The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-27
WHERE THE ISSUE IS MADE.


WHERE THE ISSUE IS MADE.
| President Declares 1t Matter of Obliea-
ton Imposed by War,
''With all the exaggerated phrase
making of this electoral contest, we
are in danger of being diverted from
the real contention. We are in agree
ment with all of those who supported
the war with Spain, and also with
those who counselled the ratification
of the treaty of peace. Upon these
two great essential steps there can be
no issue, and out of these come all of
| our responsibilities If others would
shirk the obligations imposed by the
war and the treaty, we must decline
to act further with them, and here
the issue is made 1t is our purpose
to establish in the Philippines gov
eminent suitable to the wants and
conditions of the inhabitants and to
prepare them for self-government
when they are ready for it. That l
am aiming to do under my cOnst1tu-
| tional autho~ity-and will continue to
do until congress shall determine the
political status of the inhabitants Of
| the archipelago. Are our opponents
against the treaty? If so, they must
| be reminded that it could not have
| been ratified in the senate but for
| their assistance The senate which
ratified the treaty and the congress
which added it's sanction by large
appropriation, comprised senators and
representatives of the people Of all
| parties. Would our opponents surren-
| der to the insurgents, abandon our
sovereignty or cede it to them? II that
be not their purpose, then it should be
promptly disclaimed for only evil can
result from the hopes raised by our
| opponents in the minds Of the Filipi
nos, that with their success at the
polls in November there will be a
withdrawal of our army and of Amer
lean sovereignty over the archipelago;
! the complete independence Of the Ia
galog people recognized and the pow
ers of government over all the other
parties of the archipelago conferred
| upon the Tagalog leaders.
1.-THE effect of a belief in the minds
| of the insurgents that this will be
done has already prolonged the rebel
| lion and increases the necessity for
| the continuance Of large army It is
now delaying full peace in the archi-
pelago and the establishment of civil
governments, and has Influenced
many Of the insurgents against ac-
| cepting the liberal terms OF amnesty
offered by General Macarthur under
my direction. But for these false
hopes a considerable reduction could
have been had in our military eStab-
lishment in the Philippines, and the
realization of a stable government
would be already at hand. The
| American people are asked by our OPP
ponents to yield the sovereignty Of the
United States in the Philippines to
small fraction of the population
single tribe out of eighty or more in
habiting the archipelago, a fraction
which wantonly attacked the Ameri-
can troops in Manila while in rightful
possession under the protocol with
Spain, awaiting the ratification of the
treaty Of peace by the senate, and
which has since been inactive. open
rebellion against the United States.
We are asked to transfer our sOveY-
eighty to a small minority in the ISL
ands without consulting the majority
and to abandon the largest portion
Of the population, which has been 10y
al to us, to the crueltieS of the guer-
lila insurgent bands. More than this,
we are asked to protect this minority
in establishing a government and to
this end repress all opposition of the
majority. We are required to set up
a stable government in the interest of
those who have assailed our sovereign
ty and fired upon our soldiers, and ,
then maintain it at any cost or sacri-
flee against it's enemies within and
against those having ambitious de-
signs from without.
PROPOSITION OF THE DEMOCRATS
Argument to Show That 1t Would Not
Work Well in Practice.
''In short, the proposition of those
opposed to us is to continue all the
obligations in the Philippines which
now rests upon the government, only
changing the relation from principal,
which now exists, to that of surety
Our responsibility is to remain, but |
our power is to be diminished. Our |
obligation is to be no less, but our
title is to be surrendered to another |
power, which is without experience