The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-04-06
70 ills


Tia ouly P.;ls 70 take with Hoo<gs sa,saDa,i.ia
nsnt between our troops and III
''lipinos, We lost q ty men the FL
inos lost heavily but nrmber ur
noxr;' another day that 'Gensrs
Dts is Ir-paripg to make mor'
igorous onslaught against The 'uh
orn Fllipinos." Oily q few dan
60 the announcemen' was'hat the =.
ad been a very sharp engage
nd that our soldiers Tough, brav.l
nd sustained the deadly fire If H.
",lipiuos. with great courage; tn
'hile We lost hundred or more, n 4,
F,l pinos lost much more heavi',
&c. This same dlapa'ch contaioe'
, list Of the killed aud wounded
ur men which made over a columI
~ 6ue type.
No one has ever doubted the sb
yof the United States goverpm.p
20 sui 1, ate the F llpinos, and, j
act, 10 kill ard hurry everyone
mem il We 30 desired. If W. shout,
OF quer such an half fed, half-el ~
d. and hslf-sava9e peopls in bu
red d fferent islands, there woul,
~ no glOry or credit in it for gr.a
lviliz d government like the Uuit. :
'ates. The question tor the Ame,
an people to consider is whether,
lot it is right ard b st for ps to q
mis- thing. F rst, wheth'r 1t is rign
nd consistent with the principl
'pOn which this government is fouud
Z; and. second, without even r.
.ardlng the q. s,ions Of right al
uorals, whether or not the game j.:
worth the ammuni'iou.
IT We had the Philippine Islau1s
Vhat would we do with III. mi If "
utempt to govern tht m as a Co,
quered people {, thing thai must
-pugnant to every American patrio
nd to every bell. Yer in a free gov
rnmen) 1t will be necessary for
70 always keep large standing arur
t great expense, ready to sho
Town and to kill the Inhabitants
hose islands whenever they eviu,
;le least desire for freedom, j,sta
he Elgllsh were ready to shoot u
own 10 177G. or to hang any of gu
-adiog patriots up 10y The pecI
whenever. by tongue Or pep, tn,
AIRED to express the sentlmep
h.t We ought TO have FRI,
government Of our own. Il
''des, We will have to send laig
lumber of fl 80 holders to those isl
uds who would not only draw thel
alarIes from our government, III
Sho AOuld consider it their p,ivlleg
0 plunder and Cypress the Filipino
Or their personal profit and gal.
Nnst advantage could come to GU
'eOIle or to our gov.rnmen. fro,
his great outlay OF money, this con,
upton in high places, and tn,
course which would result in nece,
AIRY murder to enforce our decrees.
None whatever. There might br
'~w monopol,sts IN this country VII
could gobble up srme franchises
aluable resources of the islands +
h'ir Own personal profit, while U
10 5 m and the American peopl
'oted the bills and committed Il
'reater crimes unnecessary forth-r
'ersonal gain. We paid Spain tive
y million dollars for lawsuit. "
ave already scent much more tbs
hat amount since in trying TO es.a
'-h our claim, which would be wor
han q white elephant after We hav
von it. This is the financial side
he transaction, but the IF ct tn
uch q course will have upon o.
va government at home is sli
re serious aud important.
No individual can ever eIeva.
himself and accomplish anythip,
and no lie without bav
'g high ideal for his 1ule of CO,
uct, toward which be is always str
ing, whether he ever attaius it,
ot. The same is true Of a nation
nd vita'lY true with reference to
public. Our fore fathers set no j,
NJ Declaration of Independence To-
ighest code Of political N orals ev.
promulgated by mau. F.ruly plan
ed on these great princi. LIS as tb
e d-rock OF our faith, this govern.
aent has grown rich and powerful
u the brief time of a century to b
ot only q world power but the grea,.
st world power known. While it
rue that our government has not al
Ways lived up to the principles of IL.
y claratlon Of Independence, an,
aore than has the MI st devout chris
ian lived up in street letter to tn.
ZEN COMMANDMENTS, yet the imo.I.
ant thing Is that the nation has al
'ays heli to these principles au,
trlven toward them just as the chri,
Ian has always kept before him anc
q front OF him the Ten Command
nents and the Golden Rule as h,.
bud by day and bis pillar of fire b,
light. Nations and IL dl viduals max
Mistakes, take false steps; but ,h.s
're never serious as long rs We stat.
~ our ideals and principles, b.
;ause the mista kss will sim,lv COZ,