The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-08-17

members OF one branch ~ the christ1a0
church: but the principle involved - oe0
OF much wider application aad Challenges
serious consideration. 49,
The religious argument varies In positive
aess IRON az pIrsniir nnos INTO our hands Tor
their good and our glory. 70 the exultatioe
OF the minister who said that we ouSnt 20
understand who we are" and that "every
bullet sent, every cannon snot and every
tag waved means righteousness.
No Calling Gossip.
We cannot approve OF this doctrine =
one place unless We are Willing TO Apply
4 everywhere II there y poison Olson N me
the neart. II Is equally true that forcipie
Christianity, II planted under the american
flag In the PARKWAY orient. will sooner o.
later be transplanted upon American soil.
Ii true Christianity consists In carrying
out in our daily lives the teachings @
Christ who will say that we are commano-
ed to civilize with dynamite and proseiyte
with the sword? He who would declare
The py w HOW S Writ pr by s MI Of
special dispensation. Ine command, 20
ye into all the world and preach the Gospel
tachment. When Jesus visited village OF
Samaria and the people refused 10 receive
Him. some OF the disciples sueges,sd ,nas
10 avenge the insult: but the Master re.
buked them and said: "ye know not what
manner OF spirit We are 81 LOT tne son os
hut to save them" Suppose He had said:
we will thrash them until they under;
i Says S %eD w she history OF Christianity
Compare IL YOU Will. the staggering. bui.
lying. brutal doctrine OF imperialism with
the ,soicen kuie and the commandmshts
s .Ihou ''a'' love my "s's"'0' ~
Love. not force. was the weapon OF the
Nazarene. sacrifice for others. not the exs
ploitation OF them. was His method OF
reaching the human heart. A missionary
recently told me that the stars and stripes
once saved his life because his assailant
recognized our flag as nag that nad no
blood upon 1t. Let Il be known that our
| missionaries are seeking souls instead OF
! rovereignty: let II be known that instead
Of being the advance guard OF conquerin{
armies. they are going forth 10 neip anu
! TO uplift, having their loins grit about Win
| truth and their feet shod with the prepare
ton OF the Gospel of Peace. wearing the
the sword Of the Spirit let 1t be known that
they are the citizens OF a nation which
respects the rights OF the citizens of other
of of It's own Citizens. and the Welcome given
to our missionaries will be more cordiaI
than the welcome extended 10 the missions
| aries OF any other nation.
The argument. made by some. that e
was unfortunate for the nation that IL
had anything TO do with the e rniippW,n ss
Mia made the permanent acquisition oe
those Islands necessary. is also unsound.
HI
did not compel US TO hold Cuba. The she'd
ding OF American blood In the Philippine
islands does not make II imperative tnas
we should retain possession forever; Amer,
lean blood was shed at San Juan hill and FL
Caney. and yet the president has prom.
Used the Cubans independence. The race
that the American nag floats over Manila
does not compel us to exercise perpetual
sovereignty over the islands: that rag
m sens h oser pramsed to haul il down When
the nag OF the Cuban republic Is ready to
rise in its place. Better a thousand times
dag REPRESENTING the idea OF self-govern-
mcnt than that the nag of this republic
should become the flag Of an empire.
An Honorable Solution.
There is an easy. honest. honorable solu.
ton OF the Philippine question. IL Is see
} forth in the iemocrauc platform ana II ~
can people. This plan l unreservediy In.
dorse. II elected. shall convene congress
in extraordinary session as soon as am
inaugurated. and recommend an imme-
date declaration OF the nations purpose.
1 first. to establish a stable form OF gov
: eminent In the Philippine ISLANDS. Just az
we are now establishing a stable form OF
( government in the island OF CuDa. sees
y ond. to give Independence to the rlnpinos'
4 lust as We have promised to give inde-
pendence to the Cubans. third. TO protect
: the Filipinos from outside interference
: while they work out Their desuny, JUS
q Central and South America. ana are, D,
Il the monroe doctrine. pledged TO protec
e Cuba: An European protec, ,p % o,' 8,
the guardian. An American protectorat'
e gives to the nation protected the advan
n tage Of our strength. without making
/ the victim OF our creed For three-quar
70 ters of a century the Monroe doctrine ha
: been a shield TO neighboring republics
n an, yet II has imposed no pecuniary bur
: den upon us After the Fillpinos had aid
4, ed US In the war against spain, we coui'
lie not honoraDly turn them over 10 thei
TO be the victims OF the ambitious de
D signs of the European nations and sine
W we do not desire 10 make them part .
n US. or to hold them as subjects, we pro
A pose the only alternative. namely, 10 CIV
T. them independence and guard ther
g. against moestation from without.
ID " hen our opponents are unable 70 az
Dc fend their position by argument they Ia
id back upon the assertion that IL Is destin,
n ard insist that we must s1em,, a 70 y, nr,
cepts and our principles OF government
In This is a complaosnt philosophy. IL oil
10 literates the distinction between right an
IN wrong and makes individuals and nation
Of the helpless victims OF circumstances. :.
y. Destiny is the subterfuge OF the u
he vertebrate, who. lacking the courage
ur oppose error. seeks some plausible sxeus
ul for supporting 1t. Washington said mat n
r. destiny OF the republican form OF go'
eminent was deeply. IL not finally. stake
n on the experiment intrusted to the Anne
lg lean people. How different Washington
er definition OF destiny from the repuonc,a
ed nation is In the hands of destiny. Wasi
ington believed that not only the destr
r. of our own nation. but the destiny OF y
on republican form Of government through
ID out the world was intrusted to America
re hands Washington was right III
o. destiny OF this republic Is In the hands
or its own people. upon the success OF u
We expertment here rests the hope OF huma
n ity No exterior force can disturb IN
de republic and no foreign influence shou
to be permitted to change Its course. Wh
n the future has In store tor this nation
10 one has authority TO declare. but each Il
ar- dividual has his own idea OF the nation
IN rnission and he owes IL TO his country
he we'll as 10 himself to contribute as best
ist may % the fulfillment of that mission
Its Mr. Chairman. and Gentlemen OF I,
" Committed. can never fully discharge Il
ie- debt OF gratitude which owe TO my cou
lse trymen .ur the honors which they nave
Of generously bestowed upon me. put, ST
Whether IL be my lot TO occupy the MI
office for which the convention mas nam
me or to spend the remainder OF my da
he in private life. II shall be my constant a
bic bltion and my controlling purpose 10 aiu
I'VE realizing the high ideals OF those VINO
.ad wisdom and courage and sacrihces prou8
~ this republic into existence
80 4 can conceive OF national destiny 81
ala passing the giories OF the present and !
nd past-a destiny which meets the respon
he | ninti,s OF to-day and measures up 10
Of possibilities OF the future. behold rspu