The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, August 16, 1900, Page 6

arters I take thts reasons given at safer to trust the; e independence to Discusses Paramount Questions of the Democratic Platform. 1 the ques better posi- REPUBL'C!N POLICIES, Rights of the Peopte in Unit gers of Im tarism—T na as aca anit the Filipinos. ssstnanes introduced this campai, contest bet ween der ould have and plutocracy or | i been rejected and during afterwards, it wo left the Ameri ir domestic comes first ts of inferior imp: at Manila, epublican edit- responsibili empires in the gov- republican party The Filipinc ouragement from Amer- Our whole il who are led a voice to censure all who have ign domination, let them that passionate appeal to prevent ! tll echoes legisiation « legislatior other, the statesmen of history, ised Words so offensive to those lows in political Washington m censure Republicn | i | / ; ' and slavery. + of limitations has run ag Henry and Jefferson and W: 08 Against us are ¢ small, but politic erful, number lean policies: a large number who, tachment to their party n: their support to doc former teachin government and conquest nes antagontstic to ss of their own party. Republicans who used to advocate bimet- themselves that the gold standard is good; republicans who were formerly attached to the green- back are now seeking an ing national banks control of the nation’ paper money boast that the republican p. ing off the national debt, are now looking fot reasons io support a perpetual and in- republicans who formerly abhorred a trust, now beguile themselves t there are good trusts their mind SA ABR abana A said that a truth once be recalled. on, and no one can set a s ever widening influence. sible to obliterate every word of the prin- the declaration of in- a war of conquest would still perpetual hatred, for ced in ever! It is true. xeuse for giv in defens republicans — en Himself who pl the iove of Ii Ot people sO low Im tne scare zation or intelligence that it would ign master that the safety of this nation . its armies or its ferts, which prizes liberty and . in all lands, every- his countr destroy this spirit withou 3 of despotism at their creasing debt; MOR chiara with the delusion th. and bad trusts, wh line between and more republicans st, congratulated the country upon our standing objections which are-urged against a large increase in the permanent military estab! gloried in our i powerful, ye the small republicans ence when look with republicans condemned would have this r of empire mu imperialism » calculate its nation en- own nation that it is both oppose forcible annexatic ship has already dangers is certain; of the republic to the new policies For a time clined to deny criminal to That partisan to present aralyving Imperialism. drawn over has been prompt to ex- While our sphere en limited r sympathies have not We have felt ministration, but upon Inv found that both | ed and exerci president durin ican war. Instead of meeting the submitting a clear an dealing with the Philippine republican convention ac the larger part of which boasting and selt- In attempting tions upon the country of those wh: of our government, ers give new ment of the earlier ic of their complete jary considerations. IA OTe A EN OSS NR SAE Nd as eres YOR snap rade were struggling themselves, which our people have, ndependence, sted a platform” as devoted to our nation CS ROR RR AA RAR i pcammeepmamantics pe enone er meme cent A a NFO A MAEM re no a eA SWEDE d Webster and Clay ression to the universal independence. h invoive the ve republican subservier ss in South No Evasion, the monarc ai idea or in the advocates But they shall not be permit the stupendous which they have < the arena of politi supported 1 to evade eliberately bri When the and; the American peo- sympathy as stated in our platform, nciple of self-govern- as did our fore upon a war the country nized that the conduct of mature of t complete vi publicans | conscious the weak- confuse im- on, and have even opposition ferson spoke so freely ereviecu ior ignorant of h United Sta mperialism ore deeply rooted ¢ nd of every American, ake the ch: treaty by © principles trust in the People. f those who Kind of Expansion, move the execu ! then give to the Gence which might be dy @ new treaty. Im view of the criticism whi area of the repub- land which can Be or adds to who are willing to are capable of dis- settled by our popul become charging Ul as such. The acgui- sition of the Louisiana territery, Florida, Texas and other tracts which hay secured from time to time, enla tion folle Tris n ter i the constit new territory. republic, ar fag into th al- posed to seize upon ory ready more densely populated than cur own cou y. and to force on the government, for which no War rant in our constitution ¢ the argument that this sire to ¢ powe ngs to sical tion of tates, rican | *hilig istar citizens we and till the ve so near ons have tried to co The Nether 30 years, and than 60,000 pec 8 tered amc er aj century ar nation | in India, less ome | per cect. of the i sh birth, and i ritish soldier | tors. Spain h. ypine islands f when our fleet enter were less tt | in th 1 s | stonial , shall to e PP a afew | asters z and] an army large au- | thority of 2 people | while they rule Increase in Regular Army. It we an imperiai policy we must} have a » standing & as its natural and necessary compiemicnt. The spirit which will justify t reible annexation ef the Philippine islands will justity the 5 ure of other is and the domina- tion of other pec Wars of cc quest we can ex} ‘ not rapid, srowth of our mi a ablishment. That a large permanc rease in our regular army is inter y the repub- lican leaders is not ar er of con- jecture, but a matter o t. in his mes- sage of December 5, i8%, the president asked for aut t the stand ing army to 1X army c¢ tained about 25 n tWo years the president times that many, and a rep ise of repre- sentatives comp) request after the sh signed and no country United States. If is demanded when an imperial policy is contemplated, but not openly avewed pected if the peopl arty by indorsir urge standing army is cuniary burden to the peor panied by cor what may be ge the repub y at the polis? ot only a pe- and, if accom- a constant x. g its po ow pre- } ople a} i Sven | | i | source of irrit a menace to a republican t¢ nent. The army is the pers orce, and militarism will inevitably the ideals of the people and turn the thoughts of our young men from t r peace to the science of war. nent which r for its defe its citiz Ss is mor Kely to be which has t call a large t diers. A small st equipped and well dix are suflici in ordi emergeney the natior as in the past place its dep: volunteers who come fror their country’s call ard Irn to p luctive labor when their services are ne who fight when the i work when men longer requi country ne d the country needs workers Status of Filipinos. The republican assumes that the Philippine is! ed un- der American s and we have a right to demanc blican lead- ers a discussion e status of the Filipino. Is izen or subject? Are we to » the Dody politic 8,000,000 or 1 so different from us in race y that amalgamation is impossible? they to share with us in making the laws and shaping the destiny of this nation? No republican of prominence has been bold enough to advocate such a proposition The McEnery resolutior lopted by the senate immediately af the ratification of the treaty, expressly negatives this idea. The platform describes the situation t says t the Fili- pinos cannot be cit s without endan- gering our civilizatic Who will dispute it?) And what is the alternative? If the Filipino is not to be a « shall we make him a subject?) On question the democratic platform speaks with em- phasis. It declares that the Filipino ean- not be a subject wit ut endangering our form of government. A republic can have no subjie A subject is possible eniy in a government resting upon force; he is unknown in verament deriving its just powers from the nsent of the governed. ‘The republican platform says that “the larzest measure ot self-govern- ment consistent with their welfare and our duties shall be secured to them (the Filipinos) by law.’ This is a strange doe trine for nt which ewes it very ex o offered their live vinst. govern- mez? without exation with- out representation. In what respect does tion of the > r differ from the positi by the English government in i not the English government pre od government to the co! ever prom- ised a his peo- ple? govern- ment promise t sts should have the larzest 5 govern- tre and sh gov- Cubans glish duties ernment promise t ve to the largest mea self nment consis v x Spanish duties 1 between a monarchy and a repul be summed up in o ntence. In a chy the king gives to the people what he believes to be t republic the people what ernment. Ss accepted the Bu- : self upon the li i y every pact of the tor denies them The President's Will the Only L The republican 1 some measure of seif-z treaty congress last June, used deal- ing with the The will of the president only law in the Philippine wherever the Americar lority =. Why does to legtslat Because a the repu cal arture ntemplated bitcan party, ot greeted the to Rican bill was an indic ot what be expectec ple are broug ce to tion upon this stdject. I who welcome exati ad the guarantees repub- side of the polies which few years, protect the ons which are erpe lage covers the Philip: The Porto Rice tari law octrine that the operation of the is confined to the 4 states. The democratic party dis- this dectr denounces fit as T and spirit of © piace in our ‘or the deposit of putes governm and irres That should claim the right to treat : mere * sions’ we m unrestrained by the constitution or Dill of right: shows bow far we have already de: a irom the ancient landmarks, and indicates What may be expected if this nation de- liberately enters upon a career of € The territorial form of government is tem- porary and preparatory. aud the chief security a citizen of a territory has is found im the fact that he enjoys the same con-} stitutional guarantees and the same general laws a of a state. Take aw : his rights will be i sacrificed at the @ of those whe is the evil of the! r by what nation} Tithe te the Philippines. What is our title t lands? Do we hold th conquest? Did we 4 take them? [I ple? If not, title to them? in with th licans say thati and when that Divine hand ness of the ¢ and passes with derive thetr ft sent of the gove secure title to p I by purch Ww title by must hold with our i made alli n’s ti re not in if we had could trans had, and her title alone. We cannot def as Spain ga the party American mal mate Filipinos, and that full Knowledze that for their own pitude ba stitute our y Let us ¢ which have ‘mperialis clusic Tt is our dv whether the or little va killing a human the human or class he be the obligation observe both but, as some I to nat place to qu ferson, tha litical auth I know men, wheth tively Franklin virtue area bequeath is of gr ity to avoid eing, no matter where whos days, expressed the 1 , eve stronger language when he said “Justice is as strictly due between neighbor nations as twee eighb: citizens. A wayn s as robber when plunders when z an unjust war is orce Creates No Righ Men may dare to do in wouid not the moral ¢ termined by in it. Force has never ye tervention right o Ganguage taken ir Filipinos : and independe to freedom w imity to th ght Who will draw 4 rights of the Who w to liber which we Filipinos “a free and inde to force our pendent, government out their consent? yur ¢ can be ascertained, their rights must be deter. mined, and when their S are once de termined, it is as much our duty to res ose rights as it was the duty of Spair respect the rights of the people of Cuba or the duty of Engiand to respect the rights of the Ame colonists. Righ never conflict; never clash. Can it be our duty to usurp political rights Can it be our duty lowing the example liberty well enough which belong to ott to kill those who. of our forefather to fight for it? Some poet has desc me a bed the terror which in the midst o1 . discovered 2 had slain his brother. It is written: “Ail ye are breth- ren.” Let us hope for the coming of the day when huma e—which, when once restored—will be sc ver be taken except ish a crime already ut a crime about ecessary to committed, to be committed if it is said th have assumed before the world obligations which make it neces- sary for us to permanently maintain a government in the Philippine islands, ] oly, first, that the highest obligation ot this nation is to be tru elf. No obli- gation to any partic or to all nations combined, can require the abandon- ment of our theory of government and the ystitution of & against our whole nat d, second, ipinos, who ater than an to foreigne sider the Phi je there. that to the are islands, which we a tempora nes or de Capacity of Self-Government. ed by some that the Filipinos ble self-government and ore Ww w t » the world t control of them. Admiral Dewey, in an e navy departm t, de ilivinos more capable of seit- rnmer than the Cubans, and said he i nion upon a know of s. But I will not re € relative advancemer H Cla in defend rig! of eople of South America to self ov nt, said t is the doct rones that man gnoran himself. The ans as t apacity in refer- ence to all nations: if they cannot com. mand universal assent to the propositio it is then remanded to particular nations and r presumption our pride an r toc often make converts of us I contend that it is to arraizgn the dispositio ot Provid e Himseif, to suppose that He has created beings incapable of govern- ing themselves, and to be trampled on by gs. ‘Self-government is the natural man lay was righ There are of proficiency { self-g1 ent, bu ,on the r to say that He the capacity of s admit that some self-government, a and that the capa to seize upon and and you make force—br: foundation of governm: reign of the despot ing to believe all-loving God then left them thou of European nat Once capable of ers are not, eople have a right the incapable. e force— Repu ans the fag tha ad in the Philippines?” The me ion might have been asked when the American flag floated over Chapultepec and waved over] the dead who fe who visits the € @ national cemetery < ere: but t Mexi wned tourist United States and cared by an American eltizen. Our fag floats over dead, but when the treaty ith Mexi was signed American authori to the Rio Grande, and I ¥ opinion that during the la hdrew ure the ars the people of Mexico have made more progress under the stim: self-government than made under a carpet-bag gov in place by bayonets. The and Mexico. friendly r Stronger and happier an they have been had the former been lependence and would ha ment heid would ursed and the latter crushed by an imperialistic pol-| i. isguised as ““benevelent assimila- jon. Responsibility of the Nation. “Can we not govern colonies?” we are The question is not what we can Go, but what we ought t do. This nation is subject to ® finds there} Farmers and laboring men have, as aj Dublic applying in practice rule, small incomes der systems! ing to the world the * ev which place the tax upo umption. | tion: that all men are crea ay more than the air the ex-] they are endowed with ina of governme Thus the very peo-| chat governments are insti ple 9 Feceive least benefit from im-| men to secure these rights perialism will bt Jured most by the mil-| ments derive their tary burdens which consent of the govern In addition to the evii in which civil and re farmer share in comm lates all to earnest er j can do whatever it desires to do. but it} members of one br must ace tor what it does. | church 2 It the con he way, the people can peat. the na to do, but f legitimate res young man can do wh e and make h s fellow mer other i the most least resistan we are to gov sent and giv the tax educate them eclaration titution of ced by th se W Tid power and | sOVereignty; let it be kr « —- rand) of being the advance guard , TI armies, they neo Bi a token truth and the tst perma ne tion of the Gospel Peace tt breastplate of r “3 > the sword of the Spi eti j they are the citizens of a hat respects the rights of the cit the nations as car of its ow ., r the Fi than the w extend hoc ;| aries of P rr hn | The argum y | untort OF ! mythi , Growth of a Principle. ands, but thar th = aRPRE made the per t It is a sufficient answer to the first argu-| islands neces is ent to say f " | won jetory at did not ce lus to he Ls | can blood ir t make it im fean bloo it San Ju ‘ and yet presid ised the Cubans independence that the American flag floats loes not compel us to exercise sovereignty over the islar Waves over Havana to-day, ident has promised to hat growth of the princ the flag of the « an republic ent, planted on Amer-| rise in {ts nce. Better a th been the overshadowing! that our f ag in the orient i of the ine 2 entury flag represe ing the idea of this nati snspicuous| ment than that the flag ameng the nations and given ita place} should become the flag of an empire in history such as no other nation. has ever enjoyed Nothing has b 1 able t An Honeorn heck the onward march of this idea. I am not will that this na suail cast] There 1s an easy aside the omnipotent weapon of truth to} ton of the Philippine qu seize again the weavon of physical war-| forth in the democratic pla tare. I would not exchange the glory submitt with co dence $ republic for the glory of all the em-| can 5 e. Thi nf unre pires that have risen and fallen since time| dorse. If elec I shall convene began. im extraordine ses@ion as The permanent chairman of the last inaugurated nd recommer publican national convention presented] diate declaration of th the pecuniary argument in all its bok rst, to establish a stable ness, when he said ernment in the Philippine We make no hypocriti being interested in the P’ s sol on account of others. Whi regard the welfare of these people as a sacred] ju: we are now tenses « overnment in the ts ond, to give independe t as we have promised ubur nd trust, we regard the welfare of the Amer-| pendence to the ican people first. We see our duty to our | the Filipinos frem outside selves as well aS to others. We believe] while they work out their in trade ansion. By every legitimate| as we have protected the means within the province of government} Central and South America and constitution, we mean to stimulate] the Monroe trine, pledged the expansion of our trade and open| Cuba. An European protectoi new markets.” results in the exploitatic This is the commercial argument. It] the guardian. An rican na tie stren our greed tect gives to the tage of our the victim of ters of a century the been a shield to and yet it hax imposed den upon us. Alter the ed us in the not honorably former masters; to be the victims signs of the E is based upon the theory that war be rightly waged for pecuniary tage, and that it is profitable trade by force and violence. Franklin de- nied both of these propositions. When Lord Howe asserted that the acts of par- Mament, which brought on the revolution, were necessary to prevent American trade from passing into foreign channels, Franklin revlied: “To me it seems that neither the ob- taining nor retaining of any trade, how valuable soever, an object for which men may justly spill each other's blood; that the true and sure means of extend- ing and securing commerce are the good- an advan- > purchase turn them we « ot the pose the only alternativ: them independence and ness and cheapness of commodities, and] 4géinst molestation trom without. When our opponents are unable to de- e expense of compelling it and| fend their position by argument they fail back upon the assertion that it is destiny, submit to It, violates moral pre- that the profits of no trade can ever be equal tot holding it by fleets and armie: I con- sider this war against us, therefore, as} and insist that we must both unjust and unwise.” matter aoe much . : I place the philosophy of Franklin] cepts and our principles ; against the sordid doctrine of thoer who} This is a complacent philosophy would price the life of an put a upon American soldier and justify a war of a - conquest upon the ground that it will pay.| the helpless victims of circumstances The democratic party is in favor of the| Destiny is the subterfuge expansion of trades. It would extend our| vertebrate, who, lacking trade by every legitimate and peaceful] oppose error, sce ome means: but it is not willing to make mer-| forsupporting it. Washingto chandise of human blood destiny of the republican if not i ernment was deeply E a wa conquest is as unwise as ? ‘ t intrusted te it is unrighteous. A harbor and coaling| 0M the experiment } heer Wash station in the Philippines would answer ¢ destiny from the every trade and military necessity and Sphe republicans such a cor on could have been secured in the hands of ¢ at any time without difficulty ton believed that mot only It is not necessary to own people in or-| M#8ten bel t but the der to trade with them. We carry on| 0! our own nation, but the dest trade to-day with every part of the world, | Tepublican [orm oe erunted to American our commerce has expanded more| 2Ut “Washington. was ht. T: ily than the commerce of any Euro-| hands. | Wis republic is pean empire. We do not own Japan or} S2*S03, OC Ubie, “upon the su China, but we trade with their people. We have not absorbed the republics of Cen- tral and South America, but we trade with them. It has not been necessary to have any political connections with Can- ada or the nations of Europe in order to ity. No exterior force can republic, and no foreleg 1 store for to ¢ the future has i one has authori eclar trade with them. Trade cannot be per- é H y eclare, masala greatubla: umlecs: 4 tu. vitae dividual has hi own idea o tary. When trade ts secured by force, the| Mssion and he owes i to Bie cost of securing it and retaining it must well as the { ailmer oar be taken out of the profits, and the profits| May te th nee are never large enough to cover the ex- Mr. ¢ — Bs ae Vaal Gax tov tem dace tet the cee manet qeaticuae wt ich 1 owe Se ormeiy an the seeeie Sa ann eee trymen r the honors which borne by all the people, wh its are enjoyed by the few Evils of Imperia ie the prof- bestowed my lot to o upon remain It shall by would be profitable to the| Tp ‘private | Imperialism ~<a 41 be profitable army con ore Phi bition and controling pu to the ners, who would carry live| realizing the high ideals soldiers to the Ph nes and bring dead| Wisdom and courage and soldiers back would be profitable to] this republic into existence those who would seize upon the franchises, - can conceive and it would be profitable to the officials} _/ ca” » glories of the whose salaries Would be fixed here and| 2@#sins paid over there; but to the farmer, to the | past—@ destiny wnlc® mest laboring man and to the vast majority of 4 of the fut k those engaged in other occupations: it ur p would bring expenditure without return | UC Te 4 by revoiut iek without reward * from the mountain of ete Will be the first to suffer al subjects} the law restrains every seek work the United es, the first! neighbor's ir a to suffer Americ 2pital leaves our] every citizen sove shores to employ oriental labor in the! no one cares to wear Philippines to supply the trade of China| republic standing erec and Japan; the first to suffer from the] around are bowed ben violence which the military spirit arouses,| their own armaments and the first to suffer when the methods | fag is loved wit! of imperialism are applied to our own| feared. Behold government population, in we is not strange. therefors, that the labor | influence, solving organizations have been quick to note the] tion and has approach of these dangers and prompt to| versal _ brothert protest against both militarism and im-| shakes thrones by its siie The pecuniary argument, though more| inspiration effective with certain classes, is not likely | Behold a republic to be used so often or presented with so} Becoming the ©u; much emphasis as the religious argument. | world’s progres: if what has been termed the “gunpowder | of the worid’s disp gospel” were urged against the Filipinos history, like the path of oniy, it woukt be a sufficient answer tosay | the shining light that sh’ that @ majorhy of the Filipinos are sow! more inte the perfect day. * Village of 1 Heaven. rent would Christianity? egering, bul mmandment, bor as thys © weapon of the rs. not the exe method of \ missionary stars hat had no be known that our seeking souls instead own that insteas me att i with the prepa wearing the nation which zens of other y 4s it protects the rt Philippine o undound, Santiago, i Cuba n fe has prome over Manila, but the press ousand times of thix republie © Solation. honest, honorable soltte stion orm and itis natbon’s establishing a stab nce to the Filipinos, third, to protect interference republics of and are, by a of the making It three-quar- Monroe doctrine has neighboring pecuniary bur- Filipinos had aid- War against Spain, without For uld not leave the uropean nations, and since we do not desire to make them a part of us, or to hold them as subjects namely. of government. literates the distinction between right and wrong and makes individuals and nations the courage to piausibie excuse said that the experiment here rests the hope be permitted to change its cour his as best he that Gentiemer > my coun- conventio: my « of a national destin present and the y which meets the responsl-