The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-19

rights ana privileges of all other AmeH-
can ci,iscns, vas TO cut loose from the
foundation of our constitutional republic
and have a conglomera;e republic. hall
republic and half empire, which would
necessarily, by the operation of It's own
inherent laws, develop into an empire
wholly and entirely. Speaking OF expan-
sion. as the Declaration of independence
would tolerate 81, MFR. Hoar said, and said
truly and happily:
You have tried governing men of other
races than your own at home for hun
dish, you have dealt with the negro, close
at hand, knowing all about them. / sup
pose you feel encouraged by your success.
There are ten millions of them, ard now
you, go forth to lay your yoke on ten mil
lions more, 7,6o0 miles away, of whom
you know nothing. You so forth iauntily
and boastingly, as Louis Napoleon went
to meet his doom at Sedan
1t was most happy smile for him to
say that the expansion of the Declaration
tangled, tinsel. pincShecked. pure expan-
sion as the growth OF a healthy youth
into a strong man does from the eXpan-
sion of an anaconda when he swallows his
victim When Mr.. Hoar came TO laying
down the propositions that he would ap-
ply to the settlement of this matter, he
pronounced doctrines which this paper has
preached from the Beginning. HIS pro-
positions were as follows:
Declare now that we will not take these
islands, to govern them against their VIII.
Reject a cession of sovereignty which i'm
plies that sovereignty may be bought and
sold without the consent of the governed
REQUIRE foreign Powers to keep out Of
these Islands, offering to the Filpinos our
help until they have established govern
\s1lent of their own. Aid them by advice,
if they desire it, to set UP free and in
dependent government
Invite all the great Powers of Europe
to unite in an agreement that their indie
pendence shall not be interfered with
Declare that the United States will en-
force the same doctrine as applicable TO
the philippines as We declared as, TO
Mexico and the South American republics.
Then, in not a distant future, leave them
to work out their own salvation, as every
nation of earth. from the beginning OF
time. has wrought its own salvation
That is the true theory of the case.
But, after all, we suppose that Mr. Hoar
would admit that we cannot withdraw
our forces from the Philippine Islands at
this time. We must keep them there and
keep up war until every Filipino has sub
mitted TO the authority of the United
States Government. We cannot Imagine
anything more cruel or more unjust to the
inhabitants of the Philippine Islands than
for us to remove our forces and leave
them in their present chaotic state, with
out government, without authority, with
out rule of any kind that any of them
were bound TO respect 1t would be one
of the most Infamous desertions Of duty
that any people were ever guilty of.
Truly, the present condition of affairs
in relation to these islands is sickening
and demoralizing one. Mr.. Mckinley has
obviously abandoned all the better inn
pulses of his heart and nature and has
allowed the greedy spoilsmen of ms party
to take entire possession of him His
eager desire for another term of the
White House has overlnastered every
kindly impulse of his nature and con-
he hoe rri1-o T, III
self over TO help forward the unpatriotic
aims of the greedy and ambitious men
who are now controlling his destiny
How the Democracy of DID, without the
incubus of Organism strapped on its back
could wipe Mcllineyism off the earth!