The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-05
COMMON SENSE
on the philippine Question, Showing
How Aguinaldo Dlners From WASH

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ical point OF view, ana justly celeDrateo
for its patriotigm on account Of the
n.,atic,i urerIr,ttv With which re-
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CARA OF party hhes' II
wishes OF the people and supported the
administration during the trying times
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Congress OF the united STATES VIII Nia'
have questions OF momentous Import
p,,hs IN consider. Paramount among
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tness - 1ns PPM
ly, the settlement OF questions coheefli-
ing the future government OF those is
i,nda nm the other side OF the globe
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Iateiy aequlFsu pE us A'OuH
The question OF the deslrabiity OF the
ACQUISITION Of territory so remote from
-. q. oro On witch man honestly differ.
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ana neItner OF tne sIeat pVtl.lStai ~.
les can oe conslaeea ulIT " eat'l ~,
side OK the pFgposltCn. meSsa ~ -
not We SHOULD keep tne FhlLlPPlhss 81 -
quesuoh cAiilnB I0I catlh AM ~ ~ a.,
Judgment anu ueVelopnneI,ts " ete -
ture VIII settle the QUESTION; w n.1s
we nave tne Elgnt 70 possS s,, l"S o,,,s'
admits OF no aEsuMeni' nus t ~ eSe .bs
- So pam pr0posiTon .haI 1,,t
most FaoiG anu-iLlp \ Iso,,,,9 ~
snaekled VITA parry pias anu ioOAinS "
selIlph ehus VIII grant l's
our war VITA Spalh' pSMl ~.
haa owned ana governed thO 81 t"t :.
away possesslonS Ior Hany y ai, az .
tact admltteu ana recoBElSeu ny ~ al tne
governments OF the W9FIu. Dy l III
tune or war We eau II; dewey WaS Soili5
pelled 10 put INTO the pay ol AlSIlll - atlu
engage the spanish meet III oTuer 10 , 81
cure refuge Ior ms war sHlPs' pi ..',
SO admirably executed us 70 coinIna ~
the admiration OF the WorIu, HIII ~ ans
subsequent events mere PIoTeu Hiiiiseit
no less diplomat tnah nehteE.
Also, atter me declaIitloh OF M1I'
prompt measures were az once tuAeI ~, ia
this country 70 carry the war Into W
ha ana Porto Rico, ana the snort cum
taiBn OF our iana ana naval IoLc 'a WIS WI
the Ronder OF the w0Tlu, anu M[ote . aii1
other brilliant page IN the history VI
Americas military achievements.
The weakly sentimentalists VINO are
shedding tears ana oerrylhg tne posi-
ton assumed Dy US In the Fnllppnles
are subjects Tor commiseratlon' ana
those who insist upon comparison 1Tin , pc
tween Aguinaldo ana George Wasnihs-
ton have either an ignorant or de-
based opinion or George washington
Spain having the title 10 the islanus,
we could only treat with her, anu heF
alone. and now. by virture OF her en-,
forced surrender and our voluntary and
accepted pro1er OF twenty millions OF
dollars the title OF the group Oh lslanos
haRn vested In
Immediately that our government
took possession Of the islands, Its rights
were disputed by those who never gain
ed possession OF them by right OF con-
guest purchase or IN any other man
ner Our acquisition of the territory
was In accordance with the recognized
rules Of civilization, and our title being
clear. revolt against the authority OF
our government should be treated as
similar revolt was at one time treated
in the United States.
haudlin splutterinB Will, OF course,
occur, and fearful eloquence be expend-
ed In behalf Of Aguinaldo and his fol-
lowers, and the awtulness OF our
crime" VIII be held up before the peo-
pie Chiefly for political effect. How
ever, the weeping willows" should not
lose sight Of the fact that at the present
time It is not question Of what our tu-
ture policy Will be.
The pertinent question Is the putting
down OF n horde OF savage and half
civilized rebels. led on by the cupidIty
Of one man, who never for one moment
before he fired on our soldiers stopped
to inquire what we would be willing to
do In the way OF good government for
them In the future. He might be ex-
cused for not approaching fully the
blessings OF civilized government, they
never having come under his obserVa-
place ourselves on his level In believing
that our policy In the Philippines will
result In anything but the betterment
Of the Inhabitants Of those Islands.
Now as to ABuinaldo and George
Washington. A man capable OF In
duclng his regiment to massacre Its
officers In order that he might COM
mand Is not to be compared for mo-
ment with our illustrious patriot. A
man who beheads some OF his followers
for suggesting the advisablIty of sur
render will never be regarded by civ
ilized nations as man whose name Is
worthy to be written on the same page
OF history as the name Of the immortal
Vlrginian, and man capable OF such
acts is not to be intrusted with the
management Of any government In
fact, his actions justify our government
even II 1t was not originally our Inten-
ton, In holding the Philippines until
they manifest their ability to rule as
civilized nations want them to rule.
Read what Colonel Alexander Haw-
OF ., these ri immortal patriots; ,,, -.
uperstItjon oS contyriss ana m MN t%e
mi and unreliable in the superlStjSe de-