The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-02-14

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statesman from Massachusetts.
But Mr.. Brown is not so distinguish
ed man as Hoar, and the election
being over, the Standard does not pre-
tend to know what the republican
leaders will say about the Ohioan
Looking at the matter, though, FROM
the party standpoint they ought to say
very bad things about him and dc
sundry baas things to him, for stand
ing in thevery focus of the publ C gaze
he told some truths that were We'll
calculated to make republican ears
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For weeks and months the talk has
been current in republican circles that
the resolution guaranteeing free
government to the Cubans was mis-.
take, land it has been broadly init.
mated that the resolution is not bind
ing-that as one congress could pass
it so another congress can repudiate
1t, just as any other resolution can
be repealed. The dishonor of thus
violating the faith of the nation sol
EMMY plighted to the Cubans in the
face OF the whole world, seems to be
regarded as an utterly trivial thing
with those who can see no future
glory for the republic save as it can
be obtained by trampling on the rights
OF other people. MIR. Brown very
clearly perceives the trend of republi
can thought, and he speaks of it in
terms that cannot be misunderstood
With reference to the Filipinos MI
Brown urges precisely the same pol
icy as that advocated by the demo
cratic leaders, and his speech is a most
serious arraignment of the republican
policy. He declares in terms that a
colonial policy violates the principles
we have cherished as the very life
of free government "A colonial
policy" says he, will destroy the
high ideals which we have so proudly
followed from our beginning as ma
ton. hat is what Bryan and Jones
and Teller and Towne say. 1t is
what every mans says who knows
whereof he speaks, and speaks as he
knows. The proposition is not even
debatable. The republican leaders
do not try to debate it as question
of principle. They dodge away from
itsand endeavor to conceal the main
issue with generalities about en-
forcing the law" protecting property
etc, and eXpatiating upon the good
government they propose to give the
Filipinos.
Mr.. Brown lets his party down easy
by saying that congress has never
yet announced to the Filipinos what
the national purpose IS with respect
to them" This is true and it is a
grave sin of omission on the part Of
the legislative branch of the govern
ment. But the administration has
declared it's policy, the republican ma
tional platform has affirmatively in
dorsed the acts of the administration
and the republican majority in COLI
gress has done the same thing tacitly
by allowing the president to continue
his war of conquest, and voting him
men and money for the purpose-a!l
without a word to the Filipinos from
which they can draw the smallest
hope for the future.
From the beginning the republican
argument has been simply that OF
brute force. I'VE Win whip the Fill
ipinos first and then we will decide
what their rights and privileges shall
be-" Such has been the republican
cry, and it is one well worthy the
spirit of COrteZ or Pizzaro. But there
are signs here and there that the re-
publican conscience is awakening. Mr..
Browns bold utterance is only one
of these signs, and if the republicans
expect ever again to elect president
of the United States it will be wise
for them to take heed.