The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-23
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10 the temptation and made his name
asvnonym for treason; Allen resisted and
lives in the affections Of his countryn1en.
''Our nation IL tempted to depart from
its STANDARD % morality and adopt
policy Of criminal aggression But, will
it yield?
IF I mistake not the sentiment of the
American people they viii spurn the bribe
Of imperialism, and, by resisting tempta-
ton. win such victory as has not been
won since the battle of Yorktown. Let it
he written of the United States: Behold
republic that took up arms to aid
neishboring people. struggling to be free,
a republic that, in the progress Of the war,
heIped distant races whose wrongs were
not in contemplation when hosdijties be-
gan: republic that, when peace was re-
! stored, turned a deaf ear to the clamorous
/ voice of greed and. TO those borne down
/ by the weight of a foreign yoke spoke
/ the welcome words. stand up. be free.
! let this be the record made on his,ory's
/ page and the silent example of this repub-
/ lie. true 70 its principles in the hour Of
/ trial will do more to extend the area Of
/ self-goyernment and of civilization than
. could be done by all the wars Of conquest
I that we could wage in a generation.
The forcible annexation Of the Philip
/ pine islands is not necessary 70 make the
? United States a world-power. For over
. Ten decades our nation has been world
power During It's brief existence, it has
exer,ed upon the human race an influence
more potent for good than ali the nations
Of the earth COMBINED and it has eNerted
.hat Influence without sword or Calling
gun. Mexico and the republics Of Central
and South America testify 10 the benign
/ influence Of our institutions, while Europe
( and Asia give evidence Of the working
OF the ieaven Of self-government. In the
growth Of democracy We observe the tri-
umphant march of ,he idea-an idea that
would be weighed down rather than aided
by the armor and weapons preferred BY I'M
per:alism.
Much has bsen said Of late about Anglo
Saxon civilization. Far be If from NE 70
de-ract from the service. rendered 20 -he
world by The sturdy race whose language
we Sceak:Th= union of the Anglo and the
Saxon formed new arj valuable type.
but the process Of race evolution was uo-
completed when The Anglo and the Saxon
met \ SIN 1atar tyne has appeared
which IS superior 30 any which has existed
heretofore. and with this new type viii
come a h5Sher civilization ,hsn any which
preceded r.. Great has been the Greek
,he LLaLt-0. the Slav -as Ce--. she Teu-
t1n and -ne A0E'o-S N-n. rut greater than
any ~ these IS th- America 81 whom are
Blended the virtues II them all.
"CivI and religious liberty. universal ed
ueft1o and the right N participate Ill
rsc-,y o- through vep-es r-a -ives chosen
by themselves. tn ell .ts ala- Is 0f govern
meu.-the~e eive ~ The American c.Jize-
an opportunity and an .rs. ration which
can be found nowhere else
Standing upon ,ae vantage crourd al
ready gained -he American people car
aspire 20 e sran5er destiny teau has open.
cd before any other -zee
"Ang,o-Saxon ctell.-s.lsn has taught n,
individual n take care ~ himself. Aner5
can civilization. p---,ain-r1 ths EQUALITY
Of al before the Jaw. n.i -sac1 him TIA
his own highest good requires che oaSerr
anoe N the comma1due1-: Tzau snal
love thy nsighhor ~ thyscE
'AnElo-SaxoC civilization has bv f5-c,
1r arms. applied the ar ~ government r,
o-her races Tor the benefit Of t~-.,-S-,,
ccs. Ambericac civilization W. ar ,-s In
fu=rce II example. excite .c a-- -4r-
q desire f,- se'f-eovc-u-ocn- ana sz--r
m.aa,.oa - secure J.