Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-16

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4 peace means twenty millions Of dollars
i paid by us to Spain Tor void title to
4 property which she could mt legally
4 convey. In that statement he sets forth
the right to buy the sovereignty OF a
4 state, to govern al the will of the pur-
/ chaser to make and unrnake internal
laws, to control absolutely the destiny
jof the nhabltants by an arbitrary ex-
ternal power. He proclaims the robbers
right 10 take by force, to govern for the
advantage of the governor, to hold in
slbjection by the sway Of soldiery. He
I adopts the creed of caste and the policy
! Of Imperialism when he denies to the
| f'ilipinos a government OF their own
and refuses to them the prospect of
| United States citizenship.
/ Principle Of liberalism.
The fundamental idea Of imperialism
| is Inequality. 1t presupposss a ruling
and ruled class. a class of governors
and 9 class, of governed, a class of sub
l1ects and one of citizens. 1T rests on
force and presupposea an aristocracy or
an ol!garchy and standing army. 1T is
a survival of the doctrine of divine
right.
/ Democracy is founded upon the equal
/ l.y of manhood; it rests upon equality
5Eefore the law, equality of opportunity,
equality ofsrace whether brown or black
or white, whether negro or Caucasian or
Malay.
Imperialism goes to the Filipinos and
saws: am holiei and wiser than thou.
y know the sort of government that you
need better thar you do. have bought
YOU from Spain. If you will not admit
4 that own you, my soldiers will keep
killing you until you do admit it. You
lean not be citizens, of your country be-
cause II is not yours, but mine, since i
/ bought it. YOU shall not be citizens of
my country because you are unworthy.
/ You should be good and religious and let
1 me es tablishEla and order and tax col
.lectors and peace, ana l will Invoke an
aiien and extra Unconstitutional power
/ that may rule over you TO my profit
land glory. And this peace is the
I peace of the sword, the peace of the.
desert, of bowling winds and Shifting
/ sands; this, law is a 10 per cent tariff
! for the sugar and tobacco trusts, an.
| Xfra-constitutional power of taxati ton
limtedSonly by the greed of stch as the
Rathbones and Nselys, backed by the
/ lWhims of an irresponsible congress.
/ This order" is the order of the soldier,
arrest without warrant, trial without
jury. judgment without judge and death
I Without appeal; the war power set
/ ABOVE the Constitution, the suppression
| OF lres press and free speech, the doe
trine of passive submission set. over
! gainst the doctrine of democratic man
hood. This is the nyW creed Of repub-
iean imperialis,n,--a creed that rele-
gates traditions. evades presidents and
/ Violates constitutions.
/ Acquitted No Title.
The victory of Dewey gave US title to
not one square inch of Spanish terri
tory. The preliminarss of peace gave
lsus the right merely ITO hold and occup,
1.-THE city. bay and harbor of Manila
/ pending tlle conclusion of the treaty OF
| peacF. And when that protocol was
sigIeG, the Spaniards' 0axcepting some
thousands Who We're prisoners in the
i5hands Of the Filpinos), were besiegeti in
a couple of coast cities. Practically all
tsrritory Of the archipelago and more
than half of the native population sup
ported the Filipino republic. The shad-
| oWay claim Of Spain resting upon force
! had been destroyed by Filipino arms.
/ Their government had been organized
flor two months an army of thirty
/ thousand nen. armed, uniformed and
jdrilled, answered the command of Ag-l
ninaldo: ships carried the flag of the ma
/ tive government, cifiss#and provinces
had elected their chiefs, constitution
had been proclaimed and accepted,
courts Mere organized, schools were
OPENED. cabinet and a president were
tdGing the duties of their offices. peace
reisilea n the territory ruled over by
1.-THE Filipino republic Dominion be-
fl1Esed to the natives, sovereignty was
theirs wtested from Spain and, Alphon-
I 50 Nlll. even as our fathers wrestsd the
right TO sai-rule from Great Britain
and George Ill.
Means Miiitar:sm.
In 1851 We were a nation Of peace:
in 1898 we undertook a righteous war
for the freedom Of our neighbors.
1889 We purchased a ACCIDENTAL policy ana
tstmbitianed To become a sa-ealleG World
power; in 1900 We are numbered among
the pertidioas land grabbers OF the
W. q III VA -ti,ilD i!itli
Mas sufiicient tor all our needs: IL 1860
an army of 100000 men is in existence
and the administration demands that
the number shall be increased. In 1855
We appropriated for oul, army and navy
lSl50oen,po0: in 1898. s292. 100000: and in
1890, $1so.ooo.eoo, and the makers OF war
land armur plate declare that we must
thaye more soldiers ard more ships. In
1850 il cast The people only $3.50 per
lcapsta to pay the entire expenses ii
the govern,neni; in 1886 The whole ex-
Ipense MAS Ssssl per head. in lS99--.elii
first yea. in lust for. power. selfish am-
bition aaga greed for sain-the expense
WAS S1.a1 psr head; and in 1900, On the
basis Of appropriations actually made
1.-THE expense Viii be So fur every man
woman and child u our population.
Think en these things and then tlout
1.-The issne6of Imperialism with its corraI-
llaryso of lnilitaris,a Like Judas of old
when he sold the Savior OF the World
| the republican leaders of today are bar
itering he principles that Would pre-
lserVr the republic for iucre Of trade.
/ Roosevelt. the Gossaek OF American
lrolitics, stands ever ready With a