The Van Buren press., 1900-08-11

resolution had been adopted by the senat
and carried out by the president, eithe
at the time of the ratification OF tn
treaty or al any time afterwards, II woul
have taken the question of imperialism
out of politics and LETT the American PEG
pie free to deal with their domestic prob
lens. But the resolution was defeated b,
the vote of the republican vice president
and from that time to this a republican
congress has refused to take any actor
whatever in the matter.
COwardly Accusations.
When hostilities broke out at Manila
republican speakers and republican edit
ors at once sought to lay the blame upoI
| those who had delayed the ratification o
| the treaty, and. during the progress o.
the war, the same republicans have &C
| cused the opponents of Imperialism OF CIV
| ing encouragement to the Filipinos: Thii
is a cowardly evasion of responsibility,
II II is right for the United States L
hold the Philippine islands permanently
and initiate European empires in the gov
eminent of colonies. the republican party
ought to state its position and defend It
| but II must expect the subject races t6
protest against such policy and 70 resist
TO the extent of their ability. The Filipinos
| 90 not need any announcement from Amer
| leans now living. Our whole history has
| been an encouragement, not only to the
| Filipinos but to all who are denied voice
| in their own government. IL the republic
ans se arr prepaIeo 10 censure an Mho haSe
E Hneu iahs uase calcula,ed 70 .iiah On, .ne
na In5p,os ' ~ iuIelsi. i I ~
| When he uttered that passionate appeal:
| Give me liberty or give me death, he
IN ne haor,s ~ ,, ~ IL ao'i ensrs
IL aes .,e ,.ai.s ~ ten' Le. men, .r,
Done no ,s vs a., .ne va u ~, ,bns
ubn woId hoIS ,h 30 au M ,i,;oaI
VIII Sec,arad ,hat ,e e,on;s,n sa,s
WY oeSia ,, ma me c9ioiiisls H1s'
~ Inc stat,,ta 81 ,inajta 49, "a CIV, oyaains
, The aims Of Henrv and ieffsrSnn and Hashs
suns ~ iten,s anu oeiie s t a,,u 49,
Gs9,toeh,rs sne n,i,i 'o, -, az
| fanss 81 nonp'ier ",,.rn,ri,t 49, ~
nrasert .dca.n 80 s,,, ma ann, .,s
are forpotter GUS VI i0''7 anu 'o'e''''
some one has said that n truth once
enoLan can na,'e, bn raa"iiaJ - I tr,,a
II goes on and IN ard nn ono con sat n
I'M 81, a. Jts s III or,, a,d no oHe rai So
IT, e. were ossibi w. ehiitstn n,,, ,ord
written or snnGsn IN Sasense of thss M m,u
cines set fnrth IN nv ALE ro,,o oe ~ IN
leave rs iegacw y, narnntue1 hatrad tnr
II was cod Hiymseif puhnn niaoad H. a,arv
human heart tba Io,,o " iibpar,,' IL $780,
made a race Of neonle so low in The scale
of civiiization or inteil,gence tbat * wonid
Welcome foreian master '''"' ~ WYNN
Lincoln said RAJ The safety ~ this nation
was not in its fleets, its armies or its forts,
put IN the spirit which prizes liberty and
tne heritage or all men. In all lands. every
Where' ana ne warned his countrymen that
they could not destroy this spirit without
planting the seeds Of despotism at their
own DOORS
Those who would have this nation en-
ter upon career OF empire must consider
not only the effect of Imperialism on the
FIlipinos but they must also calculate its
effect upon our own nation We cannot
repudiate the principle Of f-govern-
ment in the Philippines without weaken
ing that principle here.
poraIx,tny ,,,,.,,.,
""s i"per'"''A"''
Even now we are beginning to see the
paralyzlng influence OF Imperialism. Here
tofore, this nation mas been prompt to ex-
press its sympathy with those who were
lighting for civil liberty. While our sphere
OF activity has been limited to the west
ern hemisphere, our sympathies have not
been bounded by the seas We have felt
It due to ourselves and to the world, as
well as to those who were struggling for
the right to govern themselyes' to pro-
claim the interest which our people have.
from the date of their own INDEPENDENCE,
felt in every contest between human
rights and arbitrary mower. Three-auar-
ters Of a century 9po when our nation
was small the struggles of Greece
aroused our neonle and Webster and c,iav
gave eloquent EXPRESSION to the universal
Sas,re for Grec,an Observation-Disclosures In zoe '
oii no rtjas menitested tvoIv ,, ~ ,s,o,
,n he anooans 81 tho f',han' ,.,
when n war 10 IN nrnere.e ,n Son,h A upw
ca wh,ch must res,if in fhn y 1oos ~, 81
~ ~, ",nnnrnhIat idsa a. ~ T., Wy ~ ,nt, ~
w, ,hipn 10 $780, ~, az w u.,u,ipii "
i ,bIs nonnirv dare NO; s o ard ~,
haa, VIZ - ~ pr " o, say a. wono IN
pena,i ", 'ne poJ .,a" , osn'pa,ny ioL lhe
noess , uocs ~ Nv E "',se 'H Any uniI'eno
mess towaru EnE,anu' .ne hInerican pe9-
PIE are not uhir n,y towar1 the people
OF any hauoh' rms synpatny ~ que 10
the iact mat as STATED III our platform,
we believe III me principle OF selt-govern-
meht anu reject, as ulu our ioreiathers,
svirrenders Its belief in the universal an.
plication OF the principles set forth In
the declaration OF independence, II Will
lose the prestige and influence which II
has enjoyed among the nations as an ex-
ponent OF popular government
Our opponents. conscious Of the weak
ness OF their cause, seek to confuse i'm
perlalism with expansion, and have even
dared to claim Jefferson as a supporter