The Portland daily press., 1900-08-09

they are the citizens of a nation which
respects the rights of the citizens of other
nations as carefully as i5 protects the
rights OF its own citizens, and the well
come given to our missionaries will b9
more cordial than the welcome extended
to the missionaries OF any other nation.
There is an easy, honest honorable
solution OF the Philippine question I5
is set forth in the Democratic platform
and it is submitted with confidence to
the American people This plan l unre-
servedly indOrse. Ii elected, / shall con-
vene Congress in extraordinary session
as soon as am inaugurated, and recon-
mend an immediate declaration OF the
nations purpose, first, to establish a
stable form of government in the Philip
pine islands, just as we are now estab
fishing stable form of government in
the islandof Cuba; second, to give inde-
pendence to the FilipinOs just as we
have promised to give independence to
the Cubans: third, to protect the Fill
pinOs from outside interference while
they work out their destiny, just as we
have protected the republics OF Central
and South America, and are, by the
Monroe doctrine, pledged to protect Gu
ba. An European prOtectOrato often re-
suits in the exploitation of the ward by
the guardian, An American protector
ate gives the nation protected the ad-
vantage of our strength, without making
ft~oAAAA
quarters of a century the Monroe doctrine
has been a shield to neighboring repub-
lies and yet it has imposed no pecuniary
burden upon us. After the FiIipinOs had
aided us in the war against Spain, we
could not hOnOrably turn them over to
their former masters; we could not leave
them to be the victims Of the ambitious
designs of the European nations, and
since we do not desire to make them a
part of us, or to hold Them as subjects,
we propose the only alternative,
namely, to give them independence and
guard them against molestatiOn from
without,
When our opponents are unable to de-
fend their position by argument they fall
back upon the assertion that 1t Is destiny,
and insist that we must submit to it, no
matter how much it violates moral pre-
cepts and our principles of government.
Ih1s is cOmplacent philosophy. 1t OBJ
llterates the distinction between right
and wrong and makes individuals in q
tiOn the helpless victims of circum-
stances. Destiny is the subUerfuge of the
invertebrates, who, lacking the courage to
oppose error, seeks some plausible excuse
for supporting 1t. Washington said that
the destiny OF the Republican form of
government was deeply, ii not finally,
Staked on the experiment entrusted to the
American people. How different Wash
ingtOn S dednition of destiny from the
say that this nation is in the hands of
destiny; Washington believed that not
only the destiny Of our own nation, but
the destiny OF the Republican form of
government throughout the world was
entrusted to American hands Washing
ton was right. The destiny of this re-
public is in the hands OF its own people,
upon the success of the experiment. here
rests the hope Of humanity. No exterior
force can disturb this republic, and no
foreign influence should be permitted
to change its course. What the future has
in store for this nation no one has au-
thorlty to declare, but each individual
has his own idea of the nations mission
and he owes it to his country as well as
to himself to cOntri butte as best he may
to the fufhllment OF that mission.
Mr.. Bryan concluded at 4.4O and was
followed by Gov. G S. Thomas Of Colo
rado, who introduced Mr.. Stevenson.
Mr.. Stevenson gained conhdeneesa as he
proceeded and held the majority OF his
audience to the end.
Mr.. Stevenson closed amid liberal ap-
plause at 20 minutes of 6 O'Clock. sena-
tor Jones then declared the meeting adj
jOurned sine die.