Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-21
H0aR OUTLINES A POLICY
On Important Subjects In Resolutions Intro.
duced in the Senate. Wednesday.

Washington. Dec. Ex-senator Hoar of
Massachusetts, today. introduced the fol-
lowing resolution in the Senate:
Whereas, the American people and thu
several states i'm the Union have in time.
past al important periods in their his
Tory, especially when declaring their in
dependence, establishing the constitution
or undertaking new ana great Response
bil.ti"s, seen 1T to declare the purpose.
Tor which the nation or state was found
ed, ana the important objects the people
and
Whereas, the close Of a great war. the
liberation BY the United States If tht
people Of cuba ana Porto Rico in the
Western hemisphere ana the Philippine
islands in the Far East and the reduc-
ton of those peoples to condition of
practical dependence upon the United
makes such declaration proper; there
fore be it
Resolved, that this republic adheres to
the doctrines which were in the past sct
forth in the Declaration Of Indepr ndence
ana in its national and state constitu
tons
That the purpose Of its existence ana
the objects to which its political action
ought to be directed are the ennobling
Of humanity, the raising from the dust
its humblcst ana cOarscst members. ana
enabling OF persons coming lawfully I'M
dcr its power Of influence 10 live in free
dnm ana in honor under governments
whose forms they are to share in deter
mining ana in whose administration they
have in equal voice. Its most important
ana pressing obligations are:
Q-To solve the difficult problems pre-
scented by the presence OF different races
on our own soil with equal constitutional
rights; 70 make tn negro safe in his
home. secure in his vote, equal in his Op-
portunIty TOR education ANA cmpl yment T:
ANA to bring the Indian TO civilization
ana culture in accordance with his need
ana capacity;
t2j-1u enable great cities to govern
themselves in freedom. in honor and in
purity;
(3l-To make the ballot box as pure as
a sacramento vessel and the election re
turns as perfectly in accord with the law
and the truth az the judgment ~ the su-
prcme courts:
G)-To Danish illitcracy and ignorance
from the lands,
t5D-To secure for every workman and
for every working woman. wages enough
to support a life IF comfort, and an old
age Of leisure and quiet, as betits those
who have an equal share in sclf-gov-
crncd state.
Wp-To grow and expand. over the con
tinent and over the islands Of the sea,
just 50 fast. and no faster, as we can
bring into equality and seh-goIernment
under our constitution. peoples and races
who will share these ideals and help to
make them realities:
G--To set 4 peaceful example Of free
dom which mankind VIII be glad to fol
low. but never to force even freedom
uDon unwilling nations at the point Of
the bayonet or at the lannon's mouth;
Nl--TO abstain from interfering with
the freedom and Just rights Of other ma
lions or peoples. and to remember that
the liberty to do right necessarily in
wolves the liberty to do wrong; and that
the American people have no right to
take from any other people the birthriEh
Of freedom because If fear that they
will do wrong with il.