Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-06-20
able The Oregon election in trumpet tones

the government Gs understood by our Hath.
ers. What is there 10 this? As n result Of
war we acquired sovereignty over the
Philippine Islands That sovereignty is as
clearly established ard our title is as firm
as the title OF any government on the globe
to any soil over which it asserts it's right
to govern.
\ rebellion broke out, tribal warfare
arose in one island, possibly in two or
three islands. Soldiers were sent TO sup.
press the instruction. The iusurrection
was suppressed. Nothing remains Of il but
remnants of the old rebellion ia the form OF
guerilla bands, consisting, | doubt not, Of
soldiers OF fortune on the islands who
would rather act as freebooters than per.
form honest labor in the fields. The euer-
lila warfare is being dealt with now. Be-
fore the summer iades away IL will have
been disposed OF as completely as il is pos.
sible TO dispose Of guerilla warfare in the
midst Of such population as We have to
deal with there.
this guerilla warfare shall have been sup.
pressed? Are we TO establish de.potic gov.
ernment in the Philippine islands, Are We
to establish tyranny there and deprive
the people Of their rightr, Are we to do
anything in the Philippine islands thatany
rational, well.regulated administration Of
the government OF the United states would
not feel constrained to DO think not.
The purpose is to give TO the people OF the
Philippine islands self government as rap
idly as they become capable Of seli-govern.
ment. As soon as they become capable o
protecting life and property in the respect
i've islands we will give them the task OF
protecting life and property, precisely as
we are doing through the archipelago to.
day.
This process will 30 on until ultimately,
benefited by our civilization, upliIted by
our example, guided by the genius OF the
American people, they will have such gov.
ernment in the islands OF the Philippine
archipelago as would have been utterly i'm.
possible had we not made our advent into
those islands. There is no Imperialism in
this. 1t is the discharge oi great ma.
tional obligation that has fallen TO us
through the fortunes Of war. The people
OF the United States well understand the
situation, about as well as the people OF
Oregon understood IL.
Assuming, for instance, that Mr.. Bryan
is to be elected president LET me ask what
he can do, what dare he attempt to do in
the lace Of the American people that this
administration will not 90 in the proseeu-
tion OF the policy il has established and
maintained ia the islands up to this hour
and is determined to prosecute to the end?
Would you have the army flee from the
country and turn the Philippines loose al
political dereliets 10 the Pacific ocean to be
divided and subdivided and made the
plunder OF rapaeious nations | miscun-
ceive the thought and judgment Of the
American people il il would be their pur.
pose to withdraw the army or tolerate the
fight in disgrace from the land they now
hold and from the stations being govtrned.
No, Mr.. President, the future for the Re.
publican party is full OF hope, and eouse'
quently the country is full OF hope. The
wheels OF the factories in New England,
South Carolina and elsew here are destined
to continue to turn for the next four years
as they have for the past four years. The
railroads will be called upon TO order new
freight cars and every day precisely as they
have been calling for new freight cars for
every day for the last three years.
The farmers finding new market on the
Pacific ocean for their grain and produce,
will begin to feel the benefits OF great
Oriental trade. The farmers are not want
ing in elearness oi PERCEPTION. They under.
stand that the raising of n surplus in this
country is OF little avail unless a market
can be procured for that surplus. II is
known that the markets Of Europe over.
crowded and the scene OF keen eompeti.
tion from everywhere, cannot but be de.
pressed by great additions from newly
opened fslds.
We must find a market in the Orient for
the products oi our iarms or cease to grow
agriculturally 10 this country. That mar
ket is available. Going about. through the
Suez canal, distance OF IL 900 miles, we
End the German emperor endea voring TO
get lodgmsnt In the Orient. And Tor what9
For the sale OF German products. We
find the French republic entering that great
Asiatic field for the purpose OF opening up
new markets Tor ts goods and the product
OF it's industries. We find England and
even Italy, endeavoring to participate in
this newly developed and developing field.
Russia with her mighty railway system,
extending across Siberia and upinto China,
10 reachin, out Tor that market.
IL 10 the disposition OF the people OF the
United States in my humble judgment. TO
insist that this government OF ours shall
not stand passivsly by and permit the op'
portunity OF the hour to pass from them.
The function OF the government ia this
particular 10 very clear to my mind. The
people individually cannot cope with all
the governments in the world. We must
send out police force over the Pacific
ocean which will protect our commerce
floating on all the seas and abiding ia
every port.
We must have il understood that wher,
an American merchant or an American
shipowner makes a contract, that contract
will be enforced with the strong ARA oithi'
government, and that hereafter no Amer
can merchant or sailor will be humliated
by Icing compelled 70 pass the American
consulate aud 60 for protection in his right
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