Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-07-27
THEY DID THE SAME.
DEMOCRATIC PRECEDENT FOR
FIGHTING THE FAIPlNOS.
War IL How Mexico After Its Conquest
by DIRECTION Of Democratic President
Who Claimed "the Fullest Right Of
soyereirnty"--Omcisl Records. I'd

Little by little It becomes apparent
that the Democratic criticism Of the
methods OF the present Administration
in regard to newly acquired territory
Is criticism of the methods followed
by it's own leaders and Presidents. All
Of the vast territory added to the area
Of the original thirteen States was
under Democratic control, and the
leaders OF the party, in and out OF Of
dee, planned and plotted and schemed
10 add the islands of Cuba and Haw-
iii as long as desire for more slave
territory stimulated them to activity.
Driven from their former positions
~ these developments, they now I'M
lertake to criticise the fact that the
President is using the army to put
Town the instruction, notwithstand-
ing the fact that the treaty with Spain
vas ratified by Democratic votes after
that instruction had been begun. 1t
seems hardly credible that men could
attack the President for carrying to
inish a war that was in existence
when the purchase Of the islands was
authorized by their own party leaders.
Vst such Is the fact. The attack OF
The Filipino forces upon our troops In
he Philippines, began on February a.
1899, and on that same night Aguinal-
10 issued his proclamation declaring
war against the United States. Yet
was not until February 6, two days
liter, that the treaty was ratified, and
that by ten Democratic and three Pop
llist votes. The statement has also
been repeatedly made that some OF
!hese votes were cast for the treaty
~. the advice and consent" of Will
lam jennings Bryan.
BY this action the leaders Of the
Democratic and Populigt parties DELHI
4ately bought fight already going
N, agreeing that the United States
,hould pay $20,oOo,0oo for 1t. and in
10 doing placed upon tho shoulders of
President Mckinley the duty OF carry
ng it on. He could not do otherwise.
Yet they are criticising his course,
hough, OF course. 1t is we'll under
tood that the criticism is for political
urect only.
But the leaders Of the Democratic
:arty did, in another similar case. just
THAT President Mckinley is now do
ng, and did it by the direction Of a
Democratic President. Papers COM
1led ~ the War Department show
mat, after the conquest of New Mexi-
% by the military forces of the Unit
d States was accomplished by the
campaign of 1S48, General Kearney,
he officer in command, organized a
ivil government for the occupied ter
'itory, and filled the executive and ju-
ilcial Offices by appointment These
hvil functionaries entered upon the
! discharge Of their duties in apparent
lnconsciousness of exposure to more
han ordinary peril. In December,
1916, the native inhabitants organized
conspiracy to overthrow the United
States authority in New Mexico. On
he night of January Is, 1S47. the gov
rnor, >the sheriff. the circuit attorney,
he project, and number of Others
citizens and officials Of the United
States, and Mexican supporters Of
United States authority, were assassi-
hated in the town Of San Fernando
lie Tayos. On the same night seven
,ther Americans were killed at Arroyo
Iondo and two 1T Rio Grande. 1t was
then apparent that tho insurrection
las general, and the purpose was to
III all the Americans and those Mexl-.
Inns who had accepted office under the
american Government.
Col. Sterling Price was then COM
hander of the army of New Mexico,
Eith Headquarters at Santa Fe. He
earned Of the uprising and attendant
atrocities, January 20th, lS47. and that
The army of irsurrectioa was marching
tgainst Santa Fs. lie took prompt
and vigorous action and marched out
10 meet the insurgents with force OF
about 400 men. There were many &C.
,ious and sanguinary engagements
but the enemy was no sUcnor dislcdged
from one position than it took refuge
In another. and maintained a deter
mined resistance throughout The
losses were heavy on both sides. Ow-
Ing to the mountainous character Of
The country, and the faci that the cam
baign took place in the winter time
the. American forces suffered many
hardships before reaching the town o,
ban Fernando de Taycs, where the
Governor and party had been foully
Issassinated. A particularly severe
tnga cement occurred at Pueblo de
Csyos, which had been strongly forth
ted. The insurgents took position IN
large church which they had pierced
with smbrasures for rifles. The
Americans were compelled to retreat
TO Fernando.
The following day they turned
and renewed the assault. but the ar
tilisry fire seemed to have no effect
upon the church walls. Ladders were
th:n made and holes cut in the walls
with axes, through which the soldiers