Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-03-02
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS
FACTS AND OPINIONS GATHERED
FROM CONTEMPORARIES.

last, uuuti lfit u~IiN'N VI lh' HNH'iT'h'
perialst league. Ex Gov. George 5.
Boutwell,, president of the Anti-lm-
perialst league, presided and made
short address. Mr. Cochran said in part,
as reported by the New York World:
"The decision of this momentous issue
is reserved for the ballOt.boX, and hap
PLY the course of events has operated
to throw such flood of light upon it
that every voter can see Just what it
involves. Through the watchful favor
of providence the harvest has been re.
vealed before the seed has been COM
mitted to the ground.
"Imperialism has always been form
of piracy, but piratical craft seldom dis
play their true Colors while in sight of
civilization. This Imperialism of ours,
while it remained under examination by
the American people, tried to assume
every appearance Of an expedition for
the conversion of sinners The crew
used the language of The hymnal, al
though the stridency Of their voices and
gestures suggested The boarding gang
rather than the choir.
"The lovers Of liberty and Of the COS
pei were told that orr armies were
fighting to establish ce institutions
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flag was unfurled over The harem and
the slave-pen, and p1lygamous slave
driver added to The civil ljst of the
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not imperialism successful secure out
imperialism candluaie Tor popular IA
Vor, ana therefore clo'hed III the ieaSt
repuisive garo "h'ch me ingenuity OF
us supporters can design.
Ihe Illuminating feature OF thlN
measure is the proposal 10 impose dis
crimihating duties on c"mm'olt'eS pro-
duceu IN forto hlco seeking access 10
the markets OF 'his country and "haC
Is the necessary consequence Oh this
proposal the assertion 'haV territories
owned pN the Chileo ota'es can NE gov
erheu independently vi Tue cons'ltu'ioh'
III may De mat this particular attempt
10 impose discriminating uuties againsl
forto kican proaucts VIII De aoahuoheu'
But Whatever the 1a'e OF TINS measure
hothlhg can now obscure the prihc'pie
on whlch II Is drawn Whatever course
may De adopted toward forto ilco, there
Is no oouot that the protective Poiicy
VIII De ehlo'ceu against the people ol
the fhillpplhes'
"ihere Is no principe OF Tree govern
ment which this legiSiatioh does not
Violate' ror paraiiei 'o IL we "ou,u
search christendom III vain To-Day 20
nnu Preceue", i'r II we must 'u!n our
races from 'ne ignt VI ''it '"eh''e'" 10
'he g'oonl Vi t'ie e's"''e''h cr"lu'y
~ Is 'he system on "n'cn 9pai" al,
ways administered "e' c"ion'es ana
when corrupted ner governments ue'
graded her people Undermine" her
power anu s'ia',ereu hel e'np're'
III Is Tragedy OF history 'nat sucn
system slioulu oe proPoSeo u 'he
A,nt ilcan cong res
GoVerh'heh' on the pr'he'pie revealed
W t"'s u'easu,e i s'Vei"nien' no' LOT
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