TITE OMAHA DAILY JIEE: F1UI)AY.. XOVEMB.EK 2, 1900.
GIBBY, THE EEL,
Uy S. 11 CROCKIiTT.
(Copyright, VM, Uy S. R. Crockett.)
Naturalists have often remarked how
little resemblance there Is between the
young of certain animals and the adult
specimen. This tottering quadrangular
arrangement of chewed Firing remotely
and Inadequately connected at the upper
corners Is certainly the young of the
horse. Hut It docs not even remote!)
uggest the war horse sniffling up tho
battle from afar. This llttlo yellow ball
of feathers with the steel. bluo mask set
beneath Its half-opened eyelids Is most
tinllko to tho magnificent caglo which fin
books) stares unbllndcd Into the very eye
of the noonday sun.
In like manner the young of the
learned professions aro by no means like
the full-fledged expert of the mysteries.
If In such cases tho child Is the father of
tho man, tho parentage Is by no means
apparent.
To how many medical students would
you willingly entrust the application of
ticking plaster to a cut finger or the
caro of a half-guinea umbrella? What
surgeon would you not, In an emergency,
trust with all you hold dear? You may
havo preferences and evtn prejudice, but
as a whole the repute of the profession Is
above cavil.
There Is, perhaps, more continuity abou.
the legal profession, but even there It Is a
notable fact that the older and more suc
cessful a lawyer Is the moro modest you
find him. and the more diffident of his In
fallibility. Indeed, several of the most
eminent Judges are In this matter quite
as other men.
Ilut of all others, the divinity student
Is perhaps tho most misunderstood. He
Is misrepresented by those who ought to
know him best. Nay, ho misrepresents
himself, anil when, ho dofls tweeds and
takes to collars which fasten behind and
a clerical coat, he Is npt to disown his best
"elf, and often succeeds In persuading him
self that as ho Is now. diligent, sedate,
rcalous of good works, so was he ever.
Only sometimes, when he has got his
Sunday sermons off hie mind, and two or
three of the cloth aro 'gathered together,
will he venture to lift the veil and chew
the cud of ancient Jest and prank not wholly
nanctlfled.
Now, there ought to be room In a gal
ery which contains so many ministers for
one or two students of dlvnlty, faithfully
portrayed.
And of those the first Is Mr. Gilbert Den
holm, master of arts, scholar In theology,
to his class-fellows moro colloquially and
generally known us Olbby the Eel.
At college we ail loved Gilbert. He was
a merry-hearted youth, and his mere pres.
enco was enough to make glad the counte
nanco of his friends. His father was a
minister In the west, with a large family
to bring tip, upon a stipend of surprising
tenuity. So It behooved Gilbert to keep
himself at college by means of scholarships
and privato tuition. His pupils had a lively
time.
Uut his only fault obvious to the world
was a certain light-headed hut winsome
gayety and tendency to Jokes of the practl
cal kind. I used to often to restrain his
ardor by telling him If he did not behave
hlmr-lf and walk more seemly he would
get his bursary taken from him by tho
senatus.
This would recall Gilbert to himself
when almost anything elso had failed.
I'art of Gilbert's personal equipment was
a lltho bllmness of figure which gained him
tho name of "Olbby the Eel." nml mm.
enabled him to practtco many amusing
pranks In tho classroom. He would have
made an exceptionally flno burglar, for few
holes were too small and no window too
secure for Gilbert to make his exits and
entrances by. Without going so far as to
Fay that ho could wriggle, himself through
an ordinary keyhole. I will say that If any
body ever could it was Gilbert Denholm.
One of the most ordinary of his habits
was that of wandering here and there
throughout the class room during the
hour of lecture, presimlng upon the pro
fessor's purblindness or lack of atten
tion. You would bo sitting calmly writ
ing a letter, drawing carlcntureK in your
..UK.-uuun. ur omenviso improving your
mind with a laudable Imitation of atten
tion when suddenly out of tho black and
dusty depths about your feet would arlBa
tho apparition of Olbby (ho Kel. He
would nod, casually Inquire how you found
yourself this mornins and Inform v01I
that ho only dropped In on his wuv'up
to bench 17 to seo Halhaldle. who owed
him a Hhllllng.
"Well, so long!" Ho would nod again
Pleasantly and sink Into tho unknown
abyss beneath the benches as noiselessly
and as unobstrualvely ns a smllo fades
from a face.
Sometimes, however, when in wanton
mood his progress Halhaldlewards could
b guessed at by the chain of "ouches"
and "ohs" which Indicated his subterra
nean career. The suddenness with which
Gilbert could awakon a lively Interest In
a somnolent or Indifferent student by
mcaus of a long, brass pin In tho calf of
tho leg had to bo felt to be appreciated.
Thereupon ensued tho sound of vigorous
kicking, but generally by tho tlmo the
Gilbert could be observed seated two or
three, forms above. Intently studying a
Greek testament wrong side up and look
lug the picture of meek Innocence '
In no class could Gilbert use so much
freedom in errancy an in that of old Prof
Oalbralth every afternoon. This fine old
ge ntleman undertook to direct our studloi
In New Testament cxcglsls and. Incident
ally, afforded his students an hour of un
disturbed repose ufter the labors of tho
day.
No one who ever studied under Simon
Oalbra Itb will forget that gentle, dron
ng volco overhead, that full-orbed, moon
light countenance, over which two smaller
moons of beamy spectaclo seemed to bo
n perpetual transit, and In especial that
blessed word. hormaneutlcs," of which
It Is said, there was once one student who
could remember the meaning. He died
young, regretted by all who knew him
Dreamily tho word came to you, sooth
ing and grateful as mother s lullaby re
current as the wash of a quiet sea upon
a beach of softest sand
'nun,inn. ,., ......
v.vUwi,cu. i mil now proceed to
can your nuoniion to the study of Her
umuduiii'9 iiiTiuuneui uerenbauer has
nnirmea dui in my opeenlon, gentlemen
itermaneutics!" (Here you passed from
tne subconscious state into Nirvana.)
And so on and so on until the colleen
hell clanged In tho quadrangle, and It was
tlmo to file out for a wash and brush-up
before dinner In hall.
Upon one afternoon every week Prof.
Oalbralth read with his students In tho
"Greek Oreeglnal." Ho prescribed half a
doien chapters of "Romans" or "Hebrews"
and expected us to prepare them care
fully I verily believe that ho thought
we did. This shows what a sanguine and
amiable old gentleman ho was. His beamy
spectacles belled htm not.
Tho fact was that wo stumbled through
our portions by the light of nature, aided
considerably by a class copy of an In
genious work known by the name of ona
"Ilagster." In which every Greek word had
the Kngllsh equivalent marked In plain
figures underneath, and all the verbs fully
parsed ut the foot of the- page, The uso
cf this was not considered wicked, be
cause, liko thH early Christians, In Prof
Calbralth's class we had all thing com-
mon. It was our one point of resemblance
to the primitive church.
One day the doctor, peering over his
folio, discerned the meek face and beaming
smile of Gilbert the Kel In the center of
bencfl Immediately beneath him.
"Ah. Mr. Denholm, will you read for us
this morning beginning at the 20th verse
of the chapter under consideration''"
And he subsided expectantly Into his
lecture.
t'p rose Gilbert, signaling wildly with
one hand for the class "Ilagster" to bo
passed to him and meantime grasping at
the first text he could seo about him.
Uy the tlmo ho had read tho Greek of
half a dozen verses the sharpness of
the trouble was overpast. Ho held In his
hands the key of knowledge and translated
and parsed llko a Cunningham Fellow or
uny other fellow.
"Valry well, Mr. Denholm valry well, in
deed. You may sit down while I expound
the passage"
Whereupon Glbby the Kel ungratefully
pitched the faithful "Dagster" on the bench
and disappeared under the seat on a visit
to Nicholson McFeat, who sat In the middle
of the classroom.
Tor five minutes ten fifteen, the gentle
voice dromd on, the word "Hermaneutlcs"
discharging Itself at Intervals like the pleas
ing gurgle of nn Intermlttcn spring. Then
the professor returned suddenly to his Greek
testament.
"Mr. Denholm, you construed valry well
last time. I)e good enough Just to continue
at the place you left off. Mr. Denholm,
where Is Mister Mls-ter Denholm?"
And the moonllko countenance rose from
Its eclipse behind six volumes of Owen (folio
edition), while, the two smaller moons In
permanent transit directed themselves upon !
the vacant place In bench 1 from which
Olbby the Kel had translated so glibly with
tho efficient aid of "Dagster."
"Mister Mist -er Denholm?"
The professor knew that he was absent
minded, but (If the expression be allowed),
he could have sworn
"I am here, sir!"
Glbby the Eel, a little shamefaced, was
standing plumb In the middle of the class
room, in thu place where he had been en
deavoring to pcrsundo Nick McFoat to lend
him his dress clothes "to go to a couver
sazolne" which request Nick cruelly per
sisted In refusing, alleging first that ho
wanted them himself and secondly that tho
Eel desired tu go to no "conversazione,"
but contrawiso to take a certain Madge Rob
ertson to tho theater.
At this moment the fateful voice of tho
profcsior broke In upon them ns they were
Just rising to the height of their great argu
ment. "Mister Den-holm, will you go on where
you left off?"
"Glbby rose, signaling wildly for "llags
tcr" and endeavoring to look as If he had
been a plant of graco rooted and grounded
on tho spot. I'rof. Denholm gazed ut Glbby
In situ, then at the place formerly occupied
by him, tried to orient the matter In his
head, gavo it up and bade the translation
proceed.
But "Dagster" came not and Gilbert did
not distinguish himself this time. Indeed,
far from It.
"Will you parse the first verb, Mr. Den
holm no. not that word! That has usually
been considered a substantive, Mr. Den
holm the next word, ah, yes?'
"Tho first aorlst, active, of (confound
you fellow. Where's that Bagster? I call
It dashed mean) yes, sir, It Is connected
with tho former clauso by the particle
(havo you not found that book yet, you
beast?)"
The parentheses, It Is hardly necessary to
say, were spoken sub rosa and were not
an Integral part of Glbby's text as It
reached the ear of Professor Galbralth.
"Ah. that will do, Mr. Denholm not so
well not quite so well, sir yet (kindly)
not so valry ill, either."
And Gilbert sat down to resume the dis
cussion of the dress clothes. By this time,
of course, ho considered himself quite safe
from further molestation. Tho professor
had never been known to call upon a man
thrice In one day. So finding Nick McFeat
obdurate In the matter of the dress suit,
Gilbert announced his Intention of visiting
Kenneth Kennedy, who, ho said pointedly.
was not n selfish and unclean animal of the
kind abhorred by Jews, but a gentleman,
one who would lend dress clothes for the
asking. And they were better clothes, any-
way and bad Bilk linings. Furthermore,
Nick need not think It, he (Mr. Gilbert
Denholm) would not demean himself to
put on his (Mr. McFcat s) dirty blacks,
which had been feloniously filched from a
last year's scarecrow that had been out all
tho winter. And he (GUbort) would take
Madge Robertson to tho theater and what
was more, cut Nick McFeat out as clean as
a leek.
At this the latter laughed scornfully,
affirming that tho grapes had a faint sub
acid flavor and bade Glbby go his way.
Glbby went, tortuously and subterrane
ously worming his way to tho highest Beats
in the synagogue, where Kenneth Kennedy,
M. A., reposed at full length upon a va
cant seat, having bent a Highland cloak
over a stick to represent scholarly medita
tion If perchance the kindly spectacles of
tho professor should turn In his direction.
Glbby gazed rapturously on his sleep, con
templating him as once in the Latmlan
cavo Diana gazed upon Endymlon. He
was proceeding to Ink his face preparatory
to upsetting him on the floor, when he re
membered tho dress suit Just In time to
desist.
"Eel, you are a most Infamous pest.
Can't you let a fellow alone? What do
you wont now?"
Whereupon, with countenance a trifle
brass, Glbby entered Into tho question of
tho dress suit with subtlety and tact.
Tbero never was bo good a chap as Ken
nedy, never one so generous. He (G. D.)
would do as much for him again and he
would bring It back the next day pressed
by a tailor.
Kennedy was not so enthusiastic. There are
several points of view In matters of thts
kind. Kenneth Kennedy did not, of course,
care " a dump" about Madge Robertson,
but he bad the interests of bis sllk-llned
dress coat at heart.
"That's all very well. Eel." he said,
raising himself reluctantly to tho perpen
dicular, "but you know as well as I do
that the last time I lent It to you you
let some wax drop on the waistcoat,
right on the pocket, and I have never been
able to get It out since"
Suddenly the lair becarao conscious that
the gentle hum of exegetlcal divinity from
the rostrum had ceased. Tho word "her
maneutlcs" no longer Foothed their con
verse at Intervals of five minutes, like
tho lookout's 'all's well' on a ship at sea.
"Ah. Mlster Den-holm, por.iaps you
have recovered yourself by this time. Re
good eccugh to continue where you left
off-MU-ter Den-holm where in the world
U Mr. Denholm?"
Tho spectacles were hardly beaming
now. A certain shrewd suspicion mixed
with the wonder in their expression as
Dr. Oalbralth gated from the Eel's posi
tion one to position two and back again
to position one. This culminated when he
wan finally discovered In position three,
high on the skyline of bench 21.
How Gilbert acquitted himself on this
occasion It is perhaps better not to say.
I will draw a kindly veil over the lamenta
ble tragedy. It Is sufficient to say that
he lost his head completely as completely
even as Miss Madge Robertson coill hae
wished.
And all through the disastrous exhibi
tion tho professor did not withdraw his
gaze from tho wretched Kel, but continue 1
to rebuko him, as It seemed, for the astral'
nature of his body.
No better proof can be adduced that the
Kel had become temporarily deranged
than the fact that now, when It was ob'
vlous that the long latent suspicions of
the gentle Hcrmeneut was at last aroused
he refused to abide in his breaches, but
scorning all entreaty and even the un
conditional promise of tho dress suit, pro
ceeded to crawl down tho gallery steps
In order to regain position No. 1 In the
front seat under the professor's noe.
Quern Dcus perdere vult, prlus demea
tat. Meanwhile tho class, nt first raised to a
stoto of ecstatic enjoyment by the Eel's
misfortunes, then growing a little anxious
lest he should go too far, was again sub-
siding to Its wonted peaceful hum llko that
of one vast and well-contented bluebottle.
Suddenly wc beenmo aware that tho pro
fessor was on his feet In tho midst of a
stern and awful silence.
"My eye has fallen." he began solemnly,
"on what I did not expect to see 1 hope
the gentleman will remember where ho Is
and who I nra."
During the pronouncement of this allocu
tion, the professorial arm was cxtendeil
and a finger, steady as the finger of Fate,
pointed directly at tho unhappy Glbby. win,
prone In the dust, nppeared to bo meditat
ing a discourse on the text, "I am a worm
and no man."
His head was almost on a level of the
floor and his limbs extended far up tho gal
lery stairs. To say that his face was fiery
red gives but a faint Idea of Its color, while
a block streak upon his nese proved that
the charwomen of the college were not n
whit more diligent than the students there
of. What happened after that Is a kind of
maze. I suppose that Glbby regalied a seat
oomcwhere and that the lecture proceeded
after a fashion. Hut I do not know for
certain. Bursts of unholv mirth forced
their way through tho best linen handker
chiefs rolled hard and used as gags.
Hut there was a feeling nmong many
that though doubtless there was humor In
the case, the Eel had gone a lltMe too far
and If Prof. Galbralth wero genuinely an
gered he might bring the mntter before
the senatus with tho result that O'lbort
might not only lose his bursary, but ho
sent down ns well, to his father s sorrow
and his own loss.
So when the class was at Inst over half
n dozen of us gathered round Olbby nnd
represented to him that he mut go nt one
to the retiring room and ask the professor's
pardon.
At first nnd for long the Kel was re
cnlcltrant. He would not go. What was
ho to say? Wo Instructed him. We used
argument, appeal, persuasion. We threat
ened torture. Finally yielding to thoso
heavier battalions (on the side of which
Providence Is said to fight) Olbby was led
to tho door with a captor at each elbow.
We knocked. He entered. The door was
shut behind hlra, but not wholly. Half
a dozen ears lined the crack nt Intervals,
like limpets clinging to a smooth streak
on a tidal rock. Wo could not hear the
Kel's words. Only a vague murmur
reached us, a.id I doubt If much morn
reached Prof. Galbralth. The Eel stopped
and there was a pause. We feared Its 111
omen. "Poor Eel. the old man's going to report
him!" wo whispered to each other.
And then wo heard tho words of the
Ancelical Scholiast.
"Shako hands, Mr. Denholm. If. as ye
say, this has been a lecson to you, It has
been no less a lesson to me. Let us both
endeavor to profit by It, unto greoter dill- !
genco ana seemllness ln our walk and
conversation. We will say no moro about
It, lf you please. Mr. Denholm."
,
Wo cheered him aa he went out till he
waved a kindly and tolerant hand at us
and there was more than a gleam of humor
ln tho kindly spectacles as If tho gentle
Hermeneut was neither so blind nor yet
so dull in the uptake as we had been
accustomed to think him.
As for the Eel he became a man from
that day, and to a limited extent at last
put away childish things though his heart
will remain ever young and fresh. Hid
story Is another story and. no far as this
little study goes, it is enough to say that
when at last the aged professor of Her
meneutics passed to the region where all
things aro finally explicated. It was Gilbert
Denholm who got up the memorial to his
memory, which was subscribed to by every
student without exception ho had ever
had. .nd it was he who wrote Dr. Gal
bralth's epitaph, of which the last line
runs:
"Gentle, a peacemaker, a lover ot good
and of God."
itni.iuiors.
t.Ji,GCrKe ?chanibach. " I-uthcran mln
lster of Newark. N. J.. durlnis his mlnlme
rial career has performed 6,;n marriage
ceremonies.
At the beginning of the prcFent rentury
thero were only M-ven Protestant mis
sionary societies in the world. Today there
nre more than 200, with moro than Km
missionaries. '
Rev. Dr. Kdwnrd Kverett Hale, in splto of
his years, continues to be active In the work
?,L.ff V0"10" AsROC'nt?d Charities and
himself doe much of tho necessary ncr-
"oSr ofnthS"lsV0n nnd VlMU"B amo,,f? tl,e
Representatives of a good proportion r
the 107 Congregational churches in Ho"ton
met at Pilgrim hall last Monday and voted
o Invite he Home Missionary hoc ety to
Rev. Dr. Meyer of London, who Is comlne
again to this country to hold mootlnc" in
the Foutheni states, said In nnglnml r "
centlj . "There Is a passion In the Cnltll
States for bible knowledge that I should
llko to Fee In this country." mould
RlHhop Potter of New York Is not a col
lege graduate nnd though a leYrned Z
never attended any college. Yet his
father was a president nnd his father i ml
lege WCr Pri-Hldents of Union col-
Tho new Metlimliut ,.. .
In Horn Is to h.. e J , .'.?. ,m"i
Crundon hall in honor of Xl?..' K T- Cran
don of Evarwton. III., who as i nrresi ondlnc
secretary of the northwestern hrar u-h of he
Methodist Women's Foreign .Missionary so-
for 'the college. l Wtt TaW"e ,1,e mo-
I anon Christopher, the veteran Knellnh
i-angellcal leader, has recently V-om liA.
"'l!L,,1lh. b,.rhd"v "n" l it lsropoF,!dUlo
ev
his
proposed to
erpool.
v.i's",n '.!,.". ,lhJPw JfPwqWi). the i
nvuitic iu uiv inmaiih, s visit,
ng It s laughter In Cleveland and In an
Interview In that cltv said th.i. the , rospej
JnVfflM bcUzenn'red '
The archblshpu of Sens will be authorized
tj lend the pallium of Thomas a Hecket h
the chapter house treasjrv. for tho om-nlt L-
iv.,.hi2,"Wan ?o caihedi-R! at
Westminster The ring and crosier f
Hecket aro already in Cardinal Vaushun'i
possession, so that the Hrltlsh "emlne tu ,
would be vested from head to foot In the
murdered archbishop's pontificals.
St. Anne's church of North Urooklleld
Muss, hus been attached for I10.) by Ht
Rev John Ilerger. the pastor, who sjes to
recoer salary guaranteed to him by th.
Canadian Religious association, the como
rato name of the church. Although Her
ger s standing as a Uoman Catholic prlesi
was disputed by the church authorities 01
the d ocesc lie contracted with Kren-i
Canadians of the town n ni, .".
minister the functions of priest for ih'
years at n salary of Il.nofl a year sir
months ago thn attendants at St Anne's
wero excommunicated. Uut
Sunday the
-i'iuiucjiiuiiiit- ine event tu- ,h
merit of scholarships nt WycllfTo hall r.v"
ford, and Ridley' hall. Cimb?ltli?J " The
scheme s receiving warm su ,, Zt "fro m
, . Mir iimrrn iOCKea tne dnnrt
rtgainst uerger The trouble Is the result of
tho town to obtain a priest ot their own na.
tlonallty. " '
QUESTIONS FOR BRYAN1TES
Bunch of Six Handed tho Fusionists by a
Philippine Soldier.
PRESIDENT POLK AND THE MEXICAN WAR
(luotittlnii from 1 1 1 n Mrnr Ap
plied tu 1'renrnt Condition.
.Marked Mtnllnrlty of
Wnr Problem.
ATLANTIC, la., Oct. lS.-To tho Editor of
The Dec: As claims are being made that
the acts of the present administration In
relation to the questions growing out of our
late war with Spain aro un-American and
without precedent, and as tho gentlemen
who now control the machinery of the demo
cratic party aro charging President Me
Klnley with exercising unconstitutional
powers In his dealings with the territory
ceoded to us by Spain, as well as '.vlth the
people of that territory, permit mo to call
the attention of your readers to the fact
that President McKlnley nnd his nd-
ministration aro acting Just exactly as Prcsi-1
.1 .... . tiAtl 1,1a u.ttiilnfalf itlnn n,tj,il ililr. '
Ing the progress of and ut the closo of the
Mexican war.
In his third annual message to congress
December T. 1S47, President Polk, in speak
ing of tho terms of peaco offered to Mexico,
which terms were opposed by certain mem
bers of congress becauso they provided for
the acquisition of considerable Mexican
territory as Indemnity for the expense of
tho war, said:
It Is well known that tho only Indemnity
which It Is in the power of Mexico to make
in satisfaction of tho Just and long-deferred
claims of our citizens against her and the
only means by which sho can reimburse the
United Stutcs lor tne expense 01 me r is
a cession to the United States of a portion
of her tetritory. .Mexico mis no moucy
pay and no other means of making tho re-
quired indemnity. If wu refuse this we
can obtain nothing else. To reject In-
demnlty by refusing to accept a cession of
territory would bo to abanuon an our just
claims and to wage tho war, bearing all Its
expenses without a purpose or n definite
object. Tho doctrine of no territory Is the
doctrine of no Indemnity and lf sanctioned
would bo a public acknowledgment that
our country was wrong and that the war de
clared by congress with extraordinary
unanlmltv was unjust and should be
abandoned an admission unfounded in tact
. . ..... I ,..
anu ucgrauing 10 iu iiunuuu, uuuyi
,!iitir Iiik the Opinion.
Then again, ln submitting the treaty
which was finally agreed upon with Mexico.
Prcsldeut Polk, it, his special message to the
senate on July 6. 1S4S, said:
"The extensive nnd valuable territories
cetded by Mexico to the United States con
aiKut.. imiomnitv for the oast, and the
brilliant achievements and signal success of j
our arms will be a guaranty of security for
tho future by convincing all nations that
our rights must bo respected. The results
01 the war with Mexico have given to tho
United States a national character abroad
which our country never before enjoyed. ,
Our power and our resources have become
known nnd arc respected throughout the
world and we shall probably be saved from
tho necessity of engaging In another foreign I
war for a long series of years. It is a sub- j
Ject of congratulation that we havo passed
through a war of moro than two years
duration w'th the business of tho country
uninterrupted, with our resources uncx- 1
hausted aud tho public credit unimpaired." )
Thus wo see that at,-the close of our war
with MpxIco wo found ourtelvcs dealing with !
a atlon unable to pay ln money its lu
demnlty obligations, just as we found our
selves at tbo close Of tho lato war with
Spain. We see also that the president then,
ns now, rather than receive no Indemnity
at all, accepted a portion of the territory, of
its conquered foe for such indemnity, ana
accepted it without consulting In any
manner the will of tho people occupying
that territory. "Ilut," shouts some sup
porter of Mr. Bryan, "thts war with Spain
was not a war of conquest and tho ad
ministration has no right to accept ter
ritorial Indemnity." That position was aUo
brought up against I'olk and was met by
him ln his second annual message to con
gress December S, 1S1C, when ho said:
"Tho war bus not been waged with a
view to conquest, but, having been com
menced by Mexico, It has been carried Into
tho enemy's country and will bo vigorously
prosecuted there, with a view to obtain
an honorable peace and thereby securo
amplo Indemnity for the expenses of the
war."
Minllurlty of Conditions.
In answer to this we aro told that wo
cannot compare this Mexican territory to
the Philippines, because Spain was about
to lose Its power over them and that but
for us they would have before now, per
haps, been frvo from its control. This
question was also raised regarding the
Mexican territory, but was met by Presi
dent rolk in bis third annual message.
December 7, 1SIT, as follows.
"It Is manifest to all who have observed
thu actual conditions of tho Mexican gov
ernment for some years past and at the
present that If tbeso provinces should be re
tained by her sho could not long continue to
hold and govern them. Mexico Is too feeble
a power to govern these provinces, lying as
they do at a distance of 1,000 miles from her
capital and, lf attempted to bo retained by
her they would constitute but for a short
tlmo even normally a part of her dominions.
This would be especially tho caBe with
Upper California. Tho sagacity of powerful
Kuropcan nations has long since directed
their attention to the commercial importance
of that province nnd tbero con be but llttlo
doubt that tho moment tho United States
shall relinquish their present occupation of
it and their claims tp It ns lndemuity an
effort would be made by some foreign power
to poetess it, either by conquest or by
purchase. If no foreign government should
acquire it in cither ot these modes, an In
dependent revolutionary goernracnt would
probably be established by the Inhabitants
nnd such foreigners as may remain in or re
move to the country as soon .ts it shall be
known that the United States have
abandoned It. Such a government would bo
too feeble long to maintain Us independent
( existence, and would finully become annexed
to bonio more powerful nation."
Kiifiiroed !' tho Army.
Again tho supporter of Mr. Dryan comes
forward nnd says- "Yes. but McKlnley Is
forcing his measures by aid of the array;
he Is maintaining a military form of gov
ernment, a thing bo bas no moral or legal
right to do." And again I call attention to
the opinion of President Polk, who, in
meeting tho same argument, ln his second
annual message said:
"Ily the laws of nations k conquered
country Is subject to bo governed by the
conqueror during his military possession and
until there Is either a treaty of peace or he
shall voluntarily withdraw from it. The
old civil government being necessarily
suspended. It is tho right and duty of the
conqueror to securo his conquest and to
provide for tho maintenance of civil order
and the rights of the Inhabitants. This
right has been exercUed and this duty per
formed by our military and naval command
ers by the establishment of temporary gov
ernments In somo of the conquered provinces
of Mexico, assimilating them as far as
practicable to the free Institutions of our
own country. In the provinces of New
Mexico and California little, If any. further
reslstanco is apprehended from the In
habitants to the temporary governments
which have thus, from the necessity of the)
caie and according to the laws of war. been
established. It may bo proper to prolde
adequate appropriation for tho purpose of
ercctlne fortifications and defravlni: the
expenses necessarily Incident to tho "19. Resohed. That we rejoice In the res
maintenance of our possessions and authority toratlon of friendly relations with our sis
over them." ter republic of Mexico, nnd earnestly de
I'nrt? C....,m-UntW.... ire fr lhe Wci.lngs and prosperity
From these etatements of the great war lch e joy under republican lustltu-
u.. ... ........ .... ... tloni. and we eoncratulate the American
prcsiueui, or wuum me ucoiucraiic puny
has always professed so much resp.ct. we
lucb respct, we
ilent McKlnley is
1 took territory
idemnlty for the '
see that the policy of Prcsidi
but an exact copy. Both
extense of war; the territory in both in- I
stances might havo soon passed beyond
the authority of that foe by reason of other I
. v...u. 1 .... . I
causes; neither thought it necessary to ask ,
the inhabitants of that territory It they
wero willing that tho chaugo mlgbt be Bryan to the full extent of my humble nbll
mode, und both employed the military , lty, both through tho press and from tho
power at their command to uphold the platform, that ho also believed that way.
ttmporary governments Vhlch they cstab- ,1 also thought Mr. Bryan agreed with me
llsbtd. That the democratic party of that 1 that tho plank lu tho platform of lSStf was
day sanctioned the policy of their president , right when It said:
Is clearly shown by their national platform "Wo tender to the patriotic people of Cuba
of ISIS, sections 13 and 16 of which read 1 our deepest sympathy In their heroic strug
as follows: , I glo for political freedom and independence.
"13. Resolved. That the war with Mexico, 'and wo bellcvo tho tlmo has como when the
piovoked on her part by years of insult Cnlted States, tho great republic of the
and injury, was commenced by her army
croFSlnc the lllo Grande, attacking the
American troops nnd invading our sister
state of Texas, and upon all the principles
of patriotism and the laws of nations It 1
a Just nnd necessary war on our part, In
which every American citizen should have
shown himself on the side of his ocuntry.
and neither morally nor physically, by word
or deed, havo given aid or comfort to the
er.t'tny.
"16. Resolved, That wc would bo re-
jolced by tho nssuranco of peace with
Mexico, founded on the Just principles of
inHpmnllv tnr Ihp rint nnil Kppnrlfv fnr tht
f.,,ro m ui,it.. tho rntifirntinn nt th
nberal treaty offered tq Mexico remains In
doubt u ,g tno duty of ,hc collntry to sug.
tnln (he n(imiBstratlon and to sustain the
countrj. ltl evfr). niensure necessary to pro-
v,(e for thl vlKOrous prosecution of the
war .hould that treaty be rejected"
An(J tmu ,h( (lpmocrftc parl. 9un
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; , , . . . , . . 1
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I nlto believed in 1S0C. when I supported Mr.
world, should recognize that Cuba Is nnd of
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fall
1.
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President Polk?
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tako territorial Indemnity from Mexico In
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151s. why Is It wrong for President Mi k.
,0 (a)le territorial indemnity from Spa a
ln
.1. If "every American should have shown
himself upon the Fide of his country nr. I
neither morally nor physically by word t
deed given aid or comfort to ttu eneiuy ' i
IMS, how can jou Justify nureles L r
aiding both by word and deed the enemy t
1S00?
4' lf 11
M18taln th
for tll0 v
1M5 why
4. lf It was "tho duty of tho country l
e administration In every measure
Ignrous prosecution of the war" n
should it not be the dutv of all
loyal Americans to sustain the administra
tion ln such measures In 1!00?
5. lf jou could "cotigratula'c the AmerUan
people upon tho rewiltt of the war" by
which wo took New Mexico and tho Califor
nia without asking the consent of the peo
ple who Inhabited that territory, why can
you not congratulate the people of today
upon the results of the war by which wn
hae added Porto Rico and the Philippines
tu our domains 111 exactly tho same manner
and for the t-amo purpose?
6. Do you believe that the war with Spain
was a Just war and that tho soldiers who
gao their lives for the flag In that causo
wero Just as true Americano as were th
soldiers who fell in the war with Mexico'
If so, aro wo not entitled to indemnity from
Spain o we were from Mexico, and lire not
tho soldiers now In the field Just nn much
entitled to the moral support of all loyal
Americans ns were the soldiers of the Mex
ican wa-" lf so. then how do you Justify
yourselves, for openly Fldlng with tho enemy
of your country, deserting the roldler who It
fighting for the flag of jour country and en
couraging thoso who are opposed to him
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