New Ulm review., 1900-10-17
Gen. Orendorff's Speech.

campaign In Brown county may Oe sal"
to have been opened in most satlsfac
tory manner indeed. The meeting was
held in Turner Hall which was not only
packed to the doors, but the line uf cay
er listeners filled the hallway MI ex
tended out almost to the street. The
SUCCESS Of the meeting was entirely be
yond the expectations Of the local man.
ayers and unfortunately no arrangements
had been made for AL overflow meeting
with the result that mary who desired
to hear Gen. Orendnrtf were turned
away. The Second kegiment Band wa
in attendance and added much to the
enthusiasm of the occasion. There is no
doubt but that many republicans were
present and the gathering was decidedly
a representative one.
The address occupied an hour and
forty-fve minutes and the subjects OF
imperialism, ,lus's n.'d other questions
cutting prominent figure in this CAIN
paign were discussed in AL intelligent
manner. Gen. Orend nf said the contest
now waginy i, one OF serious char"c-
ter. 1t is one that appeals to men more
in the nature of patriotism than p"rtl-
sanship. lie Was glad to meet members
of all parties aud speak to them as
Americun citizens. The questions should
be discussed with the same candor as
are other questions that interest the peO-
pie. There should he great liberation,
and this is the one thing that distinguish
Is q republic from monarchy.
-Four years ago you could not hnd
man, no matter what party he belonged
to, but what believed that there should
be no taxation without representation.
No one could he found who was in favor
of large standing army-imperialla'"
imperialism Is treason t" free govern
ment. y Republican administration has
heen in power. y different scene IS pre-
sented. \ war has occurred, the purpose
of which Was the .r,ud'st known in th'
worlds history. Men have fought for
their own liberties, but seldom 10 they
20 to war for others. Tyranny Was d1iv
en- from the land vt Cuba. Democrats
in congress joined with Republicans and
voted $5O,0Up,O which was placed in
the hands of President Mckinley for
him to cxpend as I've saw Ill in driving
Spanish oppression from Cuba. Gen.
Orendorf went on to relate what has oc
CURED SINCE The United stars took
possession of Porto Rico and d portion
of the Philippines in direct opp"slt1o"
to the promise it made at the commence
ment Of the struggle. The result Is that
Cuba is under military rule and carpet
bag government such as prevailed in the
southern states after the civil war. In
Porto Rico the people have been taxed
not as have those III the United States.
They are taAel without representation
and in direct violation OF the spirit aud
letter of the constitution. Notwitlstan,l-
ing the declaration of President Mck,n-
ley that it is the plain duty OF congress
to give tie lorlo Rlcans free trace, the,
are Is per cent slaves and IS per cent
American citizens.
Regarding tie Philippines, Gen. Oren-
dOrf declared that Aunlr;I Dewey could
not have won the victory in Manila hur-
Dor without the assistance OF Ayuinaldo
and his forces. Still the Republicans
claim that Aguinaldo did not lender this
assistance. There is no escape, how ever,
from the tact that they were the allies
of the American marines. Now it il
claimed by the Republicans that The
FilippinOs are savayes. Ii this is the
case why dld the Americans arm them,
giving them all opportunity to Sht Ii
Christian nation. Gen. Uicndorf regards
the present Wal in The Philippines au un-
holy one. Tie VAR tax IS still Inflicted
upon the American people. Millions OF
dollars have been expended, thousands
of soldiers have lost their lives. Wien
President Mckinney is asked " hat he is
going to do about it, he asks what are
you going to do about it? Who will
dare pull down the American flag? The
American tay has been hauled down, ON
foreign soil. In Mexico, in Canada, and
in Alaska where 1000 square miles that
rightfully belonged to this country, and
which was given up by Secretary Hay,
through the diplomacy of the British
minister. The American flag was never
intended to Iiu.,t over strfs and slav, s.
The Republican, patty says that where
the flag goes up it shall never he hauled