The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-11-17

Gov. S~hoa.ta. Of wisconsin. says
America Shauid Not Keep
the Philippines.

Gov. Scofeld has written a letter 90
the Milwaukee Journal on the Philippine
question in which he SAYS IL would be
dangerous 20 the republic 20 keep the
Philippines. The governor writes:
While the question of the disposition 70
Be made % TIRE Philippines = political "
,ne highest sense & nss Hot become party
issue. and. I believe. Is question which =
to he settled in TIRE near future. take i
that the issue ls rot really ore % expansion
or antI-expauslon. so-csiisd. ard z - Only
obscured b. TIE talk u Imperialism or
snti-tmperiaiism.
1T u essentially . putHc ovestien ard
ore which should - widely discussed Ard
let me say that the free discusslon e u by
a republican. whatever side he may take.
In no sense involves disiuyalty q tie a4-
mirixtration. Every mar ~ intelligence
IN the country. believe = With TIE presi-
dent IN his efforts a. suppress TIE Insult
rectlcn. but what disposition - 20 ~
made Of tire rev territory ard tne people
who vii become dependent upar - - a
question 20 BE- settled by congress ard cor
gress should express the via Ct TIE pe0-
pie.
The real issue presented II this snail
the government after i has suppressed TIE
insurrcction pian q retain permanent pcs
sisslen OF the Philippines ard make that
archipelago a portion g eur territory ara
fts s.saans CT raere people a part 81 eur
population? Is u expe4lsut foF thls coun-
try to permanently add % is territory
and It's population those far-or lsisres ard
their group OF motley inbabitanfss
III We maintain control IN TIRE Phiiip-
pines they must BE- directly ard eompste-
ly subject 20 our authority: bat Se need
not trouble ourselves some Dc Nth
the maxim that Ne must not attempt 20
govern without the consent cf the EeF-
erned. The consent % the governed IN
such cases may be pre,lieated upon the In
ability TO refuse 20 be governed. That
maxim. therefore. ~ il IS applicable AZ al
to the case. may be used 20 siren gthen
rather than weaken tire side q those who
90 In for a policy OF acquisition.
Leaving aside the danger which would
threaten us on the side Of vigorous cul-
tivation Of the military spirit and a stimu-
lated desire for acquisition. | do not BE-
lieve this country can afford 70 assume 80
enormous a responsibility.
We may talk splrndidly OF THE brother
hood OF man. but before we extend that
principle We must conserve the existence
OF men. Whatever is 70 be done By us n
the Philippines or elsewhere can only Re
accomplished while the integrity OF our
own national existence Is intact.
I'm other words, We cannot deal Justly
with the Philippines when such dealing Is
an injustice 10 ourselves.
Possibly may De taxing rather mel
ancholy view Of the situation, but II seems
TO me that the continued existence Of cur
present form of government is threatened
by this Philippine problem. We are a great
nation, but we have our limitations. Let
US recognize these limitations. and not al
low the spirit OF speculation and gambling
to enter into the solution Of our govern
mental problems. Let US be as a nation
as upright as an ordinary business man.
and not expand beyond the capacity Of our
capital.
The people cannot. / believe. undertake
with safety the assimilation Of s.so.oro or
more OF foreigners. alien to US In every
characteristic. And il is folly 10 talk Of
maintaining permanently our supremacy
over those people without working toward
assimilation: ii is worse than folly-it IS
criminal Supremacy over those islands
must mean either a control having an view
the ultimate uplifting OF the people to cur
level or control for the purpose OF en-
riching ourselves materially at their ex-