The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-09

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what Is our duty in the Phillppines?lt
is our duty to govern those islands In
the interest OF the Islanders; not less
than in accordance with our own hon
or and Interest. We nre not to be ex-.
cused IL we do not mnkeEit better for
| the Islanders that we have q taken
charge OF the! islands. Liberty Yes,
the Islands shall have such liberty us
they could never know under the lead
ership OF syndicate OF inconceivably
corrupt and cruel }half-breeds. But 1t
shall be liberty in fact, and not a
travesty; 1t shall be liberty with or
der. z II.
Now, I have used certain terms, sin,
concoivably cruel and corrupt" have
no business to use these words about
any Malay or half-breed, or Chlnamnn.
or anyone else, II I2cannot make them
good; butt can make them good. Zap.
nplause). I ask you totturn to any re-
sponsible history OF the. conditions in
the Philippines, to any such books as
that Of Mr.. Foreman's describing the
conditions before and after the taking
OF Manila by our troops. and / ask YOU
to turn TO tho report cabled here by the
| Philippine commission, consisting of
Republicans like Judge Taft, Of Ohio,
and Democrats like that gallant OK
Confederate soldier. General Lucas
| Wright OF Tennessee, and then I would
| wish you to see some Of the letters Of
which ! have received scores. which I
have In my possesslon; from truthful
| and responsible men. wish you could
see the descriptions OF the fearful rru-
city and corruption Of the Insurgents
and their leaders. I think 1t was about
n year ago when Aguinaldo was me
paramount issue Of our opponents. Do,
you recollcct how some not very strong
minded enthusiasts called him the
George Washington OF the Philippines?
Do you recollect his career? He started
the insurrection, and he sold out for
four hundred thousand dollars 10
Spain. Not n George Washington In
that. At that point he became n Bene-
dict Arnold. tLaughter) But must
not do injustice to Arnold. Arnold
stayed bought. Laughter). Aguln-
nldo didn't. With the money OF the
Spanish government In the equivalent
for HIS trousers pocket, he came baclt
under our protection, nominally to fight
with us; and within two months was
negotiating with the remains of the
l,Spanish armies to Join forces with
them against us. So that four times
within one year he broke his faith,
and he sold out for money once. ind
| once he changed after he had gotten
the money that should have guaranteed
that he would not change. SO much
for the head Of the Instruction
We have heard from unimpeachable
authority how the friendly natives who
have trusted to our good faith IRE tor
turcd for their friendliness to our dag,
how their limbs are broken and their
tongues are torn ont. and how they are
subjected to all the cruelties that could
| be imagined, because they have heen
friendly with lis in this struggle. Now
| shall we abandon them to such fate
as that? Never. while we keep faith
with friend or foe.
They talk about liberty In the Phil
ippines! Aye, liberty shall come! LIB
erty such as they have never known be-
fore in all the dark ages, but It uhall
be liberty under the American flag. (Ap-
plause). "a
Peace and good will. good government
and a constantly Increasing measure Of
self-government, all shall come In good
time: but this shall come because our
HaG floats over the Islands. My fellow
citizens, you men and women OF the
mighty West, surely you are not among
those who tremble and shrink back and
stand aside from the contest. to let
stronger and Drawer. peoples reach for
ward and take the results OF the victo-
ries you have won. Surely you will
stand by your duty. And 7 ask you,
my fellow countrymen, ! appeal to YOU
now, Mt the threshold OF the new cen
tur, to declare once for all. in the face
Of the peoples of all maki1sd. the doc
trine that where once the American flag
has been ho!sted in honor 1t shall never
be hauled down in dlshonor!