Show EXCUSES FOR CONQUEST Speaking of of his Philippine war Mr McKinley says Not a blow has been struck except for liberty lIbert p and human humanity humanity ity That was what Cortez Cortes said when he Invaded Mexico And Pizarro en entered Peru with th the same sentiment I only adding that he was striking Ing also for Christianity the Spanish butcher whose ose atrocities in Cuba brought us Into conflict with Spain declared that he be was merelY trying to subdue the people for their own good And he explained that the only way to rule such people was by force that the only way to keep peace was wasby wasby by slaughter that the only way to in insure insure sure liberty to all was to thrust it upon them and to annihilate those who had other notions of Independence All these ideas were set forth In address ss to the he Spanish cortes cortesin I in 1898 as clearly as McKinley can state them to the American public in 1900 ICings ings have alwa always s bestrode the I necks of the people said Abraham AbrahamI Lincoln not that they wanted to but I for the good of the people It was wasP Caesars excuse It is s lie He thinks liberty should be forced on peo people pIe and that they have to be killed for their own good 4 |