The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-08


times there has been much bitter political
feeling between partisans that men who
utd net believe In the platforms enunciated
nave lcft the party but, like the rrodisal
soila they invariably have returned.
10 my mind there is no reason why
the democratic party should split. We
can not hope to win so long as we are n
aple to present solid front But In the
| next campaign lock for reunited party
men to bury their differences and get To-
gether on some common ground and go out
hand In hand to do battle with the enemy.
OUR SUBJECTS IN PHILIPPINES.
The World correspondent called Mr. Cnr-
mans attention to the oablegrams from
Manila suggesting the dispatch of more
| Troops to put down the rebellion
1t is not surprising to ma the sen
ator said, that Otis calls for more helm
When the administration ratified its peace
treaty ana brought upon us obligations
ana conditions most extraordinary aud
alarming, II bargained for an endless re.
bellion in the Philippine islands
we are confronted today with a con
ldition of affairs too broad in scope and too
deep in meaning for the ordinary human
mind to comprehend. Never before in the
history of the American Republic have
questions OF such magnitude presented
themselves.
We have taken into our possession ana
| under our wing a class of people half
civilized barbaric, treacherous Tagals, for
eign in nature, custom and habit to tn.
worst specimen of the American. and are
endeavoring to force upon them form Of
! government which they do not want and
which they could not enjoy even though
1t were fastened uron them In short.
| the administrator has undertaken TO in
1ect liberty into the naked Filipnos
through the medium of rapid-hre guns
and high explosives.
FILIPINoS FAR FROM WHIPPED.
I'VE have been led tc believe from
General Otis dispatches that the Fill
rinos are whipped into subsection; that
they are now ready to lay down their
arms, come in under the starry banner,
accept our form of civilization and enjoy
the rights of free people Yet there
came TO the war department a cablegram
asking for more troops. Why this dis
patch if the Filipnos are whipped?
Does Otis, after allaying strife and
bringing the Filipinos into submission
need mere men to hold the Tagals in a
subdued state? These are questions OF
interest to every American.
My opinion is that the Filipinos are as
for from being whipped today as they
were when the Instruction began. The
warfare to which they are used is in no
sense civilized on the contrary, 1t is
guerilla fight and as Such may be con-
tlnued indefinitely Wild rowing bands Of
naked savages who make their abode in
the interior hills of the island, would for
ever menace American authority if such
were to be firmly established.
Having gone into this troublesome dis
pute. however, there is but one thing ia
discontinue the fighting. All the men
and all the money necessary to bring
the war to a close should be the motto
of every ue-slprted American. 1t is too
late now to withdraw. 1t would be CON
fession of our inability to cope with thes,
barbarians and to whip them into sub.
Jectionit would be ignominous-for tbs
American forces to back out OF the Phil
ippines at this time.
My advice TO the administration is tc
give Otis all the men he may need aad
to instruct him to force fighting until
some sort Of a solution of the problem
is evolved.
"As I have said repeatedly in my pub
lie utterauces, all this trouble could have
been averted If the peace treaty had
been amended. We could have sent oul
Spanish ENJOYS, with Instructions to re-
lease the whole of the Philippine islands
save Manila and sufficient territory CON
tiguous thereto, for naval and coaling
, station.
'If this had been done we would not
today see this bogus white elephant
There would be no war in the Philip,
pines. There would have been little loss
of human blood and but small eXpendi-
ture of public money.
M'KINLEY'S CHANGE OF MIND.
Of President Mckinley had been OF the
same mind after returning from hi,
Omaha trip as he was when he Ter
Washington Ous would not be calling
for more troops. there would have beer
no endless rebellion in sight and IN,
, United States would have been content
with the possession of a naval and coal
ing base,
III the peace ENJOYS had been free tc
carry out their original Instructions Il
demand the cessiUu OF Manila and sufl
cient contiguous territory for navs
and coaling base--if they had been left
free to conduct the negotiations without
being shackled by further Instructions
the peace treaty would not have provided
for the acquisition of the entire archi
pelago, and Otis might be enjoying th'
summer breezes from the Atlantic or th'
tempered blasts from the Adirondack
Instead of being chained to the tropics
shooting liberty IN the Filiplnos'
'Ipree members OF tne peace COM
missionary. Davis and Gray--wer'
averse to carrying out the president
instructions regarding the acquisition o
the entire group of Islands About Thu
there can he no doubt. Witness tn
correspondence between the commits
sioners and the president which ha
been printed in the shape of publ
document.
IMPERIALISM AND MTLITARISM.
"a policy OF imperialism must ineylts
bly, be followed by militarism. There
fore, the acquisition OF outlying terri
tory together with several millions o
people entails upon the government
manifold dangers and responsibilities
Imperialism and militarism go hand Il
hand. Is it small wonder, therefore
that the administration endeayored
the last session OF congress 10 lore
upon the country bill creating
standing army in time of peace OF 10000
men?
This bill. as is generally known
came within a hairs breadth of hem
enacted into law, and II 1t had not bes
for the determined opposition of fe'
democratic senators It would be upo
the statute books today. The demo
cratic marty has always been again'