The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-11
written forever in the hearts of the peo-
pie.
"SOme of the GoVerned.v

Inc Otnef uaN Wnen the dlSt1ngulShed
senator from Massachusetts asked the
senator from Connecticut PlatD what ne
was going to do with this sentence, that
all just powers of government are de-
rived from the consent of the governed
he answered, from the consent of some
of the governed
Mr. President when any great cause,
which is agitating the minds of the peo-
Ple, needs for its defense such shallow and
un-American evasions as this, that cause
will not remain long in the minds of i'll
telligent people. We cannot amend that
sentence now, and when we all shall have
mouldered in forgotten dust, that SEN
tence will live and continue to burn, a
menace to tyrants, and a beacon of hope
to the down-trodden and the oppressed
FilipinOs Plead for Liberty.
THE Filipino is begging to treat with
US as to his own land; he Acknowledges
our gallant serVice;there is no honest com
mercial treaty that an honest nation could
esk that he is not willing to consent to-
He wants liberty as we did, and when
7O0o0,O0O people have heard his cry for
mercy and Independence, the father in
New England win plead for the father in
Manila, the mother in Illinois will pray
for the poor mother in the islands of the
sea; the fathers will vote as the mothers
pray; the poisoned views of selhshness will
have had their run, and God help the
party that urges war on the native who
defends only his liberties and his home.
"Ah, Mr.. President, have we got 10
fight and plead for these people as We
did for Cuba? Are we to hear Aguinaldo
ana his followers called robbers and cut
throats as We heard of the brave Garcia
and his followers within the last twelve
months IN this chamber? Why not make
them our friends forever, instead of our
enemies. Why stingily withhold the jewel
OF independence? Why not finish this
war as we begun it-for humanity's sake
why not with free and open hand give
to them what we have promised to give TO
Cuba? Then we have kept our promises:
then have we bound them to us by bands
stronger than steel, and then can we an
swer the ISLANDERS of Europe, who called
us land-grabbers. Pointing TO Bedloe's
Island we can say, See, the liberty cap
is not crown; see, the goddess has turned
on her pedestal and with her searchlight
swept the continent; see, 10000 miles across
the water, the seed sown at Concord has
taken root there, and fiaunts its defiant
flag Of self-Government at the very nor
tails of the Orient
Can't Teach 1t With "A Mauser
THAT we have so far assisted the Fill
pinos and are entitled to fair treatment
from them is true; that by taking possess
sion in stress of war of a part Of the ISL
auds and driving the Spaniards out. GER
tain responsibilities have been placed upon
US, cannot be denied. But / contend that
there is no more right or necessity of gov
erning the Philippines than there is of our
governing Venezuela, Brazil, Nicaragua,
or any other South American state with
out the consent of the people. Certainly
we have no more right to govern the Phil
| ippines than we have Cuba. There is no
such thing as teaching the art of self
government with a Mauser gun. There is
but one, and only one way to learn the
art, that is through the gate of response
bility, and along the rough and rugged
road of experience.
MOnrOe's Imperialism.
"But distinguished gentlemen who claim
a monopoly of patriotism, who don't
seem to observe the difference between
| expansion and explosion, say that we who
| believe in getting the consent of the gov
erned before We govern them. want to
give back the Philippines to Spain. Ev-
| cry one who makes the statement knows
that we want nothing of the sort. Mexi-
| co was invaded by the French and we
said to them; Go, it is covered by the
Monroe doctrine. France withdrew her
troops, and the brave, struggling republic
| is climbing up the scale of civilization
|
1 believe in. That is the Imperialism
that Monroe taught us"
Referring to the statements that the
Americans intended to give the Philippines
! liberty, Senator Mason said
How is liberty to be established? Is it
to be done hypodermically, with a thir-
teen-inch gun? Are not our men and
ships lying off Iloilo? Did not the native
| who has been our ally drive the Spaniard
out? Are they not in possession of their
own land, their own homes? Are they
| guilty of any crime, except the love of
home and country? Having worn the
| Spanish yoke so long, do you won
der at their fear of ours? Shall we
| shoot them and burn their homes because
God Almighty has planted in their hearts
and on their lips the sweet song of lib
erty? Forbid it, Almighty God!
Croker Might Teach Them.
But Mr.. President, we are told that we
must civlize them. Which part of our
civilization shah we give them first? Shall
we show them how TO run municipalities
| with Doodle aldermen? l see the chief of
that great ethical society, known Tam
many Hail. says: Keep the Islands, hold
| them Shall we send him to teach The un-
! taught Filipinos cleanliness and municipal
politics? Shah we teach them to worship
money or the man who has it? Shall we
| have special instructors 10 teach them now
to kill postmasters and their wives and
! children because of their complexion?
Shall we have Illustrations showing en-
| larged pictures of the works of our mobs
within the last ninety days in North Car
olina. South Carolina and Illinois? Shall
we teach them how to organize trusts so
| that one or two men can raise the price
of the necessities of life 10 all the people?
! Shall we amend and print Lbncolns Get
! tysburg speech go that it will read: "A
! government of all the people by part of
the people for a few of the people?
"Gentlemen may say l belittle our own
institutions. oh, no. 1 simply call atten-
| ton to The beam in our own eye, to pre-
vent. If possible our breaking our neck
trying to find the mote in the eye of the
Fnipinos 10000 miles away.
can we Purchase Sovereignty.
'EIave we the right to purchase sover-
eighty. and If we have such a right, have
we the right to purchase il from Spain
who had no right, and whose title we had