The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-08-25
SAUL DID NOT REMAIN IN TARsUs.

Uichita Eagle: Every citizen has in
him the germs of two possible politi-
cal beliefs, to one of which, full grown,
he will ally himself in the future.
In one of those beliefs he will become,
within another year, set. Then he
will become slave to the platitudes
set up in defense of it, more or less
mechanical champion of its advan-
tages, and develop, in the meantime,
an unfortunate partisan blindness to
all its faults.
But there is no reason now why
man should not decide i'm his mind for
or against expansion through political
prejudice. His party has no right to
dictate to him his belief in the matter.
The events are all before him, and he
should use his own judgment, and
ally himself with those who believe
as he does, and not wait, as some will,
for a party platform expression to
guide him.
And in deciding for himself he
should remember several things.
Among them, that the republic never
retreats; that the government of the
United States is by nature evangel-
zeal, the apostle of the highest known
order Of human freedom; that it will
never know territorial restriction,
any more than the gospel of Jesus
Christ halted at the borders of Pales-
tine: that this nation shall never un-
dertake a job and compromise it; that
it will not withdraw with task halt
done, and above all, that ii will never
balk at the specious cry of injustice to
fellow man, and become, through
withdrawal, inaction or compromise,
the constructor, or the defender of the
sponsor for any government offering
to its people a lesser degree freedom
and development than it offers to its
own.
Every undecided citizen, every man
who wants to be on the right side OF
question which will i'm measure
dissolve party lines now existing
should know that this nations whole
history shows running through it 4
] single line of development, frequent.
ly interrupted but ineradicable line
of affirmative initiative. On that line
a majority of the people have travel
ed. Had they not, Jefrerson,l for tn,
Louisiana purchase, would have beel
| impeached and the United States to-
day would have been a huddled trac
along the Atlantic. Had not the ma
/ iority stood by the Affirmative policy
i'm this nation, slavery would he eX
tant with all its blightirg influences
today. Had not majority stood ready,
! the splendid Monroe doctrine would
not be accepted by the nations of tn,
world us it was accepted through tn,
magnificent initiative of secretary
of state under "a man of negative dis
position, Grover Cleveland. Had no
"a majority stood for its exploitation
this nation could not have demon
strated n new international right tC
intervene i'm behalf of an abused anC
helplessly crippled neighbor.
Another affirmative step is forming
the retention of the Philippines.
will win. Mr.. Bryan, il presiden
today, would not withdraw the troop
from the Philippines The task Their
can not be put aside by any Ameri
can. The most that any man cOult
do, be he private citizen, boss or eN
ecutive, would be to deter and della,
and interrupt, only to make the tasl
heavier i'm the end.
1t is not i'm the stars of the nation
it is not in its creed, it is not i'm tn
blood and sinew of its citizenship thai
the Philippines shall be given over t.
any system of government less de
voted to freedom and civilization thar
is our own government.
\ man can be for it or against il
The two roads are open to him. IL
ought to decide for himself, withou
respect to party aililiation. And il
deciding he should take into de
liberale consideration that his singl
vote, the expression Of his single sent
iment is an essential factor either il
compelling the task with expedition
and ease, or, by opposition, in inter
rupting and delaying it, rendering
the work harder and more costly il
the end.
The republic will not retreat, ant
we can never be a direct party to tn
institution of government less glo
rious than our own. To the Philip
pines there is coming, by divine de
sign, suffrage, justice, sanitation, OF
ganization, civilization, home, legi
timacy of offspring, morality and civil
honor and integrity. Neither Agui
naldo, nor any other thief, assassin o
bribe taker, can bring it to then