The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-20
ADDRESS BY JUDGE DAY
VIGOROUS DEFENSE OF THE PRESI-
DENTS PHILIPPINE POLICY.
Duty of the United States, He Says, Ii
to Confer the Blessings Of Good
Government on the Natives.

CHICAGO Jan. 19.-The tenth annual
banquet of the Ohio Society of Chicago
took place tonight in the banquet hall of
the Auditorium. Two hundred and fifty
covers were laid. The guests of honor were
Governor George X. Nash. of Ohio. and
former Secretary of State William r. Day.
president of the peace commission. Judges
Woods, Jenkins, Bum and Kohlsaat. of the
Federal Court; General Anderson. in COM
mand of the Department of the Lakes;
President Henry Wade Rogers, Of North
western University, and President William
r. Harper, of the University Of Chicago,
were also among the guests President l..
d. Thoman, of the Ohio Society, introduced
Governor Nash, who was greeted with ire
mendous applause. He spoke on 1.-THE Gov
errors of Ohio" The speaker was frequent
ly interrupted by applause.
At the conclusion of Governor Nash's
speech, former Secretary Day was intro
duced to speak on 1.-THE Presidents of
Ohio" In the course o. his address he re-
viewed the questions growing out Of the
war with Spain and President McKinley's
efforts to settle them honorably. Regarding
the Philippines, he said:
Not appreciating the fact that the Amer
lean government has always meant and
always will mean the advancement of civil
ization, misguided by evil counsel, even be-
fore the treaty of Paris was ratified, an
attack was made by Aguinaldo on the
American troops. In that situation the duty
of the American President was clear. Force
must be met with force. Peace and order
must be restored in every foot of our new
domain. To mat duty the executive de-
voted the army and navy. Less than this
he could not constitutionally do. With less
than this the American people would not
have been satisfied. Happily that condition
of warfare seems near its end and the queS-
ton is reduced to the future policy OF the
American people in dealing with this new
part of its domain. Now is neither the time
nor occasion for Its discussion. believe
do not pass the line which divides patri-
otism from partisanship. when 1 say
there can come to these people nothing
but good as a result of American rule. To
us is brought duty which will never be
| fully discharged until American civiliza-
| ton and the blessings of good government
have been given to these distant Islands or
| the sea. That the American people are
adequate to this new duty, no one who
| is familiar with history can, for a mo-
ment, doubt.
1--WE rejoice tonight in the unparalleled
prosperity of our people at home, and in
the universal respect which everywhere
greets our flag abroad. The achievements
of our army and navy; the prestige which
| is now enjoyed by our trade and commerce,
give to the American citizen everywhere
| the respect, If not the affection, of man
kind 1t has long been the boast of Eng
| land that her citizenship carried with 1T a
guarantee OF protection wherever her peo-
pie went. Tonight there is no flag which
carries with it more respect from all the
people of the earth than the banner OF
the free which, wherever Ii floats over the
sea or over the land, stands and shall for
ever stand for the highest liberty, the most
portunity anywhere accorded to the chill
| dren of men,.