is money In II. The 81 coma = 'He ~
| ligious argument-that Goa y IN II .eHo
| the third is the political argume ai-thAt
we are In II and cannot get out n.ee no'
| dwell upon the money argument. 1T 49,
| lor has already commented upon la Ia
| II Is the lowest argument ever nauc- -
man who will justify war OF cohp1t~t ~
| the OASIS OF tO4lalr anu ttit' ~f't't'N
| subject the same prrciple that Inc purs a.
| or the hichwayman applies You canhos
| very well go 10 a mourning nother .'''- 80
| her that /, pays 10 have ner BOY u's- ne
| mothers OF this country Will sehu mex
| sons TO fight for liberty. and " the sons IA.
the mothers rejoice that God gave met.
| strength to bear sons Cor such noble sefN-
| ice But " here IL the mother VINO VIA rec.
| sons Tor dollars and cents 10 be exchanged
| for orieata. trader
Dccries War for Gain.
And yet the man who says II VIII pay mas
| got to PUT pecuniary estimate upon 'ie
| lives of American soldiers ~ has col 70
tell you how much W. are GONG 70 So
| in money and how much In men. ana men
how much each man Is worth. l believe III
| the extension OF trade. | want this nailSn
| 10 extend its trade. | want this nation 10
| have communication with all the peoples %
| the world l want this nation 10 stnd lor.n
the products Of it's soil and supply 'n' .eeas
| everywhere But would not put one Amer
lean soldier on the auction block and traae
him of for the Golfers Of the orientals-
There is more potent argument thah
that of money. IL is the religious argument.
Very few men Will attempt 10 defenu I'M
perialism on the basis OF collars ana cents
hut many have ATTEMPTED TO defend II on
Inc basts OF religious grounds. Convince a
| man that IL is his religious duty 10 90
| thing and he viii DO IL. Convince MN thai
| IL is his religious duty 10 take his money
| and give il TO someone else, and ne VIII 90
it, Convince him that II Is his religious ouiy
| 10 give his life and he viii give H. But
more unfortunate still-man is 50 constl-
tuted that II you will convince him thai II
| IS his religious duty to take somebody else :
. money ne will do 1t. Convince him tha' II
is his religious duty TO take someone else
! | life and he wil do it, And how nuch money
has been taken. and how many lives nave
/ been taken by men who have celuded them
selves with the idea that God told them u
kill somebody or rob somebody
/ zone republican senator said the oihei
: day that IL was Gods work, that Zoo hau
: opened the door of the Philippine is -.
= and pushed us in and shut the door lhers
e we were The question | ask Is: " no toil
( him 50? Did God tell him? II so, when ans
( | where? Ana Ii God did not tell MIN, thet
= TO whom did God reveal IL? have seen re.
e publicans going up and down TINS iahe
y telling about Gods plan. when ha''
!, | known that II God knew them as well a.
e did He never would have revealed any
!, thing 10 them. You will find that ihls reii
! gious argument is a potent one An, n,
friends, there is no one who has a right =
. tell us that God commands Ls eithtr 10 - :
T. another mans property or another maj
!, life There is no one'who can present eis
: dentials that would justify him in com
4 manding us In the name OF Goo 10 y
10 wrong. 49,
BIrallei NtF-
y ..When the Cubans were struggling 30
= the right 10 govern themselves both ~
. | great national conventions put IN thti
I. | nlatfcrns declarations OF sympathy WI
" the struggling Cuhans. But over IN sout
: Africa tne roers are fighting for Tepnt
u | lie. and this nation. The greatest fepna
:. ~ in the world '.1tion that heretofof
has announced with holiness its sympaill
"A with ali who seek 10 govern themaelft
y this nation stands with it, hands Tied 2
II its mouth gagged. fearing 70 say wOis 2
r. a nation Tor fear the answe- VIII ccir
- back. what's the matter with the fll
TO pinos2' our sympathy fer the Beers. 81
err sympa Thy Of the opponents Of imptfiEl'+
a. here. does not rest uron the fact that Ef-
Land Is the aggressor. itresis upon the ie'
that IL l. an American principle that Is I
~ stake. and. no matter who - the aE&ft
~ sor. we believe in the doctrine OF sci
~ government Wha. mockery TO appeal "a
| Divine Providence TO aid IN the overtime
"a ~, the PRINCIPLES Of our government,
-, eft may be that the time has come whs
" this nation. conceived in liberty. shall
~ turned over 10 the doctrines OF the las
80 II may be-no man can tell what 4
,at future has in store But II IL Is true tn
ri the time has come when these fundamert
~ principles will be changed. If u is true III
IN upon the ruins Of a homogeneous repEb
m is to be built a heterogeneous empire.
, pray to God that the party Of Jefferson a.
,a- Jackson may die with the republic rsth
,st than live with the monarchy"
rn- The Mother of Trnsts.
In One of the stock arguments ~ faK
-. | 4. l-r,,l.T int a rsff Ia