The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-07

a republic. Military rule is antagonistic
TO our theory of government. The arma-
ments which are used TO defend 1t in the
Philippines may be used 10 excuse it in
the United States. Under military rule
much must be left to the discretion of the
military governor and this can only be
justified on the theory that the Governor
knows more than the people whom he gov
erns, Is better acquainted with their needs
than they are themselves; is entirely in
sympathy with them, and is thoroughly
honest and unselfsh in his desire TO do
them good. Such a combination of WIS
dom, integrity and love is difficult to find
and the Republican party will enter upon
hard task when il starts out to select
suitable military governors for our remote
possessions.
The Great Political Manager.
Gwen if the party had absolute conf
dence in its great political manager, Sena-
tor Hanna, it must remember that the
people of Ohio have compelled him
to serve them in the United States
Senate, and that inferior men must be en-
trusted with the distribution of justice and
benevolence among the nations dark
skinned subjects in the Pacific.
IF we enter upon q colonial policy, we
must expect TO hear the command Sill
ence, issuing with increasing emphasis
from the imperialists. When the discus
sion of fundamental principles is attempt
ed in the United States, if a member of
Congress attempts to criticise any injustice
perpetrated by government official
against a. helpless people, he will be warn
ed to keep silent unless his criticism en-
courages resistance 10 American authori-
ty in the Orient. If an orator on the
Fourth of July dares to speak of inalien-
able rights or refers with commentator
10 the manner in which our fore-fathers
resisted taxation without representation
he viii be warned to keep silent lest his
utterances excite rebellion among distant
subjects. If we adopt a colonial policy
and pursue the course which excited the
revolution of 1875, we must muffie the tones
of the old liberty bell aud commune in
whispers when we praise the patriotism
of our forefathers.
The Duty of the Hour.
1--WE cannot afford to destroy the decIar-
alton of independence; we cannot afford to
erase from our constitutions, state and ma
tional, the bill of rights; we have not time
to examine the libraries of the nation and
purge them of the essays, the speeches
and the books that defend the doctrine
that law is the capitalization of public
opinion, other than an emanation from
physical power.
But even ii we could destroy every YES
tige of the laws which are the outgrowth
of the immortal law penned by Jefferson; ;
if we could obliterate the written word
that has been inspired by the idea that
this is a government of the people, by
the people and for the people, we could
not tear from the heart of the human race
the hope which the American republic has
planted there. The impassioned appeal.
Give me liberty or give me DEATH still
echoes around the world In the future,
as in the past. the desire to be free will
be stronger than the desire to enjoy a
mere physical existence. The conflict be-
tween right and might will continue here
and everywhere, until a day is reached
when the love of money will no longer
scar the national conscience and hypoc-
risy no longer hide the hideous features
of avarice behind the mask of philan-
thropy."
Col. Bryan was received with great en-
thusiasm. The men jumped on chairs and
some on the tables, and kept up loud
cheering and waving of linen for long
time. His closing climax was on the
trusts as the beneficiaries of expansion.
Among the others responding to toasts
were Gen. F. B. Finley c. J. Cosgrove,
Judge ]. P. Tarvin and Congressman Leitz
and Ker