The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-06-19

None of the Logan county men are
in my company, yet see some of them
occasionally. Ned Riley is at Anle-
lolo; Dillon and Donahue at Binanyo-
nan; Atha and Spain at Paeta; Brake
at Pasig, also Shellabarger and Neff;
Prater at Tiguegi; the Winner boys at
Morong; Whitman at Taytay, and all
are well as far as I know.
| I would like to be home to cast a
vote this fall for Mckinley, Judge
Warnock, and the whole Republican
ticket, for if there is a possibility of
Bryan, this matter will be much hard
er to settle.
The government should be sustained.
believe it is right on this Filipino
question, and the people of the United
States should take no backward step,
but assert her power and strength if
need be, to teach the world that Re-
publican institutions are not thing of
a day, but as lasting as time.
The Philippine Islands are ours by
every right under the law of nations
and whether we decide to give them
over to self government or annex
them, they must be taught that we
are masters of the situation, and can
guarantee to them such form of gov
ernment as no other nation can offer
them. I am not one of those who think
that ''The king can do nc harm," but
do trust the common sense of the Amer
lean people will assert itself and not
"trade horses while crossing the
stream" but continue in the course of
prosperity, sound money, and good
government. Speaking of sound mon
ey brings to mind the condition of the
money here. When landing here, l
had quite a sum in gold, belonging to
the company fund.- I have had to ex-
change it for Mexican and Filipino sill
yer. The Chinos are the money lend
ers. They hoard up this gold and take
it to Chimney, where they exchange for
Mexican, and make from 6 to per
cent. on the exchange. Our paper and
silver is taken the same way. and sold
at profit. Cheap money" makes a
cheap people, and l cannot but help
contrasting the effect of cheap money
with the gold standard of enlightened
nations. This is purely an agricul-
. tural country, and will be, just as long
as the present methods prevail. The
, intelligent Filipinos with whom I have
talked are ready for the introduction OF
J modern methods, being smart enough
to see the influence of American civil
ization, even in the difference between
, the American soldier and his old en-.
, envy, the Spaniard. Let the Hoars,
the Masons, the Atkinsons, the Bryans,
and those of their ilk be consigned tC
the abyss of oblivion, and the leader.
ship of more courageous and safer mer
, followed.
What these people want, is to be
saved from themselves. They wan1
peace, but they can not get it SO long
! as the leaders of rebellion receive en-
couragement from such men who are
, crying out for the s'poor Filipinos, ,
and accusing the Government of shoot
ing them down like dogs. Never were
the interests of a people in rebellion
' more carefully guarded, than are tn,
;. property rights of these people. Ever.
precaution is taken to see that no of
ficer or soldier commits any acts o
n looting, or violence. Orders have beer
given to shoot men found entering
houses without authority, and officer
: have been court martialed for permit
ting men to enter houses.
True, many have been killed, but il
no case does the American soldier fir,
: without first giving the Filipino +,
l.. chance to prove himself an amigo.
e AS to the health of soldiers on th'
n island, there is no cause for such vii,
: published stories about the unusua
u sickness and the large death list. TIL,
: And Infantry has been organized eigh
d months. We have lost by disease, l
d men; killed, 2; suicide, L; making four
;, teen, or just the same number lost b,
L End Ohio between April 25, and Oc
e tober 18th, 1898, or a period of les
b than six months, and this at Chica
II mauga and Knoxville.
The food furnished Is excellent, bes
that the world can produce, and il
quantity sufficient for every need.
t If the average soldier would eXercis
n the care he should, and not try to se
:. how much he can cram into his stOm
u ach in addition to his regular rations
the sick report would be greatly re
,. duced.
Bad whisky cuts another feature il
. the health of the men. l have notice,
o that nearly every man who gets intoxi
n Gated Immediately goes on the sicl
d book.
| have had IA cases before Summar
Court from my company, and Al hav
'. been the direct result of whisky, Will
= a portion of the other 27 have bee
:, caused indirectly through the use c
intoXicants.
e The ''loco wards" of the hospital
h are filled with Vino fiends. 1t make
N no difference how careful an officer
r to keep men from drinking, some wi
l. have it in spite of the fact that the
l. know that a court-martial stares ther
e. in the face, and a possible dishonol
a able discharge will be drawn.
would not lay the blame at the fee
h' of any soldier, were it possible to avoi
D. it, for he needs every sympathy he ca
I'd get, but the Government should not b
70 charged with bad faith for much ths
..l could be avoided, if care and judgmer
ol were used by the individual soldier.
to l have written much too long a le
Id ter, and I fear am intruding upon yor
q space, should you see fit to publish it.
a Wishing all my friends in old Loga
~ the fullest success,
st I am very respectfully,
I'd WORTHINGTON KAUFMAN.