Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-03-14

UllnlIN ULnIlh 0 LLllLn
Morgan's Brave but I'm
availing Fight.
GREED TOO MUCH FOR HONOR
Mckinley Sacrifices Cuba on the
Altar Of Spoil.
FRIENDS MAY BECOME ENEMIES.
Cuban Rider to the Army Bill Likely
to Involve Us In War-President
Endowed With Imperial Powers.
Free Government Betrayed by the
Spooner Monstrosfty-Reckle Ex-
travagance In the Expenditure of
Public Money Retrospection of
Garfield's Career -Lynching the
senegambian Horrifles Boston-Re-
publican Hypocrisy.
Especial Washington Letter.l
In the presence of Senator John S.
Morgan of Alabama all men who be-
lieve in liberty and love truth should
stand uncovered. He made a brave
fight and, his age considered. an as
founding fight to save this great repub-
lie from the charge of Punica Fides in
the Cuban matter, but without avail
Greed was too much for honor. A no.
bier resolution and a wiser was never
passed by any legislative body on earth
than the one with which the American
congress prefaced the Spanish war. In
brief it consisted of three parts: First,
a declaration that the Cuban people
ought to be and of right are free and
to any intention ON our part to gobble
the island; third, our determination to
get out of the island so soon as the Gu
bans should establish an Independent
and stable government. That resolu-
tion was passed to show our own gen.
erosity and disinterestedness and for
the further purpose of keeping other
nations off of us while we walloped
Spain. The resolution worked like a
charm. 1t accomplished everything in
6nd nts fa, n
gave us an unobstructed field, and we
thrashed Spain in jig time.
The apostles of greed now say that
it is regrettable that we ever passed
that resolution. Really it is regretta-
Bile that we ever inserted the word
stable. That was the fly in the pot of
ointment. That was the trap. | was
opposed to it then. In the report sub
mitted to the house by the minority of
the committee on foreign affairs, which
l wrote, that word does not occur 1t
is the source of woes unnumbered. 1t
constitutes the excuse for the Cuban
rider to the army bill. which Morgan
fought SO yalorously and Intellectually,
which fastens on us the charge Of
Pune faIfn ana wliien Is b direct,
ruthless and unnecessary slap In the
face of the Cubans. 1t viii breed all
sorts of trouble-most probably war.
Our Attitude Hostile.
l say frankly that would like to see
Cuba part of this republic. but while
securing the island am in favor Of
American homer bright as
the spear of Achilles and the plow-
share of Cincinnatrls. an unaltera-
bly, opposed to exhibiting ourselves as
q lot of constituencies liars to the gaze
of the civilized world. If we act with
decency, tact, honesty and discretion
Cuba will come to us OF her own mo-
tion, and that is the only way in which
she would be Of the slightest value to
us. The Cuban rider renders it impos-
sible for us to hold any save hostile re-
lations with the Cubans. We thereby
throw away recklessly and inexcusa-
bly, any chance we ever had Of peacea-
bic annexation. And greed did it. Ger
tain favorites of the administration
couldn't wait to get rich. So they
have precipitated hostilities-for that's
the real status now. Everything desir-
able could have been secured by diplo-
macy. It's great pity.
His Imperial Majesty.
The Spooner Philippine rider prac-
tically makes Mr.. Mckinley what Sen
ator Pettigrew Ironically suggested his
titles should be-''president of the re-
public of the United States and cmper-
or of the islands of the seas Let us
hope that his imperial majesty will be
q clement ruler and not abuse the un-
limited power placed in his hands.
Only one other man on the whole face
of the earth is endowed with 50 much
power. and that is young Nicholas. czar
of all the Russias 1t, like the peace of
God, passes all understanding this ac-
ton of the American congress in con-
ferring despotic power upon any man.
1t is contrary to the genius of oiir insti-
tutions, an anomaly in American legis-
lation, a dangerous. let us hope not a
fatal, innovation. IL a cruel. bloody.
inhuman despotism is not set up in the
Philippines under the Spooner resolu-
ton, it will not be due TO the wisdom
of congress. but to the good sense of
William Mckinley. If there be dis
grace, be will share 1t with a sycophan-
tie and reckless congress. If there be
glory. it viii be entirely Mr.. MeKin-
ley's. The historian of our times will
write over against the name of every
man who yotnG Cor the Spooner mon
Strosity this legend: his man betray-
ed the principles of free government.
Let bis, name be anathcmai ....s1 for
sverr' And 1T will hea just verdict.
OF course an extra session of congress
was undesirable. but it would have
been far better 10 have remained in
continuous session till March l. 1908.
than to have precipitatetl endless hos
tilities with Cuba and a despotisn in
the Philippines. and that's precisely
why old Senator Morgan's II hour
speech is q performance worthy Of re-
membrance and of all gratitude I.eoni-
das at ThermonylR. Horatius at the
bridge, Davy Crockett at the Alamo
and John I. Morgan in the senate are
companion pieces which men will love
to look upon, but grave and reverend
senators must not be deprived Of their
junkets, their fishing trips, their other
pleasures Consequently an extra ses-
sion must be avoided at the cost Of
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