The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-10

they may fear the worst form of i'm
perialism with the helpless Filipinos in
their hands,, but If they do. it is be-
cause they have parted with the spilft
and faith of the fathers and have lost the
V1rllity of the founders of the party which
they profess to represent
The Republican party does not have to
assert its devotion to the Declaration of
independence. That immortal instrument
OF the fathers remained uneXecuted until
the people, under the lead of the Repub- (
llcan party, in the awful clash of battle
turned its promises into fulfillment re
wrote into the Constitution the amend-
nents. guaranteeing political equality to
american citizenship, and it has never
broken them orcounseled others in break
Ing them 1t will not be guided In its con-
Duct by one set of principles at home and
another set in the new territory belonpiner
to the United States.
FIGHT ON EMPIRE.
II our opponents would only nracfIca
as Wen as preach the doctrines of Abra-
nam 1pd Lincoln. there would be no fear for
their frightful influence in any territory
over which our flag floats.
Empire has been expelled from Porto
freemen The flag of the Republic now
noats over these islands as an emblem Of,
rIgnlIul sovereignty. Will the republic
STA stay Z, ana ana dispense to their, inhabitants
the DRESSINGS of liberty, education and free
institutions, or steal away, leaving them
10 anarchy or Imperialism? =
Inc American question is between duty
ana desert1on-the American verdict will
be for duty and against desertion. far the
republic against both anarchy and impe-
rialiSm
CHINESE TANGLE.
The country has been fully advised OF
me me purposes OF the United States in
China, and they will be faithfully adhered
10 as already defined
The nation is filed with gratitude that
toe little Dand, among them many of our
" i
subject to privations and peril by the att {
lacks or pltiless horGeS at the Chinese
capital, exhibiting supreme courage in the
race OF despair, have been enabled byi
God 1raVor to greet their rescuers and
IND shelter under their own flag.
Inc people, not alone Of this land, but
o. an lands, have watched and prayed
through the terrible stress and protracted
agony OF the helpless sufferers In Pekin.
and While at times the dark things SEEM
ed to make all hope vain, the rescuers
OF their noble task.
We are grateful to our own soldiers and
sailors and marines. and to all the brav6t
men, who, though assembled under mani
standards, representing peoples and races
strangers In country and speech were vet
united In the sacred mission. of carrying
succor TO the besieged, with a success
that Is now the cause of the worlds rec
joicing.
Not only have we reason for thanks
giving for our material hlessinos b1I
we should rejoice in the complete iInffieaS
ton OF the people of all sections Of our
country that has so happily developed in
the last few years and made for US a
more perfect union d
The obliteration Of old differences, the
common devotion to the flag and the CONS
mon sacrifices for its honor, so ceaspicu- /
ously shown by the men of the North
and South in the Spanish war, have SO
strengthened the ties of friendship and
mutual respect that nothing can ever
again divide US The nation faces the wv
century gratefully and hopefully. with in
in it's free institutions, and with high re-
solve that they Shall not perish from the
earth,
Very respectfully yours, =
William Mckinley. :,