The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-10

only three commanding inteiiects and
aracterH-Arellano MablnI and Ag-
nlnaIdo. Arellanl. the chief justice Of
our supreme court. IS a profound law
yer. and a brave and incorruptible man.
MAblni IS the highest type Of subtlety
and the most constructive mind that
raee has yet produced. Aguinaldo IS a
clever popular leader. able brave re-
sourceful, cunning. ambitious, unscrup-
ulous and masterful. He Is full Of de-
clslon, initiative and authority, and
had the confidence OF the masses. He
Is natural dictator. His IDEAS Of
government are absolute orders, i'm
pHeit obedience or Immediate death.
He understands the character Of his
countrymen. He Is Malay sylla;
Not a Filipino washington.
These conclusions were forced upon
me by observing the people in all walks
of life in the different Islands, and BIS
conversations with foreign merchants,
priests, meatlzos, pure Flllpinos, and
every variety OF mind. character and
opinion from San Fernando in Luzon,
ON down through the entire archipela-
go to the Interior Of Sulu. These con-
versaHons were had informally at dim
ner tables. on journeys, and the like.
and always under conditions favorable
to entire frankness and unreserve.
Their chief value is that they are the
real opinions OF their authors and not
prepared and guarded statements. 1
will read to the senate salient points
from my notes OF these conversations,
reserving the names OF the persons in
terviewed. except that OF Pablo MALTA,
Of C'ebu. who was assassinated n week
after met him, and whose fate will
not risk bringing down on others.
Their names and residences are here in
this book, and WIN be gladly given to-
any senator or to the senate in execu-
tive session.
The Nations Power to Govern.
The nations power to make rules and
regulations for the government Of It's
possessions is not confined to any given
set OF rules or regulations. 1t is not
confined to any particular formula Of
laws or kind of government or type OF
administration, Where do senators
iind constitutional warrant for any spe-
clal kind Of government in TERRITORY
belonging to the United states?" The
language affirming our power to gov
ern such territory Is as broad as the
requirements Of all possible sltuqtionB.
And there is nothing in the constitu-
ton to limit that comprehensive Ian,
guage. The very reverse is true. For
power to administer government any
where In any manner the situation de-
mands would have been In Congress Il
the constitution Ind been silent; not
merely because It IS a power not re-
served to the states or people; not
merely because It is a power inherent
in and an attribute Of nationality; not
even because It might be inferred from
other specific provisions OF the constltu-
ton; but because 1t is the power most
necessary for the ruling tendency OF
our race-the tendency to explore, ex-
pand and grow, to sail new seas and
seek new lands, subdue the wilderness.
revltallze decaylng peoples and plant
civilized and clvillzlng governments
over all the globe. For the makers OF
the constitution were OF the race that
produced Hawkins. and Drake. and
Raleigh, and Smith, and winthrop.an
Penn. They were Of the great explor-
ing, pioneering, colonlzlng and govern
ing race who went forth with trade or
gain or religious liberty as the lmme-
diate occasion for their voyages, but
really because they could not help it;
because the blood within them COM
manded them; because their racial ten
dency is as resIstless as the currents Of
the sea or the process OF the suns Of
any other elemental movement OF ma
ture, OF which that racial tendency It.
self is the most majestic. And when
they wrote the constitution they did
not mean to negative the most elemen-
tai characteristic OF their race. OF
which thek own presence in America
was an expression and an example.
You can not interpret constitution
without understanding the race that
wrote II. And II our fathers had In
tended reversal OF the very nature
and being Of their race, they would
have 50 declared in the most emphatic
words our Language holds. But they
did not. and in the absence Of such
words the power would remain which IS
essential to the strongest tendency Of
our practical race. TO govern wherever
We are. and to govern by the methods
best adapted to the situation. But our
fathers were not content with silence,
and they wrote In the constitution the
words which affirm this essential and
imperial power.
The Question Elemental.
Mr.. President. this question is deeper
than any question Of party politics;
deeper than any question of the tso-
lated policy Of our country. even; deep
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