Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-18
cREpUBLIC OR EMPIRE

Advance sheets of the preface Of the
much-talked-of book, Republic or
Empire-The Philippine Question: in
dictate that the volume will be one OF
the greatest books of the century, deal
ing as it will with a question new to the
present generation, and one whose final
settlement will mark an era in the his
tory of the United States This vol
ume is the joint product of such men as
Hon. William j. Bryan, Andrew Car
negie, Senators Hoar, Vest, Allen,
White, German, Bacon, Mason, Dan
iel, Chiffon, Butler, McLaurin. Till
man, Money, Turner, Teller, Edmunds,
Clay; Hon. H. U. Johnson, Hon. Chas.
A Towne. Hon. Adlai E. Stevenson,
Ex-Secretary Carlisle, Rev. DR.. Van
Dyke, Hon. Charles Francis Adams,
Prof David Starr Jordan, Gen. Weav-
err, Carl Schurz, Samuel Gompers, and
many others.
These are among the foremost men
and statesmen of the nation, men rep
resenting Democrats and Gold Demo-
Gratis, Republicans and Silver Repub-
licans, Populists, business men, labor
leaders, publicists, educators, ministers
of the gospel and poets, and their joint
efforts present the best argument thus
far advanced by the best thinkers and
leaders of the country, who overstep
all old familiar party lines and meet
ON new and common ground to solve
a question of the most vital Importance
to the future of this nation.
The future status of Cuba and Porto
Rico has been settled witho-. o2posi-
ton by the guarantee of a stable and
Independent government to Cuba and
the annexation of Porto Rico, to which,
the island being portion of the
Western Hemisphere, and hence COM
ing within the scope of the Monroe doc
trlne, there was no opposition. The
Philippine question, however. is still
open. The treaty was ratified, but the
vote was close. and favorable action
>oNAo hot oO SSeuiCu uutli II NdS lEOT-
oughly understood that ratification
would not determine the future status
of the Filipinos.
The Bacon resolution, which was
only defeated by the vote of the Vice
President, read as follows:
Resolved by the Senate and Housa Of
REPRESENTATIVES, OF the United States of
America in Congress assembled. Thai bv
the ratincat.on of the treaty of peace
with spain, It IS not intended to incor-
porate the inhabitants of the Philippine
Islands into citizenship of the United
States, nor IS it intended to permapenriv
annex said islands as an integral part of
it IS the intention of the United States to
establish on said islands a government
suitable to the wants and Conditions Of
the inhabitants of said islands 10 prepare
due time to make such disposition of said
islands as Will best promote the Interests
of citizens of the United States and the
inhabitants of said islands
The McEnery resolution, which was
adopted, being supported by the Sem
ators who opposed the Bacon resolu-
ton, read as follows
Resolved further, That the Irn;taa
states hereby d-sclaim any disposition or
intention to exercise permanent Sovereign
~. jurisdiction. or control over said Isl
ands, and assert their determinat; hon
when & stable and independent govern
titled in the Judgment 81 the eov@rn/
ment Of the United States to recoRnif:oh
as such, 70 transfer to said governmanf
sro ., terms S which shall be reaso1lble
don 81 spain. and q fhsrsunoS iiesve
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