El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-12

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there was but one plain, straight, ant
Once embarked upon that course, there
could be no deviation, no faltering, NJ
compromise. no shadow of doubt or I'M
certainty-but an unrelenting, i'm.
mutsble fxity of purpose In execution
The full, faithful performance of hii
duty as he understood it, duty to his
country. to God, and to humanity, was
once he had decided upon this course
of duty by reference to the we'll defined
chart OF justice, there could be no
swervtng at the clamor of dissatisfied
multitudes, no shaping of his policy to
win public approval, but q rigid, mex
Orable adherence to the course of &C
ton dictated by his own conscience.
That was all.
The record OF Secretary Long is en-
history. It is flawless, untarnished,- a
record which will endure the crucial
test of time, and the evolution of
thought. It is q record in which duty,
patriotism, and indefatigible industry
are the brightests stars. It is q laurel
worthy the brow of the noblest Ame-
rican. Yet this brilliant record ap-
pears to be insufficient to protect the
holder from the calumny of his foes,-
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try. Still these virulent assaults upon
the distinguish cd secretary of the navy
will prove of no avail. He is loyal to
the country, alert to it's best interests,
| to the chief executive, to his party,
and will be guided solely by his sense
of duty. From the rigid pursuit of
that duty he will never be allured or
driven by the agency of friend or foe.
| The disreputab'e assaults upon Sec
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use of the campaign being waged by
the Anti-Imperialist League, the in
herent wicknessness of its work, and
the despicable nature of the men who
are engaged in it. They are not pa
triots, despite the fulsome laudations
of themselves, but reprobstes, and lit
tie better than traitors engaged in an
insurrection against the country. Hav-
ing allied themselves with Aguinaldo,
they can be ranked no higher. than
their chief. 1.-THE stream can rise no
higher than the fountain head"
WHO KILLED COCK ROBIN?
If anything were needed to justify
the policy of the administration to-
ward the Filipinos; If anything were
needed to show how utterly incapable
of self-government are these half
breed Malaysrendered in:ractabIe and
anything were needed to show how
faint Is their conception of liberty,
how limited their understanding of
the real functions, the limitations, and
the responsibilities of an Independent
sovereignty, the course of the Fill
ipinos themselves. since the outbreak
of hostilities in the islands February
4, 1899, has furnished to the world the
most logical and conclusive evidence
vi ~ full v ina cd
the action of our government, and
placed the ban of censure upon the
wild. misguided natives of the archi-
pelago. The best criterion of the
character, training, and purposes of
the Filipinos is that furnished by
their own conduct in this most unhap-
py and most deplorable confict,-this
sionaries of civilization 10 the Orient
At the close of the hostilities against
Spain in the Philippines,-a time when
the greatest precautions were neces-
sary to prevent recurrence of disor-
der and bloOdshed, when the greatest
wisdom and prudence were necessary
to prevent miscarriage of the results
won by Dewey's feet, when the united
powers of the army and navy were
necessary to lay the foundations of q
when the protective
powers of the colder and the construc-
tive powers of the administrator were
needed to WORK out and put into execu-
tion plan of civil government
and to ensure it's effectiveness and
stability when organized, Aguinaldo.
that roaring, rampant frebrand, and
from Hong Kong, produced
the vital spark which threw the coun-
try into blaze of war. just as the
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ready for the resper,-after q century
of grievous toll and devastating fire
and flood of oppression, this fiery aad
untamed fanatic, this Guy Fawkes of
the age, lighted the fagots which blast
ed the harvest, and brought desolation
to the whole country. But for this
modern Ravaillac, the Philippines
might now be a scene of peace, content
ment, and hope, instead of the theatre
OF terribly devastating war.
The responsibility for the present
condition of affairs in the Philippines
should be placed where it rightly be-
longs-at the door Of Aguinaldo: the
blind leader of the blind He it was
who began the contest; he it was who
cast the frebrand among highly in
hammapls material, and he must be
held answerable for the consequences.
For the massacre of liberty he alone is
responsible. That he should have
been so reckless and foolhardy as to
precipitate a contest at SO critical q
juncture of the affairs of the islands
forever sets at rest all thoughts of his
leadership in the establishment of q
home government for the islands. We
should as soon think of selecting q
Chicago anarchist as superintendent of
@ government dynamite factory a. to
think of placing Aguinaldo in any 20
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