The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-08-04

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10 eNtnguish the trusts. II Il So desires.
when we come TO the Philippine auos-
ton again they say: What ca. the adj
minstration dol? There were tNo months
between the signing OF the treaty "a nd The
| breaking out Of hostiliiie@-tw0 months
lacking six days-and when We asked them
what they We're going 10 90. they ga Ia they
nannt had tim. TO decide what 10 do
not time 70 decide what 10 do. WHY, there
are but two sources Of government. force
and consent Monarchies are founded upon
force, republics upon consent Our dcclar-
alton Of independence declares that gov
ernments derive their just powers from
the consent Of the governed. Is that doc
| trine true or IL IL falscy If IL Is false, how
long ought II 20 take US 10 decide what to
DO IN the Philippines We recogf zed the
truth OF that declaration when We went
- war with Spain We said tie people u
cuba are and Of right ought 10 be free
| " ny? Because they live near us2 No
because they are part Spanish No. They
We're ana OF right ought 10 he free because
they wanted TO be free, and govern ments
come up from the people 4 Applause. IL
they were and Of right ought 10 be free.
! VINO can draw a line between them nd the
people OF the Philippines? Where Is the
| philosophy that entities one 10 libert and
another to vassalage? You say you don't
know what TO do? Applause If you find
a pocketbook, and on IL the name OF the
owner. do you have 10 count the money in
the poeketbook before you know what to
do with the pocketbook?
little doctrine set forth in the decla ration
| OF independence is sound then We cannot
| rghtfuly acquire title by conquest II
the doctrine set forth I'm the decla ration
OF independence is sound, we cannot right
! fully purchase 10000 Of people at 81
! apiece from an alien monarch whose re-
bellious subjects we ourselves armed to
hght against their monarch. There is a
principle involved, and when the principle
Is once understood its application is not
difficult and IL the people Of the Philippine
ISLANDS are and OF right ought 70 be
free. then this nation should without one
| moments delay announce TO those people
that we are there friends and not as
enemies 70 establish a government, which
| shall be their government and not our
government when IL IS established Not
only ought we to do that now, we ought
TO have done il In the beginning, and IL the
promise made TO Cuba had been made TO
the Flipinos not one drop Of blood would
nave been shed In the Philippine islands.
And we would be sending school tea chers
10 Manila to teach them instead Of SOL
dlers 70 tell them that the declaration was
a lie. The Filpinos came II 10 our hands
by accident Of war. and. coming into our
hands. they must be dealt with according
TO American principles and not acco riding
TO European principles.
They say that II we were 70 give those
people their Independence other nations OF
Europe would laugh at Us. Are We afraid
70 he laughed at? Why. more than "A hun
dred years ago, when there Were but three
millions Of people In this country our fore
fathers dared 10 give TO the world declar-
alton at which the people Of the old world
laughed, but for which our people fought.
When the Trainers Of the declaration OF in
dependence wrote among the self-evident
truths that all men are created equal
endowed ,l..r ft }, 2 no.
ernments are instituted among mel. TO se-
cure these rights, deriving their just pow
ers from the consent Of the governed the
people OF the old world laughed. But they
didn't laugh long. because our forefathers
maintained their decla and for more
than century this republic has been the
most potent factor in ali the world In In
nuenc!ng the destiny OF the human race
lApplause.l Shall we be ashamed to admit
now that we believe in the declaration OF
independence? ! repeat that we must deal
with these people according TO Amerlc
principles They desire their independ-
ence. Let Us say TO them. a we said to
cuba, stand up be free, and then TO all
the world say hands of. and let every re. .
public live.
Tell me that we don't know what 70 do,
All We have to DO j. TO read our nations
history. to watch the nation as L ira velei
the pathway to lead from the little name
Of might TO the lofty name Of right and
then you can tell what this nation must do
II Il is true to its past You have in your
city poet VINO has written the hest poem
on the Philippine question. DIR Taylor has
crowded into single verse more philos-
ophy as well as poetry. more philosophy
than you viii find In whole speech on the
side or Imperialism and II he never does
anything else he has done enough in that
writing OF this one poem 10 give him a
claim to the consideration of his fellow
men. This nation has not wasted its SUBJ /
stance in riotous living. This nation Is
not ready to turn back and with trem bling /
voice ask 70 be classel among the hired
servants OF royalty. This nation has not I
sinned against heaven. and God grant that 4
the crowned heads OF the old world may
never have occasion 70 Kill the fattcd calf /,
to celebrate the return Of this republic I
from independence hack 10 the creed u !
Gang What should the democratic party /
do? Why, there Is but one thing il can
do. Sometimes hear he people say If the |
party is not careful about this question Of \
Imperialism II is going t. lose votes My /
friends, when the declaration OF independ- !
ence Is repealed there VIII never more be /
democratic party in this country or a |
need for one. our faith is built upon Il.
and We cannot turn our backs upon the !
teachings OF the fathers. Every wrong to /
be righted finds its inspiration in that doc
umcnt. We cannot ask for single re-
form without showing that all we ask
ton OF independence. And so the demo-
cratic party must be true TO the found alton
principles OF this government II believes
in the Independence OF the individual In
industrial life. and says to the trust: You
shall not crush up the life Of the strug Cling
manhood Of this country II believes Ia
the Independence Of the financial world
and says to the foreign fnancier: You
cannot make the policy for 10000 900 Of
American citizens IL believes In the doc
trne OF liberty and independence every
where and when We plead for the RIG ht OF
people 10 govern themselves. although they
differ from us in color and IN race and In
history. we are pleading for them. We are
pleading for the safety OF our own In titu-
tions Lincoln said that the safety OF this
nation was not In its army or rs navy.
bu; in the spirit OF liberty. IN the spirit that
prizes liberty the heritage OF all men
in all lands everywhere, and he said that
IL we destroy this spirit of liberty We plant
the seeds OF despotism at our own doors.
'You ask me why tho democratic party
believes In giving independence to the
/ reply, because we cannot de-
stroy selfgovernment in the orient without
selfgovernment in the United
States. II Is not for the Filipinos that We
plead. II is for 100000 OF people. the
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