The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-03-22
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Morgan's Brave but I'm
i awaiting Fight.
GREED TOO MUCH FOR EONOR
Mckinley Sacrifices Cuba on the
Altar of Spoil.
FRIENDS MAY BECOME ENEMIES.

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Elk
travagance I'm the Expenditure of
Public Money Retrospection of
Garfield's Career the
Senegambian Horrihea Boston-Re.
publican Hypocrisy.
Especial Washington letter.
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 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 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,
declaration that the Cuban people
ought to be and Of right are free and
independent; second, disclaimer as
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-
ton was passed to show our own gen.
crosby 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
tended or hoped for. Other nations
gave us an unobstructed field, and we
thrashed Spain in jig time.
The apostles of greed now say that
1t is regrettable that we ever passed
that resolution. Really it is regretta-
bic 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
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 vigorously and Intellectually,
which fastens on us the charge of
Punic faith and which is direct,
ruthless and unnecessary slap in the
face of the Cubans. It will breed all
sorts of trouble-most probably war.
Our Attitude Hostile.
say frankly that would like to see
Cuba part Of this republic, but while
securing the island 1 am in favor of
preserving American honor bright as
the spear of Achilles and the plow-
share of Cincinnatus. I am unaltera-
bly, opposed to exhibiting ourselves as
a 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-
ton, 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-
BILE 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 a 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 emper-
or Of the islands Of the seas" Let us
hope that his imperial majesty will be
a clement ruler and not abuse the I'M
limited power placed in his hands.
Only one other man on the whole face
Of the earth is endowed with SO 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.
It Is contrary to the genius of our insti-
buttons. an anomaly in American legis-
lation, dangerous, let us hope not a
fatal, innovation. If cruel, bloody,
inhuE,an despotism is not set up in the
Philippines under the Spooner resolu-
ton. 1t will not be due to the wisdom
of congress. but to the good sense of
William Mckinley. If there be dis
grace, he will share it with sycophan-
tie and reckless congress. II there be