The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-19

for a large army read the prospectus
issued by the Philippine Lumber and
Development company. Tou will find
that at the head OF the company as
president stands Republican member
of congress. who is the chairman of
the army committee OF the house of
representatives, and another Repub-
llcan congressman is attorney for the
company, and the prospectus shows
that already valuable timber lands
have been secured, and the prospectus
also explains that the labor problem is
easily solved because there is guam
tity of Chinese labor there that can be
employed at from so to rs cents day
in Mexican money What do you want
an army for? To hold the Philippines
while they are being developed by syn
dicates headed by Republican politi-
clans. (Applause.)
1.-THE American people have not yet
decided In favor of Imperialism. The
Republicans refuse to meet 1t. You do
not hear defenses of Imperialism from
those authorized to speak. You find
the Republicans are trying to hide be-
hind first one subterfuge and then an
other. They say now that the reason
we are in the Philippines, the reason
our boys are dying, the reason large
army Is necessary the reason we can
not come home, is because l helped to
ratify the treaty. (Laughter.)
MY friends, l want you to go back
a few moments and you will find that
| the Republican party said we were in
the Philippine islands because of the
act of God, and it is a great comedown
from God to me. daughter and a2-
| plause.)
Republicans, what we object to is
that in order to defend your imperial
policy you have to lay down doctrines
which, if carried out, will destroy the
right of the American people to partic-
ipate in their own government. That
is our objection to your policy. II you
are simply going to kill the Filipinos
off and come home we might get over
the crime But that is not yonr policy.
You dare not kill them off, because you
destroy your trade argument if you kill
them. You cannot trade with dead
people. When a man is dead all he
needs is a shroud and coffin, and he
can get along without both of them ii
necessary. You have got to let the
people live if you want to trade with
them, and if they live they will have
to be citizens or subjects.
"You want them for subjects, but
you shall not have them for subjects II
we can prevent it. You cannot make
subjects out of them without changing
our ideas of government. You can't
hold them in perpetual servitude with
out amending your constitution, either
openly or indirectly, and the same
same power that can disregard the
constitution and make subject out Of
a Filipino can disregard the constitu.
ton and make subjects out of the Am.
erican people.
'The Republican party is following
the paths of monarchy. 1t does MOI
propose a king, but it proposes a prin
ciple upon which only king car
stand. 1t does not propose a crown
but it proposes a doctrine that can fl
nothing but a crown. The Republican
party has done in Porto Rico just wha
England did in this country. and ouI
president is doing today just wha
George III. did century and quartz
ago. What difference does it matte
| \, hi ont ar
peror or king, if he administers to thu
power of king?
my friends, we are not only agains
imperialism. because it strikes blow
at our principles Of government, W
are against it because 1t destroys tn
i moral prestige of this nation amonI
} the nations of the earth.
2 I'VE want the Americans people t.
! attend to their own business. w
want them to have their own ideas an
7 stand for them. We want this natioI
: to be among the nations as light an
! example. l so into community an
: see some gray-haired patriarch
whose life Is so upright, whose condue
is so just, that people submit to hiI
e their differences and abide his juds
, ment
4 "And when / see such one al
e reminded of the words of Solomon: :
4 good name is rather to be chosen tina
$ great riches. and loving favor rattle
: than silver and gold | want this na
}. ton to be the patriarch among the na
Y lions. l want to stand erect. l war
:, 1t to be just and upright, and whe
g other nations quarrel, instead of cal
d ing out great armies to kill each othe
they will say, leave the question
: the United States; they can be trusted
S | want this nation to be peacemakt
: among the nations and then 1t wi
s earn the reward promised to the peac,
IS maker: Blessed are the peacemaker
# for they shall be called the children I
q Cod"
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e cation of political power on an in
i perial basis is the logical foundatio
:. 80 tha nantra lfzotion of tha rnouav 4,