The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-02
TWO YEARS DESTRUCTION.

SWer. Had he told them they were to be
have been killed in the Philippines.
TWO YEARS DESTRUCTION.
through President Mckinley, has been
burning villages, shooting down men,
women and children, who had done us no
harm, who, according to all the evidence,
were peaceable and Industrious people,
who are guilty of no crime except that
they had read the Declaration of Ameri-
can Independence, had admired the hero
ism of the father of the republic; had be-
lieved in the honor of our country when
we declared that In going to war with
Spain that it was not for the purpose Of
conquest, and who had dared to aspire
themselves to that freedom and indie
pendence for which our forefathers died
After quoting extensively from official
and other reports describing the natural
ly peaceable characteristics and other
good qualities of the Filiplnos, and cit
ing the increasing Of the regular
army from 25.O9O men to 100,O ,OOoO men as
one evidence Of a tendency toward mill
tarism, the speaker continues.
Now. my friends, we propose to stop
this criminal aggression which the syndi-
launched us. We are going to stop blood
shed and devastation in the Philippines s
by saying to the Filipin0s that when they
establish a government which, in our judg-
ment is worthy of recognition. that then
we will withdraw on such terms as may
be just. We, are going to do what the
president Pre- called our plain duty toward
declare that King George was wrong and
that his principles will not disgrace our
statute books.
when he led his men over the icy hills
of Valley Forge? Do you believe the faith
ers were right when they fought the
battle at Bunker Hill, or fell at Lexing-
ton? Do you believe Lincoln was right
when he stood on the battle field at Get
tysburg, and prayed that the government
of the people, for the people and by the
people might not wither from the face of
the earth? Then, join the free men of Amer
lea in one supreme effort to again estab-
llsh republican government at Wash
ington to forever drive Hanna and the
syndicates from the temple and put an
end to Imperialism, militarism and Nc
Kinleyism.
Hon. w. ]. Schriner, Of IIillyards, vice
president of the Ohio association, pre-
sided at the morning session and speech
es were made by F. w. C. Wiechers, of
the South Side Democratic club, of CO.
lumbus; John l.. Trauer of Columbus;
Hon. Reuben Turner of Erie county,
and Hon. L. H. Gibson, of GAINESVILLE.
Just before the noon recess Judge Allen
Smalley reported the following resolu-
tions, which were adopted.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
BE it resolved, By the Ohio Associa-
ton Of Democrat Clubs, in convention as
SGLIDIeO, IIldI we Q6drIlly r6dUlrm the
platform of principles adopted last month
at Kansas City by the Democratic party
Of the United States. in convention as
sembled
THAT we hail with delight our national
ticket, headed by Bryan and Stevenson,
and we unite in saying to the Kansas
City convention Well done, good and
faithful servants
THAT citizens enjoying the protection
and blessings of government in this re-
public, cannot reasonably object bearing
their just proportion of the burdens of
such government. And to this end we
demand the enact 5nt and enforcement
of a properly regulated income tax law.
That we demand an explanation from
the national administration for the at
tempted cession to Great Britain of about
in Alaska and to disclose how much land
if any, has lately been given away to fa-
vored imperial scions Of royalty.
THAT we further demand of the gen.
recent purchase from Spain Of two more
slave-cursed islands in the Sulu group.
after she had parted with her equity TO
us in all of that territory for $20 900, 000
''That We demand republican form of
government for Porto Rico.
THAT we hold the present Republican
administration responsible for the cruel
war that is now being Waged in the Phil
gallant soldiers and the waste Of hun
dreds of millions of treasure and untold
murder, misery and suffering inflicted
upon the liberty-loving Filipinos stain the
greedy hands of this administration.
THAT we demand for the Cubans and
the Filipinos Independent republican gov
eminent, deriving their governmental
powers from the consent Of the governed
that the government of the United States
cannot be both republican and imperial
THAT we are radically and unalteraby
opposed to Imperialism in the United
of