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As the American army fought the Filipino army for control of the Philippines, American politicians argued over the morality and wisdom of keeping the Philippines as a colony. In support of the annexation of the Philippines were the Republican administrations of William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt, a long with most of the Republicans in Congress. Most Democrats opposed the annexation of the Philippines and were joined on this issue by a few anti-imperialist Republicans. These Republicans represented the idealistic, radical wing of the party, who had pressed Lincoln to abolish slavery during the Civil War, had supported civil rights for African Americans during Reconstruction, and had advocated for better treatment of Native Americans throughout the late nineteenth century. Many were from New England states, and the most prominent was George Frisbie Hoar, the senior senator from Massachusetts.1
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Einolf, C.J. (2014). The Scandal Builds, January 1901–March 1902. In: America in the Philippines, 1899–1902. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137460769_7
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