The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-10
Purpose Declared.

With all khe exaggerated phrase making OF
this electoral contest, we are in danger Of being
diverted from the real contention We are in
agreement with all of those who supported the
with Spain, and also with those who coun-
sellcd the ratification of the treaty of peace.
Upon these two great essential steps there can
be no ISSUE and out of these came all of our
responsibilities. If others would shrk the obli-
cations imposed by the war and the treaty, we
must decline to act further with them and
here the issue was made. It is our purpose 10
establish in the Philippines a government suit.
able to the wants and conditions of the inhabit-
ants and to prepare them for self-government,
and to give them seltf-government when they are
ready for it and as rapidly as they ready
for it. That ! am aiming to do under my
constitutional authority, and will continue to
do until congress shall determine the political
status Of the inhabitants of the archipelago.
Are our opponents against the treaty? II so,
they must be reminded that Il could not have
been ratified in the senate but for their assist
ance, The senate which ratified the treaty and
congress which added its sanction by large
appropriation, comprised senators and repre-.
sentatvcs Of the people of all parties.
Would our opponents surrender TO the insur
gents, abandon our sovereignty or cede it to
them? II that be not their purpose, then il
should he promptly disclaimed for only evil
can result from the hopes raised by our oppon-
ents in the minds of the Filipinos that with
their success at the polls in November there
will be a Withdrawal Of our army and OF
American sovereignty over he archipelago; the
complete independence OF the Tagalog people
recognized and the powers of government over
all the other peoples of the archipelago con-
ferrcd upon the Tagaog leaders.
The effect of a belief in the minds Of the irS
surgcnts that this will he done has already pro.
longed the rebellion and increases the neces.
sity for the continuance Of a large army Il
is now delaying full peace in the archipelago
and the establishment of civil governments, and
has Influenced many Of the insurgents against
accepting the liberal terms of amnesty offered
by General Macarthur under my direction. But
for these false hopes a considerable reduction
could have been had in our military establish
ment in the Philippines, and the realization OF
a stable government would he already at hand
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE ASKED BY
OUR OPPONENTS TO YIELD THE SOVER.
EIGHTY OF THE UNITED STATES IN THE
PHILIPPINES TO A SMALL FRACTION OF
THE POPULATION, A SINGLE TRIBE OUT
or EIGHTY OR MORE INHABITING THE
ARCHIPELAGO, A FACTION WHICH WAN.
TONLY ATTACKED THE AMERICAN TROOPS
IN MANILA WHILE IN RIGHTFUL POSSES
SION UNDER THE PROTOCOL WITH SPAIN
AWAITING THE RATIFICATION OF THE
TREATY OF PEACE BY THE SENATE, AND
WHICH HAS SINCE BEEN IN ACTIVE, OPEN
WE ARE ASKED TO TRANSFER OUR SOY,
EREIGNTY TO A SMALL MINORITY IN THE
| ISLANDS WITHOUT CONSULTING THE MA
JORlTY AND TO ABANDON THE LARGEST
! ORTloN OF TIE POPULATION, WHICH HAS
BEEN LOYAL TO US, TO THE CRUELTIES OF
THE GUERILLA ms RGENT BANDS. MORT
THAN THIS WE ARE ASKED TO PROTECT
THIS MINORITY IN ESTABLISHING GOV
ERNMENT AND TO THIS END REPRESs ALI
OPPOSITION OF THE MAJORITY. WE ARR
REQUIRED TO SET UP A STABLE GOVERN
MENT IN THE INTEREST OF THOSE WHO
| HAVE ASSAIIED OUR SOVEREIGNTY AMI
| FIRED UPON OUR SOLDIERS, AND THEN
| MAINTAIN 1T AT ANY COST OR sACRIFICR
AGAINST ITS ENEMIES WITHIN AND AGAINST
| THOSE HAVING AMBITIOUS DESIGNS FROM
WITHOUT.
THIS WOULD REQUIRE AN ARMY AMI
NAVY FAR LARGER THAN is NOW MAIN
| TANNED IN THE PHILIPPINES AND STILL
| MORE IN EXCESS OF WHAT WILL BE lEC
EsSARY WITH THE FULL RECOGNITION OF
| OUR SOVEREIGNTY A MILITARY SUPPORT
| OF AUTHORITY NOT OUR OWN, AS THUS
PROPOSED, Is THE VERY ESSENCE or MIL
OUR Opponents IN THpIE