The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-05

Ou8 PARAMOUNT 0Uyy.
The trouble with the correspondent
VITO directs . ssTtss Of questions %
the Post-JntsiIisences y thas ~ under.
taxes 70 make fsttch n two familiar
massnss. ssd 10 sppsy thsn ~ only 10
~ conditions N men but Ien sas.
rounded ~ all conditions. IL II not
especially pertinent 10 inquire Whsthss
the Js,st-fstsIitgeacsr agrees with the
founders of tbs itsrubIicas party who
consssAsd that the Declaration of n.
dspsAAsnce meant Whist u sstd In pro-
sSsacsns oil men sausj. Sd thss gov.
srnmessS derive tbs.f just powers
from the consent u this governed. II
" psssissss 20 ssk how far th~ss 49,
mortal aAxtms from the imfs0stsl dec
Isrston are applicable 10 the situation
in this Philippine islands.
Tbs question of color DOES not ester
into the enterprise Of ne Americans
In the Philippines. Ths United States
n endssvorinR 20 crush tasurrectlcn
snd mstntain its authority because =
large numbsr Of ~ subjscts ass In opsa
rebellion, ard not because they ssw
black. o. white, or yellow. ~ Gresn, or
ignorant. o. educstsd. We became the
sovereign power IN the is,sa1s In pur-
susnce % the Paris treaty, which wss
fssifsd ~ Spain and ths American
.sasfs, by and with the consent of VII.
liam J. bryan. Who VIII dsrs say that
that treaty In not today suDrsme Law
of the land ana that the president Of
the United states would not be recresnt
to bis dvty, and = traitor to his SOL
emf oath. u he failed 10 exercise oil
his authority ~ commander in-chisf u
the army and navy In supDreesing re-
volt and rebellion svsrywhsse ana any
where On American soil? x does not
meet the problem 10 quote Abraham
Lincoln and the Declaration of Inds-
p~ndence ana raise the voctfssous cry
that the natives are fighting Tor the
seif-saine principle our fathers fought
and died for. and established. u cuts
no nsurs st this time why they are
ngi,ting. n ought 10 be suf5scient for
every American to know what they
are fighting.
Besides being crrated equal. all men
are endowed with certain ipaiienable
rights. among them life. liberty and the
pursuit Of happiness. 40 wrote JefYer-
son. the expansionist. in the Deciara-
ton Of Independence. by what act has
the president. In UNFOLDING the soyer-
cign American power. denied any ~
these precious rights? To maintain
them wss u necessary 10 permit the
misguide followers Of Aguinaido 90
shoot the American soldiers 10 deafh.
and 60 turn - murderous band Of IRE.
sponsitie marauders upon the unhappy
people Of Manila. who also have certain
inaIienable rights and are also entitled
to life. liberty and the pursui, ~ hap
piness7 II II not u record that our
brave ancestors, whom the Bryani,es
now have much TO say about. were par.
,lculariy -aoIieisous about the life, I'D.
eriy and happiness Of the savage In
dian. who devastated their homes
slew their families. and opposed By
torch and gunpowder the progress
Of civilization. II Was not until shIs
memorable year 81 grace that an a..
tempt was made by politicians anxious
for something TO howl about 10 ascribe
10 the Declaration of Independence
meaning and Application ~. Trainer.
never intended TO give
The sound doctrine that governments
derive their ius' powers from consent
u the governed must have this Ilmiia-
ton: The governed must be OF o. CIV.
eEn. After order has bcra restored IN
the Philippines the question ~ sclf.
government may fairly and property be
deemed ready fer determination: not
h@Ms kHF kDn4- thts3tikFNter ~ among
those who believe tha, s~use ~ jus.
,ioe has permanent abiding place IN
the American people. and that ~ Will
be the foundation - any form or CIV.
eminent trs' may IN future be devised
fr the Philippine ISLANDS Therefor.
they wiil secure and enjoy fuss ~ large
measure of self government as they
deserve 90 have. We regret o. observe
tina, our correspondent has nc faith m
the administration ara shs great Amer.
ican ysbllc behiad IL. ard TIA, In his
estimation she republic !. failure and
the Declaration ~ Independence an
ernp'y delasicn. ard pte,,y much every.
thing eiss under our form % govern.
men, all vanity ara wearinera OF resh
II ray se addei in conclusion. ard
IN response ~ our vAiaeA uarresrona.
eni's earnest plea - know whether