The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-19
BAILEY ON IMPERIALISM.
The ForceluI Argument Asie BY The Con-
sressmsa d Iexass
fIll IEST or Ills SptECH AT BUFFALO
An ornftcn sparkling With Wit and
urtlitnnt EpiErnms--A pnnEer"ns
pctics Fully Exposet'.

gresham Joe Haileg 81 Texas before IA
ir,ierenders clre 81 iseiiaio y. \. Tie
fuu text II that idlrcss is given bciow;
w cling 70 tie "a not hscaase It -
old. but bseapsc i has been tried and vc
know m results whicn L prodosed We
dart think " Int WAS ca enoush for cur
fa,hers Il necessarily good enough for
orrselyeg Or VIII necessarily be good
sncura fos cur children. bus we do befisys
tl,at Il vera wf.er fcs us to follow those
ssfe raGhs Which cur fathers md 70 l9ns
Ia roi,0r and Ia safety then it Is 20 forsoks
thcn 70 rad something betfsr than thas
witch made cur fathers lappE and our
people prosperous AID e7rtented Tor
csn.urs.
man oi my Convictions con not aasS-
este the * verins Of the earth wtth tls
map t4 the Cnitsd states, oegallse As
li0us the 1angers OF such a csttrse. not
beeansa or iatners uid nos Try ". tEey
did cxpana--bGs ! keg yeu 30 reulesnper
Inst our fathers aided tcFritcry 20 this
republic Thny arded with he purpose *
Afterwards erecting them into sovereign
Stntss OK the American republic. and tney
have done 4.
nut il IS MT now thu proposition sub
uittea To ns Ne arc not asked 70 en-
large the limits II the uni9n Aos asAsu
- lake land Out og which we WIN make
sovereign states. whoSe people shall be
American eitiseas We are now asked 10
take distant isi8ads 20 Dc held gs epiouies,
whose pei Fle shall not be citizsus q tni9
republic and our answer Il tnat never pc
nsath tho eserei folds OF thus neipysa rs
shan stand subject, but citizen Wno
car nroctafrn "a eli the world. II am an
American citizen
There are two points from which we
nav View this question. and no mater
whether we icok ~ y from tha hlgn pisls
OF principle tr from the low pane et
prcAt. orr conclusion mast be the sane.
seIssh interest ard devotion 20 our dugy
alike forb!h.
NE know vaas It demands Of US, what
sacrifices we must make ard what respnn-
abilities We must assume y ~e tahe y
W. r1,,st Arst answer ourselves satisfac-
t9rilv hc,v We wfll govern H. Children
take plavraings which are offered @ tasn'
xithoui knowing what Use they VIII put
tEer,i h. b. grown w men. who may par-
haps ba children % larger growtE' ~
srsf ansWer o theusel9es and 70 tnelr
roascfsnGes what wilt we 10 with y " We
tstr ft We must govern II. Can we gov
Ars n according 20 our principles
10 csu fhsn sns ready 20 enter upon tha
dlscissiru "a the pratt phase % me 4Nes-
lion hat 70 matter how proNiable u may
~ nlaffar BOW rick It Ia. no matter
how salurrlous lis climate Y II can not
ha governed according to our prineipicS
VIZ cen net govern It IT all
Thasa things which we cherish as guar
a,txss ~ human rizht aud freeduni would
he 70 the people Of the Philippine lslan1s
a vexatlon and our liberty would be tnslr
slavery, and our privileges would soon pc
DECEASED into their license. The govern
meat that hts VI. mlstits them and vel We
arc invited TO 10 whatl Establish over
them a government Ike ours. No man
processes H. They proposes TO go TO the
Ptillppire Islands with the constitution In
their hards2 Not So They propose TO 80
With the sword. and tell those naked,
siivsring and starving sayages you must
sibmit'' What 70 the government 70
which you choose oh, no, but the gov
eminent VIZ choose to erect for you, Be
fore we do that let rs remember that In
the greatest State paper ever issued IN
tie world that penned hy Jefferson and
adopted hy the continental congress, We
unclaimed u as n living truth, not living
yhsn but living now and TO live through
sll the ages TO come. that all Just gov
srnments derive their power from the con
sent OF the governed, Was that true In
1li57 II Il vas, L must be true tonight.
Was that tree for America whsn she strug-
eitd 70 be free n K WAS. Il must be
frne OF the Philippine Islands Ia this day
erd generation.
1t is no, for them that 7 plead with you
20 remember the declaration OK indspcnd-
fnce, Il Is tor your own sakes. because 1!
YOU violate il With them. what right have
yeu afterwards 20 complain that a stronger
rsce may DOT violate n with vous Perhans
you think there VIII be no stronger race
but dou't YOU forget that in the height Of
his power both Gree. and Roman never
dreamed that eonquegor would come What
brings the eouquerors What brought il tC
the FREQ States which 'ave gone before us
y was that they forgot the high and lofty
teachings OF their earlier life, aud giviul
Themselves over TO the lust OF power and
dpmiuion. they destroyed the very vigo
that had protected them in their youth ans
growth
There Is a principle OF justice runninl
through the universe that makes ever,
wrcng rensxive In Its effect. You car
wrong the people IN the Philippians island
without wrpuging yourselses
Some friend and nslghbor says: 'wha
ars you going TO do with Them w
oughtn't 10 have had them But say W
have them on our hands. you ask me I
solve the nrobleTn, Why It Is an easy an
swer. Tell them tomorrow that II the
will lay down their arms aud form an IN
dependent government we VIII recogulE
II Some one says they VIII not form
Rnod one. Perhaps It d true they are nc
caTAele OF enjoying 3 good government
ANY people In the world can form jus
shent as good government as they az
servo AMI when you give them bette
Ssyrrament than they deserve they ran
mai ain II. They can maintain Just ahot
as vand goternment as some OF II
SoNi tmeric2n countries.
~ great cnmmodore. who Is row a gre:
admiral great cheerlngl declares the
re as capable % self-goyernment as II
CNbnn pc pie " they are. then let this,
govern themselves, II they are not capab
Of srif-government that is the very reaso
nj want them 10 the United state
fefa9e the basic principle OF this govern
men and the ether reason we wouidu
wont them would be that they are incaI
able OF self -sovernment
sreaking ~ the American revolution VI
hailex said. we went 10 war again
tasasion without representation and by Il
way, Il Is curious fnct OF history IN,
mere was no tax laid at the time we we
The British parliament had r,
hfa hi tax. but In the repeating a
Asss the power az parliament 10 IA
X We went TO war upon that prenmb
aes q the British parliament. IA
aye right. The Amerirn congres
taxss on the uurepreseuisd PhlIir
'tnders then tha British parllarae,
fisns 70 lay tazeo upon tbs unrepr,
fripni-e ~ america. and lf we 4.
II ourselves TO l2x taxss on ,tnrapr,
peoYtf, theA tha Fourth or Iu
IS 1NMHt Ro< az ioucer tn he 49, ~ 4.