Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-09-08

prsssueh, reau tue speech before h, ~
deliveredi at least he was lacLt,t Wa
caution II he did not. Al anSaehhg II
has had a chance TO read fb.iale, h
since its delivery, for no on speecl
that presidents modesty IS s ooelsys'
as TO prevent him reading p srea
eulogistlc OF himself. Mheihar speecl
II In advance or read It aftervvs ~ reaC
has certainly failed to repudia.ar US he
scription g hifnset which makes h n De
yeritable God Of War Gov a. nlm a
clares that the d~estinies Of nsitaaaeek de,
stu settled by their wars. He ~ ars
substance, that you may talk ahosS,aiu In
hoard Of Arbitration and learned your
crees. that you may sing the nrSii ref.
the quiet life. and strike from p yo,i Of
tlonal anthems every martial no'tr Ia
that OIL in the darkness will y but
tramp OF horses and the silent, risId tls
~prophesy and women pray. h IN. may
peace would never come To- ahidas That
this earth pnulAthe areams Of Upon
became the charts to guide the deathtoood
OF men He said that tina uisaaunss
around the earth. ana that Wa ces run
tell when We are upon the deadly M. not
THAT we may be bagking in the svrrSuit;
q peace to-day. and to-morrow hasalhe
the tolls OF u and to meet Tit w. IN
tion he presents a man OF asrant,e ondi,
iron-' When before was a may and
commended for the presidency y, ever
ground thai hs represented war as o1e
not only a challenge 10 peace. bnt Il was
a challenge to the Christian civil, was
Of the world, Fol- nearly twenty osntaaulon
tho world has been growing towr1iees
peace, and increasing numbers havs npard
w~orshiping the Prince OF Peace ar NJ oeeh
we are told that we have not only nov
no progress, but that we can M, made
tor me reallxation Of the promises Of UuVgPee
writ: We are told that war must sim h "
tie The controversies between n nt set
and young mer must Etill be tarDasIaohs,
bullets That the description gfye5 ttOr
Gov. Black OF the candidate xhich py
ppronriete o ,1r hom avtdsn was an inaps
that the president himself made a iaet
as much at variance with the traSR,Iieeh
OF the nation, In an address to the ions s,a
dents at West Point. he said that ! stu,
soldier should not only be viii Z good
fight, but anxious &c fight" When 70
remembered that fighting means tIiNils
the presidents declaration was enm naing
lent 70 saying ina 2 good soldier mus,
anxious to Kill. l denounce The = %
ment as bloody, brutal and barha ssnt'
n | appeal to you who nave seen wgs
taFy service 70 verify the charge. seq
side n men who fought on the GnaIo5h
federate side In the civil war: nossSsun-,
there may be men who took part In 1 Ky
Mexican war, and l know that there srs
those here who took part in the snsndHape
war. and others who are members ~ ~
military companies. What one NJ tIs
ever regarded 1t as the duty Of = 10y
soldied TO be anxious to kill? Men 6SSyysa
taken human life In the heat OF naes +,
governments have taken human M ~
the enforcement Of the law; and sniSi.m
have taken human life in The dsfanIs
OF their country and in the enforcemeSi
Of principles that they believed 10 hs
more important than life, but what ~
der would admit hat he regarded il ~ III
duty to desire to take a human lffeS Thss
election OF Judge Parker will place in ~
White House a man whose Thoughts 80
towards peace rather than to war, I r eag
who believes that our nation should ba
admired for its moral grandeur rs,ho 70
than excite fear by the number of is
soldiers or OF the size Of its gins ~
this Is reason enough why l should sun.
port him. sup
But Judge Parker Is opposed IN 10,
perialism; he is In favor OF giving ,nda-
pendence to the Philippines, and he is e
v OF making that promise now II
that promise had been made in M
spring of 1898. 1t would nave saved o,s
country much in lives and money IL
can not regain what we have ~
ready lost, but by making the promise
friends and begin TO reduce our war ay1
penses. The Democratic position upon ths
Philippine question is the same as II waS
in 1900; IT was h American position
then, 1t Is the American position now
We then declared it to be the paramount
issue. more important than the money
question, more Important than the tariS
question, more important than any eco
ncmic question. l went through the lama
presenting the objections to imperialism
repeating the declaration Of our piaf'
form that the nation could NOT And1ra
half Republic and half Empire. The RI.
hueiicans refused to meet the question
with the Fillpinos while the Flipinos MAJ
their guns in their hands. and az soon
as the itlipinos laid down their arms the
l.epuDllcans SAID there was nothing to
reu son about, that the question was set
tied. They refuse to announce their p6.
sltlon so-day. n a Republican asks Van
70 vote his ticket. ask him where M
party stands upon Imperialism. Do the
be made citizens Of the United
Statesp They dare not say so. We hays
oue race question with us now, and II
VIII require all tho wisdom and patriot
Ism OF the country to settle n. shall We
bring in another race question: Shall we
100 miles from home and involve our
selves In race question moro difficult OF
solution than that which we have al our
Are the Republicans In favor OK
A colonial pollcyf They dare not saw a,
For 10 years we have maintained the
doctrine OF self government. we can not
ieiend a colonial policy without defend.
ma the principles of monarchy. My OBJ
TO Imperialism Is not that il
lurts the Filiplnos, although I believe
hat II does. ! believe that the Filiplnos
VIII work out thsit own salvation, aided
" u example. better than we can work
I nj for them with earpet-bag officials
nd an army, but my objection to Inn
Is that It impares the strength
American principles. An English
declared that his objection to
highlands position In the American rev.
was that II could not be defended
asserting principles which, II
out, would destroy English lib
rty as well as American liberty. My
fHtNgtlpn to lmDPrluiiGm lie that n pnu NOT
'e defended without asserting principles
Witch, IL carried out. would destroy self
government in the United States as well
= IN The Philippine Islands, The Dem
ctatie position Is the correct one; We
10 not want the Filipinos as citizens; We
10 not want them as subjects: we want
0 to them, as we announced to
'uba, that We do not want their land or
heir liberty, but that We van to help
hem to establish a stable government,
which, when established. shall be their
government, and not ours. Judge Par
Ter has announced himself in sympathy
Nth this doctrine. and his election, If he
ias congress to cooperate with him.
( independence, and then we shall be
20 do for the Filipinos what We did
OF Cuba. namely, leave them to enjoy
liberty which we helped them TO win,
thus win their everlasting gratitude
Judge IaIker believes in the Gold
/ believe in bimetallism, but l
an vote for him, in order that through
ia the country may rid Itself Of an i'm
erial policy. What IL he does believe
! the Gold Standard? / never disliked an
dvocate of the Gold Standard SO much
hat would refuse any aid that he was
'iliing to give in bringing 10 the coun-
~ any coed thing. and Judge Parker5
leskion would bring us relief from i'm
II any silver Democrat is
TN in doubt as to his duty. let me say
} him that Judge Parker voted for ma