Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-08

say that inanfinate earth has value,
ana then When that earth Is noi.,ed by
the Divine hand and stamped with the
likeness Of the Creator i, becomes
fixture and passes With the soils II
governments derive their Just powers
from the consent OF The gDNerne;! ~ is
impossible To secure title 10 people.
eiihei By force o., by purchase. We
could eNtinguish SPANS title by Greatly
bur If We hold title we must hold il by
some method consistent With ctr ideas
of government. Whsn We made allies
6t tha E'iiipinos ana AIMED tnem to
tight against Spain, we disputed spain
title. ii We buy Spain's title We are
not innocent purchasers. But even if
~ had not dis puied SPANS title. she
S6ults;ransfe1, no greater title than she
5tlail and her title was based on force
atone We cannot defend such 4 title,
but as spain gave us a auit-elaim deed
we can henorabiS turn the property
oyer g the party in possession
Destiny D5n,t Go.
iii, is saiaiha tive have assumed be-
fars the worlti obligations which make.
ii necessary for us 10 permanently
Pm Islands 1 reply first. that the high
80 ai5lgatior Of this nation is to be
tfue Is ii No oieigaiion - any par
te}i!ar 3lstsion. or y a nataarls s9lll-
Dimes. aA II REQUIRE the abandonment Of
5otii tleory Of government; and the sub
sstspt5pn pf4doesrines against Which our.
Aip3 fSstional life has bean 8 protest
Md second, hatso,it abl:ga iff8s TO the
-.
4iipill0s. Wllp8inhabit tfss istailsis, nc
greater, than any obligation which Sye
can D s. To fore silsfs wilo have 2 tetl-
pprars Residence IN the Philippiaes or
desire % tpade there.
Republicans ash Shall W. haul
down the flag that floats Over plil' dad
i'm The lehiltp5tness i isezs same question
iii ght have been ii sked when lle Aasr-
scasl tlas hpatasl OYER Chaptlfspec and
waved OYER the lad Wiap fell there:
but ne tourist wilo asislss the G,its Of
Alaxi&o finds there :. n ptiofial cena.tsi'ys
s}syned by me A. nitssl STATES and cared
for bs an. American itizen t1t.i Nag
still fiassts vtr alr dead bnt when the
treaty With Mexico was signed. afneii-
can aithar.ts Withdrew 10 the Tiip
G;ranae and ! venture the opinion that
during the last fifty years the people
LOT Mexico have made more progress
#un{ie,: tas stimulus of Independence and
/ seif4governinen than tfle.y Mould nave
s,liads under a carpat-bag government
h.sla IN place BY bas7onels.
Inlpsr:alistie Arguments.
The Ifine iieal naent. however,
advanced rs those rho sfter upon a
defense az imperialism are
First That must improve the
3 presei.s opportunity 10 Become a Word
1 E59.sssl and enter into in ternational pei
itiss.
secand: Tha @ns commercial inter
ests In the Philippine islands M IN
\ th. Ortsnt make ii nseessry FOL, US to
4 Holt the Islands permanently.
At Thira: That ~ i,read Of the Chris
tian rtli g4an viii be Facilitated by 4
eeionial policy.
Fourth That here il no honorable
y retreat from tha position which The ma.
ton mas taken.
y The first argument IS addressed i,
= the ma ti9r's pride. and 9lile second To "a,
nation = flecks book. The third IS iii
tsnsed FOR The church member ard tn,
4 fourth for 4 ne partisan.
II Is al sufficient answer to the frs
argaaneil ~ 10 say that for mors than j;
81 century this nation has been a Werit
Il power. Fer sen decades III has been
. world power but II has dome more I,
affect the politics Of tho human rae
IS than all the ether nations of the work
fnonlbinsa. leeGausf our Declaration o
independents Was promulgated. Other,
have been }1rofnnl gated. because tn
patriots Of 11!I6 fought for liberty other
have fought for IL: beeanseouf eansti
tuition Mas adopted, other constitution
& have been adopted The gioNsth 85lf Ii
prize ple Of sell government. planted o
American soil, has, been the over-ail;ll
owing political fact Of the nineteent
sfetnturS. Il has made8tiis nation con
saplelipGs faaorlc. the nations and given
a place III history such as no other ma
\ ton has ever enjoyed. would NOT ex
chang the glory Of this republic for tn
|. g.eIN Of all the empires that have rise
4 and fail n since time began.
The Commercial Argument
The permanent; chairman Of the las
9 republican national convention present
ed the pecuniary argument in all ii
badness when he said:
We make no hyporrital spretenaess "a
Z being Interested in the Philippines soie
~ on account of Others White ve re
: gard the welfare of those people as
sacred trust We regard the Welfare q
Is tbs American people first We see OF
i duty to ourselves as We'll az to other
We beleEa5in trade expansion by e,
cry legitimate means within the PROV
Y Esince of government and constitution
we mean 10 stimulate the expansion /
our trade and open new markets.
n This Is the commercial argument
f Eis based upon the theory that war ca
be- rightly waged for pecuniary advar
: tage, and that 1t is profitable to pul
chase trade by force and violenc
d Franklin denied both of these propo,
d tons. When Lord Howe asserted thu
i the acts Of parliament. Which brougl
y on the revolution, were necessary
n ,prevent American trade from passir
& into foreign channels Franklin replied
= TO me its seems that Meth,
y the obtaining nor the retainir
J. of any trade. how valuable 81
Y ever. is an object for which men ma
e justly spill each others blood; that IL
s true and sure means Of extending ar
securing commerce are the goodne
j. and cheapness Of commodities, and TIL;
e the profits Of no trade can ever be equ
to the expense of compelling 1t ar
d holding It by fleets and armies I col