New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-23

be shown by which peace could have been secured,
has brought In Its train Undouotedly tne Gnne 81
States Sta esSss Of ana as
OF selfgovernment as they are capable OF o
sne 0n IN ouT treaty With Spain capacity for civil
tied government on the part OF the natives WIN"
has never been shown TO exist. . T., our
ut was the same Jefferson who wrote IN gu.
Declaration of Independence that goversnfn rem
ought to rest upon the consent OF ane of our
tlonal Constitution, who purchased Louisiana rom
Napoleon without the consent OF the peope. so he
United States; end also without any other constr
tutona sutn0ry than bhs AZ w cneon " Of the phi
ippines. That is the difference between Jeners1n
the statesman and jefferson the philosopher Inc
philosopher stated the IDEAL which believe to he
the ideal OF the American people to-day as iuy As
It always has been; but the Statesman did great
service to his country and TO civilization by doing
a wise thing at fortunate moment, although IN
doing IT he contrayened his own ideal r,,. which
we have had TO deal In the matter or the Phl1p-
the outcome would have been discreditable 10 our
good faith and alarming In lis portent coming as
with Spain. having its origin In disturbances with
swer the fathers would have made in the Ike
Unless civilization under proper conditions has a
right to withhold control from barbarism ana
semi barbarism. and TO substitute for either some
thing better National life rests upon mex
cusable wrong 10 the aborigines whose land we
have taken and for whose civilization. such as II
we have substituted own.
but others. again. say that the American ideal
people and that, however truly we may give to
the Philippine Islands government for the peo-
pie II will not be and cannot be, under our author
tty government of the people and by the people.
Undoubtedly In this aspect also, the fact comes
ises we have no duty to civilization or to the Phil
ippine Island ers is 10 claim that sef-governing
serving other peoples. except by its own example.
90 not think so meanly Of democracy. Yet
ton that the service Of the American demoeracy
TO mankind has been hitherto anything less than
WHAT WE CAN GIVE NEW TERRITORIES.
After briefly discussing the questions of naviga-
ton and tariff as applied TO the new territories.
the speaker proceeded:
I'VE can give them undoubtedly many Of the
things that ourselves value most highly. We
can give to them free schools and free speech;
Ireedom to worship God according to their own
consciences. and equality before the law. We can
give to them. if will. the opportunities that are
born Of stable government, justly and equitably
adinlnlstereo. and certainly we can ana We should
develop everywhere the capacity for self-govern-
ment up 10 the utmost limit of possibility. have
not the slightest doubt that these are the things
which the American people as a whole intend to do
Tor inese lssnds which nave come so unGXpeGte6
that the most sacrificing efforts vii be made
Rico and the Philippines; as well as TO Cuba. OF the
very best that we have"
The critical question. the speaker said IS what
period in which shall be directly responsible for
necessity Is the development OF colonial service
OF character which will attract talented men. He
added, In conclusion:
1T Is. indeed Of the great drawbacks 10 the
public service of the United States In any capacity
that II does not offer under existing conditions. TO
young men who inclined 10 follow IL. a per-
manent career, simply upon the basis Of good ser
vice to the public Something may he learned even
from Tammany Hall in this regard. WHICH does
offer permanency OF opportunity in one form or
another to those who loyal to the organization
The difficulty is In this case that the permanency
comes from loyalty to the organization, not from
efficient and loyal service to the commonwealth.
'"Tammany also demands for its own service
peculiar efficiency and skill Some day the people
will realize that they cannot afford 10 R less care
full Of their own interests than Tammany is Of 1t;
own When this day comes the people VIII not
only create but sustain, In all departments OF the
public service a system that will make IL worth
while for young men Of promise 10 enter into the
service Of the state and OF the community. with
the expectation Of making that their life work
II must be made their life work upon conditions
also. that make permanency Of tenure depend or
service to the public, not upon service to any poliii
cal organization less comprehensive than the pub
lie Unless do this for our colonies we
shall add only more failure to the melancholy
history Of colonial enterprise II we do II for ouI
colonies we may well hope that the demonstrated
advantage OF il will terd TO elevate and improve
OFT Civil Service at home.