The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-16
VHITEL i. REID
Delivers an Address on "Ncw
Duties aud u anew World"
AT DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY
OF the Miami University, Oxford,
ohio-our Duty and Responsibility
in the Philippines - The Cons,itu-
{ tional?ty oftho Acquisition OF New
Tcrritory-opposltion Of tho Anti.
Expansiorlsts.

4 <, OXFORD, Ohio. June 15.-Hon.
Whitelaw Reid delivered the address at
i tho commencement exercises Of Miami
University to-day, which was also the
occasion Of the celebration OF the d!a-
nond anniversary of the institution:
He spoke Of the good work accom-
/. pllshed by small colleges, centers OF
! right thinking and right living. He
then launched into his theme, New
Duties and a New World" He dwelt
upon public matters, which It was the
duty Of educated men to consider and
z or matters which may hereafter d.
vlde parties. but on which. he said, we
must refuse now to recognize party
distraction. He said:
Z "PartisanshIp stops at the guard line.
In the face OF an enemy wo are all
Frcnchmen,' said an eloquent imperial
lot once in my hearing. in rallying his
y followers to support n foreign measure
OF tho French republic. At this mo-
mont our soldiers are facing n barbar-
obs or semi-civillzcd foe, which treach-
erously attacked them In a distant
land. where our flag had been sent, In
friendship with them. for the defense of
our own shores. Was 1t creditable or
seemly that It was latoly left to o Bon
eparte on our own soil to teach some
American leaders that, at such time,
loyal men at home do not discourage
those soldiers or weaken the govern
ment that directs them?
we are actually and now RESPONSE
bic. not merely to the inhabitants and
TO our own people, but in international!
law. to the commerce, the travel, the
civilization Of the life and property in
Cuba, in Porto Rico. In Guam and in
tho Philippine Archipelago, Including
that recent haunt Of piracy, the Sulus.
x Nothing In human power can ever re-
store the United States to the position
1t occupied the day before Congress
plunged us into the war with Spain. or
enable us to escape what that war en-
Y tailed.
Somebody Must be Responsible.
when our first duty Is done, when
order is restored In those commercial
centres and on that commercial high
! way, somebody must then be RESPONSE
bic for maintaining it-either ourselves
Z or some power whom we persuade to
take them Off our hands. Does any
Y body doubt what the American people
a In their present temper would say to
4 the latter alternative? The same pco-
PIE who a fortnight ago were ready to
break off their joint commission With
Great Britain and take the chances
rather thar- give up Il few square miles
OF worthless land, and !,arbor OF
which a year ago they scarcely knew
; the name on the remote coast of Alas
ka. We must then be prepared with n
policy for maintaining it ourselves. OF
late years men have untkinkingly as
sumed that new territory was, in the
Very nature of our government. merely
ind necessarily the raw material for
future states in the Union. Colonies
and dependencies it Is now said, are
essentially inconsistent with our sys-
TEN. But II any ever entertained the
wild dream that the Instrument whose
Preamble says it Is ordained for the
United States Of America could he
stretched to the China sea. the first Ia
gal guns fred at friendly soldiers of
a,
4- the Union and the first mutllatlon Of
American dead that ensued ended the
nightmare Of states from Asia admit
ted to the American Union. For that
relief, at least, we must thank the up
rising Of the Tagals. 1t was CONT
Mental union of independent sovereign
etates our fathers planned. Whoever
Of states made up from the islands OF
the sea. In any archipelago. east or
west. Is bad friend to the republ. 2.
If we ever invite them into our senate
and house to help rule us, we are the
most embecile Of all the offspring Of
time"
Mr.. Reid then summarized the con.
stitutioHal objections to the United
States holding territory that was not
to be erected into states In the Union.
or to govern people that were not to be
made citizens.
This country Of our love and pride Is
no malformcd congenital cripple of @
nation. incapable Of undertaking duties
that have been found within the pow
crs Of every other national that ever
existed since governments among
forged In the constitution. nor by chains
Of precedent; neither by the dead hand
we all revere, that OF the father Of his
country. nor under the most authorita-
tive opponents OF our organic act ana
OF our history. ARE we so bound that we
cannot undertake any duty that de-
wolves, or exercise any power which
the emergency demands. Our Constl-
tuition has entrapped VI In no mpassc.
where retreat Is disgrace and advance
Is impossible"
Mr.. Reid then entered minute de-
tail OF the proof Of his contention.
quoting many eminent authoritative
on constitutional law. Concerning 9TH
cr objections to the acquisition Of ter
rItory, MIR. Reid said:
Some Objections Considered.
zone Ii that to govern the Philip
pines without their consent or against
y tho opDnyIt ion IF AruInullp In TO vIO-