The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-08-10

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uehvered the F'llipinos a.. mat Preesss
tneir good and our glory -, ~ our hsrs,
OF the minister who sasS ~ The ans.
,,ns. me natives (FiIipinn.we oer<
understand who we are plnosl un,If
nuiiet sent. every cannor ara that y
"a'eu means righteousnss. and
No Calling co...,
We cannot approve n,
one place unless we ars shs doctr..
~ everywhere. II there 1. lllng 10
oloou OF the hand IL Will MI. poison
eilc nsart; AZ Is equally true
eas 'ahi,y II planted under ,,Snst tcu
ia,sr sse lar-Sway orient nm ana
IL true Christianity con sn ,Amel.cs.
out In our daily lives shu N ear
christ, who will say thar .ws e uachh1
cd 10 civilize with dynarn', are Con-
with the sword? He WIZ and pror
the Divine will must prav. would
either by Holy Writ or bv ny aud
speclai dispensation. The ccsloeru
ye INTO all the world and prearh nsad
20 gsery creature. has no Ga,ul,.Ae
ca nen ~. wnen Jesus visited ri
Samaria and the people ref,,s u>
Him. some of the disciniss.i used to N
nre should be called down sskested
10 avenge the insult. I'M, hVm Ii
buked them, and said. ..ys ,e Aass
manner of spirit We are 81. low not
Man Is not come to destrorso r ne
but TO save them" Sunnass ,men's
we viii thrash them unit, 1 = mdu
stand who We are" how .ney u
nave been the history OF chsent
L,9Ihpare. n you Will. the swasss.
iying' brutal doctrine OF imnsrIs1nt
the Golden Rule and the aps.laiisn
Thou shalt love ~. evnmandn.I
self" neignDoF u r
Love. not force, was the v.
Nazarene; sacrifice for othsrs spon q
ploitation of them. was III, not The
reaching the human heart mehtd
recently told me that the st,rs mssicad
once saved his life because III snu slip
recognized our flag as a IA. p. ~ asssis
oiood upon II. Let It be know ,I nsd
.ais.oiIaries are seeking souls ips,asi
of being the advance guard - snal lrsu'
armies. they are going forth !, ssonqasrn
10 aplift, having their loins Dir, - Yep
truth and their feet shod with ,h aoo' NJ
ton OF the Gospel of Peace sne pleIs11
breastplate OF Righteousness , rssalhg y
the sword of the Spirit: let If b s' ~ cari5h
they are the citizens of a manu. oNl
respects the rights of the citizsrso a VA
nations as carefully as 1t protects u, u ~
or It's own citizens. and the welSor.
q our missionaries will be more ss -.
than the welcome extended IN M eofa
aries OF any other nation, 'A' assa
The argument, made nv saw. =.
was unfortunate for the nation ~, ,m
had anything to do with fhs ph, snd
Islands. but that the naval yic,orr' !, Y
Mia made the permanent aeoui:,,,sl
those islands necessary. IL also ~
we won victory at Santiago ~. y
did not compel us to hold Cuba to-
ding of American blood in the pb phi
Islands does not make II irnperatiysS Ks
we should retain possession forsvsr.st
lean blood was shed at San Jnsn i siIi !. ny
Caney, and yet the president has y, Ivy
ised the Cubans Independence ~
that the American flag floats over "
does not compel us to exercise nsrrss-1
sovereignty over the islands. tha, y
waves over Havana to-day, but m IS
ident has promised to haul II dor, ~
the flag of the Cuban republic il rs,s3
rise In its place. Better a thousars ~
that our flag in the orient give vsy !, !
nag representing the idea OF self-ga,.nJ
ment than that the flag Of this rsurss|
should become the flag Of an empire
An Honorable Solution.
There is an easy, honest, honorable -
ton of the Philippine question. nhs|
forth In the democratic platform and MI
submitted with confidence to the Ave.
can people. This plan I unreseryedF n
dorse. If elected. | shall convene conr-sr
in extraordinary session as soon As =
inaugurated. and recommend an irr1]
date declaration of the nations purrn|
first. to establish stable form Of III
eminent in the Philippine islands, laa q
We are now establishing a stable fca 4
- Fl
ond. to give independence to the Flipha|
just as We have promised to give ~
pendence to the Cubans third, to pux6
the Filipinos from outside interfern
while they work out their DESTINY q
as we have protected the republics
Central and South America, and 4re
the monroe doctrine, pledged 10 pro!1
Cuba. An European protectorate oisz
results in the exploitation Of the ward h
the guardian. Al American protectors
gives to the nation protected the adys,
tage of our strength, without making
the victim of our greed. For three-qua'
ters of a century the Monroe doctrine y
been a shield to neighboring repaalc
and yet II has imposed no pecuniary bz
den upon US. After the Fillpinos had "a
ed US In the war against Spain, we eoaa
not honorably turn them over TO ila
former masters: we could not leave lasn
to be the victims of the ambitious e
signs of the European nations. and saa
we do not desire TO make them par =
us. or to hold them as subjects We rs
pose the only alternative. namely, . ~
them independence and guard n'1
against molestation from without I
W hen our opponents are unable 4
fend their position by argument tney =
back upon the assertion that II Is dssls
and insist that we must submit 70 Y
matter how much IL violates mora y
cspts and our principles OF governs
This Is a compiacent philosophy. y
literates the distinction between rlsa, - =
wrong and makes individuals ana hAsS
the helpless victims OF circumstahsss
Destiny Is the subterfuge Oh tns
vertebrate, who, lacking the couias
oppose error, seeks some piauslpls 90 =. 4
foi supporting it, Washington said la Y y !
destiny OF the republican form u -
eminent was deeply. II not finaiy, a 49,
on the experiment intrusted 70 ln -. aS.i
lean people. How different Was nas~sss
definition of destiny from the leP y, 4!
definition. The republi cans say ma M, 4
nation Is in the hands OF destiny ~, W.
ington believed that not only tne me- wa y !,
of our own nation, but the destiny , !.
republican form of governments n n,srs,
out the world was intrusted 70 An''T,
ndDdS. w dSnlflS ION was - kanas
destiny of this republic Is in the nA "
its own people. upon the success h \,
experiment here rests the nope =. rS 4
ity. No exterior force can ois.u' ssau
republic. and no foreign infiuencs M M
be permitted to change It's cours. ,,on
the future has in store for tnls mach sscb
one has authority TO declare, pus nsfioI
diyidual has his own idea Of ING , nS
mission and he owes II to MS couh hsst
we'll as TO himself to contripute a.
may to the fulfillment OF thal ln's' of
MIR Chairman, and Gentissilnsha
Committee: | can never fuzzy uis - NV col
debt of gratitude which owe y ~ nave
trymen lor the honors when .isi KIT. d
generously bestowed upon me. he ii
whether II be my lot 10 oceupi a. nan
office for which the conVenuon ~ nv d
me. or to spend the remaiiloel o y.
in private life, 1t shall be my eoss 70 aid
bition and my controlling puIpJnaos VII
realizing the high ideals Oh ,snss broul
wisdom and courage ana sacrNnN
this republic into existence. destiny
/ can conceive of a nationas sssnt and
passing the glories of the preShoar espoI
pasta destiny which meets Inv M 70
pilities of to-day and measulseeo, 4 rep
possibilities of the future. l oforndai
lie, resting securely upon tns ~ patf
stones quarried by revolutiohlat,ryu ta--s
from the mountain of eterhai nrocs