The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-21
REBUKE THE TEMPTERs.

Many Republican leaders. Senator
Hanna among the number. have set up
new standard of patriotism in this
country They have founded a new
school Of craftsmanship upon the
cornerstone of selfish interest, and
weaker. peoples are held, as Spain re-
garded them three centuries ago. sub
ject to the whims and wishes of avarice
represented then by royal greed and
today by syndicates nourished at the
expense Of the government.
Every sDeech made in congress in
favor Of Philippine retention has been
an appeal TO cOvetousness as base as
that which satan made to Christ upon
the mountain top. Behold the mar
velous richness of these islands" says
the typical Republican senator.
'Who cares for pledges, precedents OF
public policies? Who cares for morality
SO long as national power may be OBJ
tained2 What is national honor COM
pared with the glory of conquest? md
think of the gain rather than the alb
stTact question Of human liberty What
IS the independence Of these Malays to
Us? We are after their lands. This
island empire is the last lanG left in all
the oceans. If it should prove a mis-
take to abandon it. the blunder once
made would be iTretrievable.
NO land in America surpasses IL
fertility the plains and valleys Of
Luzon," exclaims Senator Beverage,
the exponent Of the new craftsmanship,
RECONCILIATION of the new patriotism.
And, Indifferent alike to the solemn
pledges made by duly authorized gov
eminent officials by which the services
az the Tagals were secured as allies in
our war with Spain, and to the history
of the old flag which has ever been.
until The rise Of Hanna, the emblem Of
human liberty and a beacon light Of
encouragement to all peoples struggling
for independence from powers that
claimed a superior right and ability to
govern them, he calls attention to the
opportunities for military power and
influence in Asiatic affairs made posi-
bic by retaining the archipelago and
subjugating OF discriminating the ma
tives. He points out the advantages it
viii be to the Hanna merchant marine,
which the national chairman expects to
+ secure from the government under the
present administration, and very
naturally appeals to trust influences
and stock manipulators, generally
understood TO be shaping our colonial
and financial policies saying.
manila, as a port of cali and ex-
change, VIII. in the time of men now
living. far surpass Liverpool Behold
the exhaustless markets it commands I"
Admitting the probability OF this re-
markable prediction. could any thing
stronger be said in defense Of Dewey's
opinion of the capacity OF the Fiiipinos
for commercial and political develop
ment as well as self government? The
Development OF Manila as a post Of
call and exchange viii rest largely upon
the productive capacity Of about $780,.
000 mixed races-the tribe we are at
present engaged in shooting containing
the only civilized, Chrstianized and
educated people Of the entire popula-
ton.
When Hannaism leads Amerieanism
20 the top of the mountain and points
out all this beauty, this wealth, these
possibilities, these gems which we
should snatch from weak defenders for
fear that other powers CT ancient and
chronic greed win get them--treasUres
that may be had for the sacrifice of
national traditions, republican institu-
tions, a few thousands of American
heroes and a few hundreds of thou
sands Of our late allies, sought and ae-
cepted in our war for humanity and
human justice, it is time for American
SIN to rebuke Hannaism and say:
Get thee behind me, satani1