The Lamar register., 1899-02-22

arrived in Bcsion to-day to
nj Of the Home Market Club
,rft in his honor n Mechanics
Long. .Mger, Bliss. Gage
th of bis Cabinet, ne,ompan-
together with Congressman
u ohio.
lyal OF the Presidential train
south terminal station at 10
was the occasion OF great
Of enthusiasm frpm the 1hous
rrlE,us who lined the streets
line u the puacc-slon 10 the
gb. ruraIntier of the day after
r1I a. the hotel was speRt in
by tho President until 4.ia,
. was escorted 10 Mechanics
| psrftrIuate Ina the re,rGitiOn nd
of thp Home Market club.
rhs largest banquet eveE ar
10 gh.- country. the exact mum
7.1n- who were served beiug
i p-sis.- thrfe were fully aSso
! r. iu the balconies
<'rasffrnr th his address. whuit
!e8ding featurc Of the ocea-
D orrasien 10 express his views
4 question u expansion. He said;
zraat act In the psoEress Of
frum Manila 30 Santiago.
an 10 Torio Rico. met univcr-
1 bsarty eumtneutatipn. The
oumlnandcd the practically
! s1s approval % the AmcFienu
IL va welrouird by every
4 p.auc b.ueath the nag.
! Philippines Ike Cuha AMI For-
urrr luiruste,i 10 our hands
var. aud 20 that greHt trust.
D. province % God and Ia The
{ human progress AMI civiliEa
, Bra committed. !; Il trust
h. not sought. u u trust
b'rh We win not nlneh. The
10 u,-ipl. win bold up the
q their servants nj home to
ihay commit IA execution, while
lui OtIs and thu brave usen
theg command viii have the
~ the country In uphoiiinE
J. WL=rr b now floats. the sym
! Z assuianrs % in-rty and jus
L. nation waS ever able 10 write
|ulair program q the war upon
Lt was sutryiuE. much les de-
i adranrp tbs -,uF-r % rs ~
CUnrr,-ss can ffS-iare war. bot
b power d-rr..-s IL bounds and
rvlltionS and responsibilities
|rr-drHt can siirrs-t the move
o. soldiers on the Held and
rp5n the sra. bur he cannot fore.
J. einse nf such movements or
ts theIr limits He cannot an
~ avoid the consequence hut
= newt them. No accurate map
~ engaged In war can be-
Until the ynr - over. nor can
.asure Of responsibility b. fi1ed
\ last gun Is flr,sd aud the YER
FabodiFd la the stipulatlons OF
brar no complaint of the r.la-
srralel b the war between This
rmF1t aud the Islands of Cuba
brio Rico Therr are SOME. how
pho rrEnrd the philippines as in
lrrrlt urlst,uu; hat whatever va
|ui views thcrr may le on this
u the question. there T. u0i-
agreement that tho Philippines
r1t D. turned hack to Spain. No
an"riran consents 10 that. Even
hilling 10 Accept them ourselves
pa have b'-eu q weak evasion Of
duty 10 require Spain TO trans
IFm 10 some other power or pow
ht thus shirk our own RESPONSE
Even u we had had. us We did
ave, the power TO compel such 4
frr, Il could not have been made
n the most serious International
lhliians.
N q course could not be thought
md yet, had We refused 10 ac-
NE c"ssion nf them we should
l-H no power over Them. even
irir own good We could Rot dis
, ih" responsibilities upon rs un-
'ase Islands became ours. either
nIuesi or treaty. There was but
llcuaJive. and that WIS either
or the United States In fhe
lplHes.
= other suggestions showed first
lley should he tossed info the
Tor tho strife Of nations. or. sec
be lost 10 the anarchy and chaos
prulectOratt AZ all. were too
Ftnl 10 be considered. The
gave them To the United Stntes.
We have required less and done
MY Could we. after freeing the
'ilR"S from the domination of
have left them without govern
and without power TO protect
ld property or 10 perform the in
'l0nal obligations essential to an
.nlent statct Could we have
ugn in state of anarchy and
'a ourselves IN our own con
rs Tr before tho frfbuDat g,f man