The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-07

ne money expended in governing the Phil
ippines, bscausc the money expended VIII
b peld b. those who pay the taxes. we
Y arr not yet IN q pos ton TO determine
wAt her the people OF the United States as
whole will bring back from the Philip
plnoa az much a. they send thare. There
u an old saying that It is not profitable
20 buy lawsuit Our Nation may learn
by experience that 4 is not wise to pur-
chase the right to conquer people. Spain.
under compulsion. gives us a qcit claim TO
the Philippines In return for s2o,ooo,oco,
but che does not agree to warrant and
defend our title as against the Philip nos :
TO buy land Is Gre thnss T. buy people -
another The land Is ian 9ims,c ard nlaKSs
no resistance to the transfer OF title; the
people are animate ana some times desite
a yoce In their own affairs. But whether
when measured BY dollars aud cents. the
conquest of the Philippines would prove
profitable or expensive. it will certainly
prove embarrassing TO those who shall hold
10 the doctrine which underle a republic.
Military rule is antagonistic 10 our theory
of government.
The arguments which are used to defend
1t In the Philippines may be used to excuse
Il In the United States.
'.Uleer military rule Ii must be left
X TO the discretion of the military govern
ment, and this can only be justified on
the theory that the governor krows more
than the people whom he governs; is better
acquainted with their neess tbal they are
themselves: he entirely Ia sympathy with
them. and is thoroughly honest and uD
selhsh in his desire to do them good. Such
a combination OF wisdom, integrity and
love is difficult 10 And. and the republican
party will enter upon a hard task when
II Starts out TO select suitable military
governments for our remote possessions.
Even IL the party has absolute confidence
IN its great political! manager. Senator
Hanna, 1t must remember that thu people |
OF Ohio have compelled n IN to serve them |
In the United States. AID that inferior |
men must be entrusted with tho distribu-
ton OF Justice and henevolence among the |
Nations dark sk Isled subjects in The Pa |
oihc. II we enter upon a colossal policy We |
must expect to hear the command Silence |
A7suicg with increasing cmpbRis from the |
iinptrialists, When the discussion OF |
fundamental principles IL attempted in
thu Urttei States. II a member Of congress |
attempts 10 criticise arg ;nju7tice perpe- |
trated BY goysrnnssn rs ofiic al against a !
helpless people. he VIII be warned 10 keep
silent irnless his criticism encourages re-
sistance to American authority In the
orient. II an orator an the Fourth of july
dares TO speak OF iaa,ienable rights. or
refers with couimeudetion TO the manner
IN which our forefathsrs resisted the tax
alton withou. representation. he will be
varied 10 keep silent lest his uttrraucas
excite rebellion among distant subjects II !
we adopt a colonial policy ard pursue the
course which excited the revolution o, 1776
We must mnffls she tones Of the old liberty
bell an5 commune 10 whispers when We
praise tho patriotism OF our forefa,hers.
We can not affor3 20 destroy the decla-
ration of independence. We can no, afford
TO erase from our constitution. State and
National, the bill OF rights. we have no,
time to examine the libraries OF the Nation
and purge them Of the essaya, the speeches
and the books that defend the doctrine that
law Is the Capitalization of public opnlon
rather than an emanauon from physical
power.
But even IL we could ztroy every yes
tge of this laws which are the o,terayvih
III the immoral law pcnnei by Jefferson;
u We could ohllterate every written word
that has been inspl,.,t by the idea that
ttrs is government OF the people. by
the people ana for the psople We could
not tear from the heart OF the human race
I h. hope which the American Rc,ulblic
mas planted there. The inpassloned APP
peal. Give me liberty or give me death
sun echoes around the world. In The fu-
lure. ms In the past the desire to be
Tree Will be stronger than the desire 10
enjoy mere physical existence The con-
ilict between right and might will continue
mere and everywhere until u day Is reached
"nen the love OF money will no longer
esar the national conscience, and hypocrisy
no longer hide the hideous feature OF ava
rtoe behind the mask OF philanthropy.
While Colonel BRYAN was received with
most enthusiastic demonstrations. there
was scene of pandemNnIun when he
closed shortly before I O'clock The men
Jumped on their chairs and some on the
teoies and KEPT m a loud cheering ana
waving of linen for a long time
Colonel HrVaDa ctcssin, ,Itr,n.. |
tha trusts as the bepencaries OF oxpnn-
sion. The favored class. he SAID. would
get all that came back aud tax payers and
common people would pay the taxes.
congressman Len.tz delivered a terrific
afiasnment of President Mckinley.