The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-13
BANQUET OF KIcKApoo CLUB.
Address of the Occasion Made by
Comptroller Dawes.

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Peoria, ILL.,, Feb 12-The annual BAN
quet Of the Kickapoo Club held TO- night
was brilliant success, more than 400
guests being present.
Charles G. Dawes, Controller CT the
Currency, spoke in part as follows:
The Republican party stands first and
above everything for the aggressive, effec-
i've and overwhelming suppression of the
rebellion of the natives to the Phil ppines
against the authority of the United States
"a REBELLION which had its Immediate rise
IN the discovery and Illustration of a plot
TO treacherously massacre at night our
soldiers and foreigners in Manila, know
that there are a few men in this country
who even now would have our troops re-
treat and withdraw in the face of a de-
morahzed enemys but since this rebellion
VIII be suppressed before this adn1inistra-
uon is ended, we may as well consider
what the policy of the United Stat es will
be when she is in undisputed sovereil gnty Of
the islands won by the blood and eroism
of American young manhood.
Let US face this situation now as We
must face it hereafter; first, from the
standpoint of duty, closing our eyes for
the time being upon the material wealth
of the islands and the trade of IL e em-
pire Of China, the bulk of which, Il trough
the possession of these islands, will come
TO US. Before this nation there wild be
motley people divided into hostile tribes
Chief among them, now led by corrupt
scoundrel. will be the Tagalos, VIII first
plotted murder and massacre, blu / when
discovered sought 10 destroy in war the
very men who had taken from thei throat
the piIiless hand of Spain which hsgd chok-
ed them for centuries. The Phi ilippine
population is largely Malay. 1t is il ldolent,
and its leaders are INSCRIPTIONS a nd cor
rupt 1t numbers among its memb srs ma
ga W IN ifAa1c Low
with words as you will, the fact r. smains
That these people are incapable o., self
government, in the American sense of
that word, and the maintenance of law
and order in the Philippines means. the
maintenance of American sovereignty in
the philippines. The men who warst the
United States to withdraw from the Phil
ppines are basing their arguments, pri-
In9rily, upon the technicalities of their in
diVidudl Interpretation of our natsonal con-
sutUtion. As citizens of this republic and
members of the Republican party, which
has always upheld the constitution we
claim our right to put an Interpretation
upon that great instrument consistent with
the maintenance of law and order in these
Islands. And, unlike sorae of our oDpo-
hents, III determining whether or not these
people are capable of government we
VIII not look solely and a lone to the let
ter O. the constitution, but in addition we
will look at the people themselves.
The Republican party stands for the
retention of the islands and the develop
ment of their resources and wealth--for
the increase of their trace with the United
States, and, through the commercial loot
hold obtained in them, Cor the securing to
the labor and capital of the United States
their fair share of the enormous trade of
the empire of China, the greater part of
which, although naturally belonging TO US.
now goes to other nations. Look at this
question as you will, from the standpoint
of national duty or from the standpoint
of national interest, We c; lnnot turn back.
If national interests were opposed to pa-
uonal duty We would not hesitate to fcl-
low the path of duty, but when that which
is our nations duty is that which cont rib
utes to our nations good, no technical
opposition can stand against il. In this
Philippine war, as Republican we stand
behind the President, and vghep the war
is ended and our soldiers have planted the
flag in all parts of the islands, we are not
then in favor of carrying it back like
children who have fought because they
were tainted, and not because they were
right" tr