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OF THRONES.

"It Is the doctrine of thrones that man IL
too ignorant to govern himself. Their par
tisans assert his incapacity in reference to
all %nations: II they cannot uni
versal assent to the proposition. It is then
remanded to particular nations; and our
pride and our presumption too often make
converts Of us. I contend that 1t is to ar
raign the disposition of Providence Him.
self. to suppose hat he has created beings
Incapable Of governing themselves, n to
be trampled on by kings. Self-governme4t
is the natural government OF man."
Clay was right. There are degrees of pro-
fciency In the art OF self-government, but
It Ia a reflection, upon the Creator to say
that He denied to any people the capacity
Of se~lf-government. Once admit that some
people are capable of self-Eovernment, and
that others are not. and that the capable
people have a right to seizure upon and
govern the incapable. and you make force
brute force-the only foundation Of gov
eminent and invite the reign Of the despot.
I am unwilling to believe in the reign of
the despot. I am not willing to believe that
an all-wfse all-loving God created the
Filipinos. and b left them thousands OF
years helpless until the islands attracted
the attention Of the Eufopean nations.
Republicans ask: 'Shall we haul down
the flag that floats over our dead IN the
~Philippsnes?" The same question might
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-08

Charles A. Towne, populistic vice pres
idential candidate, a man who was the
tail of a headless ticket, an alleged silver
republican, with a populist nomina-
ton obtained in the democratic inter-
est, has actually resigned. He will prob
ably TAX the stump for Bryan on the
promise of a cabinet office should the
latter be elected. Towne is a fantastic
political nondescript with a large mouth
and a small conscience, who will do the
American people a favor by concealing
himself from the public gaze as promptly
as possible. 1t is too much trouble to
entertain proper contempt for such
q creature.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-08
QUESTION OF COLONIES.

Can We not govern colonies?" we are
asked. The question is not what we can
40. but what we ought to do. This nation
can 90 whatever It desires to do. but it
must accept responsibility for what 1t does.
II the constitution stands In the way the
people can amend the constitution. I re-
peat. the nation can do whatever 1t desires
70 40. but 1t cannot avoid the natural and
results of it's own conduct. The
young man upon reaching his majority
can do what he pleases. He can disregard
the teachings OF his parents; he can trans.
pie upon all that he has been taught to
consider sacred; he can disobey the laws Of
the state. the laws OF society and the laws
of God. He can stamp failure upon his life
and make his very existence a curse to his
fellow-men. and he car bring his father
and mother in sorrow to the grave; but he
sin IS death" And SO with this nation. It
is of age. and 1t can do what it pleases; 1t
can spurn the traditions of the past: it
the nation rests: it can employ force in
stead of ~reasont 1t can substitute might for
right: It can conquer weaker people; 1t can
erty and kill their people; but it cannot re-
peal the moral law or escape the punish
ment decreed for the violation Of human
rights.
Would we tread in the paths Of tyranny.
Nor reckon the tyrant's cost?
Who taketh another's liberty
His freedom is also lost.
Would we win as the strong have ever won,
Make ready to pay the debt,
For the God who reigned over Babylon
Is the God W no is reigning vet" .'
Some that American rule in the
Philippine Islands will result in the better
education of the Filipinos. Be not de-
ceived. II we expect to maintain a colonial
policy, we shall not find it to our Advantage
to educate the people. The educated Fill
pinos are now in revolt against us, and the
most Ignorant ones have made the least re-
sistance to our domination. If we are to
govern them without their consent and
give them no voice in determining the
taxes which they must pay, we dare NOT
educate them, lest they learn to read the
Declaration Of Independence and the Cons
stitution Of the United States and mock ia
for our inconsistency, Nj
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REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.
Helena, Mont. July 1s. 1900.

Helena, Mont, July 10. 1900.
In accordance with party usage and by
direction of the republican state central
committee, a republican state convention Is
hereby called to meet in the city OF Helena.
Wednesday, September s, 1sOo. for the pur-
pose OF nominating three presidential cleo
tors, representative in congress-, governor.
lieutenant governor. secretary Of state, as
sociate Justice of the supreme court. state
treasurer. state auditor. attorney general
and superintendent of public instruction.
and for the transaction of such other bust
ness as may come before the convention.
All electors Of the state. without regard
the principles of The republican party and
endorse Its poll :ies, are cordially invited
under this cM: to participate in the party
primaries and the convention. =
That there may be unity Of action, tho
central committee recommends that the
county conventions be held OH Saturday,
September l.. $50
Representation in the convention Is ar
p%ortioned among the severas counties as
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GRADES OF FREEDOM.

Is the sunlight of full citizenship to be
enjoyed by the people Of the United States,
and the twilight of citizenship endured by
the people of Porto Rico, while the thick
darkness Of perpetual vassalage covers the
Philippines? The Porto Rico tariff law as
serts the doctrine that the operation OF the
states. The democratic party disputes this
doctrine and d~enounces 1t as repugnant 70
both the letter and spirit Of our orkanic
aw. There is no place in OUR system OF
government for the deposit of arbitrary
and irresistible power That the leaders OF
a great party should claim for any presl-
dent or congress the right to treat millions
of people as mere "pOssessiOns' deal
with them unrestrafned by the constitution
or the bill of rights shows how Tar we have
already departed from the ancient land
marks. and indicates what may be expected
II this nation deliberately enters upon q
career Of empire. h territorial form OF
government Is temporary and preparatory,
and the chief security a citizen of 9 terri
tory has Is found In the fact that ne en-
joys the same constitutional guarantees
and Is subject to the same general laws a.
a citizen of a state. Take away this Sc
curity and his rights will be violated ana
his interest sacrificed at the demand OF
those who nave political influence. n
IL the evil of the colonial system, no mat
ter by what nation 1t Is applied. a.
What is our title to the PhtItpptne
Islands? Do we hold 9 by treaty or Dy
conquest? Did we buy them. o. do ~
take them? Did we purchase the people:
II not . how did we secure title to tnesn
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EMPIRE VS.. EXPANSION.

Our opponents, conscious Of the weakness
of their cause. seek to confuse Imperialism
with expansion, and have even dared to
claim Jefferson as a supporter of their
policy. Jefferson spoke SO freely and used
language with such precision that no one
casion he declared: "If there be one prin-
ciple more deeply rooted han any other
in the mind Of every American. It is that
quest And again he said: conquest is
not in our principles; 1t is inconsistent with
our government"
The forcible annexation of territory to be
governed by arbitrary power. differs as
much from the acquisition of territory to
be built up into states as a monarchy Diff
party does not oppose expansion, when ex-
pansion enlarges the area of the republic
and incorporates lands which can be set
tied by American citizens. or adds to our
population people who are willing to be-
come citizens and are capable of discharg-
ing their duties as such. The acquisition
and other tracts which lave been secured
from time to time, enlarged the republic,
and the constitution followed the flag into
new territory: It Is now proposed to
densely populated than our own country.
and to force upon the people a government.
for which there is no warrant in our con-
stitution or in our laws. Even the argu-
ment that this earth belongs to those who
desire to cultivate it and rave the physi-
cal power to acquire 1t cannot be invoked
to justify the appropriation of the Philip
pine stands by the United States. II the
Islands were uninhabited American citi-
zens would not be willing to go there and
till the soil. The white race will not live so
near the equator. Other nations have tried
to colonize in the same latitude. The
Netherlands have controlled Java for 800
years, and yet today there are less than
&C. 600 people OF European birth scattered
among 25,OOO. 600 natives. After a century
and a half of English domination In India,
less thar one-twentieth of one per cent. OF
the people Of India are of English birth,
and it requires an army of 10000 British
soldiers to take care Of the tax collectors
Spain has asserted title to the Philippine
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-08

Adlai Stevenson did not surprise his
friends today when he accepted the vice
presidential nomination. Most of his
speech will be found elsewhere in this
Issue, but h name of the author is not
given. This shows there is at least one
democrat who has a sense of shame.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-08

nave been asked when the American flag
Hoated over ~Chhpultepec and waved over
tne DEAD who fell there: but the tourists
VINO visits the City of Mexico finds there
g national cemetery owned by the United
states and cared for by al American citi-
zen. Our flag still over our dead. but when
the treaty with Mexico was sirned. Amer
lean authority withdrew to thd4 ito Grande,
and I venture the opinion that during the
last hfty years the people of Mexico nave
made more progress under the stimulus of
Independence and self-government than
they would have made under a carpet-bae
government held in place by bayonets.
United States and Mexico, friendly re-
puDlcs. are each stronger and happier than
tney would have been had the former been
cursed and the latter crushed by an im-
aSSimilatfnn.n
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The Inter Mountain disires to give its
cordial endorsement to the Standards
opinion Of the Butte water prior to last
year and to the Miners opinion Of it
since that time
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LEGISLATION

The republican platform promises that
some measure Of self-government is to be
given to the Filipinos by law; but. even
this pledge is not fulfilled. Nearly sixteen
months elapsed after the ratification of the
treaty before the adjournment OF congress
last June and yet no law was passed deal
ing with the Philippine situation. h will
of the president has been the only law in
the Philippine Islands wherever the Amer
lean authority extends. Why does the re-
publican party hesitate to legislate upon
the Philippine question? Because a law
would disclose the radical departure from
history and precedent contemplated by
those who control the republican party.
The storm OF protest which greeted the
Porto Rican bill was an indication Of what
may be expected when the American peo-
pie are brought face to face with legisla-
ton upon this subject. II the Porto Ricans.
who welcome annexation, are to be denied
the guarantees of our constitution, h II
to be the lot of the Fflipinos, who resisted
our authority? II secret influences could
compel a disregard of our plain duty to-
ward friendly people, lying near our shores.
what treatment will those same dnfiu-
ences provide for unfriendN people 1000
miles away? II. in this country where the
people have the right to vote, republican
leaders dare not take the side Of the people
against the great mOnop0lies which have
grown up within the last few years. how
can they be trusted to protect thes Fill
pinos from the corporations . which are
waiting to exploit the islands? ,i O.
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NIOtaI ........ ..........
The following rules nave been adopted by
the party for the government Of the con-
:vention:
First-Dclegates and alternate delegates
shall be elected to the convention and In
the event of the failure Of q delegate to att
tend the alternate delegate shan cast the
~Second-In the absence of the delegate
and his alternate a majority of the delega-
ton from that county shall cast the vote
of the absentee. gj
Third-In the absence of all the delegates
and alternate delegates from n county.
no vote shall be cast from said county. sftfS
Fourth-In the county in which the state
convention Is held no vote shall be cast for
an absent delegate and alternate delegate.
Fifth-Delegates and alternate delegates
must be republicans and residents Of the
county which they represent. 81
J.P. WOOLMAN,
Chairman.
r. B.. MILLER Secretary.
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MUs RESPECT RIGHTS.

Who will draw a line between the natural
tights eight v; IF s the t6 Gub ans f and IT the Filipi mos;
to liberty and the latter have no rights
which we are bound to respect? And, II
the Filipinos ARE and Of right ought to be
free and independent" right nave we
to force our government upon them with
out their consent? Before our duty can be
ascertained, and when their rights are once
spect those rights as it was the duty OF
Spain to respect the rights of the people OF
Cuba. or the duty of England to respect
Rights never conflict: duties never clash.
a it be our duty to usurp political rights
which belong to others? Can 1t be our duty
our forefathers. love liberty well enough to
fight for 1t?
Some poet has described the terror which
overcame a soldier who. in the midst OF
brother. It Is written: A We are breth-
ren." Let us hope for the coming of the
day when human life-which when once
detroyed cannot be restored-will be so
sacred hat it will never be taken except
when necessary to punish a crime already
committed, or to prevent a crime about to
If it is said that we have assumed before
the world obligations which make it neces-
sary for us to permanently maintain a gov
eminent for the Philippine islands, I reply
nation Is to be true to itself. No obligation
to any particular nation. or to all nations
combined, can require the abandonment OF
our theory of government and the substttu-
ton of doctrines against which our whole
national life has been a protest. And. Sec
ond, that our obligations to the Filipinos,
who inhabit the Stands, are greater thar
any obligation which we can owe ia
foreigners who have a temporary residences
In the Philippines or desire to trade there.
1t Is argued by some that the Filipinos
are incapable of self-government and that
therefore we owe 1t to the world to take
control of them. Admiral Dewey, in an
official report to the navy department, de
clared the Filipinos more capable of self
government than the Cubans, and said
! edge Of both races. But 1 viii not rest the
case upon the relative advancement of the
Filipinos. Henry Clay. In defending the
rights of the people of South America to
Enforcement said:
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OUR DUTIES TO OTHERS.

Let us consider briefly the reasons which
nave been given in support of an imperial
to hold the Philippines Islands. But duty
Is not an argument; it Is a conclusion. To
ascertain what our duty is. in any emer-
gency, we must apply well-settled and gem
orally accepted principles. 1t is our duty
to avoid stealing. no matter whether the
thing to be stolen is Of great or little value.
ing, no matter, where the human being lives
or to what class or race he belongs. Ev-
eryone recognizes the obligation imposed
upon individuals to observe both the hui
man and moral law, but. as some deny the
application of those laws to nations, 1t
may not be out of place to quote the opin-
is no higher political authority, said:
Il know of but one code of morality for
men, whether acting singly or collectively"
virtue are a part Of the priceless heritage
~bequeathed to us from the revolutionary
days, expressed the same idea in even
stronger Language when he said:
Justice, is as strictly due between neigh
Dor nations as between %neighbor citizens.
A highwayman Is as much a robber when
he plumbers in a gang, as when singly; and
only a great gang
Men may dare to do in crowds what they
would not dare to do as individuals. but
the moral character of an act is not de-
termined by the number Of those who join
in it. Force can defend a right, but force
has a.. never yet ere created ,e "a a right; II it was
PREVENTION that the Cubans s'are and Of
right ought to be free and Independent"
Language taken from the Declaration Of
Independence 1T is equally true that the
Filipinos ARE and of right ought to be
free and independent" The right Of the
Cubans to freedom was not based upon
their proximity to the United States, nor
upon the language which they spoke, nor
yet upon the race or races to which they
belonged. Congress by a practically unan-
imous vote declared that the principles
enunciated at Philadelphia in 1776 were still
alive and applicable to the Cubans.
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our fleet entered Manila Bay. there were
less than 10000 Spaniards residing in the
Philippines. ~
A colonial policy means that we shan
send to the Philippines a few traders, .
few task masters and q few ~h1ce-holder
and an army large enoug to support tn
authority of a small fraction Of the people
while they rule the natives.
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Duh ARMY.

OUR STANDING ARMY
If we have an imperialist policy we must
have a large standing army az it's natural
and necessary complement. The spirit
Of the Philippine Islands, viii iustifx Ike
seizure of other islands and the domina-
ton of other people,a nd with wars of
rapid growth Of our military establish.
ment. That a large permanent Increase
In our regular army is Intended by thstfe-
but a matter of fact. I'M his
message Of December 5th, 1898, the pfesi-
dent asked for authority to increase the
standing army to 0 .0Co. In 1SsaGthe ARMY
years, the president asked for four times
that many, and a republican house OF fep-
ter. the Spanish treaty had been signed and
no country was at war with the NUnlted
States. If such an army is necessary when
nn , nnee'x ax polley w Is fo max RI LbSs
il the people encourage the republicans par
ty by endorsing its policy at the polls5i A
eunisry ysa nu = epm tSe Is peo oos 9n,i + pc pc
complished by compulsory service. a con-
slant source of irritation, but it is ever a
menace The 10 q arm pepu % fhs p 1erm ~ EGxern n
force, and militarism will Inevitably
change the ideals of the people and turn
the thoughts Of our young men from the
arts of peace to the science of war. The
government which relies for Its defence
upon its citizens, Is more likely to be just
than one which has at call a large body
of professional soldiers. A small standing
army and a well equipped and well dis
ciplined state militia are sufficient In or
binary times, and in an emergency the ma
ton should in the future as in the past
place its dependence pom the volunteers
who come from all occupations at their
country's call and return to productive Ia
Dor when their services are no. longer re-
quired-men who fight when the country
needs fighters and work when the country
needs wOrk ers. lg+5 "Ets
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SUBJECTS OR CITIZENS.

The republican platform assumes that
the Philippine Islands will be retained un-
der American sovereignty, and we have q
right to demand of the republican leaders
a discussion of the future status OF the
Filipino. II he to be . citizen orr sub
ject? Are we to bring into the body polite
from us in race and history that amalga-
nation is impossible? Are they to- share
with us in making the laws and shaping
Of prominence has been bold enough to
advocate such a proposition? The Nc
Emery resolution. adopted by the senate
treaty, expressly, negatives this idea. TIL
democratic platform described the situa-
ton when 1t says that the F1lipinos cannot
cation. Who will dispute it? And what is
the alternative? If the Filipino is not TO
be a citizen, shall we make him asub5ect!
speaks with emphasis. It declares that
the Filipino cannot be a subject without
e~ndangering our form of government. A
rep naasin1 can on nave IN NO . suUr1S restins
upon force. he Is unknown IN q government
deriving Its just powers from the consent
says that 1.-THE largest measure Of self
government consistent with their welfare
and our duties shall be secured to them
doctrine for a government which. owes its
very existence to the men who offered
their lives as a protest against govern
menL without CONSENT LIN lAAAAAVA1W NAAO
representation. In what respect doea the
position of the republican party differ
from the position taken by the English
government in 1T6? Did not the English
government promise a good government to
the c%olonists? What king ever promised a
bad government to his people? Did not the
English government promise that the coll
onists should have the largest measure OF
self-government consistent with their well
fare and English duties? Did not the
Spanish government promise to give to tho
Cubans the largest measure of self-gov-
eminent consistent with their welfare and
Spanish duties? The whole difference be-
tween a monarchy and a republic may be
summed up in one sentence. In a mon
archy the king gives to the people what he
believes to be a. good government; in a re-
public the people secure for themselves
What they believe to be a good government.
The republican party has accepted the
European idea and planted itself upon the
ground taken by George III. and by every
ruler who distrusts the capacity Of the
people for self-governmenteor denies them
a voice in their own affairs. -t+
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T. B. MJLLER Secretary.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-30

gaining ground rapidly especially among
the better element of Republicans along
the Tennessee line. Mr. AycockS pow
erful plea for the education of the white
children under thirteen years of age, ;"
said the Senator. has aroused an inter-
est we didn't anticipate. He spoke at
Boone Friday to an immense crowd of the
finest mountain people you ever saw
Fifteen hundred heard him. 1t was the
most powerful effort he has yet made
and did much good. On account of my
appointments in Burke and Mcdowell not
having been advertised, / recalled Them
but hope to speak there later"
Asked if he was really a candidate for
Congress in the Eighth district, he re-
Piled: well, why shouldn't l be? My
friends are pressing me hard to enter the
fight, and l have about consented to run.
For years / have served in the Senate,
worked hard and my friends contend that
| have some slight claims to be presented
to the Democrats of the district. | am
assured by friends in Allegheny, Ashe,
Surry and other counties that they are
anxious for me to run.