Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-11-01

some OF them tell us that it is Gods
command, and some of them tell us
that II is destiny. ~
Twas looking for some description,
some illustration of the meaning OF
destiny. have never believed in this
coNardly doctrine of destiny that would
make chicken thief out Of every man
who wakes up near enough the hen
roost to reach the chickens Laughter.
] have never believed in this doctrine
of destiny that would mako you do a
wrong thing because it was in your
power to do it and it would pay to do
it. | never found so beautiful a
description of the doctrine of destiny
as was called to my attentipn the other
day, the DESCRIPTION given by Bulwer.
William of Hastings, not of Canton, is
described as laying his sins at the door
Of destiny, and exolaiming, sit is
destiny, IL is destiny - whereupon Bull
wer says, '.It is destiny. Phrase of
the weak human heart 1t is destiny
dark apology for every error. The
strong and virtuous admit no destiny.
On earth guides conscience. in heaven
wntobes God and destiny is but a
phanto n we invoke to silence the one
and dethrone the other. -
found of destiny. Weak phrase OF the
human heart. Dark apology for every
error. When man has not the back
bone to resist temptation he lays it
onto God and says il Is destiny and he
has to do wrong Applause.
There has not been day for so years
when we could not march our armies
to Canada and take Canada. There
has not been day for so years when
we could not march our armies to
Mexico and take Mexico Whv have
VIC not done it? Because We believe
that governments derive their lust
powers from the consent of the governed,
and that we bad no right to use our
might to destroy the right Of other
people to govern themselves CAD
pause. ! But now We learn that we are
divinely appointed (laughter), divinely
appointed and annointed to go out and
take ether peoples lands. "Thou shalt
not steal unless YOU find something
you want" daughter. Thou shalt
not kill-unless the man you kill has
something you want to take away from
him." daughter My friends, you
hear Republicans say now that we must
stay in the Philippine Islands because
IL we leave the Filipinos will kill
each other, and therefore, in order that
the Filipinns may not have to bear the
responsibility for killing each other,
we will kill them first. daughter.
You say the FiliIinos are not capable
Of self-government. Why, Henry CLAY,
so years ago said that God never made
race incapable Of self government.
He said the man who said that any
people were incapable of self -govern-
ment reflected on the wisdom OF the
Creator. Clay was right. Men differ
in their capacity for self restraint.
Nations differ in their capacity for SELF
government. But Clay was right. Self
government is the natural government,
and Gcd never made race SO low in
the scale of civilization or intelligence
that it was incapable of self-govsrn-
ment and the man who says that Fill
pinos are incapable of self government
insults God. God made those Filipinos
thousands of years ago. Do you tell
me he left them helpless for thousands
of years, until MIR. Hanna found them
and threw the arms of his protecting
love around them9 daughter and APP
pause.
My friends, it is not for the Filipino
that we are waging this contest against
an imperial policy. 1t is for our own
people, aud | want to read you what
nn English historian says. Speaking OF
the Revolutionary War, he said:
Opinions, which ii was necessary to
advocate in order to justify this bar
barious war, recoiled upon ourselves.
In order to defend the attempt to
destroy the liberties OF America, prin
ciples were laid down which, If carried
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liberties of England. Republicans, you
are compelled today to advocate prin.
oiples in defence of imperialism which,
government and destroy the right OF the
American people to govern themselves. !"
(Applanse.)
Upon what do you base your right to
participate In your government? Do
you believe, with Hamilton, that tho
people IRE divided into two classess
Alexander Hamilton ssid that people
were divided into Two classes, this we'll
born who were born to rule, and tho
not so we'll born who were born to be
ruled, but beware of that distinction,
for il we ever allow that doctrine 10
become settled in this country each
man will have to he able to furnish
proof at any time that he be ongs to
the well born GLASS; and is entitled to
voice in his own government. / do
not want my right to participate in the
government to depend upon what my
father was. | want it to depend upon
what l am. Applause
My friends, | do not intend to detain
you here. / simply want to say to you
that If t2day we areright in taxing the
Eaople of Porto Rico without repre-.
sanitation, IL we are right in governing
them without the consent Of tho
governed, then England was right 1874
| years ago when she fastened that same
odious doctrine upon us, or tried to do
it. You cannot defend Republican
party today without condemning those
who have written the brightest rage in
American history. l am not willing
that We shall now apologize for what
| was done them. ] am not willing that
we shall put out the light of liberty.
l am not willing that we shall destroy
the hope that an hundred years Of
history has inspired in the hearts Of
the people of the world. They say
| that If we let the Filipinos go they will
laugh at US In Europe. Let them laugh.
Didn't they laugh when the Declara-
| tion OF Independence was written? But
it did not bother US. Yes, II we give
independence to the Filipiaos the kings
will laugh and the emperors will laugh
and those will laugh who deny the right
| of the people to govern themselves, and
who despise the people and their rights.
But, nv friends, let this nation do its
duty. Let this nation stand erect. Let
this nation prove that there is differ
ence between monarchy and a re-
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