The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-07

that she does not lie about her intentions.
But we have said that we have entered
upon war for humanity and not for
gain.
was hidden here to speak to YOU and
was assured that this meeting would be
non-partisan. 1T Is hard ito teach an old
great questions cannot exclude my
party affiliations. May I speak of them
MY >Iirst vote was cast for Mr.. Lincoln at
his first election. 1 had listened to and
drawn my inspiration a s a boy from Sum
ner and Seward. and Wilson and Beecher,
and Phillips and Lincoln. The party to
which | belong was founded on the nom
extension of a system which gave to one
set OF men the right to rule another set
of men without their consent. Those
great founders of the Republican party
engraved their views SO deeply that ]
cannot change. No new situations can
affect the principles for which they lived
and died.
WILL NOT BE READ OUT.
No men or set OF men can read me out
OF the Republican party shall vote
with the Republicans whenever they ad-
mere to the principles Of Seward and
sumner and Lincoln. and against them
whenever they depart from those princi-
pies. And l may say in passing. without
reiiectlng on any mans motives, that /
think that this Is the first crisis In my
life in. which the Democratic party has
peen right ana the Republican party has
poem wrong: but the Republican party,
the great body Of men that comprise 1t,
are not wrong; 1t IS the same as it always
mas been. and the recent uprising on the
Puerto Rican question shows that 1t Is
true to the old standard. The time is at
nand when Hoar and Edmunds and Har-
rlSon ana boutwell, and Reed and Hen
derson, OF Missouri, will again be in the
councils Of the party; and when the heat
or partisan controversy is over. it will
be found that the body Of both great no.
litical parties OF this country are not in
favor Of the English colonial system.
Thet no spirit of greed will ever tempt
either of the great political parties of
this country to embrace policy in which
this country shall be master nation and
10. 0OO,0C0 of people shall be a subject race.
The first test which has been put to the
people on this question has come out of
the Puerto Rican incident and the in
tenSeSt Republican state in the country
mas arisen unanimously and in repudia-
tlon or It's own representatives in con-
greSs, to denounce the idea. It Is alb
horrent to every man that understands
our system OF government that we should
ho!d any people in subsection whether in
AFFECT slavery or under a process of be-
nevolent assimilation To us there must
be no Rome with its Palestine: no Russia
with Its Poland; no England with it's Ire
land; and, above all, no England fighting
the Orange Free State and the Trans
VaaEthe most heroic nations of modern
history. This must not enter into its
system.
Think of all our lost opportunities! No.
not lost, for the people are rising to the
There has been much said about the
flag. All Of my name and race have been
soldiers in its defense. Well, what Of the
flag?
LET THE FLAG FLOAT
in Cuba conditionally. to be replaced at
an early day by the emblem for which
we went to war and spent the blood of
our brave boys, the flag OF Cuba Libra -
Puerto Rico comes to us with implor-
ing arms. I wish she had chosen to be
republic Of herself. She Is as big as
my own state Of Connecticut, and Con-
necticut Is the only state of the Union
that never had a royal governor; but
Door Puerto Rico did not fight under
Cromwell. and she wants to come to us.
and the flag must cover and protect and
nourish her in her desolation.
And the flag in the Philippines? 1t shall
stand at the topmost-nOt as an emblem
of mastery, but of protection, and beneath
It's folds must stand full high advanced
the flag OF our allies-the Philippine flag.
the flag of free and Independent people;
and when they no longer need the stars
and stripes for their protection, they
will send our flag back to us decorated
with their gratitude. Then the new
crusade Is accomplished. and the new
national ciiivalry is established.