The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-10-06
NATIONAL GROWTH.
Senator Beverage on the Retention
of the Philippines.

Civilization Would Suffer Were the
Flag to Come Down-No Dam
ger of litarism-Commer-
ciaI Gain and Prosperity.
The Chicago Auditorium. on the
night of Tuesday, September rs, was
the scene of tremendous reception
to Senator Albert j. Beveridge, OF
Indiana, who spoke to an audience OF
5000 pepole on the retention OF the
Philippine islands by the United
States. The senator's speech was
substantially as follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen: westward the
star of empire takes Its way Not the
star Of kingly power, for Kingdoms are
everywhere dissolving In the increasing
rights Of men; not the star OF autocIauc
and the liberties Of the people are proao-
ening under every flag that floats. But the
star OF empire as Washington USED the
word when he called this republic an en-
pire;' as Jefferson understood II when ne
declared our form Of governmena ldeai
for extending our empire as Marshaii
of an immortal constitutional opinion by
naming the domain OF the American PEG,
Pile our. empire This Is the em EN- ... OF
ward the star of empire takes Its way
the star OF the empire OF liberty and law
Of commerce and communication, OF SO
cial order and the Gospel or our Lord-tne
star of the empire OF the civilization OF the
world. Westward that star OF empire
takes its course. And to-day II iliumines
| the Islands and lands where Providence
has called US. In that path the American
government is marching forward. opp9sea
| OF the republic to plant the institutions OF
| the flag where events have planted that
flag itself For this is our purpose,
| government declares that the republic has
| no warrant in the constitution. In morals,
or In the rights OF man. And l mean 70
examine tonight every argument they ad-
vance for their policy Of reaction and re-
treat
Some Incapable of Self Governmen
ut is not true. as the opposition asserts.
| that every race is naturally seli-sovernih h
| without instruction or guidance. II SO. the
| Indians were capable Of self-government.
| Our America-or Is America oursf-be-
longed to them, whether they were or were
| not capable of self-government II they
were capable OF self-government, II was
| not only wrong, but II was crime 10 set
up our Independent government on their
land without their consent. III this is true,
| the Puritans. instead OF being noble, are
despicable characters: and the patriots OF
l776, to which the opposition compares the
| pirates rebelling against their captain
| II the opposition Is right the Zulus VINO
owned the Transvaal were capable Oh SELL
the adherence OF righteous men"
The speaker told Of the benefits wh, Ea
| ceive under American rule, and asked:
Dare Mr. Bryan say that he would nave
| India back to its condition before England
took 1t? If he dare not, he Is answered.
Dare he say that he would withdraw Eng
| lish rule now? IL he dare not, he Is an
swered Dare he say that he would take
1 tI tGh
states and turn them back again to the
| tiger rule of their brutal lords? IL he dare
not he is answered. Pare neSay aha " Inc me
original owners? II he dare not ne Is an.
swered. Dare he deny that the greatest
progress shown upon the g map dn OF ea tbe
| last 20 years under English rule? III ne
| dare not, he is answered. And he dare not.
If he proclaims his trust IN me fl ~ aIs
| government, l declare my faith In the
| American people, who have developed the
realities of liberty
Making n Mistake in Cuba.
The senator spoke Of the good results OF Of
| Malay peninsula, and then, coming to
Cuba, added:
"If the opposition declare that we ough,
lin %P Seeause we are setting
separate government over Cuba. answer
| that such an error In Cuba does not justify
/
speaking for myself alone. but, speaking
| thus | say that. for the good of Cuba more
even than for the good of the United States
a separate government over Cuba, uncon'
trolled by the American republic, never
should have been promised"
AS an American possession, he said Cuba
might soon become fitted for statehood
but as an independent country he drew
for II this future:
when we withdraw our restraint revo
| luton will succeed revolution, as In the
Central and South American countries
| Havana again tester with the yellow death
| systematic education again degenerate
| under our control would have been source
| of profit. power and glory to the republic
| and herself will be source of irritation
| and of loss, of danger and disease to both
| The United States needs Cuba for our pro.
| lection, but Cuba needs the United States
| for Cuba's salvation.
| "The resolution. hastily passed by al
| parties in congress at an excited hour, was
an error which years Of time, propinquity
| of location. common commerce, mutual
| interests and similar dangers surely will
| correct. Our great president. jealous OF
| American honor. rightly anxious for the
| good name of the republic above every
| other consideration. justly counting the
fulfllment of national engagements the
| most exalted national achievement, con.
siders that resolution a promise. And
American promise means performance
And so the unnatural experiment is to be-
| tried. What war and nature-aye, what
God hath Joined together is to be put asun.
| IT. L u,
| ing thus. / say that II will be an evi
day for Cuba when the stars and stripes
come down from MORO CASTLE
Bryan's Plan for Philippines.
| Then, turning to Bryan's plan OF pro.
cedure In the Philippines, he constituted:
| Consider now, the opposition's proposed
| method of procedure In the Philippines: II
| is to establish a stable government there
| turn that government over to the Filipinos
| and protect them and their government
| from molestation by any other nation. II
Is thus admitted that we must establish
| stable government If we establish
| stable government we must see that thai
| stable government Is maintained. For
II we are not going to take care that thi.
| stable government, which the opposition
| says we must establish, Is kept stable, why
| should we establish IL? II the govern
| ment we establish ceases to be stable after
| we turn II over to the Filipinos. how car
| we prevent interference by other nations
the lives and properties OF whose citizen.
would be imperiled and destroyed unles.
we reenter and restore the government.
| stability? Establish government WHY
| should we? Have the Filipinos asked u.
to establish government for them? How
| does Mr.. Bryan know that the Filipino.
will let us establish government fol
| them7
'if the American government has beer
on the point OF dissolution by reason o.
| Internal disturbance, how dare we con
clude that the Filipinos. those children o.
| sedition, schooled In the practices Of revo
| luton against authority, would not resis
and rend In pieces their own government
| Remember that thew are Malays Remem