Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-17
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ing nation. Lincoln fell as one of the
bitter reprisals of long and bloody
war. Garfeld's assassin was an en-
Uttered and disappointed seeker for
public Office. But the gentle, kindly
Mckinley fell a victim to that organ
lied anarchism which sees no differ
ence between the chosen ruler of
free people and cruel and tyrannical
despot.
Unhealthful for Anarchism.
Public opinion has asserted itself
in no uncertain tones, and the climate
of America will not be found desir-
able for the teachers of the doctrines
of anarchism.
Man for the Hour.
Our country has been confronted
with many dangers and critical per-
iods in the past. But the hour of our
necessity has always produced the
man for the occasion.
From the grave of Mckinley we
turned to the honest, bold. fearless,
intrepid, untiring able and clear-head
ed Roosevelt, and have not been disap-
pointed in his leadership. His lumin-
GUS and Illuminating mind has Crap
pied the problems of craftsmanship
as they have arisen and he has proven
himself to be the man needed for the
times.
THE same feeling which led him to
go to Cuba to free the people of that
island from the yoke of Spain, has
caused him to urge generous propos-
al for reciprocal trade that will start
them on the road to prosperity with
out, in the slightest degree, injuring
any American industry
For Purity of Race.
Congress has promptly renewed the
laws for Chinese exclusion did not
permit them to expire by limitation,
showing due regard to the preserva-
ton OF the purity of our race and in
situations.
Union Against Spain.
II know the democrats and populists
| Of Iowa too well to believe that the
new Philippine issue will meet with
much consideration by them.
/ "All parties declared war against
Spain and all the various political par
ties aided in it's prosecution, the
soldiers of both armies in the civil war
and their sons took part in the short
and glorious struggle with Spain.
A Natural Result.
The Philippine campaign to us was
one of the results Of that war and the
treaty ceding the islands to us was
ratified by votes from all parties. The
house speedily put its APPROVAL upon the
treaty, by voting the s20,00O,000 from
the treasury to carry out our agree
| for any party to criticise that act, or
to shun its share of the resulting re-
! sponsibilities.
"a war with the natives has follow.
ed and the appropriations to carry it
on were voted by congress, not as a
/ partisan measure, but as a patriotic
duty.
War Brings Hardships.
"The war was declared ended or
July 4, and let us hope will not agar
be renewed. 1t will not conduce tc
peace, law and order for any partisan
speaker, either in congress or out to
assert that we are wrong and that oul
army should be driven from Luzon
Samar or Mindanao. and should hos
tilities be renewed, these men who
4 thus urge new war must bear the re
sponsibility. The men who started the
cry of 'embalmed beef in 1899, are
agonizing over the water cure in 1902
II The attempt has been made to show
that the war has been conducted in q
barbarous fashion by our troops. A
war is not a Sunday school picnic
When a war is progressing somebody
is sure to be hurt and no doubt there
has been hardship and suffering in the
grogress of this war.
Officials Promptly Investigate.
But the attempt to show that oul
soldiers have been generally guilty OF
barbarity will fail--it has failed--fol
American soldiers do not throw of
their Christian civilization when they
don their country's uniform. Thai
there have been some instances Of VIC
lation of the rules of warfare is prob
ably true. Such exceptions have
been brought to the attention of the
President and he has not permitted
, any delay in investigating the charges
and bringing the offenders to Justice
, our gallant SClQleTS uuuoF tue ITOplS
sun in the Philippines are not the frs
American soldiers who have beer
slandered and detained.
, 1.-THE heroes Of 1851 and 1856 were
called Lincoln hirelings. Grant was
, characterized as butcher and the
things said about General Sherman
could not be mentioned in good SO
ciety.
History also recorded some of tn,
attacks upon General Jackson, wht
was denounced as an emperor in hi.
palmy days.
: "a republican convention has al
ways been a school of patriotism. To
day, as in the past, our party stand
for the honor and glory Of the Unior
on land and sea. Those. who follow
Lincoln, Grant, Garfield and McKinle,
will always be on the side of perpetu
ity of the nation, freedom of though
and action, the uplifting and better
ment of our country"
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