Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-01-18
WANTS TIE ISLANDS HELD
Senator Beveridge, of Indiana, Dis
cusses the Philippine Question
in the Senate.
STRONGLY ADVOCATES THEIR RETENTION
Declares That the Filipinos Are In
Kindness Is a Mi.take-Ceaselesx
Warfare Necessar,-SenatOr HOar,
of Massachusetts,, Replies.

the junior senator from Indiana, de-
livered lis maiden 'peech in the
senate yesterday, and the announce
embodyi1g his observations in the
Philippines drew a large audience.
The text of the senator address was
resolution which he offered a few
days age which declares that the
Philippine islands are t'rritory be-
longing o the United States; that it
is the intention of the Ulited States
to retain them as such ami to estab
lish and maintain such government
control throughout the archipelago as
the situation may demand Senator
Beverid gt said:
PHI lippines Ours FOREVER.
1.-The tines call for candor. The Philip
pines are ours forever, 'territry belong
ing to tn, United States, as he consti-
tuition calls them. And just bsyond the
| PHILIPPINES are China's illimitDle mar
kets. Wewill not retreat from ether. We
will not lepudiate our duty in tie archi-
pelago. We will not abandon Or oppor-
tuni,y in the orient. We will not enounce
our part il the mission of our rae, trus-
| tee, under God, of the Civilization of the
world. Ard we will move forward to our
work, not bowling our regrets like slaves
whipped t, their burdens, but with graft
| tude for task worthy of our strength,
| and thanksgiving to Almighty Go, that
| He has marked US as His chosen leople.
| henceforth to Lead in the Regeneration Of
| the world.
This island empire is the last Ian left
in all the oceans. If it should prove
mistake to abandon it. the blunderonce
made woul. be irretrievable. If it poves
| a mistake o hold it. the error can becor-
recsed whel we will; every other prog ess-
i've nation lands ready to relieve US.
| Kindness Our Mistake.
"Our mi take has not been cruelt, 1T
| has been kndness. 1t has been the applca.
| ton to Spanish Malays of methods aplro-
pirate to ,ew England. Every device of
mercy, evry method of Cancellation las
| been emnoyed by the peace-loVing pre;i-
| dent of tie American republic to tie
alnazemer OF nations experienced in OIL
entail revit. The friendly methods If
| peace haN been thoroughly tried, only o
make peae more difficult. There is ut
now, and never was, any possible course
but ceaseess operations in the field
| loyal support of the war at home. II d
AgunaiG not understood that in Ameria
even in tie American congress, even hoe
in the seate, he and his cause were SUD
ported: lad he not known that it vs.
| proclaimd on the stump and in the press
of facton in the United States, that evey
shot his Misguided followers fired into tie
breasts American soldiers was like tie
volleys fred by Washingtons men againt
the soldirs OF King George, his insurre-
tion woud have diss olved before it entire
ly crystalized
Iilipinox Are Children.
The Fiipinos. Senator Beverage said
are chiIren, utterly incapable of sell
govcrnn.nt; the English or Dutch sys
TENS CT government were impossible.
and Totectorate impracticable.
I'VE lust never forget that in dealing
with TIE ITilipinos We deal with CHI
dren. md SO our government must be
simple nd strong. Simple and strong:
the me ming of those two words must be
written in every line of Philippine legis-
latioa; realized in every act of Philip
pine administration.
What Shall History Sny9
"Wha shall history say of US? Shall
1t say hat we renounce that holy trust
left tn savage to his base condition, the
wilderness to the reign of waste, desert
ed dut, abandoned glory, forgot our soc-
did ppiit even, because we feared our
strength and read the charter of our
power with the doubter's eye ard the
qubblr's mnd? Shall it say that.
calledby events to captain and command
the prudest, ablest. purest race Of history,
in hi.ory's noblest work, we declined
that great commission? Our fathers
would not have had it so. No. They
foundd no paralytic government in
capal, of the simplest acts OF admin
istraton. They planted no siuggard peo-
pie, pssive, while the worlds work calls
them They established no reactionary
naiio. They unfur.ed no retire ting flag.
Tat flag has never paused in its on
ware march. Who dares halt it now
now when history's largest events are
at list one people, though strong enough
for ny task. great enough for any glory
desny can bestow?
The Noblest Decorations.
~ the cause of civilization, in the serv
fee CT .he republic anywhere on earth.
AMERICANS consider wounds the noblest
deora tons man can win and count the
giving of their lives glad and precious
dut. Pray God that spirit never fails.
Pry God the time may never come when
Mannon and the love of ease shall SO
dease our blood that we will fear to shed
it or the flag and its imperial destiny.
And that time will never come. We
wi renew our youth at the fountain of
neI and glorious deeds. We will eXalt
GU reverence for the flag by carrying
1t a noble future as we'll as by re1nem-
being its ineffable past Its immortality
wi not pass. because everywhere and
al5ays we will acknowledge and discharge
tn solemn responsibilities our sacred flag
Units deepest meaning put upon us. And
SO senators, with reverent hearts. where
dpals the fear of God. the American peo-
p.' move forward to the future of their
hoe and the doing of His work.
A Last Appeal.
'Ir. President and senators, adopt the
resolution offered that peace may quickly
coie and that we may begin our saw
ing regeneratng and uplifting work
Adpt it and this bloodshed will cease
WIN these 6eluded children of our islands
lean that this is the final action of the
representa- tives of the American people in
CONFESS assembled. Reject it and the
Amrican people will know where to for
eve fix the awful responsibility for the
consequences that will surely follow such
failre to do our manifest duty. How dare
we clay when our soldiers blood is flow
ing?
Senator Hoar Replies.
Sentor Hoar declared that practically
ever. statement of fact in the speech was
refutd by government reports received
fromAdmiral Dewey. Cen Otis and from
othe,offical sources. Where did Spain get
the ,ght to sell her rights in the Philip
pines Senate. Hoar asked. Where did
the United States get the right to buy and
sell pople like sheep? He was certain
that. COR all the wealth and commerce and
glory which he had eloquently depicted,
the snator from Indiana would not have