The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-12

SCHURMAN ON EXPANSION.
Corneirs President Addresses n Hiw
Indiana Audience. Talking Of
the Phillppines.

RICHMOND, Ind. Oct. u.--Jacoh G.
sohurman, president OF Cornell nniver-
commission. spoke hnre tonight for the
Republicans. He was heard by about
2.oo people Frederick rand's, Of Indi-
ana. also spoke. DIR. J, J. Mills. president
Of Earlham college. presided over the
meeting. President Schurnsan spoke as
foilows:a
Besides establishing stable form of
government IN the Philippines, the Kan
sss City platform would promise indc-
pensence under American protection TO
the Ffiininos. Is the promise to be made
to the TaraloES. or 20 the vfscavans,
or to the ilocanos. or to the Moros. or
20 some other tribes Of the Philirplne~g
And even though Mr.. BRYAN had dis
covered the tribe 70 which he would dele
gate our sovereignty and pledge our pro-
lection. 7 should like 20 ask what Is 20
he gained hy binding ourselves with prom
fses and declarations in regard 20 n future
which II obscure and must be remote. II
Is the BUSINESS OF statesmen not 10 make
promises for tomorrow, but to shape poll
cies for TODAY. And as regards the dec
laration itself. can only observe that.
while I do NOT know what Is the best
Philippine rciicv for the distant future.
this or the Kansas city platform IL with
out Doubt the worst conceivable. II a.
vests OF all power IN the PhiiiipineS
and at the same time invests us with MI
responsibility We are 10 renounce our
American sovereignty and 10 announce
rome Aruinaidian supremacy. And. with
are to stand sponsors for all the tribes
and peonles Of the archipelago. whom this
Aruinaidian government Will never he
able to control
This nanacea for our Philippine froub-
les IL worthy of its place beside free sil-
yer as panacea for economic depres-
sion. II IL the natural result Of the hal
ucination that the doing of the national
duty in the Philippines r. the undoing OF
the Fflipinos. But we shall 60 on with
our duty and not abandon the high
work We have undertaken No man Ia
less OF lingo than ' am. yet stand by
the stassrs az against tho cutters W.
cannnt ~fthrslt dfqhonar. turn our backs
upon the obligations which have devoived
upnn We result OF the war with
spain. Let us then so on with our ap-
pointed task ~ @upnressing insurrecfion.
establishing neace and order. protecting
iife ard nrcperty. snrfitu'ing internal ana
practical arts ana extending the bless
inrs 81 itbcrtv and seis.gnverumsnr wh~r-
ever and whenever any ~ the numerous
ueonls- ~ diversified communities are
csnable ~ exercising them SAY 10 ths
anff-tmrerislirss that the only hope OF
free ard lnA~pendent phiiinDsne common
weaifh--if thew want 20 see ana--is lB
the continuance ~ American rule GRAD.
usiiv. bet surely. the Americans will ecu
rate the Fiifntnoe IN tho ways ~ libsrtv
justice ard self government, TNis r. she
rolirv ~ tho nraeevt administration ~ So
fhe oriv pnffrv Rhsutea ~ the Weeds Rnd
conditions ~ ne phliiwrine peauies
nseihrAtion Ia slow and tedioue7 aiiil We
ytN not he uTfffferN Ard. indeed me
progress mate sinre last NNwsruissr has
heen not only encouraging but great be-
vawa all erpectsttHW@ Then we hfiA =
sfrip ~ country north ans south ~ Ma
rita less than fffv miles iorg and y fsw
frfies wide; ara nothing elsa whatever
- the s1nn SQUARE RIFLES ~ fhs fe4snd
- I4uxon. snd. ~ TIRE numerous islands ~
tho sest oF che arrbtueiarn We htfe-
smart from tho island ~ Negroes nofn,
iux Nrs fogr of rwr towns. whtrh ravere1
~ sssnaf : fsw aauaYe miles TIfss row TIRE
wscge - fhe great island - flgzgn nerth
~ Manila, errTwttuE fWp TaE4iae prny-
inres "a rarfnes Hosnninr. &ssgsafe.
~egrns f'ehu Bnhct end ether NisaYan
iafansa s~r nuset mnfsf fhe American
Tar. ard shr VAST falsnc ~ Mtnaauao
Anf shs SBiu arshinelsKo are held "a
asrurffF nv shr agreements wr have rnaea
with their chteNafns The work ~ pari-
rrnffyyn has gore an vnucn rsarH rapirip
thar 7 had antgrfnat~S wheD : visited
these fsiarss nhaNf v~p~ sen. ARA
,rts~ van haze Ntes~feff rsrsefsasff N~s
Kgnley, as you VITA re-~tecf hsvn In Mo-
qaesYser rsrw WnAArthNf wNA haN as
Feafv aesse 50 hFil9sutlr wfsi make more
rarft frnEross sttit