The Portland daily press., 1900-09-10

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1t Is worthy Of note that no ons OUT
size OF the United States disputes the
guinness and integrity of the cession.
WnaV is the real issue on this subject?
whether 1t is paramount to any other
or not, 1t Is whether we shall be respOn-
slble for the government OF the Philip
pines with the sovereignty and authori
ty which enables US to guide them to
regulated liberty, law, safety and pro-
gresS, or whether we shall be responsible
Tor the rOro1blas and arbitrary govern
menT OF minority without sovereignty
ana authority on our part, and with only
the embarrassment or a protectorate
which draws us into their troubles
without the power OF preventing them.
There were those who two years ago
were rushing us on to war with Spain
who were unwilling now to accept It's
clear consequence, as there are those
among us who advocated the ratification
OF the treaty of peace, but now protest
against Its obligations Nations which
go to war must be prepared to accept
Its resultant obligations and when
they make treaties must keep them.
Those who profess to distrust the liberal
and honorable purposes of the admins
trat1on In It's treatment Of the Philip
pines are not justified. Imperialism has
no place in its creed or conduct. Free
dom is rock upon which the Repubn-
can party was buiIded and now rests.
Liberty is the great Republican doctrine
for which the people went to war and
for which
A MILLION LIVES
were offered and billions of dollars ex-
pended to m AXE 1t a lawful legacy OF
all without the consent of master or
slave. There is a strain of ill-conoealed
hypocrisy in the anxiety to extend the
constitutional guarantees to the people
of the Philippines, while their nullltca-
ton is openly advocated at home. Our
opponents may distrust themselves, but
they have no right to discredit the good
faith and patriotism of the majority Of
the people, who are opposed to them;
they may fear the worst form Of imperi-
alism with the helpless Fil1pinOs in their
hands; but If they do, 1t is because they
have parted with the spirit and faith of
the fathers and have lost the virility OF
the founders of the party which they pro-
fess to represent.
The Republican party does not have
to assert its devotion to the Declaration
of Inde pendence. That immortal instru-
ment of the fathers remained unexe-
outsd until the people under the lead of
the Republican party in the awful clash
of battle turned its promises into full.
/ fllment 1t wrote into the Costitution
the amendments guaranteeing political
equality to American citizer ship and
! it has never broken them or cOunselled
others in breaking them 1t will not
be guided in it's conduct by one set Of
principles at home and another set in
the new territory belonging to the Unit
ed States.
If our opponents would only practice
as we'll as preach the doctrines OF Abra-
ham Lincoln, there would be no fear
! for the safety of our institutions at
home or their frightful influence in
any territory over which our flag
floats
Empire has been expelled from Porto
Rico and the Philippines by American
freemen. The flag of the Republic now
1 floats over these islands as an emblem
of rightful sovereignty. Will the Re-
public stay and dispense to their 1nhabi.
tants the blessings of liberty, education
and free institutions,
OR STEAL AWAY,
leaving them to anarchy OF imperialism
The American question IS between
duty and desertion-the American YER
dict will be for duty and against deser-
tion, for the republic against both anar-
chy and Imperialism.
The country has been fully advised of
the purposes of the United States in
China, and they viii be faithfully adhered
tosas already defined
The nation is filled with gratitude
and the little band, among them many
of our own blood, who for two months
have been subjected to prlvatlOns and
peril by the attacks of p1tiless hordes
at the Chinese capital, exhibiting SUI
preme courage IN the face Of despair,
have been enabled by Gods favor to
greet their rescuars and find shelter
under their own flag.
The peopla not alone of this land, but
OF all lands have watched and prayed
through the terrible stress and prOtracted
agony of the helpless sufferers in Pekin,
and while at times the dark t1dings
seemed to make al hope vain, the res
cuers never falGer9d in the heroic full
fIIment Of their noble task.
We are grateful to our own soldiers and
sailors and marines, and to all the brave
men who though assembled under
many standards representing peoples
and races strangers in country and
speech, were yet united in the sacred
mission Of carrying succOr to the be-
saiged. with a success that is now the
cause OF a worlds rejoicing.
Not only have we reason for thanks
giving for our material blessings, but we
should rejoice in the complete unidca-
ton Of the people of all sections OF our
country that has SO happily developed
IN the laSG rev years ana MADE Tor US
more perfect union
The obliteratiop Of old differences,
the common devotion to the flag and the
common sacrifices for the honor, SO con-
spicuously shown, by the men Of the
North and South in the Spanish war,
have so strengthened the ties of friend
ship and mutual respect that nothing
can ever again divide US The nation
faces the new century gratefully and
hopefully, with increasing love of coun-
try, with firm faith in It's free 1nstltu-
tiOns, and with high resolve that they
''shalI not perish from the earth.'
Very respectfully yours
William Mckinley.
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