Arizona silver belt., 1900-07-05

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 frovidence himself to suppose that he
 has created beings incapable of gov.
 erning themselves, and to be trample d
 on by kings"
 There are degrees of intelligence:
 some people eau and do govern them
 selves better than others. and if is
 possible that the people hving near
 the equator will never owing to eli.
 mate conditions, reach the govern.
 meutai standards of the temperate
 zone. But 1t is absurd to say that
 uod would create the Filipinos and
 then leave them for thousands of years
 helpless, until Spain found them and
 threw her protecting arms around
 them; and it is equally absurd to Say
 that Spain could sell to Us the right to act as guardians of a people whom she
 governed by force.
 The purpose behind the imnerial
 policy is the extension of trade.
 Franklin, in letter, denies that the securing or holding of trade is a cause Tor which men may justly spill each others blood. The man who says That an imperia! policy will pay must be prepared to place pecuniary value upon the soldiers who have already lost their lives in the Philippines. or have become insane from the effects or the climate, and upon the soldiers who will be sacrificed Tn future wars or conquest. The republican party, winch boasts that it sprung into ex,s- tence in the defence of human rights. now cooly calculates the value of hnm'n life measured by oriental trade.
 II Ill be noticed that Franklin also del.. that trade could be protitablv purchased and held by fleets and armies. History supports his conten- ton. A nation never makes profit cut ofa forcibie extension of trade. such d policy is defended by the few ~no make great deal out of the trade, While the expenses of the war are oofne by the taxpayers. There is no doubt that all imperlai policy will Dc advantageous to army contractors, and to owners of ships who rent their vessels to the United States to carry live soldiers to the Philippine Islands and to bring dead soldiers back; and it may be advantageous to carpet-bag governors and to those who can se- cure good paying positions in the army, but 1t will be Q constant strain upon the wealth producers. The amount already spent upon war of conquest Tn single year would almost construct the Nicaragua canal; or, if used for the reclamation of ard lands In the west, it would furnish homes for more American citizens than would go to the Philippines in thousand years. If an imperial policy is in- dorsed by the people. large standing army will always be necessary. The same influences which lead to a war of conquest in the Philippines will lead | to wars of conquest elsewhere, and an | immense military establishment will not only become a permanent burden upon the people, but will prove a menace to the republic.
 One of the great objections to i'm periaiism is that it destroys onr proud prs -eminence among the nations. When the doctrine of self-government Is abandoned, the United States will cease to be a moral factor in the worlds progress. We cannot preach | he doctrine that governments come ID from the people, and at the same ime practice the doctrine that govern nents rest upon brute force. We can lot set high and honorable example or the emulation of mankind while We roam the world like beasts of prey eeking whom we may devour.
 lckinley's Popularity Unsubstantial.