Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1904-10-14
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been very mueh i-esar TIE Uaaro-
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ether held OF thp wnr rs bong 30 q
possibly could iu thr face - over
wheimiuE puaHc our.or- To th-
credit ~ some Republican r1fr 1.s huf
not 81 the nar-v. there Was y hnfr n
m smhars Of the Hause ~ that rrriv
who joined chearfuis wlfh fhc Dame
Gratis who were ciaWariUg fpr some
| ftiug of a drfuite aud uas' 'tige VoIcy
which should iHs .fy che oidan baaet
| FOR this Republic than % vas tho bone
% the brave aud the land of ne free.
and that the harhors % al - long
extending shores afforded haven f1r
the oppressed of al ua;ious. Fur this
the Democracy Of Congress. iudarsed
| by th7 Democrats of she Urited states
and the putristic. symun . -lc pponie
! OF this country faTeei. drove and
roadei the Republican AdWiuistra ina
! 90 go into the war with sua H. d WIS
not 90 cypress guyhaty, Z vgs not N
any spirit of mavaaa. The American
people have ever ber1 praHr- .or ,ug
population They had the.r wars enough
| and a plenty. They had fou=ht each
other 10 the bloody finish 81 better aud
| happier mutual unders andiug. They
went into that little fight with Spain.
united and determined 20 win. Guey
did win. and the glory. scaBt as it was.
was enough to go an around TO be
shared By our common country. Cuua
was freed and put where sne cou
govern hersef Exactly the same com
ditions obtained and prevailed As u
the Philippines. IL was early an
nounced to them that there would he
no conquest for territory. tsee Nc
klniey's papersl by all the truth %
the history OF this Republic they had
every reason for faith in the sincerity
of American professions. Their Lead
ers of thought-not the miserable Mo-
ros Wood has been kiilinx-but right
eously ambitious human beings. home
loving. home preserving people. had
read with thrills of delight the story
OF America the Republic of the United
States: read the words of the Declara-
tion of Independence, studied the
meaning of our Constitution, and were
satisfied. And how are they feeling
now? What security. what hope -
held out to them in the professions and
promises and pretenses OF our Chief
Executive. who has belittled and
abused the statesmen who have made
our Republic the boast Of the highest
attainment of human government
Definite promise of self government
was made to the Cu5ans and was kept
They have justified our confidence in
them. A like promise was made to
the Fllipinos 1t has not been kept. II
will not be kept with Theodore Eoose-
welt stil President of the United
states. and ambitious longer and in
definitely to rule this country as he
has recently been dominating his own
party.
The last analysis OF II nll r.. shall
we remain Republic or embark upon
empire. which would mean onr GER
tain destructionf
The people of the United States"
as Judge Parker says in bis letter or
,acceptance, stand at the parting OF
the ways"
To return to the cid right way OF
tie Republic he has mace noble ap-
peal He has met all the boastful
ossn~~~es ef the Republican President
btavely unshrlnsinyf,. sNe Deople of
ne United States viii endorse Jucxs
Parker in November.