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Moorfield Storey:

Occupation- American Lawyer and Civil Rights Leader; Liberal In 1867-69 he served as private secretary to Senator Charles Sumner. He began his career as a lawyer in Boston, where he became famous in the "Mugwump" movement. In 1896 he was elected President of the American Bar Association.

Position on the Issue- He was in support of anti-imperialism. He did not believe in annexing the Philippines as a result of his anti-imperialism views. Along with being anti-imperialism he was also anti-militarism. As mass drama was unfolding in Spain occupancies, Storey continued his anti-imperialism beliefs by stating that the Spanish-American War was just "imperialist meddling". He also became irrate with McKinley's undeclared Filipino-American War. Storey showed his anger towards McKinley's imperialism when he accused McKinley of beginning the Filipino-American War without the support of Congress. At these actions, Storey called the president "kingly" McKinley. Storey was so anti-imperialistic he even founded the Anti-Imperialist League. The Anti-Imperialist League's main goal was to fight American Annexation of the Philippines. Other members of the Anti-Imperialist League included figures such as Mark Twain, Andrew Carnegie, and Grover Cleveland. Storey was a force to be reckoned with when it came to most democratic issues such as civil rights, the gold standard, free trade, and so fourth.

Reasons for Interest in Topic- Storey was interested in the topic of the Annexation of the Philippines because he was strongly anti-imperialism and anti-militarism. Storey had a strong belief that the U.S. should focus more on isolation and American issues on the homeland. Also, he was interested in the issue because he was a civil rights activist. As a result of his civil rights activism, he would firmly protest the annexation of the Philippines because of how horribly the Americans were treating the Filipinos. This civil rights activism also made him want freedom for the Filipinos who had been oppressed for so long. Storey was completely against imperialism, he wanted America to stop taking other countries as their posessions.

Works Cited "Anti Imperialist League and US Foreign Policy: Opposition to Philippine Annexation and the Platt Amendment | Suite101.com." //Michael Streich | Suite101.com//. Web. 12 Oct. 2011. . "Happy Birthday, Moorfield Storey! - Hit & Run." //Reason Magazine//. Web. 12 Oct. 2011. . "The Party of Jefferson." //Reason Magazine//. Web. 12 Oct. 2011. .