The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-21

stabl government at home and absolutely
helpless to perform it, International obliga-
tons with the rest Of the world.
Will Defend Our Title. -: 1 .
To this we are opposed. We should not
Y1ei r.. our @ of sur si.fform .n
thority should not be less than our responsi-
bility,'' and our present responsibility Is to
establish our authority In every part Of the
No government can - certainly preserve
the peace, restore public order, establish
law, justice and stable conditions as our.
tablish a stable government In these ISLANDS
except under our right Of sovereignty, our
authority and our Aag. And this we are d.
We could not do 1t ~ protectorate power
so completely or % successfully as we ars
doing 1t now. Az the sovereign power we
can initiate action and shape means to sn1st
and self-government. Y
AS protectorate power We could not ini-
1 tat action but would be compelled to fcs
20 aone NO
tect both ourselves and the Filipinos from
being involved in dangerous complicationa3
IN ln,,1 the other we could not protect even TIL
Consent Of the Governed.
Besides If we cannot establish any gov:
eminent OF our own without the consent q
not e ss Stable
ment for them or make ours a protectorato
without the Ike consent. and neither the
people have Invited us to assume it. "
could not maintain a protectorate even With
the consent Of the governed without giving
wars.
Our rights in the Philippines are now fres
from outside interference and will continue
IN NOV our Ielatoas They would aS
| not give up our own to guarantee another
sovereignty.
Our title is good. Our peace comm,..ieo-
When they Concluded the tFe:ty. ne Zee e1 ecu:
tive believed it was Z good title when hs
submitted it to the Senate Of the United
lieyed it was good title when they gave b
| their constitutional assent, and the Co9'
gress seems not to have doubted its coI
pleteness when they appropriated $40, ooo.ooo
provided by the treaty.
Title IL UnQue>tionable.
| it gave Us bad title they were not sincere
Our title is practically Identical with that
under which we hold our territory acquired
since the beginning Of the government, and
ereignty and established government for tie
| Inhabitants.
| 1t is worthy Of note that no one outside e
integrity of the cession. What, then, IL ~
real issue on this subjecti Whether it d
paramount to any other or not, 1t Is whether
we shall be responsible for the government
authority which enables us to guide them to
| regulated liberty, law, safety and progress,
or whether we shall be responsible for tho
nority, without sovereignty and authority
| on our part, and with only the embarras6-
ment of protectorate, which draws US into
their troubles without the power Of prevent
! ing them.
| Obligations Of War.
| There were those who two years ago wero
rushing US on to war with Spain who are
| unwilling now to accept It's clear consa-
quences. as there are those among Us who
| advocated the ratification Of the treaty Of
tions. Nations which 80 to war must ~
| prepared to accept Its resultant obligations,
! and when they make treaties must keep
them.
Those who profess to distrust the liberal
and honorable purposes OF the administrs-
ton In its treatment Of the Philippines aro
its creed or conduct. Freedom Is a rock ~.
on which the Republican party was bulldog
and now rests: Liberty I. the great Repub!t
war and for which a million lives were e.
| fered and billions Of dollars expended -
make it lawful legacy Of all without the
consent Of master or slave.
Strain Of Hypocrisy.
There is strain Of in-concealed hypocrisy
in the anxiety to extend the constitutional
guarantees to the people Of the Philippines,
while their notification is openly advo atel
at home. Our opponent may distru # ~ p
the good faith and patriotism Of the major
ity of the people who are opposed to then.
They may fear the worst form II Imperial
h ism with It'll the helpless Filipnos in their
| parted with the spirit and faith of the faith
! ers and have lost the virility Of the founders
of the party which they profess to represent
The Republican party doesn't have to a.
sert its devotion to the Declaration Of indie
pendence. That immortal Instrument Of the
fathers remained unexecuted until the peo-
PIE =, under the lead Of TIE Republican party
Uses into fulfllment. It wrote into the Cor
stitutfon the amendments guaranteeing po.
litical equality to American citizenship, and
ers in aking them. 1t viii not be guide@
r In its conduct by one set Of principles at
home and another set In the new territory
i belonging to the United States.
Doctrine Of Lincoln.
II our opponents would only practice a.
well as preach the doctrines Of Abraham
Lincoln there would be NO fear for the safe
ty of our institutions at home or their fright
full influence In any territory over which our
flag floats.
Empire has been expelled from Porto Rice
! and the Philippines by American freeme1.
The flag Of the republic new eoats over these
! 4SIAuOS us III cMUISm IlXut1Ul sovereign
ty. Will the republic stay and dispense to
their inhabitants the blessings Of liberty,
education and free institutions, or steal
away, leaving them to anarchy or imperial
| ism? -.
| The American question Ii between duty
and desertfon. The American verdict viii
. he for duty and against desertion. for the
Republic against both anarchy and imperial
ism.
The country has been fully advised of tho
purposes Of the United States In China. and
they will be faithfully adhered to as already
! defined.
! Sufferers In Pekin.
The nation Is filled with gratitude that tho
little band, among them many of our owA
blood, who for two months had been sub
jected to priyations and peril by the attacks
Of pitiless hordes at the Chinese capital, ex-
hlbiting supreme courage In the face of de-
spair, have been enabled by Gods favor to
greet their rescuers and ind shelter under
! their own flag e.=..-.
The people not alone Of this land, but Of
all lands. have watched and prayed through
| the: terrible stress and protracted agony Of
the helpless sufferers In Pekin; and while
! at times the dark tidings seemed to make ali
=, hope vain. the rescuers never faitered in the
heroic fulfllment OF their noble task We
/ are grateful to our own soldiers and sailors
and marines. and to all the brave men who.
Thoughts assembled under many standards.
rep;'esen' Ing peoples and races Strangers II
country and speech, were yet united in the
! mi Of