Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-04-02
THE PHILIPPINE QUESTION.
II Is Dissected BIZ a Citizen

Di2S-1S ~ a AttLSh
EDITOR APPEAL: 7 have e a
vigoroHs article iron the fa"tile pen of
D.. Guinan in III. New Of J'r 34:h of
March. | full cOrrOborate eytr} word
he has said on our position in the PHIL
lppines. The whole British press AID
public is not throwing bOuqu ets at Us.
they call US plain hypocrites and want
to know What has become of j dOcu-
ment beginning when in the course OF
human events. For over one hun
dred years we have been telling each
other and the whole world besides with
whitening Indignation of the sutferings
and insults heaped upon us by the
English and the nations have sympa-
thlzed with US and a]pplauded the vic
tories we have won ver the Oppressor.
That great Indictment the neclara-
ton Independence placed our WRONGS
before the jury of mankind and the
verdict was a condemnation. OF Eng
and on the principals e~nunciated in
- btNS SCOtDu
proudly before the world up to the
present time. Had any person asserted
one year ago that we were about to
depart from the Declaration Of hide
pendence and the Constitution he
would have been the object of scorn
and contempt. Now Mr.. Editor il is
q demonstrated fact that the advocates
OF eXpan sion say that the Declaration
OF Independence and the Constitution
are barren, worn out instruments. and
shonld be relesrated. and not to be-
brought out except on rare occasions
such as the Fourth of July and the
Ind OF February. General Merritt,
one OF the heroes OF the war is reported
to have said at the New England ban
Quet that the Constitution of the
United States had been outgrown hy
TINS country and there was no lonrcr
any use to mention it. We are told
now Il days thai the Declaration of
independence il sentimental and it
must not be allowed to embarrass our
condition as a world power Our atti-
tude towards the FUipinos has dcpri-
VEG Americans Of the right to cepsure
tyrancy or oppression anywhere and
kngIIsnmen have not neglected To-
point out the fact with biting sarcasm
notwithstanding their professors of
love.
1t IS to be feared, however. that mo-
oesty Is not a virtue which is easily ac-
ces8!ble in America. When BENJAMIN
r rankin settforth alist of homley neces-
Sary virtues he forgot it altogether
ana to-day his cOuntrymen exhibit the
aptitude. Modesty was consul
cuously absent for instance from the
declaration Of the gentleman who ac-
used DR.. Guinan of unpatriotism
Patriotism Mr.. Editor is itlv measured
by Its results and of the patriotism of
he vetrans Of the civil war the results
are the United States OF the present
time. Promises to Agrinaldo assured
by United States coneuls that PhiliD-
0lnes independence would be ~recooni-
ed by the United States. 1t will he
cen that A~grinaJdo claims that he was
promised by various American officers
the independence of the PhiIp-
PIhes would be recognized presumably
peace relations were concluded
hat these promises were made by the
RIO OF United States consuls is eyidant
Of Hong Kong Spencer Pratt
N Singapore and Williams Of Manila
here seems no doubt. How far such
were made or under what
.uthority should form a subject for in
ulry by Congress-. These facts are
enounced before the world hat uni-
ersal science will design with in
e1lOle sen tence who are the true on
ressors OF the Philippines and the re-
OF good for evil for humanity's
AXE upon their heads be the blood
lat may be shed.
7. J. CONOLLY.
See our new child's sailor blouse
Its. The very latest for little foIkS