The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-20

nected with the trusts, and the party had
to rely upon trust contributions to carry
and defended the remedy which he sug-
cago last fan.
referred first to the Porto Rico bill, and
'.'The desire to impose duties on goods
coming from Porto Rico compelled the
Republican party to disclose its impe-
realistic tendencies. This bill has aroused
a storm of protest from Republicans in
public and in private life. But why
should any Republican be surprised?
brought under the flag are not to share
in the guarantees of the constitution IL
is amazing that Republicans have con-
templated the permanent acquisition OF
the Philippine islands without stopping
to consider the future status of the Fill
pinos Are the F'ilipinos to be citizens?
Are they to be allowed to come to the
United States with their Oriental meth
DDS of living to compete with American
a few Chinese and then bring in by force
eight millions of Filipinos? Are the Fill
elections? Is the presidential contest to
be determined by the returns from the
Philippines? Are the questions which
concern our own people to be decided
some day by the senators or representa-
tives in congress from the Filipino ISL
ands? And if the Filipinos are not to
be citizens, are we going to change our
constitution so as to hold them in a per-
petual state of vassalage? Can we ex-
pect anything but their hatred so long
as we pursue with carpetbag governors2
The Republicans have Studiously avoided
a discussion of the Philippine question:
They have opposed the consideration of
that question by the cry that nothing
could be done until the insurrection was
put down. The Porto Rico tariff bill,
however. gives us some idea of the treat
ment which the Filipinos may expect, and
Professor Schurman, one of the presi-
dents commissioners, says that this Dill
will arouse suspicion in the mind OF the
Filipino as to his future condition.
THE only settlement of the Philippine
question consistent with American inter-
ests and American principles is the set
tlement proposed by the Democrats in
the senate before the war broke out in
the Philippines, namely, a dec aration or
the nations purpose to give the F1hpinoS
independence as soon as a stable govern
ment is established. When that decla-
ration is made hostiliues will cease and
eminent To independence should be
added protection from outside interior
ence. Not a protectorate such as Euro
pean countries exercise for the spoliation
of the protected, but protection such as
this nation has exercised over the re-
publics of Central and South America It
announce that any molestation OF the
Philippines will be considered an I'M
friendly act If our nation VIII stand
half of peace and justice and liberty, no
nation will dare to touch the Philippine
islands, just as nation has dared to
disturb the republics which lie to the
south of US
POPULIsT CONVENTION.
The Populist convention was somewhat
turbulent from the start There were
and DIRECTORS to every measure. -loll
calls We're frequent and consequently
progress was slow. The meeting opened
with a spirited contest for the position
of temporary chairman, which finally fell
to w. H Westover, of Chadron.
The committee on credentials decided