Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-25
ROOT ON PHILIPPINES.
The Secretary Of War Speaks For.
the Administration at Can.
ton, Ohio
No Despotism Intended Over the
Inhabitants Of Our New
Possessions.
Filipinos to Be Governed in Spirit
Of Liberty Bryan and
Trusts.

Trusts.
Canton. O., Oct. 25.-Secretary of
War Elihu Root delivered lengthy
address 10 a crowded hall in this city
last night. He spoke for nearly three
hours, and was frequently interrupted
by applause.
The meeting was an mpromptu af-
fair. and WAS held on short notice The.
secretary Was billed to speak at
Youngstown. O.. tonight, but, as a
mark of respect to the late Secretary
sherman. all prominent meetings ar
day We're called off.
Secretary Root referred to the Sc
scurity, Opportunity. Confidence and
Activity of Trade and Labor, which,
he declared, We're tbs fruits of good
government alpne. and which the
American people secured for them.
SELVES, when III 1896 they committed
The. powers of government To President
Mckinley and toa republican congress.
He spoke on the competency ard eff
fectiNeness of President Mckinney
dealings With othei, powers in the yari-
|aus International questions which
have arisen, and declared that the logic
LOT events had proved that the lAmeli-
can people We're right when they re-
jected Mr. Bryan and the theories Of
mis- false democracy in 1895.
The democratic charge Of imperial
ism, he declared. is a cry .'of the cheap
lest and most threadbare character in
the demagogue's stock, always certain
Ito produce a sensation among q people
alert Tor the protection of their liber-
ties.
What President Mckinley had done
|! in the Philippines, Secretary Root said.
l=has been to defend and assert the SOW
ereignty of the United States thus ac-
CURED with the assent of both parties
and of both candidates for the presi-
dency, with the means thus placed in
his hands by congress.
He declared that ii was Impossible
for the American government to have
Yielded the sovereignty of the United
States in the Philippines 10 The armed
lsTasalos, whose hands Were red with
rhe blood Of American soldiers. Self
respect forbade it. national honor for
bade it, the whole world would have
condemned it and despised the United
states IF we had done it,,
He added: This testimony is abso-
fltltely soxerwhelming hat the people
tinhabiting the Filipino archipelago
are incapable of sslf-g government Most
LOT them have not the first conception
LOT what self government means. or the
| first qualification for It's exercise. Many
i of them have the capacity To learn. but
they have never learned.
The secretary declared that the tiu,
4 proposition is the precise reverse O
i the charge that tha exercise of govern
isuent over the Philippines must he as
subjects. not as citizens, the exercise
sfof powers over others. it is contended
H would be destructive to our nationa
4 tcharacter and institutions, The govern
i ment nf the Philippines, he continued
a wetlld not affect the character of GU,
institutions but the character of oul
q Illustrations Mould determine ane
mould the government OF the Philip
81 pines.
TO govern as a despot would hs a:
3fatal To the character of reli olie
but To govern as congress always aas
I and always Will govern, in teri.itor.
, l0utside of the limits Of the states q
the union. In accordance With tn
spirit Of our Institutions. subject to al
IL the great rules OF liberty and right. am
!, irresponsible for every act TO a grea
( liberty loving people, can but exten,
1kand strengthen our institutions. vii
NOT say thai the men who are encour
5Eaging the Filipino leaders here ar
J Itraitors to their country. I do not thin
! lathey krow What it is they do. But
4 wll say. and I think with Justice. tina
1.-THE men who are reviling and belittiin
4 America here and the men who al
) shooting from ambush there. are allie
in the same cause. and both are enc
mies to. the Interests and the credit I
our country
The secretary paid some attention I
the question Of the trusts and in thi
1lcannection said that the trouble wit
2 lCo. Bryan treatmentsof trusts is thu
\ he treats them not as matter I
8 business but as matter of polite
z and he thinks that Il general and indis
4 Ecriminative denunciatfdn of these gret
< industrial enterprises which are enjoy
Z ing the la Dor and increasing the wea 1t
q of America is good campaign cry"
q He declared that Col. Bryars, tn
proposed remedies constituted .imper
q aism,' indeed and would concentTat
= Sin the government at Washington Ell
II tire and absolute control over ever
business interest in the country. +
! said
: Are our opponents sincere? Is NJ
j, Bryan. who four years ago made h
Campaign upon the money issue ar
talked of nothing but money. and
. eoquently bewailed the empty dim
S pail. really sincere in pronouncing II
b fuller dinner pail to be sprdid issu,
$ Is the party which is governing al
avows it's intention to still govern II
millions of black citizens in the sout
= without their consent. whether by la
or fraud or force. really disturbt
about imperialism and the declaratit
of independence? Was that distil
guished company which gatheredin Il
Louis XIV. room Of the Hoffman Hou
at New York and ate their s12 Dime
+ with Mayor Van Wyck. Of the ice trus
as presiding officer and chairman Of Il
democratic committee as presidii
a genius: Chairman Jones. of the cotts
bale trust, as director of the campaft
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