Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1900-09-11

I1Ab Is uOb the same as IL IS IN
Philippine Islands. We are not
bringing the Filipinos in as citizens.
We are bringing them in as sub
jects, and if you want to know the
difference between the South
sharing as she does in The
guarantees of the Constitution, and
the Philippines, weighted down by a
colonial system such as is practiced
in other countries, Just compare the
South today, self governing, with
the South during the carpet bag
period. If you wantto know what
colonial policy will mean in the
Philippine Islands just remember
how white men at home were treat
ed by a carpet Dag government and
then remember how brown men,
1000 miles away from home, will be
treated under carpet bag govern
ment.
but TWO THERoIEs OLE GOVERNMENT !"
There are but two theories of
government. During all the years
of recorded history men have-assert
ed and defended but two theories
of government. One is that govern
ments come up from the people
The other is that governments rest
upon force.
what makes this nation great2
1t is the idea that has developed it.
The doctrine of self government has
grown until today in every land you
will find people hoping for realiza
tion in their lands of that which we
have seen here During all this cen
tury the pendulum has hecn swing
ing toward liberty, and now at the
close of the century shall we turn il
back and start it again toward the
dark ages? If this nation rejects
the idea that governments derive
their just powers from the consent
of the governed, then civilization
starts backward toward the dark
ages.
VIOLATING THE DECLARATION
you farmers who have peen held
to the Republican party because you
believed in the party of liberty
want to remind you that the Re
publican platform of 1850, upon
which Abraham Lincoln was elected
contained the four great principle.
of the Declaration OF Independence
That first platform of Lincoln's re
f. iterated the assertion that All me1
are created equal, that they are en-
lowed with inalieuable rights; tina
governments ere instituted among
men to secure those rights; tina
governments derive their just pow
ers from the consent of the governed
Yet this year, when the Repu lical
Convention met in philadelphia
met under the shadow of the build
ing in which that Declaration OF In
depence was signed-the Republi
can party dared not mention tb
Declaration OF Independence becaus,
its present pratices violate ever,
principle in the document. al
plause
FACTS NOT PR PuEcY.
Republicans, am not indulging
in prophecy when tell you tina
your party is drifting away IRON it,
ancient I4nd marks. 1 am not tell
ing you sometime that may be;
am telling you something that ha,
been, for, however much your lead
ers might have tried TO deceive vol
about the Porto Rican bill, they
cannot deceive You since that bill
became a law
'Do you believe that a man elect
ed Pre- sident, according to the Con
stitutiou, who takes the oath tn
support the Constitution, should
then administer a government with
out the limitations of the Coustitu
ton? If a President elected &C
cording to that Constitution car
govern 100000 Parto Ricans en-
tirtly Independent of that Constitu
tions then he can govern 100000
Fillipinns without the restraints OF
the Constitution, and if he cal
govern 100000 PHILIPPINES outsid.
of the Constitution he can govern
400,000,000 Chinese without being
disturbed by the limitations oil
that Constitution.
"YUu oncc admit that President
created by law is above and be
ynnd the law and you will have es.
tablished the doctrine of dcspotism
on the ruins of arepuhlic Great
applause Do you believe that .
Congress elected by the Constitu
ton, limited in its powers by the
CONSTITUTION, can disregard it in
dealing with PEOPLE any where? ]
deny the doctrine Ideny that tho
President or Congress can ever be
bigger th n the Constitutional found
alton upon which | e or it stands
| deny that President or Congress
can tower above or dig beneath or
90 around the Constitution of the
United States, for the moment you
admit that such thing as arbltra
ry power can he engrafted upon our
government. you ave started on the
road to decay.
STATE or 0HIO, CITI OF ToLEpo,l
Lucas COUNTY. S.
FRANK j. CHENEY makes cath that he is
| the senior PARTNER of the firm Of z I CUFSRY