Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-11

cnn luHtliy "a war OF conquest on biple
bruuuds7
Now. Il IL said that we owe II 20 tho
Fillpluos 10 go there for their good.
Dewey announced TO the government
ut Washington iu juno, lsYN that the
fillplnuH were fnr moro capable NJ self
government than the Cubans, and yet
ln order 60 furnish an excuse Tor taxi
lnE the land ~ the FlllpinoH and throw
them. they are now saying the Fllpl-
nos are not capable Of governing them
selves.
WHAT SHOULD BE DONE.
My friends. you cannot defend Il
upon Christian grounds. neither can
you defend IL upon political grounds.
You ask me what We can do there.
There ought not to have been one mo-
mUnta hesitation. n man under
stands that the people are the source
Of government, he ought TO understand
what should be- done. II II IL true that
governments derive their just powers
from the consent Of the governed. u
10 u true, nH we said Il was. II the
people uf cuba are and OF right ought
60 DE free, then whore can we draw the
line between the rights ~ the Cubans
and tho rights ~ the Fillpinpa?
when we compelled Spain to admit
the Independence Of the people of cuba
We dld right I believe the same prin-
tlplu ought 90 have controlled in tho
Philippine Islands. What else could be-
duneG The administration could give
tp the Fillplnns the same Independence
that % gave To- tho CuhanH.
but my friends. you tell me u ia
too late. | say Il ~ not. Il Is never
too late for this nation 60 do right. and
I believe that today tho PRECEDENT
might call Congress together and uak
authority TO make 70 the FillplnoB tho
same propoaltipns ~ Independence thar
we have made to the Cuhaua. ID would
cost money, but not Hu much ua to
carry ON "a war 1000 miles away.
This nation has the opportunity to
win q victory such nH II has not won
since yorktown, We said 10 cuba We
do not want your land; we want your
Independence. Ana 100000 volunteers
rushed 20 arms. Let us say to the Fu.
lplnos as We said TO the CubanB. we
have driven the spnniards out. stund
up ana be- FRYE.
MY friends. what mockory to have
the statue OF liberty rniightoniug tho
world IN New York hnrbor when No
cease 10 be the champions Of aolf-g
eminent, if We untof upon an inner
lallst policy. what shall We do with ~
Take II down and aond Il back 10
France ana tell the people there that
we are not In the liberty business any
more, and get second hand statue OF
Wlllihm the Conquer ana Indicate the
,halnsr on The American people In their
h1iey Tor the future Of this nntl1n'
The Imperial policy Is going backward.
ASK tho question OF you. dld our
liberty bell ring in vuip7 History tolls
Us that when the Declaration was about
10 De signed, the people gathered In
the streets and waited for tho signal.
ana when u camo the old liberty bell
rung out and the people ought an tho
sound ana chccrcd and chcorod again.
shall We no longer stand bafor. tho
world and defend tho doctrine of IN,
rights OF the peoplpg know not yyhnt
you think; / care not. but. ln my iudr-
ment THIS nation Is not ready 10 x,
back TO royalty.
DUTY OF THE PEOPLE.
II understand that some people think
thlt We ought not to mention thls glb-
lrel Mhllo tho war IN on. that il IL the
uuly or every American citizen To sup
peIt inc policy uf tho administration.
Hsnthet tha1 policy u right or wrong.
! 40 not bgicvo In the doctrine that the
KING can do no wrong. II YOU deny 10
uh the fiRht TO object 10 a war Of CON
quest, You deny right given 10 tho
Enfllhh people even uH FAR back as Inc
Gays OF tho revolution. AMI shall we
iay luuny lhnt when We deny indie.
pgnicnce and Holf-Eovernment 10 Tho
tllipinnl that We endanger thp doc-
tlon2 "'' ha-
~ am not willing to surrender tho
llkht 20 govern ourselves, IN order To-
set glI''crlng promises Of a colonial
u believe We stand face 10 face with
great proposition. upon tho settle
mont OF which IL 10 depend tho 1uoatIon
Whgthor this IL to be homoFenous no.
pubic or whether Heterogeneous ON.
spend your money In tho devclop-
lneht OF the American cltigcnshlp. In
tho development Of American ldeae
ana we SHAH mako this republic what
the fathers Intended.
We are not pleading for the FIJI.
plnos' u they were ain 10 die tomorrow
ms world would 40 on, but nut Out tho
Hsht Of our civilization, destroy me
tNhinple OF THIS republic and where
hhhll we md the nation 10 which Tho
ttWnsglinE masses ~ mankind could
i'uk hhHl we turn bark2 Shall we
FORFEIT the plst7 Shall We descend 10
the low plane Of physical force from
days2
Destiny f. not a matter OF chance
hut a matter OF choice. And we are
that choice. ''''''''
VI do not mean 10 say that God does
not hpenk TO the human race through
man even today but, IN my humble
judgment, whom God gets ready to
speak 10 the AmerlNn people, he win
not choose the head Of the trust as his
inouthpiece, nor make his Will known
through Mark Hanna"