Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-05-27

American people in such hldeousness
as must sicken and revolt thousands
upon thousands of those even who
have jauntily followed in the train of
imperial conquest; and in recalling the
country to the ideals and principles of
the fathers, and in contrasting what
has followed from an abandonment
of those principles with what, side by
side. has come from an adherence to
them, this speech is largely devoted.
There are to be found in it many
striking and noble passages, but none
so effective as those which dwell on
the parallel developments in Cuba and
the Philippines.
Look on that picture and then on
this. If we may Judge from the cur
rent expression Of public opinion moth.
Ing has happened in years which has
given the nation more of q feeling of
pride and satisfaction than the with
drawal of the American flag from
Cuba In accordance with the national
pledge, and the spectacle of people
there filed with rejoicing over the at.
tainment of at least some measure of
independent statehood, and expressing
gratitude 10 those who have made the
nope of years a realization. The pic-
ture Is one which all Americans arc
glad to look upon, and which CONVEYS
only the feelings that grow out of dis.
interested performance Of good deeds.
1t is picture painted in the bright
colors of life and light and hopeful.
ness and helpfulness among men one
toward another. Here the nation stood
true to the principles of liberty with
which 1t has sought to enlighten the
world; and working with Cubans for
the avowed object of Cuban independ-
ence 1t enjoyed their cooperation. and
peace and good will and harmonious
action made broad the way to the pro.
claimed end.
Contrast this with the picture. paint.
cd In the blood of tens of thousands
OF human beings, which comes from
the Philippines picture of death and
devastation. of hate and murder, of
fire and sword sweeping over whole
provinces and leaving behind the peace
OF solitude or the bowling wilderness.
OF whole villages and cities put to the
torch, of ravishment and pillage, of
hldeous crnelties and equally bideops
reprisals, OF recommendation, starvn.
ton and torture. 1t il idle TO dwell
upon the reasons Of this contrast. Ev-
erybody knows what they are. Not
n reading and rejecting person in the
nation has failed to have them forced
upon his consciousness during the nm at
week or 30 as the news from Havana
OF popular rejoicing and thanksgiving
and n record of American achievement
In starting off an independent gov.
ernment has been read side by side
with the reports of the Philppine in
vestigation.
we promised independence to Cuba.
and the Cubans believed us. and we
had their friendship and co-operation
In doing what we have done there, in.
stead Of their secret hatred or omen
antagonism. We declined to promise
independence to the Philippines, but
instead bought them over from Spain
without consulting them. and then
commanded their unquestioning and
unconditional submission, even before
the bargain had been ratified. and or.
dered the army to proceed with the
forcible subjugatlon of all who dared
to think that they had right to be
consulted, Not once from that time
10 TINS mas any one In authority Mt
washington condescendcd to speak of
what this nation intends ms to the fu.
ture political status of those islands
beyond the implications conveyed in
such consclenceless slogans as "who
Will haul down the flag" or the flag
VIII stay put" And the result has
been what we see. Instead of the friend
ship and gratitude and cooperation
OF the natives In the Philippines. MS In
Cuba, we have the secret and open
hatred of practically the whole popula.
ton, which generations will not cfface
If we continue as we have, and which
VIII burst forth I'm bloody resistance
at every opportunity.
The simple fact accounting for this
most Impressive contrast must now be
plain to all, and in enforcing the les.
son with an eloquence rarely equalled
Mr.. Hoar performs service that can.
not but prove most helpful in bring
ing the nation back to Its old prin.
ciples. Recreancy thereto has brought