Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-06-13

Is. In Cuba nc mRn thinks Of count
ipg the cost. The few soldiers who
came home from Cuba wounded or sick
carry their wounds and iheir pale faces
as il they were medals Of honor. What
soldier glories, in a wounded or al
empty sleeve winch he got in the Philip
pines? .
ii. The conflict in the Philippines
has cost you ~s6oO,ocO.C01. thousands of
American soldiers-the h,we of your
yOuth-the health aud sanity Of thou,
sands more and huudrc IL Of thousands
oi Filipiuos slam.
another price We have paid as a
result Of your practical craftsmanship
We AVE sold out the right. the old
American right, 10 speak IA the sym
pathy which is III our hearts FOR people
who are desolate and oppressed every
where on the face of the earth.
Il read the other day III d Nebraska
paper II terrible story OF the passage
through Omaha OF a car load OF mani.c-
from the Philippine islands. That load
Of Young soldiers passed through that
city, as other like cargnes have passed
through before, maniacs and broken in
mental health as the result u service IN
the Philippine islands.
Mr.. President, every one OF these
rnaniacs, every one at the many ike
freightS OF horror that come back to u
frnVn tho. IDhili,.,nn ,.f.,.l- anna .,,. 80.
American boy, the delight OF some
American home. faircr and nobler in
his young promise. AS We like to think,
than IL other the world over. All Mr..
President. it wRs not S20.C0l.0OO that we
| paid rs the price OF sovereignty. II
was the souls Of these boys OF ours that
entered into the cost.
Il have sometimes fancied that we
might cree; here N the capital Of the
country ii column to American liberty
which alone nri= ht rival IN height the
beautiful ami simple shaft which we
have erected Ia tine tu;ne II he father uf
the country. | can fancy zach genera
ton brng,ng its inscription. winch
should recitc it, own contribution to III,
great structure OF which the column
should he but the symbol.
And what have We To say: Are WE
to have a place in that honorable COM
pRny? Must We engrave on that column:
we repealed the declaration OF iudepen-
dence. We changed the Monroe
doctrius.trom ~a-drctrins OF eternal
righteousness and justice, resting on the
consent of the governed, Ia a doctrine
Of brutal sclishnes-, looking only to on
! own advantage. W. crushed the only
re"ubhc ia Asia. We ma lc VA on the
only Christian people III the east. W.
conTeite.i war e glory to ii war OF
shame. We vulgariz"d the Amencar
flag. We introduced perFidy into tie
practice Of war. We inflicted tortuG,
On uuarmed meu t" ox.rrt cunfession
We put children to death. We estab
lished rccuncenlradO camps. ",
devastated provinces. We hailed rh,
aspirations Of Il people toI liberty
NO., MI. ttG1ltlcht. never. Never
Never! Other ami better ruunscls vii
yet prevail. The hours ara long in til,
life Of a great people. The irrevocabI,
step il not yet taken.
Let us at least have tli.s to say: ",
too. have KAYE KEEP. the faith II on
fathers. We took CUBA by thr hand
We delivered her from her age Iont
bOLdaEe. We welcomed her to tn
family OF nations. We set mankind nj
example never behcid before Of moderh
ton in Victory. We led hesitatIng nh,
hnltIng Europe To- tho daliyerance q
their b+leaguered ambassadors in China
we marched through a hostile countr
ii country cruel aud bHrharOus with
out anger or revenge. W. returme
benefit for injury, md pity for cruelty
We made the name 81 America believe,
in the east as III the west. We KEEP
faith with the Philippine people. W,
kept faith with our own history. ",
kept our national honor unsuilied. I'll,
flag which We received without u rem.
we handed down without Il stain