Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-09
THE FILIPINO.
What Is To BE His Future Status If
the Republican Policy Prevails.

| What Is To BE His Future Status III
| the Republican Policy Prevails.
| The Republican platform assumes that
the Philippine Islands will be retained I'M
der American sovereignty. and we have
right to demand of the Republican lead
ers discussion of the future status of
the Filipino. Is he to be citizen or
a subject? Are we to bring into the body
polite eight or ten million Asiatics, so
/ different from US in race and history that
amalgamation is impossible? Are they
/ to share with us in making the laws and
shaping the
Destiny of This Nationf
No Republican of prominence has been
| eoid enough to advocate such PROPOSE
ton. The McEnery resolution, adopted
by the Senate Immediately after the rat
! ihcation of the treaty. expressly negatives
this idea The Democratic platform de-
scribes the situation when 1t says that
the Filipinos cannot be citizens without
endangering our civilization. Who will
dispute it? And what is the alternative?
If the Filipino is not to be citizen, shall
we make him a subject? On that ques-
| ton the Democratic platform speaks with
| cannot be subject without endangering
our form of government. A republic
| Can Have No Subjects.
| A subject is possible only in govern
ment resting upon force; he is unknown
IN government deriving its just powers
| Il
| Republican platform SAYS that 1.-The larg-
est measure of self-government consistent
| with their welfare and our duties shall
be secured TO them (the Filipinos) by
| law This is strange doctrine for
| government which owes its very existence
| 10 the men who offered their lives as a
protest against government without con-
sent and taxation without representation.
| In what respect of the Republican party
differ from the position taken by the
| English government in 1776? Did not the
| English government
Promise n Good Government
| to the colonists? What king ever prom
| ised a bad government to his people? Did
| not the English government promise that
| the colonistS should have the largest
| measure OF sef-government consistent
with their welfare and English duties?
| Did not the Spanish government promise
| to give the Cubans the largest measure
| of self-governmen consistent with their
welfare and Spanish duties? The whole
| difference between a monarchy and a re-
public may be summoned up in one SEN
| tence. In a monarchy the king gives to
| the people what he believes to be a good
| government; in a republic the people Sc
cure for themselvs what thy believe to be
Ia good government. The Republican
party has
Accepted the European idea
and planted Itself upon the ground taken
| by George III. and every ruler who dis
| trusts the capacity of the people for self
government or denies them a voice in
| their own affairs.
The Republican platform promised that
some measure of self-government is to be
given to the Filipnos by law: but even
this pledge is not fulfilled Nearly sixteen
months elapsed after the ratification of
| the treaty before the adjournment of Con-
sress last June, and yet no law was
passed dealing with the Philippine situa-
ton.
The VIII of the President
| has been the only law in the Philippine
Islands wherever the American authority
extends. Why does the Republican party
hesitate'rto legislate upon the Philippine
question? Because a Law would disclose
the radical departure from history and
precedent contemplated by those who con-
troll the Republican party. The storm of
protest which greeted the Porto Rfcan
bill was indication of what NAV be
expected when the American people are
brought face to face with legislation upon
this subject.