Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-01-12

tine &FOuh4 tn4b We Suaii moo Pc
cnniary profit ia the policy. The
advantage which may come 70 few
individuals who hold the Offices or
who secure valuable franchises can
not properly be Weighed against the
money expended in governing the
Philippines. because the money ex-
pended will be paid BY those who
pay the taxes.
1--WE are not yet in . position to
determine whether the people Of
the United States as = whole will
bring back from the Philippines rs
much ss they send there. There il
an old saying that il 10 not p-ofifa
Dle TO bur Law su'E. Oar nation
may learn BY experience that il is
not wise To purchase the right In
conquer a people. Spain under
compnlsion gives as quit claim To
The Philippines in return for $780,
600. 900, but she does not rgree TO
sarrant aud defend cur title as
'gsinst the FilIpinos.
ITO buy land Is one thing; 10
buy. people is another. Lsnd is IN
animate and makes no resistance
To transfer of title the people
IRE animate aud sometime desire a
voice in their own affairs Bot.
shether measured bw dollars and
cents the conquest Of the Philip
pines would prove profitable or ex
Densive. 10 will certainly prove EN-
barrassing To those who still hold
&, the doctrine which underIies a
republic. Military rule is antago-
nistic To our theory OF government.
The arguments which are used TO
defend IL in the Philippines may be
osed to excuse il in the United
States. Under military rule much
must De- left to the discretion of the
Military Governor, aud this can
only be justified upon the theory
that the Governor knows more than
tie people whom he governs and is
better acquainted with their needs
tnan they are themselves ; is en-
iireiy in sympathy with them and
- thoroughly honest and unseliish
IN his desire to do them good.
''Such combination of wisdom.
integrity and love is difiicnlt to
hnd, and the Republican party will
inter upon a hard task when il
starts out To select suitable military
Governors for our remote posses
sl"ns esen If the party has absolute
',"ufi lence in its great political
managers, like Senator Hanna. IL
must he remem bered that the peO-
Ole of OHIO have compelled him To
serve them i'm the u. 3. Senate
and that inferior men must be in
trusted with the distribution of
jus'ice aud benevolence among the
aati"ns dark skinned subjects in
he Pacific. IL we enter upon a
colonial policy we must expect to
near the command. 'Silence is.
suing with increasing emphasis
from the imperialists when the dis
cussi0n of fundamental principles
- attempted in the United States
IF u member of Congress at
tempts to criticise any injustice
perpetrated by Government off
clal against helpless people, he
Eill be warned to keep silent les,
his criticism encourages resistance
To American authority in the ORR
ant. Ii an orator on the Fourth
VI Jl,v dar-s To speak IF inalien.
able rights or refers with common
dation To the manner in which our
f"refathers resisted taxation with
ant representation. he will be warn.
I'd to keep silent less his utterances
'ncite rebellion among distant sub
iects.
''lf We adopt a colonial policy
and pursue the course which excit
ed tho Revolution of 1916. we must
moffle the tones of the old Liherty
Bill and commune in whispers
when We praise the patriotism "f
nur fDrefathers. We cannot afford
To DESTROY the Declaration of indie
prudence. We cannot afford to
erase from our constitutions, State
aud national, the bill of rights
We have not time to examine the
libraries of the nation, and purge
them OF the ESSAYS. the speeches.
and the books that defend the doe
trine that Law is the crystal,zatioh
OF pnblIc oplnion rather than an
emanation from physical power.
'But even il We could DESTROY
ever vestige of the laws which IRE
the ouigTowth IF the immortal Law
renned by j, ff-rson, if We could
obliterate every written word that
has been inspired by the idea that
this is government of the people.
nv the people aud for the people.
we could not tear from the heart
of the human race the hope wnicb
the American republic has planted
there. The imprisoned appeal.
Give me liberty or give me death
still echoes around the world. In
the future. as in the past. the lie
sire tn De free will be stronger than
the desire TO enjoy mere physical
existence. The conflict between
right and might will continue here
and everywhere until a day il reach.
ed when the love OF money will no
longer scar the national cnnscience