The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-21
MIR. HOAR's RESOLUTION.
New Declaration Of undergraduates
Proposed by the Senator.

WASHINGTON. Dec. Ex-senator Hoar.
Of Massachusetts,. to-day introduced the
following resolution In the Senate:
Whereas, The American people and the
several States have in times past In Inn
portant periods In their history. especially
when declaring their independence, estab-
fishing their constitutions or undertaking
new and great responsibilities. seen fit 10
declare the purposes for which the Nation
or State was founded and the important
objects the people intend TO pursue In their
political action, and,
Whereas The close OF a great war, the
liberation by the United States OF the peo-
pie Of Cuba and Porto Rico I'm the western
hemisphere and OF the Philippine islands
in the far East, and the reduction of those
pendence upon the United States consti-
tutes an occasion which makes such a
declaration proper, therefore, be II
Resolved, That this Republic adheres to.
the doctrines which were I'm the past set
forth in the Declaration of Independence
and In its national and state constitutions.
That the purpose OF its existence and the
objects TO which its political action ought
TO be directed are the ennobling Of hurlan-
ity, the raising from the dust its humbiest
and coarsest members and the enabling Of
persons coming lawfully under its power
or influence TO live I'm freedom and In honor
under governments whose forms they are
to have share I'm determining and in
whose administration they have an equal
share. Its most important and pressing
obligations are:
"First-To solve the difficult problems
presented by the presence of diffsren.
races on our soil with equal constitutional
rights. To make the negro safe in his
home, secure in his vote, equal I'm his op-
portunity for education and employment.
and TO bring the Indian 40 civilization
and culture in accordance with his need
and capacity.
''Second-To enable great cities TO govern
themselves I'm freedom. honor and purity.
'Third-To make the ballot boz as ptire
as a sacramental vessel and the election
return as perfectly I'm accord with the law
and the truth as the judgment of the Su-
preme Court.
"Fourth-To Danish iiliteracy and ig-
norance from the land
"fifth-To secure for every workman
and for every working woman wages
enough TO support life Of comfort and an
old age of leisure and quiet as BELTS those
VINO have an equal share In a self-govern-
ing state.
'Sixth-To grow and expand over the
continent and over the islands OF the sea
just fast and no faster can bring
into equality and self-government under
our Constitution peoples and races who
will share these ideals and help 10 make
them realities.
"Seventh-To set a peaceful example OF
freedom which mankind will be glad 10
follow. but never TO force even freedom
bayonet or at the cannons mouth.
''Eighth-To abstain from interfering
with the freedom and just rights OF other
nations or peoples and TO remember thar
the liberty TO do right necessarily involves
the liberty 10 do wrong. and that the Amer.
lean people have no right to take from any
other people the birthright of freedom be.
cause of a fear that they will do wrong
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