The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-10
Destiny of n Nation.

To the Editor of The Post.
Fort Worth, Texas. July 3.-Last Mon
day Ex-Governor Stone of Missouri or
leaving Chicago struck the keynote oil
the presidential campaign for democrats
as follows:
First, not TO make party issue of the
campaign in the Philippines. He says
this does not say that the Mckinley adj
ministration Is not without criticism in
not sooner declaring policy so as to as
sure the Filipinos what course the gov
eminent would take as to them as soon
as Dewey struck Manila, but TO fire in
the rear of our soldiers will be found TO
be very bad politics.
Governor Stone does not put II in this
shape, but such is the shape it will get
in pretty soon If this course is not stop
ped and stopped at once One thing is
certain, the government Will hold the
philippines and about the time the plat
forms mature next year it Will be seen
that the war will be at an end, the slori-
hcation of the soldiers will take strong
nod on the martial spirit of our people.
Inc military always did and always VIII
De an inspiration TO our people, overriding
all others, because the Nation is bound
up in a certain destiny which should be
tully comprehended by those who UNDER
take TO direct public thought,
II TINS Is not caught in time the tide
IN the anairs of the politician Is lost
and no amount OF change OF base will re-
cover him Henry Clay halted about de-
elaring Tor the annexation of Texas when
eandiaate AGAINST Polk till the last mo-
ineh'; ana then VITA half dozen lines
~ teeter against II his doom was sealed
tei as presidential candidate Dan
iel WEBSTER made the same mistake. Two
lhsisnlncant men unknown to fame laid
OUT OUT lhese truly great men. Polk settled
Siay and Peiree Webster. So that it mai
sers not how great man NAV ha or
now eloquent II he gets in the wav ~
destiny he VIII be crushed to puln An
oiu man can afford to make the issue
ssalhst destiny, for his chances are good
yn, winning on the first quarter. but a
Womb nan nan should study destiny il he
"ouia attempt TO lead
Governor Stones idea OF destiny % nov
as follows. interview
for hn,,s;se IN utilizing the Philippines
W building up our trade In The As,atic
s,. but he spoils this by saviny hs
o,u hot believe in exercising soyereientv
sn mem II this government does M,
unsaid. au oetter lett that
must o, hs iaea he advances is that we
large nsvv small standing army and
navy with an increased merchart
snI,i, lie fayors intoxicating marital
NationaiH o sals our people by means OF a
said "a. sIara or militia. This is we'll
$50, ne also lays stress on oneninv IN.
, ,Iysa 70 be controlled by us alone He He
'But 30 nayx s, na, Of destiny BY saying. |
sr and genes commensurate with our pow
q fin - absolutely necessary II we are
my ~ seems .ae place ace IN the world which aes.
psr US These are the IDEAS Of f"aAs sis, sal
inv. Noa VINO gives US a glimpse of des.
mine the s,,, wnat is destiny? Let US ex-
ns events suddenly east upon u ,ns ,es sSs
,uba ana me war. for the liberation OF
ur sudden .na corrallories flowing from II,
N, he uuaeh appearance in the Phiilppines
rus, Of by US in the besinnins but
S'' Oh I. BY destiny. War a. Ike