Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-08-16
RID. MISS. THURSDAY. AUGUST IL. 1900.

evsrcaas soldier -hc, tn ~ uuti., q
nsttir. discovered that ~ bad slain hts
hsuttsr II "a sritt-n. -Alfsrs are br~th-
fvn Let - hops Tor TIE errninx % the
destroyed cannot - rssssrsd-wui - -
~errgt that it eiu never - taken sxrert
~hsn neeessarr % punish crime already
cor raitfea. ~ % ErsNsnt a crime about
{ % ~ committed
u n =. ssid nat - have assumed h.ssr.
th~ ~nrid obligations ~hleh make g n~cs.-
rsrN far - % permanently maintain a
seserrru~rt IN The fhiiirpin- islans. I
rspif nrst. that the hixhsss oblisstion os
thAa nation u 90 D. true 60 itself No obu.
sstinn tH any particular n.tisu. ~ 10 al
nations rofahinsd can require the abandon.
rfsnf q eaF thsory q xovsrurusut and ths
eaHstt1tta - doctrines against ~htrh
guf shais nasiarai iife hs- e~~n protest
NJ. srsouf thst our obligations 70 the
tllisine. whe inhah, N. i.isnss. ar
49, ~. fer~ixn~r# ~hp haVs a temporary
re-asnse IN ths fhiirrirs. of asrir~ 10
Capacity sf s-tf-ss.-.-~~-s
y J. argued os some that the f1nplno-
srs inrsrsei- Of s~if-Eeserunent ana
thst therefore ~~ s~e u :. me -orif -
tass rruffoi ufthen Admiral u~w~y. In an
s'. s'sisi1l rsp,rt % me nssy department. de-
Sisrrt ne tlirinus more capable ssf sslf4
government than ths Cuhans ani aid
tnet ~ hsssd his opininn upon a knsst-
the ea.e ugsaa th- r-istivs sssane.r,sr, ne ss
- -. filpino. hslrY Clay. in defend
i'x the ftsht. - The people es south
~m"rie& 70 sru xavwruusrnt said
It 10 ere dectrln~ "a thrun.a fhat ma,
. too Ignorant o. ssvvrn himself Thrir
partisan. a..~st his ineapacitY In rsfsr-
ence % all nations. 70 they cannot coin
laahf WnissrSs! assent t. tha pFsq..=iti.sn
- th-n rwmandr,l tn partieu sF nations
ssd our pride and our presumption too
often maks converts 81 a. I contend
that u 10 20 arraixn the disposition %
Providence Himseif O. supy,sss that Ite
has created r~iugs Incapable - govern.
ing fnrU1aEINNa AL e. h. So I'll -
kinxs- self government il the natural
government - man.
q proficiency la the art o, ssif govern
meat. bat u l. frfsrtiun upun the t'rva-
tor % ssy that tis denied t. an p.opie
the capacity % sFtf government Dnrs
admit that snrn~ r~orir are capable ~
self government aHt nat nfhera are not
tnd That tf. espsbi- r~epi- have a rizht
ansi yoa make force arut- fore. en- only
foundation u saeegAi meat ant invtts thr
M 70 e.liss- TAI an aii'~iss .,t a.
slt-iovtnx tiu-i created fhr ftMrinns. and
then left them thousants - wears helpless
unni the t-ianfs attrsetsd the attention
Rspuhisana ash shall we haul ao~n
the isx that nssts over sur deat in the
Philippians The same question utts b :
have been asked vhen th- American rsS
roatsd over thapulfrp~e sni waved over
the dad Who telt thsrs but the tourist
eho visits the city of Mexico nuis there
a national cemetery oSuesi ~ th- United
states AMI cared for nv an Am~rita n
citiEsn- our rax stiu naats ever nsr
was signed American authority withdrew
To the Rio Grands. and ! venture the
nginion that during the last - years N.
people % Msxico have made more progress
under the stimulus Of irdrpsnienrs and
self govsrumcnt than they would have
made under a carpet-bax government held
In place by bayaast-. me United states
and Mexico. friendly rvpuhiirs. are each
siroux~r and harpi~r than th~v Mould
k.MR ~ he haanu mss4F -
the latter crushed hy an irnr.riatistlc pil-
icy. disguised as "bensvoisnt asaiuiiia-
tion-'
W~.pss.tstttty sf the Nsttss.
can W. not govern colonies are
asked. The question = net ~hat W can
do. but What We ought e. do. ruis nailen
can do whatever it desires te da. haf ii
must accept responsibility for shat u dsses
n the constitution stands In tn way ths
people can amend the constellation. re-
peat, the nation can 90 whatever ~ desires
10 do. but Il cannot AVoid The natural and
legitimate rssuifs % rs aSn causiuct- Ths
Young man uruu reaching his MAJORITY 3
an DO What D. pleases ile esn di-rsssrd
the teaching uf hts parent. he can tram
pie upon al that ~ has been taught %
consider SACRED h can di1uheF the a 5
4 the state. ths laws u society and ths
his iife and make his very existence a curse
20 his fsllaN msn. ard n. can bring hla
but he cannot annui the sentence Tn.
, vases Of sin T. death And With this
/ . fANAnm NE = OK az ana ~ can sAaA ANAN %
, plsas~s. y can sparu the traditions of tn
E past. ~ can rruadlSts the principles uuau
shish th~ natiun rests. q can employ Force
: Instead - reason. " can substitute mig he
FOR uEht f esn conquer weaker p~apis
it can exploit taafr lands. appran rtafe their
. property and All their people htit it cannot
repeal tha MORAL tfw or escape THE punish
msnt dsersed Ter the violation u human
rights
'-wauif 80 tr~aa ~ ths paths % tyranny
! &Hr rasknn ths tNraut cost
Nna takfth another liberty.
ttis freedom - also bret
Wauid - Win a. fh~ strong have ever sen.
Max ready o. paN fhr debt.
: Far fne tsa.i shn rrign~.i over Habyiau
i the t5ad = be i rsiEuinz yet
Some argue that American r,sis n th~
Fhilppiaa tsIansfs VIII rssuit iu the better
esialeafiau nf fhs f1uuans. Ee not De
csiae,i tf 49, expect "a maintain q gufeH-
tal nulsF - shah noe nnd it 10 our at
NaufaEe a. rd4sats ths people Tha esIu-
eated ffliplrns are roN in revolt against
- art the most ignorant ones have made
tn= Vast rsriafanee 20 oar domination. n
- are - EevsFu th.m Nithauf their eun-
, s~uf and Eise th~m no vuiee Ia determining q
ths - xns hirh fhsr mist pay - dare not
; saarats them. lsst they isarn u -ad th~
asf asrsfian ~ tua~Es rsieuf- and IN. cen
sftfsttaa - the tinted states aud meek
a. for eur inennslsteuev
Nhs principal arguments. however, ad
NAnes4 - those ~ ho enter upon dsfsuss
u imperialism are
First rhat Ne must Improve the present
HAfktANA AlaAE# Aat N@aHI fflN NNfAl power and
. eater iufa International politics
Ssruud. That cur commercial interests In
thr Fhfflppire Islands and IN IN. orient
, nlass q NECESSARY for Is to hold the Is
rhird mat the spread OF the Christian
: rritxian Siii be facilitated b. a colonial
! Fourth. That there Is no honorable re-
> treat from the position which the nation
! has taken
Z The first argument l. addressed TO N.
nations pride and the second 10 the ma
Z ttun pss k~thaak- The third J. Intended
> FER ths church member and the fourth foi
fhs partisan
> Growth Of q PrIsripi-.
II = safficisnt answer TO the nrst arxu.
ulsmf q sag that for more than century
this nafiau has been world power. Foi
ten dsessies tt has been the most potent
saEseuss IA the worid Not anly has 4
beer a NHrid power. but "a has done NOR,
- aneet he politics u the human rae.
!, tnau an the other nations q the world
/. HouhiHst Because our declaration Of IN
: dsp-ua-ues Sas promulgated. others hav'
been promulgated Because the patriots
q isis fought for liberty others hav.
fas1xht fnF n. because our con.titutior
sas adaptsd. other constitutions haV.
: hesn adeoted The growth Of the priacf
4 ps@ % self government planted on Amer
tc3n soil has bsrn tn. oxershado~tna
political fact nf the ninstswnth century
Il has made this nation eonsplcriotsi
Azneng the nations and given il a piar.
IN history slch a. no other nation hai
ever enjoyed Nothing has been able Z
"A-%Na TN NuSAFA marin o. TINS HfeA-
am not willing that this nation snail cas-
aside the omnipatsnt weapon 81 truth Z,
sst1s asaia the Usauon % ghgsirni ~ar
ftre- ! would not exchange the glory o
/, tnis republic for the glory % all the en-
; ptres that have risen and fallen since tim.
bsgan
The permanent chairman of the last re-
!. publican national convention prasssflte,
the peruniary argumsnt In al It's l5ld
ness. wh@n ~ said
We make M hvpocriticai pretensea o
! D%tnx Interested In the Philippines s8i-il
I On accus4nt of others While We regarl
b the welfare of these people A. a sarre,
q trust We regard the ~elfars of the Amer
= lean people first We our duty to our
; selves as well as To others We b@iieVl
r IN trade expansion by every lrglfinaat
{ means within the province Of K9vrrnm-n
ana constitution. VIE mean % stimulat
Z the expansion OF cur trade and opel
2 new markets"
sf This - the commercial argument.
$ is based upon the theory that war cal
: be rightly waged for pecuniary advan
= 3 faEe. and that ~ Ia -. "a