Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-06-28
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I,rles DENLY, one Vi inc
,pine commissioners makes the
slug argument in the current At
Monthly;
..otly. with graceful rhetoric and
Ast,oguished forum, it has been
\ that the Filipinos were our al
.uiust Spain, and the conclusion
4 that honor requires us to ac-
.lsdse their independence. The
hos been often refuted, but now
~ IN such a formidable guise
\ must, in the interest OF historic
10 answered again.
vould appear that a majority OF
r~linl,os are friendly to us. Ii that
NOW far shall the doctrine that
inst have the consent of the gov
Ibs construed TO exte"d? Does it
that we must have the cocsent OF
\ governed, OF does it mean the
|ritv of the governed? In either
n least a little time ought TO be
IA 10 the administration to as
n what the wish Of the people
Is
INA doctrine means that every
h must become loyal before we
ayfully annex Luzon, 1t is prob
true that there never can be a
annexation. Under such con-
a no government in the world
stand a minute, not even our
Under such a construction no
tOuld have been lawfully fired
u the people of the south in
To require absolutely, and lit
that every person shall consent
Eorm Of government before it can
Re or him is simply anarchy. To
k~cmplexion the ai,ti-imperialist is
b coming. He is initiating his
b predecessors, and, in his love
Etract freedom, he is rushing in
carnival Of license unbridled by
kt moonshine is this doctrine!
give back to France the Louis
purchase, to Virginia the north
territory, California to Mexico,
b to Russia. There is not a re-
line In any of the treaties max
kneessions Of territory to us, or to
ation in the world, which pro-
for the consent of the occu-
thereof. Evidently such a thing
b~raeticable. II France had in
on such a theory there would
been no cession of Alsace and
ne 1t is quite doubtful, also,
p, II the people of the louisa
Fehase had been polled, they
have ever given up allegiance
y adored France. There cannot
Eh doubt that If our brethren OF
2uth had been accorded the priv
ot the consent of the governed"
you'd be here now four repub-
monarehies, instead of one
fnd indestructible Union, which
ply and rightly and justly-in
/ all this sentimentalism-was
together by bayonets.
4 We hear that Spain could not
ny sell sovereignty to us, and
: could not rightfully buy ii
{. Why not? Presumably be-
our prestige, by our arms,
lad Deen rendered powerless
4 |uinaldo had roamed at will over
All that was done while the
a on- Every act done by the
ana ourselves was an incident
great drama of war, whose end
10, 1898.
particular case, IL we grant
awe Insurgents may rise
VI ue power which has owned
uuea them for 300 years, may
n 'uali part of the Archipelago
y any acknowledgement by any
Z eaeir independence, and may
y SOUND OF occupation only.
ssfltory as their own-still
Z Of Manila? Aguinaldo
uhat city. What becomes
= @aaus whose names are here
usea! If the doctrine of uti
70 prevail, we should still
'lief city and one-half of the
al the fighting, we an
we are beaten, we shah
eu as trespassers and in
- = such we shall be, because
going to hold the islands
\, t,ra business whatever there.
y au individual charity. but |
y Mr. is,and why the people of
M ~, should be taxed to sup
M IlIen a'my and navy to create
people a government in
[a rse 70 have no share.
W |ords tnat, amidst all this
no member Of Congress
1 I1uhd brave enough to in
~ Smi resembling the Treaty of
w IT, the Tagalos free, and
ma withdraw our troops. Let
n IsaI Let us find out whether
party that wins in No
ueciare either for imme-
"A byer OF for a tutelage ex-
Iat,o Z short period of years.
se Ouor. would no doubt rally
vo many eloquent dream
%J - sid De condemned by the
vs,e pDos,, the practical people.
rspt] rialis, announced by the
: a he !, orators go over again
! bean non-interference by
Ions powers, and are simply
lnen,.a what has heen al