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| lOIy W De uullL up lUlO SldIeS, Us u mon
archy differs from Democracy. The
Democratic party does not oppose ex-
pansion, when expansion enlarges the
area of the Republic and Incorporates
land which can be settled by American
citizens, or adds to our population peo.
pie who are willing TO become citizens
and are capable of discharging duties as
such. The acquisition of the Louisiana
territory, Florida, Texas and other
tracts which have been secured from
time to time, enlarged the Republic, and
the Constitution followed the flag into
the new territory.
1t is now proposed to seize upon dis
tant territory already more densely pop
ulated than our own country, and to
force upon the people a government for
which there is no warrant in our Con-
stitution or our laws. Even the argu-
ment that this earth belongs to those
who desire to cultivate it and have the
| physical power to acquire it cannot be
invoked to justify the appropriation of
the Philippine Islands by the United
States II the islands we're uninhabited.
American citizens would not be willing
to go there and till the soil. The white
race will not live so near the equa-
tor.
A colonial policy means thatwe shall
send to the Philippines few traders,
few task-masters and few oflice-hold-
ers, and an army large enough to sur
port the authority of a small fraction of
the people while they rule the
natives.
The Republican platform says that
"the largest measure of self-government
consistent with their welfare and our
duties shall be secured TO them (the
Filipinos) by law" This is strange
doctrine for a government which owes
its very existence to the men who Of
iered their lives as protest against
government without consent and taxa
tion without representation. In what
respect does the position of the Repub-
lican party differ from the position taken
by the English Government in l776?
Did not the English Government
promise good government to the col
onists? What King ever promised a
bad government to his people? Did not
the English Government promise that
the colonists should have the largest
measure Of li.goyernment consistent
with their welfare and English duties2
Did not the Spanish Government prom
se to give TO the Cubans the largest
measure of self-government consistent
with their welfare and Spanish dmties2
The whole difference betwC IN a mon
arcy and Republic may be summed up
in one sentence. In a monarcy the
King gives to the people what he be-
lieyes TO be good government; in a
republic the people secure for them
selves what they believe TO be q good
government. The Republican party has
adopted the European idea and planted
itself upon ground taken by George III
and by every ruler who distrusts the
capacity OF the people, for self.govern'
ment or denies them voice in their
own affairs.
In regard to the capacity OF the Fill
ipinos for seli-government Mr., Bryan
quoted Henry Clay, and said;
Clay was right. There are degrees OF
proficiency in the art OF seli'govern-
ment. Once admit that some people
are capable Of seli-government and that
others are not, and the capable people
have a right TO seize upon the govern
the incapable, and you make force
brute force-the only foundation OF gov
eminent and invite the reign OF the
despot. am not willing TO believe that
an all.wise an and all-loying
God created the Fillipinos and then
left them thousands Of years helpless
until the islands attracted the atten-
tion Of European nations.
Republicans ask; "Shall we haul
down the flag that floats over our deed
in the Philippines~
The same question might have been
asked when the American flag iloated
over Chaupultepec and waved over the
dead who fell there; but the tourist
who visits the City OF Mexico finds
a National cemetery owned by the