Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-12

her former territory. Cuba has been
liberated and our guarantees to her
people will be sacredly executed. A
beneticent government has been pro-
vided for Porto Rico. The Philippines
are ours and American authority must
be supreme throughout the archipelago.
There will be amnesty broad and lib
eral, but no statement Of our rights,
no abandonment of our duty. There
must be no scuttle policy. We will
fulfill in the Philippines the obligations
imposed by the triumphs of our army
and by the treaty Of peace; by inter-
national law; by the nations sense of
honor; and mere than all / = the rights,
interests and conditions of the Philip
pine people themselves.
No outside interference blocks the
way to peace and stable government.
The obstructionists are here, not else
where. They may postpone, but they
cannot deefat the realization of the
high purpose of this nation TO restore
order to the islands and establish a
just and generous go,IermehE in
which the inhabitants shall have the
largest participation for which they
are capable. The organized forces
which have been misled into rebellion
have been dispersed by our faithful
soldiers and sailors, and the people of
the islands, delivered from anarchy,
pillage and oppression, recognize
American sovereignty as the symbol
and pledge of peace, justice, law, relig-
ious freedom, education-the security
of life, and property aud the welfare
and prosperity of their several COM
munities.
We reassert the early principle of the
Republican party sustained by unbrok-
en- judicial precedents, that the repre-
sentatives of the people in Congress
assembled, have full legislative power
over territory belonging to the United
States, subject to the Fundamental
safeguards of liberty, justice and per-
sonal rights, and are vested with ample
authority to act "for the highest inter
ests of our nation and the people en-
trusted to its care"
This doctrine first proclaimed in the
use Of freedom, will never be used as
weapon for oppression. / am glad to
be assured by you that what we have
done in the fur east has the approval
of the country.
The sudden and terrible crisis in
China calls for the gravest considera-
tlon, and you will not expect from me
now any further expression than to say
that my best efforts shall be given to
the immediate purpose of protecting
the lives of our citizens who are in per-
II, with the ultimate object of the
peace and welfare of China, the safe
guarding of all our treaty rights and
the maintenance of those principles
OF impartial intercourse to which the
civilized world is pledged.
cannot conclude without congratu-
hting my countrymen upon the strong
national sentiment which finds express
ION III every part of our common coun-
try and the increased respect with
which the American name is greeted
throughout the world.
We have been moving in untried
paths but our steps have been guided
by honor and duty. There will be no
turning aside, no wavering, no retreat.
Not a blow has been struck except for
liberty and humanity and none will be.
We will perform without fear every
national and international obligation.
The Republican party was dedicated
to freedom IA years ago. 1t has been
the party of liberty and emancipation
from that hour--not Of profession but
OF performance. 1t broke the shacBles
of 100000 slaves and made them free.
To the party of Lincoln has come an
other supreme opportunity which il
has bravely met in the liberation of