The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-06-05

itiss You have the rans riFht 10 adminif-
ter thr water torture Or 10 hans mTr hy the
thumbs 90 tEtort confession in one car, az
Co. the other You have the same right 10
90 % o. Cleveland OF Pituburg or AZ Colo
r7LB spriHgs ls you have Go 90 u within ihc
Philippine HiardH
The senator from ohio IN Die ysry hfil.
liant aud iaT,Ihls speech. which heard
with tsUght ard Instruction, RAID ihti We
wtr, bound 90 rFrtOrr order ir he Phillip
piIs isiaudH Blt We cannot leave them 'ill
hat sh1uia be done. 10 said W. were bound
20 keep iAs faith We pledged 70 Spain ,r the
treaty. and that We we're bound. before Ne
left, 10 see that secured lie said We
wsfe bound. especially 70 look out
for "a, SAFETY ~ the Flllplaos Who had
been our friends. and that We could not. In
honor. depart will that should bJ made
War t. tor Sovereignty.
"AH that. ar President o. true. So far
HFI know no man hs- doubted g. but thfis
thirEa are not what W are lighting for. not
uue Of them There nevgr wac Time when,
Il wg had declared that W onlywCrr there
o. keen faith ulth Spain. and that We only
vprs thgTg 90 rgttuTe uftCf. that Nc were
only there Go see that r1 friend Of ours
should suffer 81 the hBrdE Of ans enemy o.
ours. that the war would not have gudSd Ia
that moment
You arc fighting for soysreisuty Yuu
are lighting for the principle ~ eternal DO
msriau over that people and that y the
only question IN issue 70 TIE conflict We
satd 10 yts case ~ Cuba thst she had
right 10 ht free and Independent 80 We
only demanded boz the treaty thar Spain
should hereafter LEI her alone. II you had
done to cuba AZ you hnvs done 10 the Phil
ipplre is!ands. which had exactly the same
right. 1u would b. az this moment w Cuba
just whore Spain was Nhcr she excited the
lndtgnatlou Of the civilized world and We
compelled her 10 let 30. And y sou han
done Ia the Philippines a. sou cid In Cuba
you would be today Or would soon b. IN
those Islands AZ you are In Cuba.
But you made o totally different dsclsra'
ttou nbout the Philippine islands You uns
asrtock IN the treaty 10 acquire Sovereignty
ever her Cor yourself. witch that people De-
MED You declared not only IN the treaty
bat 30 many public utitraHeey 10 this cham.
Der and elsewhere that you had a right 90
bay sovtreiggiy with money or 10 treat II
ns the spuils Of war or the booty OF battle.
TIE moment you made that declaration thu
Filipino pennIe anve you notice that they
treated II o. declaration ni war. So your
generals reported, and 90 Aguinaian en-
pFessly declared. 80 you deliberately naads
up The issue for ilghi for dominion on one
side and lEht for liberty on the other.
you voted acWn the rcHoigs0u ~ the senate.
known a. the bacon resolution, declaring
the right " that people 10 indeps ndence.
aud you paxtfd the MeEnory resolution.
which declared that you meant 70 diFpoae
OF those Islands az should be for the inter.
eat Of the United States That was the
origin Of the zar. ~ Il be war That Il what
the war " all about ~ Z. Se war.
Fixea Responsibility.
Nov, Mr. President. when you deter
mined 10 regor. to force for that purpoFy
Won teak nnaH Yourself every natural EST-
sequence Of that condition. TIE natural re-
suit Of a conflict OF arms between a people
roming GU. OF subsection and higkly CIV
ilixea psople-one weak enG the other
etrung. with eli the powers and resources
OF civlli3atlon--ls Inevitably, A. every body
knows. that there " III bs cTpsliy.0n ems side
ard retaliation hy cruelty On the ether
YOU knew Il even before Il happened. as
well az sou know q nor that II hss hap
psued. aud the responsibility is yours.
I'VE cannot set rid OF this one fact. we
cannat escape u. aBd we cannot filHeh from
H. You chose war instead Of peace. you
cheese force Instead Of cancellation. With fun
notIee that everything tbs. has happtnfd
aimee would happen IS q cnnstauence Of
ycuF decision. Had you made declaration
10 AEusraido That sGu weuid respect thsir
siret was 10 fulhE tbs treaty and protect
yuur friends. you would have cisarmed that
people In moment believe there never
mas been d tims since whsn d like dselKrA.
stun rBads hy this chamber alone. rnt ees-
tasniy made BY Itis sssuhsr and the ettfr
hhuKs. with the approval 81 the prssidsnt.
would net have ended thiz eunEi1s and ore.
vensst sill these horrors.
'fgEsfssd % that, gentiemfE talked ok the
wealth Of ths philippine islands ard about
tfse advantage IN our trade Tksy eought 20
enxsle auf egeK with nugEats al other nsRn's
Ensi. Ger4fdfa DECLARED Ia the senate cham
Der and on the huktiEEx that the flag never
shsn be Haaisd aewn n The Philippine "a
lsadE. and those ~ soa sho ihirk other
wsse keep sileat and enter no eiseiaimxr.
The senator from 0htp say1 cor a0IlrY has
net tfsn IN TIE 4ark. fsaf II has haea a
peiirs roshiish.sd 10 The uefEf. hasst HAS
iff Hzas fn a1k. what was n which efentsc
tbs ears which keeps h up ana which Gre.
nssa Ha6 ksssS ap the kssssa and @isi snsxs
war hs-sx oas again and EEafn FOR cen.
tts5ss 50 come HHits4 human nasefs h.
changed or b. aIfsfees IN shslF basosna
ffpH What u II IL eufsF II Ia because you
keep radleek an yoef IisK
I'VE arr not n2urisnfnk npxxrss If goid
h tbs H<aAs< iNet npw. the devil Imperial
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shss wtxiS ara tbs H.afy fhe-aof. II Ne win
fxgi Aswx and wDExhsp vim Won have sxssf
hsutxe 1DwH this AknexzesG Rag ri Chlns
uhsrs Il once fe4ted. aaE WA have s2st
hAui<4 n enwn b cnisz' wfists Il has fnsssd
ter shFse teefa4
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