Arizona republican., 1899-10-14
Congressman KuOX Speaks of the
 National Duty.
ONLY UNSWERVING LOYALTY
There Is Only One Course for Patriots and Republicans al a Time When fhe Country Is Busy Establishing IFS SUprem- aCV in lis Ri0hffuI Posses SiOnS.

ance with custom, the Middlesex club
 ratified the republican state nomina-
 tions by a dinner today given at
 Young's hotel. All nominees were pres
 ent except w. Murray Crane, eandi-
 date for governor. Other guests were
 Congressman Knox and Col Melvin O. Adams, chairman of the convention,
 ex-Governor Boutwell,, the head of the
 anti-imperialist league. occupied a
 seat at the head table Ex-Governor J. | c. A. Bracket presided The candi- dates all made brief speeches, Mir
 Bates touching especially upon the
 administrations policy. and pledging
 his earnest support to it. The princi-
 pal speaker was Congressman Knox,
 who had been asked to give ten min
 utes to the Philippine question On
 this topic MT. Knox said:
 At a time when the armed forces Of the United States on sea and land are fighting to defend American supremacy
 in its rightful possessions, suppress in
 surrection, restore order and establish
 law, the key note of our declaration is and could only be, answering loyalty
 to the president; uncompromising sup
 port of the administration Peace in
 the Philippine islands under American
 authority is the only logical or possi-
 ble result of the treaty of Paris, un-
 less the United States be a weak and
 vaciliating nation, powerless or un-
 willing to discharge obligations which
 1t has voluntarily assumed. In the de-
 termination by the president that such peace shall come and such. au-
 thority be supreme, by the employ ment, if necessary, of every power and resource that the nation possesses.
 but he is mindful of his oath of office faithful to his duty as commander-in- chief of the army and navy By the ratification of the Paris treaty we be- came bound to pay the consideration to Spain which it provided, as we'll as to take possession of the Philippine is- lands and to restore order and estab- fish American authority therein.
 ''The first obligation we have full filled. The second the president is now endeavoring to carry out by the exercise of the powers which the con- stitut1on has conferred upon him. In all this he is but obeying the mandate of law, discharging a simple duty; yet he meets with opposition of many who opposed the treaty, and of the democratic party, that is seeking an issue for the approaching national an opposition that shelters and hides itself behind criticism of operations. laughs at Ameri- can successes, belittles the generals who command in the field, exaggerates difficulties into defeats makes capital of the sacrifices and sufferings of the soldier. exalts lawless insurrection, and makes massacre a holy war for and establishes bureaus for the aid and announcement of the enemies of the United States. Upon ali this, the republicans of Massachu- setts have set the seal of their unqual- flied condemnation.
 When the supremacy of the United States is acknowledged and peace again returns in the Philippine islands, they will go forward with the repub- ican party of the nation to bring to fruition the great end which the Span sh war made possible. Then. I think, their platform will declare for the per nanent possession of those islands by he United States as the only condi- ton upon which the obligations of he nation can be discharged.
 These obligations are first to the people of the islands; that they shall nave the best government possible, if lot independent, certainly free; found- d in justice. with equal right and .qual opportunity for all.
 Second, the obligation is to the ,ther nations of the earth; that their itizens in the Philippine islands shall ,e always under the protection of law; hat property shall be secure in the possession of it's rightful owner: that international obligations shall be ob- erved and commercial regulat tions en- breed.
 Third. the obligation is to the peo- le of the United States themselves; hat they may have the glory that hall come to them from the discharge f high duties, the accomplishment of pity purposes: that they may full III their mission to give freedom to he enslaved; to life up the down trod- en and to give light to those who sit 1 darkness: that they may make se- ure the material advantages that have lghtly come to them from just and oly war; that their commerce may be xtended; that new markets may be pened for the products of labor and apftaI, that they may share in the -orld's new fields of enterprise and in- 
 ''This may be expansion or imper- lism, if you please. but it is the path ay of progress and light. worthy of a reat, God-fearing and a conscience crying people,