New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-13
WHAT TO DO WITH PHILIPPINES.
REPUBLICAN PARTY's ATTITUDE DE-
FINED BY CONTROLLER DAWES

FINED BY CONTROLLER DAWES.
Peoria, Ill. Feb. 12.-At the Lincoln Day
banquet Of the Republican Club here tonight
Charles G. Dawes, Controller of the Currency.
spoke on The Attitude of the Republican Party
on the Philippine Question" His utterances
were listened to with close attention and ap-
proved by frequent outbursts of applause. He
spoke as follows:
Controller Dawes spoke In part as follows:
e. The great masses of the people of the United
states Mite realized when tne war with spain
of Cuba this Nation would come face TO face
Of humanity and the pFogFess Of O eiy5ato9 in the
Islands Of the P9ei S but IN this country Itself
preme test upon the fibre of American statesman
In The Illness of Our L EnoHIedre we are now,
realizing what the President felt when alone he
saftIenent oF enr diffeTs1css Win snain con-
most powerful nation in the world in war. Ny
friends these new problems which resulted from
the war, with Spain and its, settlements are now
before the people legttimately for discussion; ana
upon them the TWO great parties are divided;
before he people nce the Of ncons time
is the question of the retention OF the sovereignty
in the Philippine Islands. And in the heat and
conflict OF the coming GamRaign upon IT'S cam b
maintained in those islands the Republican party
The Republican party stands first and above
everything for the aggressive effective and over
tives in the Philippines against the authority OF
the United States-a rebellion which had It's I'M
mediate rise in the discovery and frustratlon or
plot treacherousy massacre at night our soldiers
few men in this country who even now would
have our troops retreat ana wnaraW IN rne Hon
will be suppressed before this Administrati,on Is
ended, we may well consider what the policy OF
the United States will be when she is Is i IN up a6d
and herOism of American young manhood
PRESIDENT WILL, DO HIS DUTY.
The President is an American citizen. and he will
do his duty. He cannot be swerved, and 1 do not
of duty which once grounded in American con-
science and in a convection born OF knowledge
can people TO do that which is right and for the
g 8tT {Re St party st for the
suppression Of the Philippine rebellion secondly
party is against the withdrawal Of the s1yer-
eignty of the United states IN the sia9ds 6eeS
and foreigners resident therein liberty and protec-
ereignty the islands will be seized by foreign ma
ton or by native ogarchy of cruelty and cor
ruption which would rival that before maintained
retention of the islands and the development Of
their resources and Tealth,,for the increase OF
the commercial foothold obtained in them. for the
States their fair share of the enormous trade Of
the Empire of China, the greater part of which. al
from the standpoint Of National duty or from the
back. If National interests were opposed to Ma
tional duty would not hesitate to follow the
path of duty, but when that which Is Nations
duty is that which contributes to Nations good
technical opposition stand against il. In
this Philippine war Republicans we stand be-
soldiers have planted the flag in all parts of
the Islands, not then in favor Of carrying
it back. like children who have fought because
they were taunted. and not because they were
NO STEP BACKWARD.
1t will be a sad day for this Republic when IT
turns it's face from the duty God has laid before
it, and leaves these islands TO the anarchy of
tribal the spoil Of foreign nations Take
each step in our Nations progress from the be-
ginning OF the with Spain the present time.
and consider them as related 70 each other. Every
forward step was necessary, and we cannot be-
gin to go backward. The causes which
led to the making OF the Treaty of Paris operate
maintain the status fixed by the treaty To-day
soldiers fighting for the retention of Amer
lean sovereignty in the Philippines. The who
raises his voice to encourage their opponents
that they in the field is fighting against
the American cause and does not in the coming
political contest conquer Indifference and make his
influence felt in his community at the polls Is
not doing his duty by men in the ranks And
let me say here that the Republican party does
not care for its own sake that the Nations policy
be not attacked until the Philippine rebellion IS
suppressed. but for these soldiers sake
As Republicans of illinois, thanking God for the
opportunity. we pledge these soldiers that when
next fall the cause for which they are fighting
is at issue before the people shis great State will
stand where she stood in the days of L.ncon-be-
hind the Nations sovereignty and behind the Ma
TONS flag, wherever their valor has placed II.