The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-08-10

had time TO decide what to do. Why
there are but two sources Of government
force and consent. Monarchies are
founded on force, Republics on consent,
Our declaration of independence de-
clares that governments derive their
just powers from the consent of the
governed. Is that doctrine false or
true? If it is false how long ought ought
it to take us to decide what to do in the
Philippines?
ave recognized the truth of that de-
seclaration when we went to war with
Spain. We said the people Of Cuba are
and of right ought to be free. Why?
Because they lived near us? No. Be-
cause they are part Spanish? No. They
were and OF right ought to be free be-
cause they wanted to be free and
governments come up from the people,
IApplause.l Ii they were and of right
ought to befree who can draw line
between them and the people of the
Philippines? Where is the philosophy
! that entities one TO liberty and another
To- yassalage? You say you don't know
what to do? Applause.
"lf the doctrine set forth in the Dec
laration Of Independence is sound then
we cannot rghtfully acquire title by
conquest. II the doctrine set forth in
the Declaration OF independence is
sound, we cannot rightfully purchase
500 1909 of people at ~ api ,e from an
alien monarch whose rebelous subjects
we ourselves armed ~ fight against
| their monarch. There is principle in
volved and when the principle is once
understC ID its application is not diff
cult, and il the people of the Philippine
Islands are and of right ought TO be
| free, then this nation should, without
one moments delay, announce TO those
people that we are there as friends and
not as enemies, TO establish a govern
ment which shall be their government
and not our government when il is es-
tablish-d.
"Now only ought we to do that now
we ought 20 have done il in the be-
ginning and ii the promise made TO
Cuba ha : been made = the FilipinOs
not one drop OF blood would have been
shed in the Philippine Islands. Zap.
| plause. And we would be sending
! school teachers T. Manila 10 teaca them
! instead Of soldiers 10 tell them the do,la-
ration was a lie. lApplause.l The
| Filipinos came into our hands by ac,i-
dent of war, and, coming into our hands,
| they must be dealt with according 10
American principles and not according
10 European principles. Applause
when the trainers OF the
Declaration OF IndependCdce wrote the
seli.oyident truths that all men are
created equal. endowed with inalienable
rights; that governments are instituted
among men 10 secure these rights, de-
irving their just powers from the con-
sent OF the governed, the people Of the
old world laughed,
"But they didn't laugh long. Zap
plause. Because our foreiathers main
| tained their declaration, and for more
than a century, this republic has been
the most potent factor in all the world
| i'm influencing the destiny OF the human
race. [Applause.l Shall we be ashamed
/ 10 admit now that We believe in the
Declaration Of independence? ! repeat
/ that we must deal with these people ac-
cording 10 American principle. They
desire their independence. Let III say
/ 10 them, as we said 10 Cuba, stand up,
| be free, and then 10 all the world say,
hands OFF, and let every republic live.
| lApplau- 81
Tell me that we don't know what TO
! do? All we have 10 do Is 30 read our
nations history, 10 watch the nation as
/ il travelled the pathway leading from
the little name Of might 10 the lofty
name OF right, and then you can til
what this nation must do II II is true Ia
| its past.
"Did our liberty bell ring in vain?
Shall its tones no more be heard2 Was
the declaration a lie? Have We been
false for hundred years in 'achinp
that governments come up from the
people? Must we turn 10 the old world
again with the penitent prOdigals cry!
This nation is not prOdigal son
This nation has not wasted its substance
in riotous living. This nation is not
ready to turn back and with trembling
voice ask 10 be Classed among the hired
servants Of royalty. This nation ha'
not sinned against heaven, and GOc
grant the crowned heads of the old
world may never have occasion 10 xii
the fatted calf - celebrate the return d
this republic from independence back 4
the creed OF Cain. Long continued ap
plause.
"What snOuld the Democrat party
do ? Why. there il but one thing tina
il can DO. Sometimes / hear the people
say that II the party il not careful abOu
this question Of imperialism il IL g0inl
10 lose votes. My friends. when th'
Declaration Of Independence il repealeC
there will never more be a Democrats
PARTY ia this country or a need Tor one
Applause. Our faith is built upon Il, an,
Ne cannot tun our backs upon th'
teachings Of the fathers. Every wrOnl
10 be righted finds its inspiration II
l that document We cannot ask for
single reform without showing that al
We ask conforms % the principles oi th
Declaration of Independence.
And 80 the Democratic party mus
L. true to the foundation principles q
1 this government. II belieyes IN the IN
II dependence of the individual m indus
trial life, and says 10 the t-ust 'lO
ehall not crush Out the life Oi the strug
Cling manhood Of this country. lGrea
n Applause.I ID lelieyes in the indepenf
enee In the financial world, aud says
the foreign fnancier: You cannot mas
the p0licy for seventy millions oi Anne
lean citizens. .Great applause lt b
lieyes la the dOctrine Ot liberty and u
II dependence every where, aud when "a
plead for the right Of people eoyei
themselves, although they diiier io