Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-11
MUST REWARD THEM.

into with Aguinaldo. nor was any
promise of independence made TO him
at any time"
MUST REWARD THEM.
In short, the proposition of those OPP
posed to us is 10 continue all the OBJ
legations in the Philippines which now
rest upon the Government. only chang
ing the relation from principal, which
now exists. 10 that of surety. Our re-
sponsibility is to remain. but our power
is to be diminished. Our obligation is
to be no less. but our title is to be
surrendered 10 another power, which is
without experience or training or the
| aointy 10 maintain stable govern
ment at home and absolutely helpless
10 perform its International obligations
with the rest OF the world. To this we
are opposed. We should not yield our
title while our obligations last. In
| the language of our platform. our au-
thority should not be less than our re-
sponsibility.' and our present respon-
Sthility is to establish our authority in
every part of the islands.
NO government can so certainly pre-
serve the peace. restore public order
establish law. justice. and stable con-
ditionS as ours. Neither Congress nor
the Executive can establish q stable
government in these islands except un-
der our right OF sovereignty. our au-
thorty, and our flag. And this we are
doing.
We could not do it as a protectorate
power so completely or so successfully
as we are doing il now. As the SOW
ereign power We can initiate action and
shape means to ends. and guide the
Filipinos to acknowledgements and self
government. AS Il protectorate power
we could not initiate action. but would
be compelled TO follow and uphold Il
people With no capacity Yet to go
alone. In the one case we can protect
nm VOC "a l,n mi
being involved in dangerous compiled
tons; in the other we could not pro-
tect even the Filipino until after their
trouble had come. Besides. IL we can
not establish any government of our
own without the consent of the govern
ed as our opponents contend then we
could not establish Il stable govern
mcnt for them or make ours n protec-
torate without the like consent, and
neither the majority of the people nor
II minority of the people have invited
us to assume it, We could not main
tain a protcctoratc even With the con-
sent of the governed without giving
provocation for conflicts and possibly
costly wars our rights in the Phil
ippincs are now free from outside in
reference and will continue so In our
present relation. They would not he
thus free in any other relation. We
will not give up our own TO guarantee
another sovereignty.
Our title Is good. Our peace com
missionerS believed they We're receiving
a good title when they concluded the
treaty. The Executive believed it was
q good title when he submitted II to
/ the Senate OF the United States for its
ratification. The Senate believed il was
q good title when they gave Ii their
| constitutional assent. and the Congress
seems not to have doubted its compile
ness when 1t appropriated $4,000 900
/ 4 H. -
favored its ratification believed II gave
us II bad title, they were not sincere.
Our title is practically identical with
that under which we hold our territory
acquired since the beginning of the
government, and under which we have
exercised full sovereignty and estab-
lished government for the inhabitants.
Those who profess to distrust the
liberal and honorable purposes of the
Administration in it's treatment of the
philippines are not justified. Imperial
ism has no place in its creed or con
duct. Freedom is rock upon which
the Republican party was builded and
now rests. Liberty is the great Repuh-
lican doctrine for which the people went
to war and for which million lives
were offered and billions of dollars ex
pended to make ii n lawful legacy of
all without the consent of master M.
hpocrisy in the anxiety to extend the
constitutional guarantees to the people
or the Philippines. while their nullid-
cation is openly advocated Mt home
Our opponents may distrust themselves
out they nave no right to discredit the
good lalth and patriotism of the ma
1orlty or the people who are opposjrg
them; they may fear the worst form of
Imperialism with the helpless Tilininos
in their hands; but if they do it Is ne
cause they have parted with the shirt
ana iaith of the fathers and have lost
me Nirliity OF the founders of the party
Wnlcn they profess to represent
The Republican party does nor bova
10 assert its devotion to the Declara-
ton of Independence. That Immortal
instrument OF the fathers remained nm.
executed until the people. under the
neun or me republican party. in the
aWiul clash of battle turned its prom
lses into fulfllment. 1t wrote into the
Constitution the amendments Cuaran.
teeing political equality to American
citizenship. and it has never broken
them or counseled others in breaI5in,
them. It will not be guided in its con.
duct by one set of principles at home
and another set in the new territory
belonging to the United States
THE WAR IN CHINA.
me country has been fully advised
OF the purposes OF the United States
in China, and they will be faithfully
adhered 10 as already defined.
The nation is filed with gratitude
that the little band. among them many
OF our own blood. who for two months
have been subjected to prvations and
peril by the attacks of the pitiless
hordes at the Chinese capital exhibit
ing supreme courage in the face OF
despair. have been enabled by Gods
favor to greet their rescuerS and find
shelter under their own flag.
The nnnDla aiODa this lind
but OF all lands. have watched and
prayed through the terrible stretch ana