The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-18

In Philadelphia recently, former United
States Senator George f. E6mupds. in
the course Of the expression Of his opin-
ion as to what course should be pursued
by congress with reference to the Philip
pines, stated as his belief that the United
States were responsible as a sovereign to
all other nations for the security of their
subjects and in respect to all interna-
tional rights. This proposition he fol-
lowed up by the following declaration:
But it is entirely consistent with the
rlght and duty of congress to determine
Whether 1t will compel the people of the
I;nIiilpplne Islands to be our subjects or
cIlIHShS, or whether it will say to those
people that if they will cease hostility
anu cooperate with us in preserving
peace and order until they can establish
with our assistance and under our pro
IecLlon, a government of their own and
enable US to have the right to see to it
mat they do, when their governments
are so established, preserve peace and
order and deal justly with orr citizens
and those of other countries, we will aid
tIeIh IN every proper way to accomplish
1t is fact that while the imperialist
press ana politicians are unmeasured in
their prolligate abuse of the other leading
spirits in the anti-imperiaIist cause. thew
take care to leave Judge Edmunds and
his views on this score severely alone
They know that they are dealing with
enc of the most acute intellects in the
entire country when they have to do with
him. and that his career as public man
stamps him as one of the greatest states
men produced during any period Of
American political life.
Nowhere can be found clearer or mora
convincing statement than IS embodied
IN the above principles on which
the entire antt-imperialist crusade rests
Democrats are not to be forced into the
position of antagonizing the welfare of
the country or of assaiIing the integrity
OF the flag. 1t is on behalf of the flag
and the principles of the constitution
which that flag represents that they are
combating the dangerous and unrepub-
lean doctrines and policies with which
the McI[inley-Hanna administration
chooses to identify itself
Let there be peace, they saw. IN the
Philippines Let the sovereignty of the
- United States be asserted; but let neither
result be made dependent on the subiu-
CATION Of the natives Of the islands to anv
form Of political control which we NAV
think proper to impose on them after we
have robbed them of their liberties suob
course is at war with every fundamsn-
tai principle on which the freedom of
these states was bought by the blood and
suffering of the brave men of colonial
days. If colonial subjugation was not
tolerable for Americans in 1776. how oar
they IN decency or justice seek to force
the yoke on others necks, in the PhiIin-
pines or elsewhere? What becomes of
our claims in such an event that we GRO
the custodianS of the sacred cause Of
human freedom? How can we reconcile
such course with even a single chapter
IN our own political career, save alone the
chapter which relates to the maintenance.
OIL human slavery In the South2
Judge Edmunds removes fro,o 4.4
question all the rubbish of sentimentali+v
anu Idlsehood and uncovers the very es
sence Of our present attitude. If congress
desires to sustain Mark Hanna and the
other great imperialist leaders in their
contention that the Philippines cannot
continue to be regarded as a political
issue they will hasten to induce congress
to adopt the principles of conduct out
lined by Judge Edmunds When thew
have done this they may hope for Ameri-
cans of all parties withdrawing their an
tagonism to the Republican policy in the
East. Until they have done it men Of
the stamp of E'dnunds and Reed and
Hoar and Carnegie and schurz may be
expected to be ranged in unyielding hos
tiity to course which finds other men
q the stamp of Hanna, Quay. I1att,