The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-09

ana Wen equipped and well disciplined
state militia are sufficient in ordinary
times. ana in an emergency the nation
should in the future as In the past place
ITS dependence upon the volunteers who
come from all Occupations at their coun-
uys cali and return TO productive labor
"hen their services are no longer required
men VINO hght when the country needs
hghters and work when the country needs
workers.
The republican platform assumes tnat
the Philippine. islands will be retained
under American sovereignty. and we nave
right 10 demand OF the republican lead
ers a discussion of the
FurURE STATUS OF THE FILIPINO.
Ia he to be a citizen ora subject? Are
we to bring into the body polite eight
or ten million Asiatics. so different from
MS IN race and history that amalgamauon
Is impossible? Are they to share with us
In making the laws and shaping the des-
tiny OF this Nation? No republican Of
prominence has been bold enough to adj
yocate such proposition? The McEnery
resolution, adopted by the senate immo-
lately after the ratification OF the treaty.
expressly negatives this idea The demo-
cratic platform describes the situation
when IL says that the Flllplnos can not
be citizens without endangeTin ing our civil
lizatiun. Who win dispute it7 And what.
Is the alternative? II the Filipino is NOT
to be citizen. shall we make him a sub
iect? On that question the democratic
platform speaks with emphasis II de-
clares that the Filipino can not be sub
iec without erdangering our form of gov
ernment A republic can have no sub
jects A subject is possible only in a
government resting upon force; he Is I'M
known in government deriving its JUST
powers from the consent of the governed.
The republican platform says that the
largest measure OF self government con-
ell .nrff1 H,t- tasAf ..~,d nrtv
shall be secured to them (the Filipinos)
b. law" This is strange doctrine tor
government which owes its very exist
ence to the men who offered their lives
as protest against government without
consent and taxation without representa-
ton. In what respect does the position
OF the republican party differ from the
position taken by the English government
in 1776? Did not the English government
promise a good government TO the colo
nists? What king ever promised bAi
government TO his people? Did not the
English government promise that the colo
nists should have the largest measure
OF self government consistent with tnair
welfare" and English duties? Did not the
Spanish government promise to give TO
the Csbans ''the largest measure of self
government consistent with their well
fare" and Spanish duties?
The whole difference between mon
one sentence. In a monarchy the king
gives TO the people what he believes to be
a good government; in republic the pc
pie secure for themselves what they be-
Heve to be good government The re-
publican party has accepted the European
idea and planted itself upon the ground
taken by George III and by every rule
who dstrusts the capacity of the people
for self-government or denies them
voice in their own affairs
The republican platform promises thai
some measure Of self-goyerRment is tc
be given to the Filipinos by law; but, even
this pledge IS not fulfilled Nearly sixteen
months elapsed after the ratification o
the treaty before the adjournment al
!. congress last June and yet no law was
passed dealing with the Philippine situa.
ton. The will Of the president has beer
the only law In the Philippine islands
, wherever the American authority extends
Z Why does the republican party hesitate L
! logislate upon the Philippine question
i Because a law would disclose the radica
, departure from history and preceden
Q contemplated by those who control the
Y republican party.
S The storm of protest which greeted
b THE PUERTO RGCAN BILL
I was an indication Of what may be expected
= when the American people are brough
IutB 10 ltCb llll lt6lsldN+OH uINu III
"a subject. If the Puerto Ricans. who wei
: come annexation, are to be denied thu
guarantees OF our constitution, what is t
= be the lot of the Filiplnos, Whe resisted
our authority? II secret influences coult
compel a disregard Of our plain duty TO
q ward friendly people, living near on
o shores, what treatment win those sam
. influences provide for unfriendly peopl
10 1000 miles away? If. in this country wher
ha n =
/, publican leaders dare not take the sid
n of the people against the great monopolle
q which have grown UP within the last few
o years how can they be trusted to protec
= the Eilipinos from the corporations whiol
: are waiting to exploit the islands?
r Is the sunlight of full citizenship TO b
e enjoyed by the people of the Unite
: States. and the twilight of semi-ctizen
n ship endured by the people Of Puerto RI
o co. while the thick darkness of perpetua
% vassalage covers the Philippines? Tn
y Puerto Rico tariff law asserts the doc
u trine that the operation of the constitu
- tlon IS confined to the fortyhve States
u The democratic party disputes this do,
y trine and denounees 1t as repugnant
,e both the letter and spirit of our organ!
= law
lie There Is no place in our system q
a government for arbitrary and IRE
~ sponsible power. That the Leader
il of great party should claim TO
/ any president or congress the rish
m to treat millions OF people ns mer
70 "possessions" and deal with theI
se unrestrained by the consultation q
~ the bill of rights shows how far W
hnve already departed from the al
Client landmarks, and indicntes VIVA
p may be expected If this Nation d,
~ nberateIy enters upon career {
-, empire.
The territorial form OF goyernmen
st temporary and preparatory and the chi
al security citizen OF a territory has
II found in the fact that he enjoys the san
% constitutional guarantees, and is sunle
ne 10 the same general laws as a citizen
~ a STATE, Take away this security and n
OF rignts Will he violated and his inrere
o. sacrificed at the demand OF those VI
h. nave political influence. This is the ey
sc OF the colonial system, no matter by VIII
ne ma ion it is applied.
OF What Is our tide TO the Phillppil