Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-12-29

HOhr on Our
Senator Hoar Of Massachusetts intro
duced the following resolution in the
senate:
Whereas, The American people and the
several states in the union have in times
past, at important periods in their
history, especially when declaring their
independence, establishing their con-
stifutions or undertaking new and great
responsibilities. seen fit to declare the
purposes for which the nation or state
was founded and the important objects
the people intend to pursue in their
political action; and.
Whereas. The close of great war, the
liberation hy the United States of the
people in Cuba and Porto Rico in the
western hnmisnhere and the Philippine
islands in the far east and the reduction
of these peoples to y condition of prac.
teal dependence upon the United States
constitute an occasion which makes
such declaration proper therefore. he it
Resolved. That this republic adheres
to the doctrines which were in the past
set forth in the Declaration of Indeppnd-
ence and in Its national and state con-
sti'utiOns;
That the purpose of its existence and
the objects to which its political action
ought to be directed are the ennobling of
humanity, the raising from the dust ITS
humblest and coarsest members and the
enabling of persons coming lawfully
under its power of influence to live in
freedom and in honor under governments
whose forms they are to have a share in
determining and in whose administration
thew have are equal voice. Its most i'm
portant and pressing obligations are:
To sOlva tbn al III pult prnh ioDn prpsantpd
bv the presence Of different races on our
own soil with equal constitutional rights;
to make the negro safe in his home,
secure IN bis vote, equal in his oppOr-
tunity for education and employment.
and TO bring the Indian to a civilization
and culture in accordance with his need
and capacity;
TO enable great cities to govern them
selves in freedom. in honor and in purity;
To make the ballot box as pure as
sacramental vessel and the election
return as perfectly in accord with the
law aud the truth as the Judgment of the
supreme court;
10 Danish illileracy and ignorance from
the land;
80 secure for every workman and for
every working woman wages enough to
support life of comfort and an old age
Of leisure and quiet rs helits those who
have an equal share in self governing
state:
To grow and expand over the continent
and over the islands of the sea just so
fast as and no faster than we can bc"
into equality and self Government under
''' constitution, peoples and races who
will share these ideals and help to make
! them realities;
70 set Il peaceful example of freedom
which mankind will be glad to follow,
| but never TO force even freedom upon
unwilling nations at the point of the
bavonet or at the lannon's mouth;
TO abstain from interfering with the
freedom and Just rights of other nations
or peoples and to remember that the
liberty to do right necessarily involves
the liberty to do wrong, and that the
American people has no right to take
from any other people the birthright of
freedom because of a fear that they will
do wrong with it.
On the subject of the above the Phila'
delphia Ledger says;
The venerable Senator IIoar of Mas
sachusetts introduced in the senate on
Wednesday last series of resolutions
"ResOlved, That this republic adheres &c
the doctrines which were in the past set forth
in the Declaration OF independence and in it'
national and state constitutions.
"That the purpose of its existence and the
objects to which its political action ought tC
be directed are the enrolling of humanity
the raising from the dust its humblest anc
coarsest members and the enabling OF per
sons coming lawfully under its power or In
fuence to live in freedom and IN honor un
der governments whose forms they are Il
have a share in determining and in whose
administration they have an equal voice.
TO the resolutions were added certain
declarations respecting the obligations
of the government to its near and distan
neighbors. A part of these obligations
is set forth by Senator Hoar in thes'
succeeding paragraphs:
sixth. To grow and expand over the con
tinent and over the islands of the sea Just 81
fast as and no faster than we can bring Init
equality ana self government under cur con
! stitution peoples and races who Will share
these ideals and help tn make them realities
"Seventh. To set peaceful example O
freedom which mankind will be glad to fol
low, hut never to force even freedom upol
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