Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-14

t becomes necessary for one people TO
dissolve the political bands which have
connected them with another, and to
assume that position us vassals of the
United States, to which the laws of ma
ture and of natures, God condemn
them, decent respect for the opinions
of mankind demands that they should
declare and maintain their enthusi-
astic loyalty to their new lords and
masters.
We declare these truths to be self
evident; that all black, brown and brin-
die men are created unequal to the task
of self-goyernment, and unalienably
subject to such rules, regulations and
restrictions as the President and Con-
gress may establish. That, to secure
obedience to such regulations, the
Government of the United States Is re-
vamped, deriving Its new powers from
the desires of the protected trusts and
the agility of the Supreme Court. That,
whenever any form of government be-
comes destructive or obstructive Of
commercialism, 1t is the right of the
trusts to alter or abolish it, and to in
stitute new government, laying its
foundation on such policies, and organ
izing Its powers in such form as to
them shall seem most likely to effect
their safety and dividends. Prudence
indeed, will dictate that principles long
established should not be changed for
light and transient causes, and, ac-
cordingly, experience hath shown that
capital is more disposed to support ex-
listing conditions, SO long as they are
profitable, than to right the people by
abolishing forms to which they are ac-
customed. But, when a long train of
chances and opportunities, promising
Invariably the same inducement to con-
centrated wealth, emphasizes the ne
cessity for reducing certain peoples I'M
der absolute despotism, 1t is the right
of might, 1t is the duty of riches to
throw off the mask, and provide new
safeguards for their future security.
Such has been the inducements for es-
tablishing these colonies, and such is
now the necessity which constrains us
to alter their former system of govern
ment, and ignore all the traditions and
implications of our own. The history
of the present administration at Wash
ington is history of usurpatory limo.
vations, all having in direct object the
establishment of an absolute tyranny
over these islands, To prove this let
facts be submitted to n candid world.
1t has called together legislative bod
les and coerced them into passing meas
ures dictated from Washington.
It has erected multitude of new off,
ces and sent swarms of new officers to
harass the subject peoples and eat
out their substance.
1t has kept among them standing arm
les, in times of peace, without the con-
sent of their legislatures.
1t has affected to render the military
independent of and superior to, the
civil owner.
1t has sanctioned measures
For cutting off their trade with all
parts of the world;
For imposing taxes upon them with
out their consent;
For denying them the benefit Of trial
by jury;
For transporting them beyond seas in
punishment of improved offenses;
For suspending their legislatures and
declaring itself invested with power to
legislate for them in all matters what
soever.
1t has plundered their seas. ravaged
their coasts, burnt their towns and de-
stroyed the lives of their people.
In every stage of these expressions
they have petitloned for redress in the
most humble terms; their repeated pc
titions have been answered only by re-
peated injury.
An administration whose character is
thus marked by every act that may de-
fine tyrant can be justified only on
the ground of commercial expansion,
but that is all sufficient.
Nor have they been wanting in atten-
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time TO tlme' OF attempts pS our iegls-
lature 10 extend an unWa ", 1ur-
isoictioh over 'heni' iney nave ap-
pealed to our native justice and mag
nanimity, and have conjured us by the
ties OF that human pro.hernoou which
our forefathers declared. The voice of
the Almighty Ticker has justly silenced
their impudent opportunities.
we, therefore, the representatives OF
the United states OF America, IN gem
eral congress assembled appealing to
legality of our intentions and the In
herent Justice of the Anglo Saxon race,
do, in the name of sugar, tobacco. fruits
and patronage, solemnly publish and
declare that these heretofore mentioned
colonies are, and of right ought to be,
yassal and dependent states; and we
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