The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-05-22

your clothes wet with Yparspiratjx3s s a
In the sun, and one,halfs tile 5tss{
without dinner, there are Init sft|
men who have gone through wifi \ 4,
and no. had their health Impaired ST
nave no doubt bat hat. lithsHorter
the days OF the gallant EasleS
even The EasFsa TsnA%Y aSsp VIII Wy; ng,
While was in this D, n
mental contitlcn, .he war SHIN
csme on and had toEg ggtaS AAA11
these new questions. Il wv
heart. body and soul. AIi@n ~
van tou was peace ana ttoS~1 -
alone. The cruel taunta andas.
or Republican and traitor,h hurt
then. while can laugh at Shsn3m
made up, my mind not to creafa IA
further Issues, but tameIys SfsII ~,
and follow the lead OF JoneIa yTqSi
man. Pettigfew and Co.. ana stiisn as
quietly retire at the end; Of my ,&ernzs3 )
My intimate friends Know itliatYfEsFss.
was my intention. When they SsSsSas.
cluded to defeat the treaty, sf RSnyisyE
not see what great harm could tsvsYsys
to the country from forcing tho EEs,
publtcans to call an extra session. ~
would only postpone matters sbyb zasasf 7.
the Democratic leaders. / IrirIEsy tk
speech. not against the freats, gslfn
against Imperialism, which sepezsr1a
was at the time and with the ifEesasa
before me, my opinion. T. had vatAs,
drawn the distinction betwesff Esspl.
pansion and Imperialism, anu sg Snss9f
intended t. vote against tho ratf0xD-ss
ton OF the treaty, was So tired I'D,
being abused and accused of i27s- Z
loyalty to my party. at that tffzssss,
however. ! contended in private, tgialEr-
ratQCttnn NJ hn ~
wise even from party standpof7s1.
had then. as ! have now, very 93e.-k;
tie confidence In the political saEac9Sss
OF Senator James K. jones, and II Ep<a
licved that Senator German wsss aFE
heart an Expansionist BECAUSE MSSss
voted for the acquisition of the 1axNsas
aiian Islands. and suspected 2E1zn !
OF an ambition after Bryan advHsaeSg
the ratification of the tree: treaty. TO ssH-
feat 1t and thus supplant him asvsE
the leadership. Not that .objecsaa
to this. for German is conservative d
man. and might have been eleg1aSl !
president the last time. could he fasgH2s s
commanded the nomination. Howevxss.gs
| on Sunday afternoon. the day beUa7ua
the treaty was to be voted uysxgrs.
the news was flashed over the wTraasss
that our troops had been fred, rg1,aiy.,
oy the very people whom we hxak
~ 80" VIC eyIduuy VI Spant1&1. q
oppression. This presented am ear-f
tirelv new situation. and besyre { itas39l
finished reading the extra" the cSaIyx
respondents OF the New Yfsairs si
Sun and think OF the WtnEfA
called at my house before had cSVfs.
suited with any human being, ana nr@
expressed this opinion. Es theifilen. cs.
the newspapers Will Show. One r.1on.Iss
OF delay might mean serious cons&
quences to the people OF the Unftefa
states. 1t nlnst be remembered MR.
Spain had the sympathy OF ertITvsss
Europe. anc after the battle. ~ 5F9n
nil!a nothing bit the tact Of DetyR.y
and the attitude of England prevents
us from being forced into q war Ea,a,@
which we were totally unpYeparc9a y
10 defeat the treaty meant thar gy1,
were Still at war with Spain. issax) 1
that our soldiers were intruders m /
tho Fu"iC4ihe Islands. To ratiry fEs1S7
treaty meant not state of war. but ssp g
mere insurrection and deprived otbau
nnticns Of an excuse for fsa,
terference 1t seems TO-, me anw
way. that no matter what tasD
situation!or causes NAV be. thar .tnlrs \,
only position for man to take w1sssza
we are engaged in foreign wni-.s7n
to stand by his own country. rfgFss !;
or wrong. Let me review the sitr1sAs
tion moment In the first p,arEysgS
had not, AS long as 1t could be avoas9.
ed. been in favor OF the war sss,;9 I
had but little sympathy with the axa-
Hammatory addresses made IN COE,s
E-essI which embarrassed the PrcSa.-
dent in his humane efforts to aypzr
the war. ! could not but look VITA
distrust upon those men who forecaa i.
tns war on by frantic appeals ns9Sf
tnen. the very moment that hostSsg,
Ties were begun. criticised evwsY
movement made to bring the way an
speedy and eIccessful end. II yyxaD
Q small and petty part for SensnuzD
e. ,nlay. Aguinaldo had mary warxD 4
! Ssvm1tathfzers in Congress. who eruzg-
| pared h1nrtn George Washinetuga
and b,s ~, ha,s .i.od followers TO aRp
anu MS mar na"s, Stain nna I,,,,s,- -,
heroes Of Kings Moune nan, and buEla
er Hill. Some Of, them ~" cannss5 s
conceal the chargrin which, 10y - -
at the capture Of Ag,linaldt,o = anu -.
cessation OF hoSti:ities. 1t -. -
Cd tnat my vote ratified the'ry -. ~,
and stopped the war. Il so, go
nroud OF the fact, and nm nksffe'
fal that l had the strength to a Eslh
I, cu:y and cast that vote. ~. fear AA
would not nave had the co,al6Ss1yy
! to do 1t. had I not felt that m, SssessIg
was absolutely necessary; 7xs-
snzing the farreaching effect tgsa
fearful responsibility, cast my vziI.o
accordingly. I have never seen ar,
day when regretted it, and MY ..,xa.
dren Will remember it after I ass7a
lead. with pleasure and pride. as rhD
most glorious act of my life.
EXPANSION.
VIII not undertake to dernuxa-