The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-07
The Policy Of the Future Should Be
Determined with CalmnesS.
THE MILITARY RULE Is uNAMERlCAN.
Under 1t The People Have No Way to Gov.
ern Themselves. .s
EXPANSION IS GOOD FOR OFflCEAOLDERS.
Ray the Tnxcs--Trusts Will
Rcncht by ESpnnsions

Cincinnati. Ohio January eThe Duck
worth club of Cincinnati gave its annual
jackson day banquet tonight. This club has
given many notable banquets. but tho one
tonight was the most distinguished IN It's
history. because OF the presence Of Colonel
William j. Bryan. Democratic leaders
from all over the State held conferences
with him during the day, jotn:ng in the
large reception given Colonel BRYAN at tic
chamber of commerce at noon. over 100
plates were turned Mt the Gibson houde
tonight, and the decorations were elaborate.
After addresses by Mayor Taft and Judge
William IL. jackson. the guest OF honor
was Introduced amid storm OF applause.
! After discussing the Chicago platform
and emphasizing the I6 to plank Colonel
Bryan took up the new questions that have
Grown out OF the war c'called attention
10 the presidents Recommendation OF a
! larger army, and insisted that the army
should be divided into two branches. the
army Tor domestic use In the United States,
which, he saiSf, did not need to be in
rtased, and the army OF occupation, which
is temporarily necessary for use outside
army of occupation should b. rcrru ted at
once in order TO relieve The volunteers.
put That the term of service should DO
short, because tho Nations policy is mot
yet settled. He suggested that The demand
ioI an increase in the army might be con-
| sIjEfed as the first fruit OF thai Victory IL,
which the republicans pointed with 80
thteh PRIDE last November Turning to the
queAtion OF annexation, he insisted that
the Nation has not yet decided what to do
with the Philippines. He spoke in part
as follows:
The sentiment OF the people upon anv
kreat Question must be measured during
inc days OF deliberation, and not yi,,r M
TIE hours OF excitement. \ good man Wi
sometimes be engaged in a hghl. but II is
aot reasonable 70 expect a jusacial opiuion
IRON him until be has had time 10 wash.
the blood off his lace.
nave seen a herd OF niid-eyed kline
transformed into furious beasts BY the
sight ana scent of blood. and have seeu
the same animals quiet and peaceful sgaln
In few hours, We have much OF Tho an
NAL In us still in spite OF our ciyiIiznx
processes II Is not unnatural that OF
people should be more sarguInary lmmp-
diately after battle than they were he
Iofe' nnt 1t Is only a question OF time when
rehectlon VIII restore the conditions which
existed before this Nation became engaged
IN tho war with Spain. When men are ex-
cited they talk about what they can do:
when they are calm they talk about what
they ought 10 do. II the president rightly
interpreted the feelings Of The people when
they were Intoxicated by a military r-
umph we sbnll appeal from 'Philip drunk
TO Philip sober The forcible annexation
OF the Philippine islands would violate a
principle OF American public law so.ieeply
imbedded In the American mind that until
u yeer ago no public IMAM would nave s,tg.
gested Il. II n difficult to oyerestimaSe
the Influence which such change IN OUT
National policy would produce on tha
OF our people. Oar opponents
ask, Is our Nation not great op,ugh 10 a,
what England. Germany and Holland are
DOING They inquire, Osu We not goyera
colonies as well as they? Whether wa
ran govern colonies ms well as osher coua-
Ir1es can Is not material; the real ques-
ion Is whether we can In one hemisphere
1epe0p theory thai governments derive
heir Just power from the consent Of tho
governed, and at the same time iron,Igu-
ate. support and defend In the other hem-
sphere . government which. derives Its a,i-
hority entirely from superior force And
these two ideas OF government can not
i've together, which one shnli we choosef
10 defend forcible annexation on tns
yround that We are carrying our a re-
igious duty Is worse thsn hbsurd. 1'.s
3tble teaches us that 1t as more blessed TO
live than 10 receive, while tho colonial
'olicy Is based upon the doctrlne that =
S more blessed TO take than give / am
frald that The imperialists have confused
heir beatltudes, 7 once heard OF nsn
Who mixed IN the parable Of the G-oi
amaritan with the parable OF the sower.
nd In attempting TO repeat the 10 mar
aid: "A man went from Jerusalem to Jsri-
no. and as he went he fell amons thor,s.
nd the thorns sprang UP and ohoked him.
I'VE entered the Spanish war as pssre-
,aker. lmpsrials 's have an indistinct
collection that a blessing has been prom
led TO the peacemakers and also TO the
eek but their desire for more territory
as perverted their memories so that when
,ey recall the former Il reads: Blessed
re the pcacenakers for they shall jn-
crit the earth
"Anpexstien can not be defended upon
he ground that we shall find peeuu'sry
-ofit m the policy TIRE ndvantaK- whi-h
ay come TO new individuals who hoid
'e Offices or who secure valuable frsn-
Uses can not properly be weighed against