New-York tribune., 1900-03-25

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forgotten that Of he men who in legislative session
approved the Declaration and in convention as
clements were the hereditary sIayehoers and ths
leaders and sons Of the leaders in that movement
half the ruthless determination OF the North Amer
indulge in unnecessary verbIage that the preamble
TO constitution which recognized slavery and pro-
o % ren a fooW % tb PeoD az ,S niieS
other provisions) and secure the Blessings OF LIB
erty to ourselves and our Posterty. do ordain and
establish this Constitution for the United States Of
1t was not until after our late Civil War that any
attempt was made TO fulfil the glittering generaH-
of the attempt Of the National Government TO
enforcs, rec, the provisions Of the Xvth Amendment
result of that attempt to egislate black into white
and economical extinction of a third Of the United
States. it is hardly to be wondered at that the
OF the Constitution wherever necessary 10 secure
white whit domina min ti3n is now with the practical con
facts in American political life The recent amend
other Southern States; in no leads TO the prac
% reeonzed acf So% OF ta ns 4 Is
commission of repellent crimes from time 10 time
South Carolina. well the whole South. Is
to-day more prosperous than at any other time in
It's history. Should the Fourth Article in the
carried out. and absolute freedom and independence
we would soon nave ON our hands repetition Of the
political conditions incident TO the reconstruction
Believing then in common with practically all the
responsible property owning classes in Cuba. what
ever their nationality. including the Cubans them
selves that the island is entirely incapable OF self
government. / escape from the conclusion
that sooner later. whatever the intervening
steps. Cuba must become. like Puerto Rico.
colonial dependency OF the United States. FOR
shrink may from the task compelled
by the logic of events TO go into colonial
business | greatly interested II. reading
Bishop Potter'S views this point Il tho
American people could only know the actual
ditions in tropical countries there would certainly
surroundings. Whether the colonial task be-
finally committed to the Republican Democratic
party, the ultimate result will be the same. for
conditions and theories confront US, and mex
Orabe facts finally dominate the policy OF the
American people in their relations toward these
children of the tropics.
If, then. the Cuban people untitled for self
government they certainly not entitled assist
in governing us especially the extension of the
Constitution to Cuba would necessarily carry with
il the provisions OF the XVIII Amendment. and
no possible Hayes-Tilden controversy must ever de-
pend upon the electoral vote OF any of our new
impossible. what. then. is left but a colonial
dependency. even though designated by the miider
name of Territory
That the Democratic party. which so bitterly
opposed every step which led up the constitu-
tional amendments following the Civil War. should
now appear as the advocate of extending the pro-
visions of even the XVIII Amendment the only
partially civilized inhabitants OF posses
sions Is one OF those anomalies that may we'll
gage the Interested attention of the student OF
political philosophy.