The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-06-03


~ too many men with reference to our
army ~ The hiiippines; and it is an at
iltuie both absurd and cruelty unjust.
he rules Of warfare which nave been
rFomalsated 5y the War Department and
accepted IS the basis Of conduct bv our
troops IN TIE lcld are he rules laid down
~ Abraham Lincoln when you. my hear
CTS, we're lighting for the Union. These
rules provide. Of course. for the Just 80
verify 7 cessary in war. The most de-
structi," Of al forms OF cruelty would
tc 10 show Weakness where sternness Is
demanded by iron need. But all cruelty
is forbidden, and all harshness beyond
vnat Is called for by need. The fact
really Is that our warfare in the Phil
llpines mas been carried on with singu-
lar humanity.
The warfare hat has extended
the boundaries OF civilization at
The expense p Darbarism and sayagery
has heen Tor centuries one OF the most
potent factors n the progress Of human
Ity. Yet from its very nature it has al
ways and everywhere been liable to dark
abuses.
1T 6ehooves us to keep a yigilant
'-l1oC dIdotS Al 10
punish those who commit them. but if
because of them we finch from finishing
the task on which We nave entered. we
show ourselves cra1ens and weaklipgs.
Unworthy of the sires from whose loins
we sprafg. There were abuses and to
spare IN the Civil War. Your false
friends then called Grant a butcher and
spoke of you who are listening to me as
nerceaarias. as 'Lincoln's hirelings.'
EGur open foes-as in the resolution
passed by the Confederate Congress in
October, 1St2-accused you. at great
length, and with much particularly. of
'~cOntenlptuous disregard of the usages Of
civilized war of subjecting women and
children TO Punishment, imprisonment.
and death; Of 'mdrder,' of .rapine.' Of
Outrage on women of 'lawless cruel
ty,' OF 'perpetrating atrocities which
would be disgraceful to savages.' and
Abraham Lincoln was singled out for es-
pecial attack because of his spirit of bar
barOus ferocity.'
Peace and fire adOm-aret there two bet
ter objects cor which a soldier can fghto
Well, these are precisely the objects for
which our soldiers are fighting il the
Philippines. The military power is used
to secure peace. in order that it may
- 0NEE' - i'I Ii
ment. The progress of the American
arns means he abolition of cruelty, the
bringing OF neace, and the rule of law
and order under the civil government.
We believe that We can rapidly teach
the people of he Philippine Islands not
only how to enjoy hut how to make good
use of their freedom; and with their
growing knowledge their growth in self
government shall keep steady pace. When
they have thus shown their capacity for
real freedom by their power of self-gov-
ernmcnt, then. and not till then. will
it be possible to decide whether they are
to exist independently of US or be knit
to us by ties of common friendship and
interest.
Nor. while fully acknowledging our
duties TO others, need we forget our duty
to our own country. The Pacific sea-
board IS as much to US as the Atlantic; as
we grow n power and prosperity so our
interests will grow in that farthest west.
No statesman has z right to neglect the
interests of our people in the Pacific;
interests which are important to all our
PEOPLE. but which are OF most impor-
lance to those Of our people who have
built populous and thriving States on the
western slope of our continent.
L MS Sllould 10 III JIG a poitS JUS
ton than the war for the Union should
have been a party question:
General Ell Terrence, commander-in-
chief Of the G. A. R.. followed the Presi-
dent with a few remarks and then the
services were brought to a close with
the playing Of america" by the band,
the choir and assembly joining, and Dene-
diction by Henry S. Stevens, department
chaplain.
Immediately after the memorial eXer-
cises 1T the amphitheatre. the monument
erected to the memory of Colonel Edgar
O'Connor. Of the Second Wisconsin regi-
n:ent. was unveiled in the presence of a
of his comrades. The address
o. the occasion was delivered by Repre-
sentative John ]. Jenkins, of Wiscon-
sin.
At Soldiers Home, at battle-ground
cemetery, near the site of Old Fort Ste
vCIs. at st. Elizabeths, and at other
cemeteries, appropriate services were
Eeld Secretary Shaw delivered the ora
ton at battle-ground cemetery.