The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-01-12

items Of the money cost OF the william
Mckinley war upon the inhabitants Of
the Philippine islands. We are oblig-
ed to use his name as the title OF the
war, although be may be the mere pup
pet worked By the jingoes whose mot
ives are to get big contracts, chiefly in
China It has been well said by an
English writer that "When you scratch
q jingo you find a pirate"-sn axiom
which fits the jingoes Of this country
as we'll as those Of England, only the
English iingoes fight themselves, while
our type do the dangerous part by
proxy.
One item Of this cost Of criminal sg-
gression may be named and measured.
The representative Of the sdministra-
ton bought the Spanish title to the
Philippine islands for s2O,OOO,OOOO.
That title was not one OF possession.
Spain never succeeded in getting pos
session Of the Philippines in the four
hundred years that have elapsed since
Pope Alexander VI granted whatever
title be had in the new world in 1895.
Our peace commissioners bought
only quit-cIsim deed, Of which the
only basis is the bull Of the pope, four
hundred years old. Our commission
ers are also assumed to have bought
eight to ten million "niggers" at about
8 per head. This is a very low price.
Mr.. Mckinley has admitted in the
treaty with the sultan Of SuIu that
"niggers" are worth so q head, and
may buy themselves Of Us at that rate
through the agency of the sultan; but
even that rate is too cheap. The COM
mon estimate of the number Of Hnig-
gers" in these islands is 100000. In
our effort to enforce our title to them
We have already spent more than so
each, and We have not yet established
our claim. Ten million "niggers" at
so each comes to s2OO,OOO,OOO. We
spent that amount last year.
Although we cannot give the items,
We can get at the total up to date.
Our annual expense for twenty years
before the Spanish war were less than
s. a head. Under the economic ad-
ministration of President Cleveland,
first term, the average was $50 a
head. Before he had left, in his sec
Ond term, he had brought them down
fr ON q considerable excess over s. to
less than 50. Half, Of this average Of
s. was the cost Of government, the
other half went for pensions and in
terest on the civil war debt. The
Spanish war was paid for out Of the
treasury reserve and by inreasing the
debt. Last years extra expense, over
100000, 900, was almost wholly applied
TO buying ringers" in the Philippines
and trying to catch and subjugate them.
1t is easy to prove these charges. We
numbered 100000 people. At 50 per
head, our national expenses and taxes
would have been s38O,OOO,OOO. Mr.
Cages report proves that they were
s6O5,OOO,OOO, and tOday's paper Dec. "a
states that the first act Of the present
congress must be to cover a deficiency
in the army and navy on last years ap-
preparation Of over 100000. There
fore the cost Of the PHILIPPINE ringers"
in the last year, ending June 80, 1889,
was 225,O00,OOO in cash, with $4,000
600 more due to make up the defci-
ency. That comes to $3.50 g head
cash, and s. per head yet to pay. Yet
our "niggers" who are in the custody
of our slavs-keeper, the sultan Of Sulu,
may buy themseles at so each. A
losing business.
Mr.. Gage guesses that he can get
along with a little less money from
tax payers this fiscal year, ending June
80, 1900, but there does not seem to be
much sign Of it yet. Our expenditures
since June 30 are very nearly If not
quite at the old rate Of last year, s. q
head, or at the rate Of over S2OO,OOO,OOO
for the price Of aniggers" Of the pres
ent year, and still the "niggeFs" refuse
to be bought. They value themselves
at much higher price.
Up to date, therefore, We have spent
I 500, 100000 last year, ending June 80,
1899; 100000 this fiscal year up to
December 81, with 100000 to be
made up for deficiency, and Mr. Gage
gives q guess or estimate Of nearly s. a
head for next year, or over SOC, 100000
above the regular rate Of s.. II We sue
coed in enforcing our title in the next
year, 100000 ringers win therefore
have cost rs 500 each, or 500, COO.
How did Mr.. Mckinley and the jim
goes behind him make s7eh a bad mis-
take2 It cost the north and the south
about 81. 500 each IN cash and property
destroyed 70 free our own sniggersn in
the civil var. Before the var debt and
the pensions shall all have been paid it
vii have cost rs 5000 each 60 give