The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-08-17
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SHALL TERRITORY BE ADDED?
The Worlds Uproar and What the United States Is Doing to
Make 1t WorseMr Byans Speech OF Acceptance-Reason
the Proper Method to Get at the Truth
BY A. McGREGOR.


II once right reason drives the clouds
away,
Truth breaks upon us with resistless
sway. Pope.
One may we'll ask, how can an Amer
lean citizen approve the imperial course
Of the administration in the Philip
pines? During the late war with Spain
our representatives at Hong Kong in-
duced Aguinaldo to return to Luzon
and raise an army Of his people and
assist our forces to capture Manila and
drive the Spaniards away.
The Filipinos were our allies. They
knew we had gone to war with Spain to
make Cuba free, and they had no idea
Spain toward them and pay twenty
s millions for the privilege. They had a
right to think, II It was not an absolute
promise, that they would fare as well
as Cuba. They knew our declaration
read, "All men are created equal, en-
dowed by their creator with certain in
3 alienable rigths. among which are life,
liberty and the pursuit Of Happiness;
that to secure these governments are
instituted among men, deriving their
jubt powers from the consent Of the
governed"
Under all these circumstances the
Filipinos had the utmost confidence in
us, never dreaming that we would claim
Spanish domination over them, and at
tempt imperial rule with force Of arms.
How can our course be justified toward
this people? The principles of our own
system will assuredly not sanction IL.
They came to our assistance and were
faithful allies, and have been grievously
disappointed. Admiral Dewey gives
them a high character, superior to the
Cubans, and he knows both races.
Is Ii possible that this nation Is to
become conquering power, regardless
of the rights and liberties Of mankind?
Must we add to the worlds uproar?
In India are famine and starvation,
death and desolation, in horrid form,
In South Africa is cruel war, with suf-
fering and death, all between Christian
brethren. And in the Philippines our
government Is waging war with great
cost of life and treasure. and the end
not in sight. Somewhere in South
America is revolution with war almost
continuous. The China trouble may in.
volve the world. but as yet 1t is conjec-
ture, for developments are not yet suf-
hcient to Judge. 1t would seem this
continues to be q murderous, warning
world, given much to wrong and out.
rage. The words Of the hymn are no,
much observed:
!. "Cast thy bread upon the waters,
III Thinking not tits thrown away;
M God himself saith, thou shalt gather
u 1t again some future day."
Though the war in the Philippines ha!
been ''over" for months, 1t seems Of lat'
to be more brisk than ever, and our ad
ministration confesses there are NJ
troops that can be spared to go to Chi
ma. A hundred years ago was th'
first election Of Thomas Jefferson al
president, and there was then par
amount issue. And now again Is par
amount issue involving the principles
Of the declaration Of independence an,
the constitution. Platform promises
and pledges and imperial courses an'
practices, with an enormous expendi
ture for military purposes, are quite an
other thing. There Is no getting ava!
from this issue, squirm and wriggle ant
falsify as they may.
The previous paragraphs of this wer
written before receiving and reading tn
acceptance speech Of Mr.. Bryan, deliv
cred at Indianapolis on the Sth. Doubt
less the readers of the News-Democra
have read this able and powerful ad
dress, and will preserve 1t for futur
reference. The imperial question Is tn
absorbing topic, and 1t Is handled elo
quently and happily, not to say con
vincingly and unanswerably by MI
Bryan. 1t is no'wonder that our candl
date has brought together the Democra
cy of the country, with thousands o
others who also recognize the abilit
and high character Of the man. A hun
dred years ago the American peopl
!. found the man in Thomas Jefferson
and more and more the outlook Is tina
this year we shall find him in Williar
Jennings Bryan.
The Republican leaders and thei
Journals decline to meet the imperial is
sue, denying the same, but denial
not disproof, for in this case the proc
is overwhelming. Besides, our oppc
nents are given to concealment and de
ception. They denied being gold
standard party, until of late, declarin
for silver as one OF the money metai
And now the administration is bus
converting United States coin bond
into gold bonds, paying high premium
for the former. Thus 1t ia that swir
die follows swindle, and the people al
saddled more and more with debt an
taxes. But nevertheless, great an
grand is the q. o. p.
The New York Tribune says this
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