The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-03
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and freedom OF press It protects the right
of the people at all times to peacefully
assemble and to petition the government
for redress of grievances. 1t declares
that the right of the people to keep and
bear arms shall not be infrnged. 1t re-
CARDS citizens home as his castle, and
declares that no soldier shall in time OF
peace be quartered in any house without
the consent OF the owner, nor in time Of
war, but in a manner to be prescribed by
law 1t provides that no religious test
shall ever be required as a qualification
to any office or public trust under the
United States, and prohibits any law re-
specting an establishment Of religion. It
guarantees the personal liberty of the citi-
zen, and declares that the right of the
people to be secure in their persons,
houses. papers, and effects against unrea-
sonabIe searches and seizures shall not be
violated, and regulates the methods OF
procedure IN all cases of seizures and
searches.
1t protects the citizens from govern
mental tyranny and oppression by pro-
vidng that no person shall be held to an
swer for an Infamous crime, unless on q
presentment or Indictment of q grand
Jury: nor shall any person be subject for
the same offense to be twice put in jeopar-
DIV of life or limb; nor shall he be com
PEELED in any criminal case to be witness
against himself, nor be deprived of life,
liberty or property without due process OF
law: nor shall private property be taken
for public use without just compensation.
w, are indebted to the wisdom of the
provisions of that Constitution for our
national unity, our national progress, our
national glory-for all that we have been,
and are, and hope to be as a nation
THE CONSTITUTION SUPREME.
+l,a font Oft tl,a in
party that the Constitution is and must
b. supreme over every portion of our
country. Hence there can be no such
thing as an American colony belonging
10 the United States and over which our
Constitution has no jurisdiction. Such
a. situation is impossible under our form
of government. 1t would be an anomaly
We must govern ourselves and all our
POSSESSIONS under the provisions of our
Constitution. or csc We have no right to
govern at all.
But the attempt OF the National Adj
ADMINISTRATION 10 hold the Philippine Islands
against the consent of their people mas
led TO the PRONUNCIATION of a. new doctrine
in American affairs. which insists upon the
establishment of a system of colonial
governments over conquered or pur-
chased possessions, not to be formed into
Stat<s or Territories, but to permanently
bv Congress outside of the Constitution
and according TO its OWN discretion This
position is unprecedented, unwarranted
and revolutionary
II presents 4 momentous issue invoiv-
inc the preservation of our republican
form of government and the maintenance
Of the supremacy Of our Federal Consti-
tuition.
troy,
nev-General Griggs. in a recent speech
r,ras,mablv speaking for the Administered
Ron. virtually admitted that tbs questions
presented in the newly proposed policy
in,oIyed new theories to which the
A. a,,erican peop'e are not accustomed
=, ~ defending the attitude of the admins.
ZION. he boastingly proclaimed that we
as Americans. had demonstrated our
asn,city. not only to govern ours lvss
49, m govern Others but he did not
cnpdescend to explain by what legal,
sSsnnstitutional, or moral right this couu-