The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-21
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result was that his policies were in ruin,
legislation was at a standstill and public
affairs were in q perilous and incoherent
condition. Party responsibility had van
iahed and with it all possibility of intelli-
gent action, demanded by the country at
home and abroad.
I'VE replaced this political chaos with
President in thorough accord with his
party and the machinery Of government
began to again move smoothly and effec-
lively Thus we kept at once our promise
OF better and more efficient administra-
ton. In four months after the inac-
duration of President Mckinley we had
passed a tariff bill.
Failing to secure after honest effort,
any encouragement for international BIZ
metallism, we have passed law strength
ening the gold standard and planting it
more firmly than ever in our financial
system. 1t was a great work well done.
The only argument the Democrats can
advance today In their own behalf on the
money question is that a Republican SEN
ate. in the event of Democratic success
would not permit the repeal of Re-
publican law.
But there were still other questions
in 1896. We had already thwarted the
efforts of the Cleveland Administration TO
throw the Hawaiian Islands back to their
dethroned queen and TO give England
foothold for her cable in the group. We
then said we would settle finally the Ha-
waiian question. We have done so. We
promised to deal with the Cuban ques-
tion. Again comes the reply, we have
done So The long agony of the island is
over Cuba is free. But this great
work brought with it events and issues
which no man had foreseen, for which
no marty creed had provided a policy!
..The new problems brought by the war
we face with confidence in ourselves and
still deeper confidence in the American
people. who will deal justly and rightly
with the islands which have come into
their charge The cutlery against our
new possessions is as empty as the cant
about 'mlitarism' and imperialism is
devoid Of sense and meaning. Regard for
n moment those who are loudest in
shrieking that the American people are
about to enter upon a career of oppres-
sion and that the republic is in danger
Have they been in the past the guar
dams of freedom? Is safety or liberty
now to be found most securely in the
marty which was the defender of domestic
slavery? Is true freedom to be secured
nv the ascendency of the party which
beneath our very eyes seeks to establish
through infamous laws the despotic rule
of n small and INSCRIPTIONS band Of sup
porters in Kentucky, who trample there
not upon the rights of the black men
only. but upon those Of the
whites, and which seeks to eX-
tend the same system in NORTH
Carolina and Mississippi? Has it sudden
ly come to pass that the Democratic party
which today aims whenever it acquires
rover to continue in office by crushing
election and popular rule-has it indeed
come to pass. | say that that party is
the chosen protector of liberty? II II
were SO the outlook would be black IN
deed.
For the islands of Hawaii and Porto
Rioo the political problem has been solv-
ed and by Republican legislation they
have been given self government and
are peaceful and prosperous under the
rule of the United States.
In the Philippines we were met by
rebellion. fomented by a set of office
hunting adventurers and usurpers. The
duty of the President was to suppress
that rebellion TO see to it that the au-
ihority of the United States as right
fully and as righteous in Manila as in
Philade iphia was acknowledged and obey
ed. The Democrats are planning If they
get control of the House to cut off appro-
priations for the army and thus compel
the withdrawal of our troops from the
philippines The result would be to
force the retirement of such soldiers
as would remain to Manila and their
retirement would be the signal for the
massacre and plumber OF the inhabitants
of the islands who have trusted to us
tn protect and guard them. Such an
event would be an infamy.
sOur position is plain. The restora-
ton of peace and order now so nearly
reached in the Philippines shall be COM
Melted. Civil Government shall be estab
Ished. and the people advanced as rap
idly as possible along the road to entire
freedom and to self government under
our flag. We have no belief in the old
shareholders doctrine that the Constitu
tion of it's own force marches into ey-
cry newly acquired territory and this
doctrine which we cast out in 1860, we
shall reject. We do not mean that the
Philippines shall come within our tariff
system or become part of our body pol
itic We do mean that they shall under
our teaching learn to govern themselves
and remain under our flag with the larg-
est possible measure OF home rule.
1.-The Democratic attitude toward the
philippines rests wholly upon the pro-
position that American people have not
the capacity nor the honesty to deal
rightly with these islands. They assume
that we shall fail. They fall down and
worship a Chinese half-breed whose
name they had never heard three years
ago and they SANDER and cry down, and
doubt the honor of American soldiers and
sailors, OF admirals and generals and
public men who have gone in and out
before us during an entire lifetime. We
take issue with the Democrats who would
east off the Philippines because the Amer
lean people cannot be trusted with them
and we declare that the American people
can be trusted to deal justly, wisely and
generously with these distant islands"
Mr.. Lodge voice showed splendid car
rying power. promising we'll for the try
ing task of presiding over such gath
ering.
General Bingham of Pennsylvania. was
now recognized to present the unanimou