The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-07-11
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American people by repudiating a
solemn pledge made in their behalf by
the commanding general of our ermy,
which the Porto Rcans welcomed, to a
peaceful and unresisted occupation Of
their island. They have doomed to pow
erty and distress a people whose help
lessness appeals with peculiar force to
our Justice and magnanimity. In this,
the first act of it's imperialistic program,
the Republican party seeks to commit
the United States to colonial policy,
inconsistent with republican institutions
and condemned by the supreme court in
numerous decisions.
"We demand the prompt and honest
fulfllment of our pledges to the Cuban
people and the world that the United
States has no disposition nor lnteotion
to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction OF
control over the island of Cuba, except
for its pecifestion. The war ended
nearly two years ago, profound peace
reipns over all the island, and still the
administration keeps the government OF
the island from its people, while Repub'
lican carpet bag officials plunder It's reye
nues and exploit the colonial theory tc
the disgrace of the American people.
AS to the Philippines.
"We condemn and denounce the Phil
ippines policy Of the present admins
tration. It has involved the republic
unnecessarily in war, sacrificed the live:
of many OF our noblest sons and placed
the United States, previously known
and applauded throughout the world as
the champion of freedom, in the false
and un. american position of crushing,
with military force, the efforts OF oui
former allies to achieve liberty and self.
government. The Filipinos cannot be
Citizens without endangering our ctVll-
zation: they cannot be subjects without
irnperiling our form Of government, and
as we are not willing to surrender oul
civilization or controvert the repuohe
into an empire, we favor an Immediate
declaration Of the nations purpose tc
give the Filipinos, first, stable form OF
government; second, independence, and,
third protection from outside 1nterfer'
ence such as has been given for nearly
a century to the republics of Central and
South America. The greedy CONNER.
cialis1n which defeated the Philippines
policy of the Republican administration
attempts to justify it with the plea that
It Will pay, but even this sordid and un'
worthy plea fails when brought to the
fest of fact. The war of criminal ag
gression against the Filipinos, entalhne
an annual expenditure Of many millions,
has already cost more than any possible
nroft that could accrue from the entire
Filipino trade for years to come. Furth'
ermore. when trade is extended at the
expense of liberty the price is always toe
high. ,,o,
1--WE are not opposed to territorial e1
mansion when it takes in desirable tern
tory which can be erected into states II
the Union and whose people are willing
and fit to become American citizens. W.
favor trade expansion by every peacetu
and legitimate means, but we are unal
terablT opposed to the seizing or pur
Chasing Of distant islands to be governed
outside the constitution and whose peo
ole can never become citizens. we ar'
in favor Of extending the republics IN