Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-10-16
PROPHETIC WORDS.
Ststereu; % la~-or Ike ar st-
easaticr Fr5r tHs Grave.

easatier From tHs Grave.
Among the many @-.---t American
soldiers whose lives were sacr rlSca3 u
the diAeult task Of supq-essiDg The
Filipino insurrecriun none was more
beloved either by lis brother officers
o. tie men in tie ranks than General
Henry II. Lswto1, He realized IL
idea American Solder s. completely
ss any u - contemporaries. ao3 lis
record II tie war for N Uulo-. IN "a
ri0ls InGi3u campaigns. Z Cuba d-r-
ing The Spanish var aI1 Il irving
work which called hiu - the Philip
pines constitutes E lustruus chapter N
the aunz4s of American vaIpr. No
braver Officer ever wore his country
uniform. No ge8tler, more colsLde-2te
commander ever lel his rTvtsTss into
battle No more cLivaIric leader ever
gave Up his life = d-sease o. LIS coun-
uys tag
General Lawton was killed Il barja
With i-slrrectus IN The island Of LuZ11
II 4fts .&44E A--a-A- -4C+sA@ -
his troaEts \ short time L=tare The
trsglc close ot lis career he Lad writ
ten 10 friend i the United States
letter. in which he ssid-
nirh. as well come frorr ere - -y
e~n men. because .noa fr3- 60
ssrsston. eonSr-eo ~ captures pris-
eners, tHzt tne continuance Gf rsrtirs
is chiefly sue :o reports thst are ssnt
eut f-sn. kr,sriea"
The words o. Lswto1. fighting :
treacAeroCs foe Il I tropical County,.
were meant - Z protest against the
unpEuiotlc ~sntt-iEpe pe-l4-ist- aCitsto-s
here IN the United States. WHERE eI-
pressions Of sympathy to- TIE insur-
recuoD gave constant aid sE5 comfort
10 the enemy. Army o-tcers o. high
character and rugged experience IL
the PHILIPPINES have frequently *
pressed the opinion that TIE l1sarrec-
non would uot have .as-e5 ninety days
had il not been for tie sGTsport- moral
and otherwise, which irs leaders re-
ceived from their syupa1hizers in
America
i Chief among those syup4taizsrs. the
+ iusistert and most reckless Of al was
william Jennings Bran, and against
/ him the prophetic words q the lament
| ed Lawton stand Ike 81 accuszL Lol
! from the grave For rs U1ps riorc
/ course during the Filipino Instruction
Nj Brian lacked even the shadow Of
al excuse. He had entered the mill
/ tary service during the Spanish war Is
q volunteer o6cer, and he knew that
! lands could he concluded only with the
unqualified recognition q American
authority wherever il was asserted
F. But IN spite OF that be e1cour2 ged the
( Filipino 10 continue in armed resist
ance. and his reckless expressions II.
douttedlv helped 10 LA5lonC desper.
ate and costly struggle which he knew
I il his heart could never end except il
! the way il was ended NJ, B-Eac''
! conduct throughout that conflict which
cost 50 much alike 10 the United State:
and 10 the deluded FEEirinas them
selves amounted 10 moral treason. AMI
I. viii never. be forgiven by the sur
| v!vorS Of those gallant men from wbou
i exacted the last f1.l measure Of sac
rifce in devotion 10 duty.
The words Of L2wt0n viii c0lfount
Mr.. Bryan everr time he opens hi
mouth 70 speak on tie PHILIPPINES Il
the present campaign He cannot es
CAPE them. They iniict him for givin!
aid and comfort 10 the armed enemie
Of American authority and they brani
him IS man who openly encourag gei
q desperate uprising against the flag il
defense Of which L2Et0n died.