The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-28

ing term as vice president with such dis
tingu!shed ability. fairness and integrity
as TO earn him the admiration and es-
TEEN of his political foes and stamp him
upon history as one of the most re-
soureeful and sterling statesmen in our
times.
And this man OF ripe years, full OF WIS.
dom and experience, the people are ASKED
TO reject and TO place in his stead as pre-
siding officer of the senate and next In
line Of succession to the presidency, the
turbulent, talkative, cut and thrust, vacll-
lating, political montebank, Rough Rider
Roosevelt whose incumbency OF the Office
OF governor of New York has been chief
~ remarkable for what he has not done
with The canal thieves-just as he has
also become famous for what he dill not do
at San Juan hill while alone in Cuba
the pledges he has not kept and the re-
forms he has not instituted
1T is probable and entirely concelvable
that the three Rs. Rough Rider Roosevelt,
will do to the republican party this year
what the famous three Rs did for the
same party in the Blaine campaign.
Roosevelt VS.. Stevenson: 1t is dead
ly parallel indeed"
~
II the people of this country will only
read the language OF General Merritt when
he returned to this country from the Phil
ippines, and after he had been TO Paris
advising the peace commission, they can
then understand the meaning OF the reten-
ton or purchase of the Philippines, and
the course the administration intends 10
pursue over there. They know it will not
be popular, wherefore they are not saying
word as 10 their intentions at the pres
ent. When General Merritt returned to
this country from Paris on December Is,
1898, he was interviewed by the New
York World. The following is his inter-
view:
The United States should retain con.
troll OF the PHILIPPINES. Il Is a moral obli-
CATION thrust upon us, The Filipinos are
not competent to govern themselves I
am certain that the United States can
rule the Philippines without encounters
ing any serious difficulty. I believe we
should. adopt the English colonial system,
which / think Is the best in the world.
The Philippines should be ruled over by
military resident. or governor. having
practically absolute power. II the gov
ernor is not member OF the army, | am
persuaded that our government OF the
philippines will be a failure. for the rea-
son that politics will creep in. A govern
ment by politicians would be a calamity.
Politicians would seek 10 Yankeeize the
Filipinos and that would be the greatest
possible blunder There Is no room for
labor In the Philippines It goes Begin
there now. The man with a small cant
tai might win riches but the great rroats
VIII be made by those who are able 10
develop the crude, rich country.
Agunaido is a very shrswd young man
ana has the sense TO surround hims II
with advisers who are very able and clear
headed men. had some correspondence
with him which showed him to be a mas
/ ter Of diplomacy | did not write to him
personally Of course. but directed that
communications should be sent TO General
ieral one OF his suboTdlnates
When ! was ordered TO Paris TO give
what assistance I could to the peace CON-
mission t'ok with me an enormous
amount ~ data that had collected. 7 ap.
peared before the comm on for two
whole DAYS and each member Ia turn
questioned me AZ great length. think
may say without violating any conf-
oenee that what told the commission
influenced them considerably. 1t may b