The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-10-04


OWN HE IS LESS ELUSIVE. LESS
! STARTLING. AND APPROACHES
REPUBLICAN GROUND NEARER
THAN HE APPREHENDS.
In his Philippine program he would,
first, establish a stable form of gov
eminent That is exactly what the
Republican party aims to do. But
this implies that there is no such gov
eminent there now, not even Agui-
na1do's government What Mr. Bryan
admits by implication we assert
positive fact, and we further as
Sert that the first step in the establish
ment of stable form of government
Is to suppress the existing insurrec-
ton and insurrectionary government,
and that stable form of government
can not we'll be established before
this is done.
Different In Case
Even this Mr.. Bryan admits by
implication. for he says We should do
have done in Cuba. And what
have done there? When our forces
went to Cuba there was a Cuban
public and a Cuban army. There was
no Filipino government nor Filipino
army when Dewey entered Manila bay.
In Cuba, through our efforts, and aid
ed by the good sense of Gomez and his
chiefs, the Cuban republic has been
permitted to expire and the Cuban
army has long ago been disbanded,
and by the aid and cooperation of the
Cubans we are engaged in the effort
of establishing de novo a stable gov
eminent there Had Aguina1dO and
his chiefs followed the example of
Gomez and his chiefs should before
this have been long the way to-
wards establishing a stable govern
ment in the Philippines. Under the
circumstances we have not. as Mr..
Bryan contends, been dilatory in es-
tab1ishing such a government In
of California, and continued to hold it
pending the Mexican war, the ratif1ca-
tion of the treaty of peace, and until
it became state in 1850 California
never had a territorial form of gov
eminent, but remained under the com
troll of the amy from 1916 until it be-
came a state. There was insurrec-
ton in California, and yet,for upwards
of two years after the treaty of peace,
it was governed through the military
department of the government, and
this was held by supreme court
to be a valid and constitutional gov
eminent nor We're we accused of be-
ing dilatOry in giving California a
state government. But it is asserted
that the FTilipinos are entitled to abso-
lutte independence, and that we have
no right to govern them without their
consent.
Duty "A Sacred One.
If this is true what right have we
to impose any form of government
upon them?
They may insist that they have the
right to establish just such form OF
government as they fit and that
it is not our business to establish any
form for them. What then? Are we
to abandon the scheme or are We to
watch, wait and pray for their con-
sent, are to go on regardless OF
it. And in case do go on to estab-
;oI, HI will
consent and they see fit to resist and
to go into an insurrection-as they
are now doing-against our present
efforts to establish stable govern
ment, and resort to arms to repress
such resistance and insurrectiOn-as
they are now doing-a gainst our pres
ent efforts to establish a stable gov
eminent, and we resort to arms to
repress such resistance and insurrec-
ton and insist upon establishing
stable government at the point of the
bayonet, will not this bring us back
into the slough of Imperialism with
the ghost of standing army in the
background? There is only one sure
escape from such gloomy outcome.
1t is to leave it to the Filipinos to say
what constitutes a stable form Of gov
eminent. But If we do that there is
really no occasion for giving any
consideration at all to their form
of government. There is no need OF
giving them any form of government
at all. That should be left wholly to
themselves.
As Protecto-ae.
Having given the Fi1ipinoS a stable
form of government, Mr.. Bryan would
give them their absolute independence
and then protect them from the inter-
ference of other nations. If it is our
duty to establish a stable form Of gov
eminent, it follows that it is our
hat of
eminent is maintained, for without
it, cannot afford them adequate
protection against other nations. If
we assume a prOtectorate over the
islands, foreign governments would
expect and require, and would have a
right to expect and require that we
maintain a stable government there
government that would protect the
life property and commerce of for
eigners to the same extent as amosg
the civilized nations the world.