The sun., 1900-07-25
SINCERITY VS.. INsINcERlTY.

II have not changed my mind. |
think the Philippine Islands belong to
the Philippine people. think that peo-
pie have right to such government as
they think good for Themselves, and that
We have no right to give them such gov
ernment as we think good for them. l
lament the great mistake that has been
made. But it has been made."-Sena-
tor Hoar.
Commenting upon this quotation from
letter from Senator Hoar, to the Spring
field Republican. Every Evening says:
These are statements of fact. The
ISLANDS te 'ong the people who inhabit
them. aud no III Sc will right the wrong
that has been done them, or make due
reparation tor the injustice and oppres
sion they fiave suffered at the hands OF
this country, but the turning over to
them OF theif rightful power and author
lty. No eubtefiuge, no makeshitt oil any
KIND, will stand in the place of plain
duty.
The suggestion made to us by these
extracts, is, first, that Every Evening is
getting into strange fellowship. Senator
Hoar is too good Republican for the
uses Democrats like Every Evening
would make ot him. He does net agree
with the administration upon the Fill
pino question, but he does not agree with
theDemocratic party or its candidate upon
any question, and therefore be will vote
forthe reelection Of President Mckinley.
L appears like the veriest nonsense to
quote what Senator Hoar SAYS, anent the
Filipino question, to induce people to
vote against Mr.. Mckinley while the
Senator frankly afirms that his differ
ence with the administration il not sufii-
cient to induce him to desire its defeat
and alscontihuance. Ii is very plain
that Senator Hoar thinks his disagree
mant minor, and his agreement with
President Mckinley the major interest
at this time. Does Every Evening agree
with Senator Hoar in this matter? II
not, then is it making wrong use OF
what the Senator has said or Written?
The Senator is sincere; Every Evening lie
insincere. The first is honest, the latter
is dishonest.
What is credited to Senator Hoar is a
statement of fact as to what he thinks.
and the application of broad principle
the truth and justice of which is uniyer-
sally accepted by Republicans, and, SO
lar as possible, one which Republican
adm Illustrations have ALWAYS applied to
government in this country, and one
which Democrats have universally ig-
nored and denied. Senator Hoar says
II think the Philippine Islands belong
to the Philippine people," and that
Every Evening quotes Suppose we
substitute the words Delaware and Della
ware people, for Philippine Islands and
Philippine people, and make Mr.. Hoal
say what is equally true, and what he
would doubtless agree to, and assert just
as decisively sI think Delaware belongs
to the Delaware people. ! think they
have right TO such government as they
think good for themselves, and that we
have no right to give them such gov
eminent as We think good for Them
Will Every Evening endorse that?
The Democrats Of Delaware have been
making State government for Delaware
people, such as the Democrats thought
good Tor themselves, without caring
whether it was good for the people oil
Delaware or not. They have been un-
lawfully and unrighteously making that
kind OF government for nearly half
century, and are now trying to continue
it. Every Evening has helped do this,
and is now helping in the effort to con-
tinue the wrong-is trying to continue an
iniary to the people of Delaware, and is
trying to DO this under guise of sym
path1 and defense Of the insurgent Fill
pinos
WY are Democrats anxious for the
application Of this broad principle stated
by Senat. n Hoar, to the Philippine