The sun., 1900-06-20


That this government makes good the loss is not
enough and perhaps the lesson has not been in
vain If it shall serve to stimulate us to even
greater care in dealing with these people for
whom we have poured ont our blood and treasure
and whom hope some day to welcome on terms
of closest friendship citizens Of sister re-
puU4-e.
The Philippines.
Respecting the Philippines he said:
We are actually owners of the Philippines by an
undsputed and indubitable title We are there as
the necessary and logical outcome of our victory
over SPAIN There upward OF thousand is
lands sprnkled upon that southern sea, peopled
by more than so tribes of differing and Ian
guage and having absolutely nothing in common
with each other. Most of these tribes welcome
our coming and grateful for protection.
The Tagal tribes, hostile not only to us, but 20
most of the native tribes, are in insurrection
against our authority. They have neither gov
ernment nor the capacity to conduct one and are
waging predatory guerrilla warfare which would
be turned against the other native tribes IL we
let them alone. What would the Democracy have
us do? Give them up to rapine and bloodshed
and leave the islands as fiotsam and ietsam on the
| face Of the waters? :
The obstacles to the establishment OF civil
| government in the islands are many, but we shall
overcome them Mistakes will undoubtedly be
made, but we shall remedy them. We shall in
| protection and of free government, and we shall
| gradually but surely lift these alien and savage
races into the light of civilization and Christian
| ity Meanwhile American enterprise and ingenu-
| ity and push may be depended upon to develop
the resources Of the islands and make them an
added source Of wealth to country. The wise
| craftsmanship of the president and our able sec
retary of state has already brought from the
countries of Europe recognition of our right to
| share in the vast commercial advantages which
will follow the opening of the Chinese empire to
| foreign trade; the Nicaraguan canal will be soon
constructed; Hawaii, with its valuable harbor, is
ours; we possess the best of the Samoan islands,
| with its magnificent roadway. The Philippines
are almost at the door Of China, and, if counsc|s
of fear do not prevail, this generation will see
! the American nation girdling half the globe with
its flag, extending its foreign commerce to the
uttermost parts of the earth and taking its place
among the great world nations, power for good,
for peace and for righteousness
Concluding, he said:
The American people are neither poltroons nor
pcssmsts and they will not signalize the dawn
of the new century by the surrender OF either
convictions or territory, Every soldier back from
the islands, and they are in almost every hamlet
| in the land, returns an advocate Of their retcn.
| ton Our dead are buried along the sands OF
| Luzon and on its soil no foreign flag shall ever
salute the dawn.
| Whatever may be in store for in the new
and unbeaten track upon which we are entering,
we shall not be found with the unlit lamp and
the ungirt loin." Our way is new, but it is not
dark. In the rcadjustment OF world conditions,
| where we must take our place with the other
| great nations of the earth, we shall move with
caution, but not with fear. We seek only to lift
up men to better things, to bless and not to de-
stroy. The fathers of the republic accepted with
courage such responsibilities as devolyed upon
| them. The same heavens bend over us, and the
same power that shielded them will guard and
protect us, for what seek is to build still more
firmly, always upon foundations Of probity and OF
virtue, the glorious edifce Of the republic.
Mr.. Wolcott received many hearty
handshakes from those about him and
| then turned to the business of the con-
vention, announcing the long list of Sec
retaries and officials previously agreed
upon.
The call of the roll of states for the
| submission of members of the various
committees then began. 1t proved a
tedious process, and the convention was
virtually in recess as the names were
handed in.
Not single name was applauded.
When the lists had been read, Repre-,
sentative Cannon of Illinois was recog,
nized to move an adjournment. Rev.
Edgar M. Levy, who delivered the invo.
cation at the first Republican convention
in this city A years ago, white haired
and feeble. delivered a benediction upon
| the convention.
The whole convention arose to receive
his blessing, and then, at exactly 3
o'clock, the convention adjourned.
Day Opened AuspiciousIy.
The day opened auspiciously for the
event. The sky was slightly overcast,
and there was none of the sweltering of
many former national gatherings. The
air was cool the temperature below 40,
and the indications were for good wealth
er throughout the meeting, After being
up half the night with the demOnstra-
tion of 10000 marching men, fireworks,
bands, final caucuses and earnest confer
ences the army of delegates and the con.
spicuous figures of the convention We're
slow to make their appearance. But the
staid old Quaker City was early astiI
with preparation, and the streets took on
an air of animation and anticipation as
the crowds began to converge toward the
convention grounds.
The arrangements for transporting the