The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-06

Would not all foreign governments
represented there have made demands
on us for indemnity forfthe loss OF life
and property. Just as they are now pre-
pairing to make demands on China for
the boxer outragcs? Then Indeed would
the critics of the administration havt
had good cause to condemn weakness
and pus!llanimity compared to which
the costly vacilation and indcclslon Of
President James Buchanan at the be-
ginning OF the civil war would appear
like acts OF herolsm.
Plant of Slow Growth. =
But we are told that self government
Is q cardinal doctrine Of republics, and
to ignore It the Philippines is to, over
throw 1t a. home and pave the way &c
empire. Self government is aFplant OF
slow growth and flourlshes only under
the most assiduous and Intelligent culti-
walton and In the most fruitful soils
1t could not be expected to; attain In
Simultaneous maturity and a. horde OF
semi-sayages who, thlrst!ng for revenge
intended to murder the foreign and u
part Of the native population Of Manila,
and actually issued orders to that effect
The American commander recognized
this danger and under instructions from
F. Washington, took the necessary precau
;tions to avert it. Ihave said this much
in Justification OF the purely military
acts OF the administration Now let us
see what has been dope to conciliate the
I Filipino Insurgents and convince them
that we do not intend to deprive them
of;thelr liberties. IA 4 iE'5 Il
Both the President and the Philippine
commissioners have issued proclama-
lions and made public announcements
solemnly promising to grant them the
amplest liberty and self government
consistent with the duties and ,obliga-
lions Of the United States. and in formu-
lating these declarations of policy OK
pllcit and detailed statements were
made which in effect would give to the
Filipinos about as much political indie
pendence and civil and religious liberty
as Is now or ever was enjoyed by the
citizens of our own country.
Good Enough for Filipinos.
Surely a government that is good
enough for Americans is good. enough
for Filipinos. All these overtures have
been rejected by the defiant Agulnaldo
who. while posing in the role OF u Wash
ington. Is in reality nothing more than
n desperate mercenary adventurer. and
is hated and despiscd by the progressive
and Intelligent element OF both the ma
tive and foreign population of the Is
lands. What then is the manifest duty
Of this country. We must remember
that the events OF the, past two years
have made us n member OF the congress
of the world, and the responsibilities
such 4 relation creates car not be ignor-
ed without exposing US TO great humilI-
alton, and diminishing our power and
prestige among the nations OF the earth.
What foreign cabinets fifty years ago
would have given n thought to the aid
or cooperation OF the United States in
depressing an uprising In the Chinese
empire. and yet we have led all Euro
pcan nations In rescuing the imperiled
legations ut Pekin. and are assuming 4
prominent role. in the settlement OF
questions resulting from that act OF
barbarism. Since the close OF the civil
war and the unificationiof our country
we have had experiences tina. emInently
fit us to enter Into the affairs OF the
world and we may yet become the arbi-
ter OF Its dcstinies.
Must Encourage Education.
We have learned that In order to have
a government where all men are free 1t
is necessary to encourage and II need
be enforce education. to separate church
and state, to have q pure and incorrupt-
ible judiciary. fair and Impartial ex-
ecutlon of the laws, and in order to pro-
tect the industries of the people and In
crease our national wealth tt Is ncces-
sary to have a. constabular force TO
shield them from violence and repress
domestic turbulence. We have In, re-
cent years organized national guards in
many states, which are becoming rs
efficient and well disciplined as the
troops OF the regular. army, thus re-
llevinS the people from the burden of n
large standing army in time of peace.
All these and many other things we
have learned inSthe school OF expert
ence and are competent to inpart n
knowledge OF them TO the citizens OF our
new dependencies. Congress alone can
decide what shall be the future political
status OF the Filipino people. and It Is
an impertinence II nothing worse that u
representative OF Aguinaldo, In the per-
son OF Senior sexto Lopez, visits this
country to confer with the opponents OF
the administration as to what sort OF a
government he and his dictatorIa chief
Will accept. AXE
No Recognition Will be Given.
So long us the war continues no OIL
c!al recognition will be given such an
cmlssary! and It is doubtful II his pres
encc here Will not do his cause more
harm than good. Let the leaders OF the
Philippine rebellion who have not al
ready surrendered acknowledge that the
powers OF our government are sovereign
and supreme. proposition hat no
longer admits Of argument, and lie,
them cease waging their Infamous guer-
riila warfare. Then the President. the