The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-12-06

guns and we are proud of them.
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The preliminary report of the Philip
pine Commission signed by President
SChurman, Admiral Dewey, Professor
Worcester and Colonel DENLY, and in
dOrBed by General Otis is considered by
both the expansion and anti-expansion
press to be the strongest indorsement
the Administration policy in the far
East has yet received. The public seems
to have great confidence in the Commits
sIoners. Admiral Dewey says he indorses
every word Of the report He says too
that there has never been a moment
since the first gun was fred that the
United States could have withdrawn
from the islands and he thinks perma-
nent American control is essential.
Admiral Dewey never entered into any
alliance with Aguinaldo, nor did he ever
make any promise to him of indepen-
dence at any time. We should mem.
Der that the Filipinos in their rebellion
against Spanish rule we're not fighting
for independence but for reforms in
| Spanish administration. When our war
began with Spain there was no insurrec-
ton in those islandp. As much as ex-
pansiOnists or undergraduates may de.
plore war the one in which we are now
/ nnuaUad uop unavoidable H., -, NJ
matter what the future OF the Philippines
may be, there has been but one course
for us:-the prosecution of the war until
the insurgents are reduced to submission.
Since the day Admiral Dewey destroyed
the Spanish squadron until to-day there'e
been no time when we could have with
drawn our troops with honor to ourselves
or with safety 70 the inhabitants. In
surgent rule, everywhere established has
been as bad if not worse than Spanish
misrule. The archipelago is occupied by
a large number OF tribes differing widely
/ among themselves in language and Gus.
toms and as we know, often hostile to
one another. haye read both sides of
this question closely from the very first
and believe with others that should
our power by any fatality be withdrawn,
the government Of the Philippines
would speedily lapse into anarchy"
Only through American occupation is
there salvation. Then a free sell-govern-
ing and united Philippine common
wealth may be thought of. Mr.. Bryan,
Mr.. Schulz, Mr.. Cochran, Mr. Atkinson,
Mr., Cleveland, AMI Mr.. Carlisle and all
the rest Of the ''anties" attack the char.
acter and truthiulness Of George Dewey
when hey give contrary views or else
they have been deceived and should be
men enough to acknowledge it. We
have read and re-read for months OF ~ a
Administrator perfdy in its dealings
with AguinaldO," "broken alliance"
'the broken promise of independent"
&c, and 30 on. We have Adm raj
DeWey's word for it. "No alliance. no
promise OF independence was made "
de was there and happens to know.
Who knows more about the matter.
George Dewey, or "anti-imperialists,"
"spouters," and "ink splashers?" Who
advice shall we follow? "Don't you TO-
g-t il, our flag will stay in the East.
The commissioners do not recomm~o.
the annexation OF the islands. Il
generally conceded that the commissa..
appointed by the President was a ,a,r
one-and non-paTtisan. Admiral Dr~cy
was there from the FIRST and Whist I
says should be done aud should hay
great weight with the Administration.
/ am 80 strong an expAnslonist that /
don't care II you do call mo an "Impu. q.
aist"