Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-09-28

TO another power, which is without expert
ence or training, or the ability to maintain
stable government at home and absolutely
helpless TO perform Its international obliga-
tions with the rest OF the world.
Will Defend Our Title.
To this we are opposed. We should not
Yield our title while our obligations last.
In the language of our platform, Our au-
thority should not be less than our responsl-
Oilty, and our present responsibility Is to
Islands.
No government can so certainly preserve
the peace, restore public order. establish
law, justice and stable conditions as ours
Neither Congress nor the Executive can es-
taDlish stable government IN these Islands
except under our right Of sovereignty. our
authority and our flag And this we are do
Ing.
We could not do II rs a protectorate power
so completely or so successfully as we are
oolnE u now. As the sovereign power we
can initiate action and shape means to ends
and guide the Filipinos to self-developmeut
and self.government.
AS protectorate power we could not lnl-
uate action, but would be compelled to fol-
low and uphold q people with no capacIty
yet TO so alone In the one case we can nro-
tect both ourselves and the Fillpinos from
being Involved In dangerous complications;
IN me other we could not protect even ths
flhplnos until after their trouble had come.
consent of the Governed.
Besides. II we cannot establish any gov
erhment of our own without the consent OF
the governed, as our opponents contend
then we could not establish stable govern,
ment Tor them or make ours protectornte
without the like consent, and neither the
maJorl'y OF the people nor minority OF the
peon!e nave invited us to assume It, We
could not maintain protectorate even with
the consent OF the governed without giving
provocatlon for conflict and possibly costly
wars.
Our rights in the Philippines are now free
from outside Interference aud will continue
so In our present relations. They would not
be thus free In any other relation. We wili
not give up our own to guarantee another
sovereignty.
Our title is good Our peace commission
ers believed they were receiving II good title
when they concluded the treaty, The execu-
1--WE Deneved II was a good title when he
submitted II to the Senate Of The United
states Ior it's ratification. the senate be
neyed 1t was good title when they gave II
their constitutional assent, and the Con
gress seems NOT TO have doubted Its com
pleteness when they appropriated $50, 900 900
provided by the treaty.
Title Is Unquestionable.
II any who favored Its ratification believed
II gave us a bad title they were not sincere
Our title is practically identical with that
under u, which we hold our territory acquired
since the beginning of the government, and
unuer which we have exercised full SOW
ereignty and established government for the
Inhabitants
II Is worthy OF note that no one outside of
the United states disputes the fullness and
integrity OF the cession. What then Is tho
real Issue on this sublect% Whether 1t 10
paramount to any other or not, II Is whether
we shall be responsible for the government
OF the Philippines, with the sovereignty and
authority which enables us TO guide them to
regulated liberty law, safety and progress,
or whether We shall be responsible for tho
p an pN r.n..V -
nority. without sovereignty and authority
on our part, and with only he embarrass-
ment OF protectorate, which draws us into
their troubles without the power OF prevent
Ing them
Obligations of War.
There were those who two years ago were
rushing us on to war with Spain who are
unwilling now TO accept Its clear conse-
quences, as there are those among us who
advocated the ratification OF the treaty OF
peace, nuN now protest against Its obnga-
tions. Nations which go to war must be
prepared to accept LIS resultant obligations,
ana when they make treaties must keep
them
Those who profess 10 distrust the liberal
and honorable purposes OF the ndministra-
tlon In its realment of the Philippines are
not justified. Imperialism has no place In
Its creed or conduct. Freedom Is Il rock up
on which the Republican party was bulldcd
and now rests. Liberty Is the great Republl-
can doctrine for which the people went 10
fered md billions Of dollars expended to
make II lawful legacy of all without ths
consent OF master or slave.
Strain of Hypocrisy.
There Is a strain OF lll-concealed hypocrisy
IN tho anxiety to extend the constitutional
guarantees TO the people OF the PHILIPPINES.
while their notification Is openly advocates
nt home Our opponent may distrust them
selves, but they have no right to dlscredlt
the good faith and patriotism of the major
.af hn Ia. ft.,
They may fear the worst form OF Imperial.
Ism with the helpless Filiplnos IN their
hands but " they do 1t Is bccanse they have
parted with The spirit aud faith OF the faith
ers and have lost the ylrllltN ~ the founders
or he party which they profess 10 represent.
The Republican party doesn't have to us-
sert its devotion 10 the Declaration OF indie
pcndence. That immortal Instrument of the
fnthers remained unexecnted until the peo-
pie, under the lead OF the Republican party
In the awful clash OF battle. turned lts prom
ises Into fulnlment. II wrote luio the Con
stiiution the amendments guaranteeing pO-
iltlcal equality to American citizenship, and
II has never broken them or counselled 9th.
ers In breaking them. II VIII not he guided
N It's conduct by one set OF principles ut
belonging to the United States
Doctrine of Linco'n,
II our opponents would only practice ma
wen NJ preach the doctrines OF Abraham
Lincoln there would be no fear for the safe
~ or our institutions nj home or their fright.
Inl Influence In hny territory over which our
flag floats
Empire has been expelled from Porto Rico
and the Philippines by American freemen.
The flag OF the republic now floats over these
Islands Us an emblem OF rlghtful sovereign.
~ VIII the republic stay and dIspense ia
their inhabitants the blessings of liberty
education and free Institutions or steM
away, leaving them 10 anarchy or imperial
Ism? -
The American question Is between dutv
and descrtion. The American verdict wiz
be for duty and against desertion. for tha
ReDubllc against both anarchy and Imperial
Ism.
The country has been fully advised Of th.
purposes OF the United States In China. and
they Will be faithfully adhered to as already
defined.
Sufferers In Pekin.
The nation IL filed with gratitude that the
little band. among them many of our own
blood, who for two months had been sub
Jected to prvations and peril by the attacks
Of plllless hordes at the Chinese capital, eX.
hiblting supreme courage in the face OF de.
spair have been enabled by Gods favor to
greet their rescuers and nnd shelter under
their own flag.
The people not alone OF this land. but OF
all lands, have watched and prayed through
the terrible stress and protracted agony of
the helpless sufferers In pekln: nnd wbIle
at times the dark tidings seemed 10 make aIl
hope vain, the rescuers never faltered i'm the
heroic fulnllment OF their noble task We
are grateful 10 our own soldiers and snllnrS
ana marines, and to all the brave men who.
though assembled under many standards.
representing peoples and Races Strangers In
country ana speech, were yet united In the
sacred mission OF carrying succor TO flle be.
"a Il.