Hutchinson gazette., 1900-08-16


Mu,.aty '1d Wn ,nte ina atGfa ana
atrlpes once saved uis lac DcGduse mia
uts"ntnl recognized uur nag 40 a nag
tnut nad no plO0d pu II, Let II DO
Ing souls instead OF HOyeuclgatyi let it ho
Known tlat mstvua vi De.ns tne aayanee
iuWt hl tlHlNuilNB t'lu.5, tuty are
buIhb 'turlh 10 nelp upuft ana 10 help.
nay no tuclF lo4us gI.l ABOUT WIN
tluln, ana tu"Ir rect anud wth tho
preparation ui tue Gospel ol Peace, wear
lHS lut breast place ut rlgntcuuSneAB,
uud carrying tne sword ol the spirit;
lc' II DC KNOWN tnue thpy are thc c,tizens
or u nation WMcl respects the rights OF
thu CluSous of other nations as carefully
al II y. o,eciS the risats uf its own Giti-
2enN, ana me welcome giYon % our mis-
a.onuflcs Wll De more cordial than tho
welcome EXTENDED 10 the MISSIONARIES OF
any other nation,
The argument, made by some, that II
was unfortunate Tor the nation tnat IL
lad HnythnB 10 DO wan the Philippine
isHwGh but that thc naval victory ut
Maulu made the permanent acquisition
ui ulusv lSaHus necessary, is alsO un-
suunu, We won naval victory AT SAN
tinso, but that did not compel US 10 mold
Suua' Inc shedding OF American blood
~ the Philippine Islands does not make
II Imperative tnat We should retain pos
session lurcyeri American blood was
shed ~ san Juan hill and ~ Canpy, and
Set Inc president nus promised the Gu
american mug liOutod over Manila does
nu' compel us TO exercise perpetual SOW
crrlBnty over The Islands; that llug waves
over cuba to-day, but the president has
promised TO haul Il. down when the flag
OF the cuban republic ls rcudy to rise In
ilH place, Better a thousand times that
our flag IN the Orient glyc way To a flag
representing the Idea Of sell-guyernment
lhua that the nag OF this republic should
p,mc9mr me nag oi an empire
a "a h..ta aFuh
solution Of the Philippine question. IL Ia
Set forth In the democratic platform and
II IL submitted with confidence to the
American people This plan ! unreserv-
cdly indorsv, If elected, / shall convene
congress IN extraordinary session us soon
as | nm lnauBuratcd, and recommend an
Immediate declaration of the nutiong
purpose; Hrst, TO establish stable form
OF government In the Philippine islands.
Just 0s we are now establishing a stable
form of government IN the island OF Gu
bn; second, To give independence to tho
PHILIPPINES, Just aA we have promised Ia
give independence to the Cubans; third.
to protect the Blllplnos from outside In.
tcrference while they work out their deB-
Tiny, Just as we have protected the re-
publics Of Central and South America,
and are, by the Monroe doctrine, pledged
To protect Cuba, An European prOtecto-
rate often results In the exploitation OF
the ward by the guardian. An American
protectorNte gives to the nation protected
the advantage OF our strength wlthout
making II the victim Of our greed, For
three.quarters of n century the Monroe
doctrine has been n shield to nelghborInR
republics and yet II has imposed no pc
cupinry burden upon US, After the Flu
plnos had aided NJ In the war against
Spain we could not honorably turn them
over TO their former masters; we could
not leave them to be the victims OF tho
ambitious designs of the European ma
tlons, and since we do not desire to make
them u pnrt Of us, or to hold them as
subjects, we propose that the only alter
native, namely, To give them their indie
pendence and guard them against mo-
lest0tiOn from without.
When our opponents are unable to de-
iend their position by argument they falk
back upon the assertion that II IL deH-
Tiny, and insist that we must submit to
IT, no matter how much II violates moral
precepts and our principles Of govern
mont This IL u complacent philosophy.
II .oblitcrntes the distinction between
right and wrong and makes individuals
and nations the helpless Actms OF cir
Cumstnnces,
Destiny II the subterfugc Of the lnver-
tchrntc, who lQcking the courage to OPP
pose error seeks some plausible excuse
for supporting H. Washington snld that
the destiny of the republican form of
government was deeply, II not finally,
stuked ON the experiment entrusted TO tho
American people How different Wash-
republican definition, The republicans
say that this nation II IN the hands Of
destiny; Washington believed not only
the destiny of our own nation, but tho
destiny Of the republican form OF gov
erpment throughout the world was en-
trusted to American hands Washington
was right The destiny of this republic
s In the hands Of It's own people, upon
the success Of the experiment here rests
the hope Of humanity, No exterior force
can disturb this republic aud no foreign
influence should be permitted to change
It's course, What the future has In store
for this nation no one has authority to
declare, but each individual has his own
Idea of the nations mission and he owes
II to his country as well ua 10 himself
TO contribute ns best he may to the full
fllment OF that mission.
Mr., Chairman and Gentlemen OF the
COMMITTEES; ! can never fully discharge
the debt Of gratitude which ] owe to my
countrymen for the honors which they
have 80 generously bestowed upon ma:
but, sirs. whether II be my lot to occupy
the high office for which the conventionN
has named me- or TO spend the remainder
of my days IN private life, II shall be my
constant ambition and my CONTROLLING
purpose TO aid in realizing the high ideals
of those whose wisdom and courage AND
sacrifices brought this republic into ex-
istence.
can conceive OF national destiny
surprising the glories OF the present ana
the pasta destiny which meets the re-
Eponsibllltns Of to-day and measures up
the possibilities Of the future, Behold q
republic resting securely upon the fOun-
dation stones qunrrled by revolutionary
patriots from the mountain Of eternaE
trdth--a republic applying IN practice and
prOclalming to the world the self.evident
proposition; that all men are created
equal; that they are endowed with ina
llonable rights; that governments are In
stltuted among men to secure thee0
rights: that governments derive their
Jus, powers from the consent OF the gov-f
erned. Behold a republic In which civil
and religious liberty stimulate all tho
earnest endeavOr and IN which the law
restraIns every hand uplifted for neigh
boris lnIury-.a republic In which every
citizen II n sovereign but In which no one
cares to wear Il crown. Behold n republic
erect while empires all around
are bowed beneath the weight OF their
own armaments--a republic whose fiaW
is loved while other flags are only feared
Behold a republic increasing IN popula-
tion, In wealth, IN strength and In in
flucncc, sowing the problems of clvlllza-h
tion and Fastening the coming of an uni
shakes thrones and dlssoves arlstocra-
cles by It's silent example and gives llghE
AMI inspiration to those who Slt In dark
ness. Behold republic gradually but
surely becoming the supreme moral fac
tor In the worlds progress and the ac-
coptcd arbtor Of the worlds disputes
n republic whose history like the path
Of the just "is us the shining light that
shlneth more and more into the pcEtect
day."
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