Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-03-22

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mediate duty, therefore, is to sup
press this disorder, put an end to
fighting and restore peace and order.
That is what we arc doing. That is
all we are called upon to do in order
to meet the demands of the living
present. Beyond this we ought not
to go by a legislative act, exccp, to
make such provisions that there may
be no delay in establishing civil
government when the war ends.
81 shall not argue our title to the
islands by the law of nations, for it
is perfect. No other nation has ever
questioned it. believe we are in the
Philippines as rightcously rs we are
there rightfully and legally. believe
to abandon the islands, or to leave
them now, would bc a wrong to human
ity, dcrclictton Of duty and in the
highest degree contrary to sound
morals. AS to cxpcdiency, | should
regard their loss as Il calamity to our
trade and commerce and to allolr
business interests 50 great that no
man can measure it.
"lt has been stated over and over
again that we have done great wrong
in taking these islands without the
consent of the governed, upon which,
according to American principles, all
jus, government rests. The consent
of the governed !. 1t is a fair phrase
and runs trippingly lpon the tongue,
but | have observed a great lack Of
definite meaning in those who use it
most. have always thought it we'll
in discussing any subject TO know, as
a preliminary, precisely what we
mean by word or a phrase. What
do we mean by the consent Of the
governed y We quote it. from the
Declaration Of Independence. What
''A "'iiNi""ii l''"tl y Iiic pilIilSc
Some say that he meant the consent
of all the governed OTHERS that he
meant the consent Of some of the
governed Sentiment seems to be
with the former amendment to JEFF
fcrson's language facts appear to be
with the latter. ijut neither 'all'
nor some are in Jcffcrson's famous
Scntcnce.'
In order correctly to interpret the
sentence Mr.. Lodge presented an
analysis of the kind of government
Jefferson was engaged in setting up
when he wrote it. Conforming to
historical facts set out in the analy-
sis the sentence would read some
thing like this:
'Just government must rest upon
the consent of the white males COY
crncd who have the right to vote ac-
cording to the laws Of the various
colonies"
Continuing, Mr.. Lodge said
"Taking the colonies az a whole,
very large majority, if not half, Of
}thc people whom the Continental
Congress proposed to govern were
uttcrally opposed to the Revolution.
Did we ask their consent? Not at
all. We crowded the revolutionary
government on the loyals,s at the
point Of the bayonct, and when the
Revolution was over they had to
accept the government thus forced
upon them or 60 into exile, which
many OF them did. Therefore if we
test Jrlfrrson's phrase by the fact of
the government which we see he was
engaged IN setting up himself we find
that 1t does not in the least meet the
fantastic extensions which it has
been sought to put upon it in the
interests Of the Filipinos.'
WI. lIol3t Intll reviewed AT lpnVn
our former acquisitions of territory,
showing that in ali OF them there was
the same absence Of any reference to
the consent Of the governed. He
argued that the Filipinos were inca
pablc Of Scligovcrnmcnt and quoted
William Jennings Bryan and promi.
ncnt Democratic Senators i'm SUPPORT
Of his assertion.
Mr.. Lodge quoted official docu-
mcmtS and correspondence in support
Of bis contention that Dewey entered
int" 30 political cntanglcmcnts with
! Aguinallo. Within a week after
Aguinal'!o'S arrival at Cavilc the Nd.
ministratiom cablcd Admiral Dewey
! that there must be no political ALI
ancrS Of any sort with the l'ilipinos.
Mr.. Lodge denounced absolutely
iirtltiOms all statements that Admiral
! Dewey salntcd the Filipino flag or