Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-06

the Presidents message of December
1876. How much do we spend for
education in the United States? Less
than S2O0.O00000 a year. How much do
the Republicans want to spend on
military establishment? One hundred
million dollars a year. They want to
spend more than half as much for a
military establishment as we spend for
the education OF all the children in the
United States. Is that not n step to-
wards miltarism? What reason can
they give for It? They can only give
one. That is the one they do not give.
There are two reasons which lead men
In this country to want Il large stand
Ing army. One is Il domestic one; the
other is connected with our foreign af-
fairs. What domestic reason is there
for n large army? To protect us from
the Indians? No; the less Indians we
have the more army the Republican
party wants. That is not the cause.
Why do they want it? So that they
can build fort near every large city
and use the army to suppress by force
the discomfort that ought to be cured
by remedial legislation.
THE LABORER'S QUESTION.
THE laboring man asks for n reason
and gets Il large army; he asks relief
from government by injunction and
gets u larger army; he asks protection
from the black list and his answer is a
large army: lac asks for shorter hours
of labor in order that he may have
more time with his family. and for the
development of his mind. and his an
swer is large army; he asks for rep
rescntation in the Presidents Cabinet
in order that labor may be protected
and his answer IS Il large army. That
Is the domestic reason which Is not
given. and yet ii is Il reason enter
tanned by many. What is the reason
they give? They sny we need 1t for
our foreign policy: but. my friends,
they asked for the army before the
American people had ever decided upon
n foreign policy that made large
army necessary.
THE PHILIPPINES.
I'm December of 1898. when the Presi-
dent asked for his army, the treaty had
not yet been signed. but it's terms were
understood. When the Republican Con-
greSs voted to raise tho army TO 100 600
the treaty had been signed and no arm
was raised against this nation any
where In the world. But the American
people had never voted for n colonial
policy; up to this time the American
people have never voted for n colonial
policy. and yet the Republican party is
pledged TO large army. What does it
want with it? ii intends to exploit the
Philippine Islands. and If you want to
understand the reasons for large
army read the prospectus issued by the
Philippine Lumber and DEVELOPMENT
Company. You will find that at the
head of the company as president
stands Republican member OF Con-
greSS. VINO is chairman of the Army
Committee OF the House of Representa-
tlves. and another Republican Con-
gresham is attorney for the company.
what do you want an army for? To
hold the Philippines while they are be-
ing developed by Il syndicate headed by
Republican politicians.
IMPERIALISM
Inc American people have not vet
decided in favor of Imperialism. The
Republicans refuse to meet it. You do
not hear defenses of Imperialism from
those authorized TO speak You find
tia How the Republicans are trying 10
hide behind first one subterfuge and
then another. They say now that the
reason we are in the PhilipDines: tho
reason our boys are dying; the reason
a large army is necessary: the reason
we cannot come home is because |
helped TO ratify the treaty.
My friends. I want YOU. TO on h,c,,
rev moments and you will find that
t .ne Republican party said we We're in
the Philippines because of the act n
God and II is great commission down
from God to me. If it is the hand Of
God that takes us to tho phiIinnina
Islands. why do the Republicans wnnt
10 lay 1t to Democrat? If il is ,velJ
10 be there-if it is n part of the di-
VINE mission-why don't they defend
the being there? They claim to be ST.
lent partners with the Almighty. but
the trouble is that they make ali The
noise, and thus far the Almighty has
been the silent partner. Now they saw
the war would stop if it were not for
the Democratic party They saw that
the Fllipinos would lay down their
arms but for the hope they have that
!, may De elected. Whenever a Repub-
the colonists fought the same battle
that the Filipinos are fighting. and
they did 1t nearly a hundred years he
fore 1t was born. Tell them that tho
Filipinos issued a declaration of inde-
penoence patterned after ours before
tered into American politics. They do
me 100 much honor when they say
that am responsible for the Filjpinos,
hatred of foreign domination. If they
have not forgotten the teaching OF
Abraham Lincoln, they would know
God himself, who planted IN the hui
man heart the love of liberty which
no Republican party can take away.
SO that the Filipinos would not fight
but for the hope of Democratic sue
cess.
INNATE LOVE OF FREEDOM
Until human nature is entirely
changed people held in bondage will
rise against it whenever there Is
prospect of success. God never made
race that would welcome q foreign
master, and one thousand years from
now. no matter what party is in power,
the Filipinos will hate us and stand
ready to rise against us If we attempt
to hold thenein vassalage and tax
them without e@hsent."
DANGEROUS DOCTRINES.
Republicans, what we object to is
that in order to defend your imperial
policy you have to lay down doctrines.
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