The times., 1899-02-07
Peace-and Progress.

3
Peace-and Progress.
| The war with Spain is ended. More
! glorious and inspiriting even than the tri-
umphant ending of this struggle for human
| freedom is the rescue of the American
Republic from menace OF shame and
degradation. The proud heritage this gen.
Grafton received from its sires, an honor
able name has been kept unstained for
| cur children. That for which the young men
of our land suffered hunger. exposure, dis
tain-the tradition of manly courage and
| republican efficiency which was first Gre
ated by the ragged CONFERENCE.-The not
been destroyed through the timidity. petty
| partisanship, or narrow selflshness of our
| statesmen. Fer the rejection of the Treaty
| of Peace would have been a confession of
cowardice. 1t would have meant, and so
the world would have read it, that
degenerate people dared not assume the
duty of extending the blessings of our re-
publican institutions to some ten millions
| of people who have been wrested from
Spanish tyranny by the valor of our SOL
diers and sailors. 1t would have meant
that cur bravery was purely physical and
that We could only shrink from duty
which our English cousins assume proudly
and tubilantly and perform fearlessly and
successfully
The shame was near. 1t brooded over
the Capitol when the Senators gathered in
the chamber, and in every city and hamlet
under the American banner men waited
with fierce indignation because the It'd
ings might be such as TO bring blush TO
cheeks that had glowed with joy at the
news from Dewey in Manila Bay and again
from Santiago. They felt more intensely
because rejection of the Treaty would
have been the successful feature of Aguin-
aldos attack on the American lines. This
attack was planned and timed by Agon-
clio the Tagal spy at Washington, TO
| t1Ods anu l0t DtulDtEdlS WHO lid .
stood with him Agoncillo reasoned that
if a battle could be brought on so that the
news could reach Washington on the
morning of the day appointed for vote,
it would cause panic among the friends
of the Treaty He had talked often with
Senator Hoar. and he had some reason TO
| ba nf ba ia
For, while the country is united in favor
of accepting the responsibility OF saving
the Philippines from the expressions of
dictators and the horrors of anarchy. near
" third of the Senators have been fran
tic to induce the Government to abandon
! the islands to any fate that might await
them.
But the splendid revival of the spirit
of hmericanism in the Spanish war defeat
ed the. calculations OF Aguinaldo's spy.
The killing of our soldiers aroused some
of the minority Senators to the true char
, acter Of the situation. and they abandoned
> their delusfve hopes OF party advantage in
= Abhli " ttzhl tiItIl NOitS lbI lUe
honor of the nation.
That honor is safe The deep anxiety
of millions of patriots is at an end, and
even the surrender at Santiago was not
received with such sigh OF relief. II is
not a, matter of vital interest to this day
and generation alone or chiefly. If the
Treaty had been rejected. the minority
. Senators would have been scorned while
living, and their memory execrated by
. future Americans as the full measure oi
t their .perfdy developed. The people have
not been robbed of their rights in this
business. II is for them TO and not
for Senate minority-what this country
shall do with the Philippines. The right
, of the President to determine question o!
$ policy has been preserved to him when
/ ! menaced by the power of Senate minor