The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-11

selves while we govern them, There Is no
such thing as teaching the art Of self-sovern-
ment. For over 100 years every lover of lib
erty has pointed to this sentence within this
resolution, "that all just powers Of govern
ment are derived from the consent of the
governed" as reson for their fight for lib
erty. This sentence has been pillar Of
nre by night and has stirred the hearts of the
oppressed all over the world. In the light
OF this sentence crowns have fallen into the
dust, and the foundation of republics have
peen laid. You ask for expansion. See how
we have expanded in the time since this
sentence was written. Not only have repub-
ncs started up In place of monarohies. but
monarchies have themselves gradually
broadened into constitutional governments
getting nearer and nearer to the voice of the
people. Our own was the first great repub-
ilc' and in the better and broader sense our
nags noat from the dome of every republic.
FROM Brazil to Nicaragua and Venezuela
The other day when the distinguished sena-
tor from Massachusetts (Hoar), asked the
senator from Connecticut PlatD, what he
was going to do with this sentence, that "all
Just powers of government are derived from
the consent OF the governed" he answered,
IRON the consent Of some Of the governed"
MI President when any great cause which
is agitating the minds of the people needs
for its defense such shallow and un-Amer-
lean evasions as this, that cause will not live
long in the minds of intelligent people. We
cannot amend that sentence now, and when
we all shall have moldered in forgotten
dust this sentence will live and continue to
burn, menace 10 the tyrants and a beacon
of hope to the down trodden and the op-
pressed
FILIPINOS ARE FAIR.
The Filipino is beginning to treat with US
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gallant services; there is no honest CONNER
cial treaty that honest nation could ask
that they are not willing to consent to- They
want liberty as We did. and when, 70, ,O0O, 600
people have heard their cry for mercy and
independence, the father in New England will
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 sell
fishness will-haye had it's run and God help
the party who urges war the native who
defends only his liberties and his home.
All, Mr.. President. have we got to fight
and plead for these people as de did for Cuba?
Are we to hear Aguinaldo and 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
oI OUT enemies Why stingily withhold the
jewel of independence, why not finish this war
as we began 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 promise, then have
we bound them to us by bands stronger than
steel and then answer 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 god
dess has turned her pedestal and with
her searchlight swept the continent; see, TO-
coo miles across the water the seed sown at