Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-08-10

ev1r diffsrsnces Of opinion may heYe g.
isted NJ to the best method q 00poe1
the colonial policy, there never va a.
a az c%sstiO 81 q md there i as sr1
now as to the course to be pursued.
h The title OF Spain being exiting ui.Ata.
we were at liberty TO deal with the Fiji
RAnos according a9 mont
before hosttlities broke out At MAnllA
promised independence to the F1Apinos On
ne same terms that i wf tss
and believe that its adoption prior to the
brea king out Of hostilities would nav
prevented bloodshed, ana that its, aaop-
ION at any subsequent time would havsS
ended hostiities. q N
Defends His Own Course.
If the. treaty had been rejected con ic.
eiansed before fore new treaty could have
been agreed upon and ratined; ana uu 49,.
that time the question would nave pee.s8
cgitating the public nina. y ,n ~ asn.
attic and carried out ~ tne s,so,'7iny;
either at the time OF the ratinca. n,. ' 3t
the traaty or at any time aItelwd;.ue.is.
would have taken the question or lnpelii.A
alism out OF politics and left the amer
can people free to deal with them av.n AZ
tic problems. But the resolution va S.;n., q.
fc:lted by the vote OF the Repuplicai M, !, ~
President, and from that time to this 9
Republican Congress has refused ~ taAS@
any action whatever in the mattef,
When hostilities broke out az nanaa;a
Republican speakers ana Repunllca ,,,,l,,,
tors ar once sought to lay the blame upoli!!
those who had delayed the ratl1caNlpH ~, ~
the treaty, and, during the prosfess 9, saJ
war tho same Republicans. naVs .e .s,.In.
the opponents OF Imperialism 81 !, s l,li
encouragement to the tiipinos. ms as y
Il ,cowarSlly evasion ofgvesponsibi
! IL il is RICH, for the lInited&a States ~
hold the Philippine ISLANDS perhia'ieiilly
ana initiate European empires n Inc su .,.41
crnment of colonies. the Republican paIty
O.. eht to state its position ana helsiIu ~ =,
but it must expect he sttnjeSt 80 -
Protest against stch po'2y n.,u 9's',r,sas
sist to the extent OF their aDlillS. i ~
kilipinOs rdo not need amy ACCOMPLISHMENTS
from Americans now living Our "iio ~.
history has been an enCourasenslt,tin IN
only to the tiEpinos, but TO AL WIG x
denied I. voice IN their own soyernin ..a,
If the Republicans are prepared ~ NeiiT%
sure all who have used Fang psse sa 49,,
lated to make the hiiipinos haie sioreI ...,,
DONNA ton let them condemn the sHs.,..Sslu4
O. Patrick Henry. When he uttered .'aa
passionate appeal, Give me libesl! "
give me DEATH lie expressed u sen .
Let them cansnre jefferson; CT al! ti:a
statesmen OF history, none nave usTu
words so offensive 70 thote VINO Moa.u
hold their fellows IN poiltica. p who IS.
clare, that:thc coonists must choose Ds
tween liDerty and slavery. OF. ne w, w
statute of limita tionS has run :tEalnSl VIC
sins of Henry and Jefferson ard HaSA-
ing,on, let them censure Lincoln, Wh9se
Gettysburg speech will be quoted IN ur
feEse OF popular government Wheil .ttte'
present advocates of force ana cohquest
are forgotten.
Those who would have this nation enter
upon q career Of empire must cons1der
not only the effect OF imperialism on mo
Filipinos, but they must also calcula.e
not repudiatc the principle OF self-soS-
trnment in the Philippines without Vets >..s
ening that principle here
The Boer War.
Even now we are beginning TO see I. the
par;llyzing influence of imperlalisnl:s
Heretofore. this nation has been prompt
to express its sympathy with those VINO
were lighting for civil liberty. , VINE o w
the Western Hemisphere. our sympath
have not been bounded by the seas, w
have felt it due to ourselves ana 70 lus
struggling for the right to govern them
selves, to proclaim the interest WiilSh
our people have, from the date q th
own independence, felt IN every iae -,
power Three-quarters OF a So ~.
when our nation was small, u lss
of Greece aroused our peoples I'D &1fO-.
ster and Clay gave. eloquent ex15 q
to the universal desire for Gsssee< 81 =
pcndence. In 1896 ali parties l,:ahhrstS :
u lively interest in the success OF
Cubans, but now when q war y N PROXY
ress in South Africa, which must result
in the extension of the monaIchlal idea
or in the triumph of a Republic, the ad-
vocates of Imperialism III this country
dare not say WORD III behal1 Oh thel
Beers. -g $NSl
Sympathy for the Beers does not arise
from any unfriendliness toward England;
the American people are not unfrtendly
toward the people Of any nation. Ihtss
sympathy is due to the fact that, as stat
ed in our platform, We believe in the prin-a
ciple Of self-goyernment and reject, 40;
did our forefathers, the claims of non
n5ch ny TINS Of ps
ciples set forth in the Declaration Of ln-
dependence, it will lose the prestige and
influence which it has enjoyed among the
nations as an exponent OF popular GOV
eminent.
The Fla: In the Philippines. II
Our opponents, conscious of the weak
ness of their cause, seek to confuse im-
perialism with expansion, and have even
dared to claim Jefferson as supporter
OF their policy. jefferson spoke so free
~ and used language with such precision
that no one can be ignorant Of his views.
On one occasion he declared: If there be-
one principle more deeply rooted than
any other in the mind of every American.
it is that we should have nothing TO do
with conquest. Anu dSdlI Io SiAus
Conquest is not in our principles: it il
inconsistent with, our government" g
4 colonial policy means that we shall
send to the Philippines q few traders, .
few task masters and few officeholders,
and an army large enough to support the
authority of a small fra ction of the people
while they rule the natives. : =
There is an easy, honest. honorable 500
luton of the Philippine question. 1t II
set forth in the Democratic platform and
it is submitted with confidence to the
American people. This plan I unreseryed-
" irdorse II elected, I shall convene
Congress in extraordinary session as soon
as l am inaugurated and recommend an
immediate declaration of the nations
purpose, first, to establish a stable form
of government in the Philippine Islands,
Just as we are now establishing q stable
form of government i'll the island OF Gu
ba: second, to give independence to the
k'ilipinos, just as we have promised to-
give independence to the Cubans: third,
to protect the Fllipinos from outside in
tcrfcrence while they work out their des-5
tiny. just as we have protected the re-
publics of Central and South America, and
are, by the Monroe doctrine, pledged to
protect Cuba. An European protectorate
often results in the exploitation Of the
ward by the guardian. An American pros
tcctorate gives to the nation protected.
the advantages Of our strength, without.
making it the victim of our greed For
three-Gua rtcrs of century the Monroe
doctrine has been Il shield to neighhorinX