La Junta tribune., 1899-12-02
The PRESIDENT AND THE PHIL
iPPINES.


sion with us. We have expanded. II
there IL any question at all II Is n que
ton 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,
IL is ours. with all the responsibilities
that belong TO II. And as u great.
strong. brave nation we mean to meet
them. And we mean to carry our edu-
cation and our civilization there. am
not one OF those who would take u
laurel from the brow OF the American
soldier or n Jewel from the crown of
American achievement.
crhe President at Independence. Iowa.
October 49,
The sovereignty of the United States
In the Philippines cannot be given
away by a president That sovereign
ty belongs TO the people, and so long as
1t is our territory and SO long rs it's 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.
CThe President at Evanston, Illinois,
October 10
The authority of the United States is
assailcd In one OF the Islands OF the Pa
cifc. That authority will be estnb-
lished ia that island: the boys who ear
ry our flag In that distant sea will he
sustained by the American people. for
the flag they carry there is the flag
we carry here. IL is the flag Of our
faith and our purpose: IL Is the dag of
our love. 1t represents the conscience
OF the country, and carries with IL
wherever 1t goes education. civilization
and liberty. And let those who will
lower II. Peace first; then government
nfterwnrd, giving the largest liberty
possible and the largest participation
In government of which the inhabitants
are capable.
Crhe President at Cleveland. Ohio. Oc-
tober ls.)
think have never seen such dem
onstration OF patriotism. such an exhi-
bition OF public conservation TO the
public good. ms l have witnessed In the
last two weeks. The grave and serious
problems which rest upon us account
for this unusual interest on the part OF
lens are grave-the responsibilities are
great Nobody feels them more than
do: nobody feels them more than l
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 fing in 1.uzon win be supported by
the people OF the United States: and
hostilitics viii stop In that distant Is
land of the sea when the men who as
saulted our flag and our soldiers shall
lay down their arms. Peace will come.
nnd. trust and believe. come shortly.
and we will be able TO give to those
people in the Philippines 4 government
OF liberty and lava government
which will encourage their best aspi-
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
Speech.)
We are in the Philippines. Our flag
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 responsibility put upon US. VIII
the American people shirk It? Have
the American people ever been known
to run away from n great. high moral
duty? Our flag Is there, not as the SYM
Dol of oppression, not us the token of
tyranny. not as the emblem of ensiave-
ment. but our fng 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.
vIee-Presidsat Hobart.