Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-08-14


The religious argument varies fn pN
! ness from a passive belief that Eror
! delivered the Filipinos into our haI
! their good and our glory, 10 the eRI|
I of the minister who said that we d'|
thrash the natives (Fillpinos) unli
understand who we are, and that
bullet sent, every cannon shot ap9
nag waved means righteousness
No Calling Gossip.
we cannot approve of this doctr
one place unless we are willing 10
it everywhere. If there IS poison
blood OF the hand it will ultimately
the heart It Is equally true that q
Christianity, II planted under theAm
flag in the far-away orient, will 500
later be transplanted upon AmeFca
III true Christianity consists In ca
out I'm our daily lives the teachif
Christ, who will say that we are COM
ed to civilize with dynamite and pro
with the swOrd2 He who would q
the Divine will must prove his aut
either by Holy Writ or by evidenc'
special dlspensation. The commanc
ye into all the world and preach the 2
10 every creature" has no Gatling &
tachment. When Jesus visited q vim
Samaria and the people refused to ~
Him, some OF the disciples suggestei0
fire should be called down from tto
to avenge the insult; but the MastH
buked them, and said: "Ye know NOD.
manner of spirit ye are OF; for the q
Man is not come to destroy mems
but to save them" Suppose He hadN
I'VE will thrash them until they NJ
stand who we are" how different r.
Nave been the history of ChrlstiR
Compare, II you will, the swaggerine
lying, brutal doctrine Of imperialism
the Golden Rule and the Commando
Thou shalt love thy neighbor an
self"
Love, not force. was the weapon a
NaEarene; sacrifice for others, not { Il
ploitation Of them. was His methH
reaching the human heart. A missiH N
recently told me that the stars and 81
once saved his life because his ass
recognized our flag as a flag that az
blood upon It. Let IL be known tho
missionaries are seeking souls instd8
sovereignty; let IL be known that III
of being the advance guard Of conqi
armies, they are going forth to helH
to uplift, having their lOins girt abou q
truth and their feet shod with the prdt|
tion of the Gospel OF Peace. wearing
breastplate Of righteousness and carl
the sword of the Spirit let It be know
they are the citizens Of a nation *
respects the rights Of the citizens of
nations as carefully as IL protects the e
of It's own citizens, and the welcome N
to our missionaries will be more G
than the welcome extended to the mi /"
aries Of any other nation. r.
The argument, made by some, tl8
was unfortunate for the nation tlH
had anything to do with the PHIL.
islands, but that the naval victory al
nila made the permanent acquisit#
those islands necessary, Is also uns&.
We won a victory at Santiago, buin
did not compel us to hold Cuba. The "a
ding of American blood In the Phili|
islands does not make IL Imperative
we should retain possession forever; II
A. II 4 4.
Caney, and yet the president has ~
ised the Cubans independence. The
that the American flag floats over M,8
does not compel US TO exercise peril
sovereignty over the islands; that4
waves over Havana to-day, but the
ident has promised to haul It down b
the flag of the Cuban republic rs rea#
rise in its place. Better a thousand
that our flag In the orient give wayL
hag representing the idea of self-gOH
ment than that the flag Of this reT,E
should become the flag OF an empire n
An Honorable Solution.
There is an easy, honest, honorable +
ton of the Philippine question. 1t 81
forth in the democratic platform and
submitted with confidence to the A
can people. This plan | unreservedH
dorse. II elected, / shall convene con&
in extraordinary session as soon as H
diate declaration of the nations pun
first, to establish a stable form of .
ernment in the Philippine islands, iu
we are now establishing a stable fo1ti
government in the island of Cuba M
ond, to give independence to the FiliIR
just as we have promised to give
pendence to the Cubans: third, to pII
the Filipinos from outside interfe
while they work out their destiny II
as We have protected the republi&
Central and South America, and arr
the Monroe doctrine, pledged to pr1
Cuba. An European prOtectorate
results in the exploitation of the wa
the guardian. An American protectH
gives to the nation protected the ad
tage of our strength, without maxi
the victim of our greed. For three
ters Of a century the Monroe doctrin4
been a shield to neighboring repq
and yet 1t has imposed no pecuniaryH
den upon us. After the Filipinos had
ed us in the war against Spain, we
not honorably turn them over 10 a
former masters; we could not leave II
to be the victims of the ambitiouN
signs of the European nations, and II
we do not desire to make them a pa8l
US, or to hold them as subjects, wei
pose the only alternative, namely, I'd
them independence and guard
against molestation from without.
When our opponents are unable t#
T.
back upon the assertion that il is de#
and insist that we must submit to D
matter how much 1t violates moralR
cepts and our principles of goVern11
This Is a complacent philosophy. j
llterates the distinction between righ H
wrong and makes individuals and VA
the helpless victims of circumstanQ n
Destiny is the subterfuge of a
vertebrate, who, lacking the coura8 8
oppose error, seeks some plausible eH
for supporting II. Washington said thd
destiny of the republican form of
ernment was deeply, If not finally, 81
on the experiment intrusted to the as
lean people. How different WaFs q y
definition of destiny from the R| 7I8
definition. The republicans saw w
nation is in the hands OF destinys~ 4
Ington believed that not only the det
OF our own nation, but the destiny %
form Of government third.
cut the world was intrusted to Anne
hands. Washington was right =
destiny of this republic is in the hand
It's own people, upon the success oA
experiment here rests the hope of hun
Ity. No exterior force can disturb q
republic, and no foreign influence Sin
be permitted to change its course. NJ
the future has in store for this natidt
one has authority to declare, but eacN
1ividual has his own idea of the naut
mission and he owes 1t to his countE
Wel as 10 nllnselL 10 contribute as Dc
may to the fulhllment of that mission
MIR. Chairman, and Gentlemen oiH
Committee: 1 can never fully dtschaEaN
debt Of gratitude which l owe TO my "a
.rymen Ior the honors which they ha"
bestowed upon me- butM
whether II be my lot to occupy tlMN
office for which the convention has q \
ne, or TO spend the remainder OF nay 4
In private life, IL shall be my constgaH n
bitIOn and my controlling purposefto HI
realizing the high ideals of those VI
wisdom and courage and sacrinces brQH
this republic into existence.
I can conceive of a national destlnyH