The Elbert County tribune., 1899-11-30
THE PRESIDENT AND THE PHIL
fPPlNES.

| The Policy of the Administration ss stated
| In mcKniey's Own Speeches.
(Thc President MT Iowa Falls. Iowa,
| October 16)
1t Is no longer question Of expan-
sion with us. We have expanded. II
there is any question at all II Is ques-
fion OF contraction. and who is going to
contract? believe, my fellow citizens,
that this territory came to us in the
providence OF God. We did not seek It.
1t is ours. with all the responsibilities
that belong to II. And as great,
strong, brave nation we mean to meet
them. And we mean TO cnrry our edu-
cation and our civilization there. am
not one OF those who would take a
laurel from the brow OF the American
soldier or jewel from the crown of
American achievement.
(The President at Independence. Iowa.
October 16)
The sovereignty OF the United States
In the Philippines cannot be given
away by president. That sovereign
ty belongs TO the people. and so long as
1t is our territory and so long ms its SOW
crcignty is there by right, not by right
OF conquest only. but by right of sol
emn treaty, the President Of the Unit
ed States has but one duty to perform,
and that Is to maintain and establish
the authority of the United States In
those islands. We could not do less and
perform our duty.
(The President at Evanston, Illinois,
October 10
The authority OF the United States Is
nssailed In one OF the Islands of the Pa
ciflc. That authority will be estab-
lished In that island: the boys who car
ry our flag in that distant sen will be
sustained by the American people, for
the flag they carry there is the flag
we carry here. 1t is the flag of our
faith and our purpose; 1t is the flag of
our love. 1t represents the conscience
OF the country, and carries with 1t
wherever 1t goes education, civilization
and liberty. And let those who will
lower II. Pence first; then government
aftcrwnrd. giving the largest liberty
possible and the largest participation
in government OF which the Inhabitants
are capable.
CThe President at Cleveland, Ohio, Oc-
tober 1S)
think have never seen such a dem
onstrntlon of patriotism, such an exhi-
bition OF public consecratlon to the
public good, MS have witnessed in the
last two weeks. The grave and serious
for this unusual interest on the part OF
the people in public affairs. The prob
lens are grave-the responsibilities are
great. Nobody feels them more than
do: nobody feels them more than
can. And yet, my countrymen, our
duty is plain. straightforward, unmis-
table, to stand by the national honor
and preserve the territory we got by
solemn treaty. Our soldiers carrying
our flag In Luzon will be supported by
the people Of the United States; and
hostilitics will stop In that distant is
land of the sea when the men who as
saulted our flag and our soldiers shall
I
lay down their arms. Peace will come,
and. trust and believe, come shortly,
and we will be able to give to those
people in the Philippines government
OF liberty and lava government
which will encourage their best aspl-
rations and their noblest aims-a gov
ernment under the undisputed sever
eighty OF the United States.
| CThe President at Youngstown, Ohio
October IS. Mr.. McKinley's last
SPECIFY
We are IN the Philippines. Our fnf.
Is there. Our boys In blue are there.
They are not there for conquest. They
are not there for dominion. They are
not there for exploitation. They are
there, because in the providence of
God. who moves mysteriously, that
great archipelago has been placed In
the hands OF the American people. 1t
was no responsibility we sought, but 1t
was n responsibility put upon us. VIII
the American people shirk It? Have
| the American people ever been known
10 run away from n great, high moral
duty? Our flag is there, not as the SYM
Dol of oppression. not as the token of
tyranny, not as the emblem OF enslave-
ment. but our flag is there. as our flag
is here, representing liberty, humanity
and civilization, There was no cloud
In Dewey's victory and there will be
no doubt or hesitation In preserving IT.