Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-02-21
Such Principles He Declares
Are Alien to All Ameri- i
~, can Sentiment. ~;>
Until Congress Directs Other
wise His Duty ls to Hold
! the Islands.

and Smith of his cabinet accompanied
him, together with Congressman Gros-
venor of Ohio. The arrival of the pres.
idential train at the South Terminal
station at o'clock was the signal for
great outburst from the thousands of
citizens that lined the streets from the
station to the hotel.
Several times during the parade and
amid the general cheering, yells of de-
rision and Kisses were heard for Secre-
tary of War Alger., This was particu-
larly noticeable at the corner of Park
and Beacon streets.
whats the matter with Long?' fire.
quently was the cry.
whats the matter with Alger7' was
shouted as the procession passed along
Summer street. Yah, yah, yah. Beef.
A beef" jeered the crowd. It took Mr..
Alger some time to grasp the situation.
AT last, however. he caught the drift Of
the shouting and his gracious smiles
stiffened into look of cold impassive-
ness.
The party remained in quietude at
the hotel until o'clock, when they
were escorted to Mechanics hall to par
ticipate in the reception and banquet Of
the Home Market club.
The President's Address.
In his speech at the banquet the pres.
ident referred at length to the war and
it's results. Regarding the Philippines
he said:
1.-THE Philippines, like Cuba and
Porto Rico, were entrusted to our hands
by the war, and, to that great trust un.
der the providence, Of God and in the
name of human progress and civiliza'
ton we are committed. It is y trust we
have not sought; it is q trust from
which we will not finch. The Ameri-
can people will hold up, the hands of
their servants to whom they commit ite
execution, while Dewey and Otis and
the brave men whom they command
will have the support of the country in
unfolding our flag where it now floats,
the symbol and assurance of liberty and
justice.
''After the defeat of the Spaniarde
there was but one alternative and that
was either Spain or the United States in
the Philippines. The other suggestions
that they should be thrown into the
arena of strife for nations or that they
be left to the anarchy and chaos Of no
protectorate at all were too shameful to
be considered. The treaty gave them
to us. Could we have required less and
done our duty? Could we. after freeing
the Filipinos from the domination Of
Spain, leave them without government
or without power to protect life OF
property
Matter Now Rests With Congress.
"The whole subject is now with con-
gress, and congress is the voice, the
conscience and the judgment of the
American people. Upon their judg.
ment and conscience can we not rely
I believe in them; I trust them. I know
of no better or safer human tribunal.
Until congress shall direct otherwise it
will be the duty of the executive to pos.
sess and hold the Philippines. giving
the people thereof peace and beneficient
government, affording them every op.
portunity to prosecute their lawful pur.
suits, encouraging them in their life
and industry, making them feel and
know we are their friends, not theil
enemies; that their good is our aim,
that their welfare is our welfare. but
that neither their aspirations nor ours
can be realized until our authority il
acknowledged and unquestioned.
"Thst the inhabitants Of the Philip
pines will be benefited by this republic
is my mistaken belief; that they will
have kindlier government under our
guidance and that they will be aided in
every possible way to be self.respectins
and self-governing people is as true a.
that the American people love liberty
and have an abiding faith in their own
government and their own institutions.
mo imperial designs Turk in tho
American mind. They are alien to
American sentiment, thought and pur-
pose. Our priceless principles undergo
no change under q tropical SUM-"
CHARGED with Shortage Of 90. 600.
NEVADA, NO., Feb. l7.-Frank Par
ker, ex-county treasurer OF Vernon
county. has been arrested on the CHARGE
Of the emDezziement OF $4O,UJO. MA
bond was fixed at geo, 900, which he has
not yet given. Mr.. Parker says he OK.
poets to make . full settlement about
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