Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-07-12

doctrine that an Executive opU0ngfess
deriving their existence. and their pow.
ers from the Constitution can exercise
lawful authority beyohd ltor in tfola'
ton Of IT, eolet
We assert that no nation can long en-
dure half republic and halfenplre, and
we warn the Amefiean people that inn
pcfialislh abroad VIII lead quickly and
Inevitably TO despotlsal At honieg179l sE
-RoHro1 RtoNS LAwal)RSbcScED aI5
believing in these fua aamea tai prgp
clples, We dcnpunce, the =, 3Qgto Rican
law, enacted by d -lGpu1lican Congf6ss
againstItlmP rp6ssthsfsho ppUsiliDBEpf tAe
DemQcratic minoLlly,gs a,bnld apd open
violation Of the nations Organic Law and
a itagtaut brtach9 81 thonaliondl gond
faith. II imposes, gppHr The pcopley9I
Hoft0 Rico d goSGrnmetit without theif
cbnsent and taxation with6utrepresoust
lation, 1t dighpnors The American ,pqp,
PIE BY repudiatihg eolem pledge made
10 thUir buhalfyby The commanding gen.
erai, Of our army, which the. Porto M5,
cans welcomed to q peaceful and ghte-
sisted oceBpEtioh a. Of their lama H.
doomed TO poverty and biftress = pqQpf
whose hclpiessness Appeals Mn pecdliaf
force IL our jWsticB dHdfmagnhnimiiy.
I In this, the 0rst act IF ~ inpetialisiip
program. the Rdbublicah party Eetks td
commit the, United States te'A cliiuhisl
policy. Inconsistent With republican IN,
stitutiouB and c0ndCtnned by the 81
pfeno. G9urtip nunranons dscBisns. n3a
h CUnA 'AEB' TnH pnhITraks di
We ammnd TAG, ,iromm and homes
fqlilllment ,gl eur .plo3Sc, tQiRe n qPAn
people aud the world thAt the Jditcd
States has no adiFpositinh nDT tntcattonI
TO .eXercise spyefeigpiy, lWiWicii01 Of
control over the Island 81 Cdta ttccpt
fori-iis pnoiietli7h4t Tiie war g'id0a
nearly two years ago, ptnIpuhQ peace
reirns over IN tie tshnd. ana sfill Che
Administration keeps thu lsuT ofnmrnt
OF the island from llgpeQplq While Re-
| publican carhet ba6 0fiCiais plNndcr its
revenues and oSihpl thnooli@idlthepl
y ito} ting disgrace 9ilpf ApfFla4n Pe9t
IW0 couanan nsd danohuUotiic BhH.
ippiEc policy Of the present AdWigistta,
tioh II has Involved thb Republic III
unnecessary wNf, egTitiCnd the livcEof
| many OF our noblesi sons and PLACED the
United States, previously known and
applaudei' throughout thc wDFbi "A tho
champion Of freedom, IN The false gpd
ub- American POSITION ~ crushing With
| military force thechprts dfGuf FORMER
allies TO achieve liberty and sclf-goYerp.
mtht THE Filipinbg cannot Ne citizens
without cndangqriug our civilization
they cannot be subjects without imperlle
| ling our form OF g0fbrnmeht, and as We
are not aiilling 70 Surrender buE eivili
! cation or 10 convert the Republic into
an empire we favor All Immediate dgcla
ration Of the naiion's purbose 10 the
| Fllipinos, frat, stable form VI govern.
ment; second independence, and thifd,
| protection from oulsi,te iuterfercnen,
such as has been given for nearly cen
! fury to tie republics OF Central and
! South America AIDA. ,..n .t.af
r. The greedy commercialiam Which die.
tetedutb Philippine policy Of the Re.
I pablican Administration attempts "a
| Justify it With the Plea that it WIN pay,
! but EVEN this sordid and unworthy plea
! Tails wheR brought to the tcst Of facts,
The war OF cfiminal AGGRESSION against
! Tide Filipnos, cHtaiiihG ah annual e21
| pdnse Of many. millions, has already cost
hpre than any possible profit that could
| accrue from the entiFephillppine trade
for years ~ come. .Fnrlepaore, when
ftrAde Is Extended at Tie expense Of lib.
.ierty the briceiisiaiways too'higaya "ia
l,F4A FkhEEsi6N,r Nor q HlmbnrABhsA
We are not ppposed to iorritoTisl ek-
! pansion when it takes in desirable terri
! tory whfeh'eaf be erected into States Id
the lUnioRapdlvhos people are willing
\ and fit 10 become American citizens.
Vie favor exbansioh w every Peaceful
land ,legitimate smeans. fBpt we areRn.
! alterably OPPOSED TO Selling or purchas.
ling distant islands td' be governed out
I side the observation-disclosures whose ptnHe
4 GAP never become citizens
We are IN HVof ofta16hding the re.
i public sljnftqegpe RnoBg thGnatiohs, bul
believe that influence should be, extend
4 cd not ny foReand Rioleht9, hui thr6tffh
dhe paFspasigslRaapEol . high end hon,
. orhble example. ...E.t
~ '''fmE PARAMOUNT IsstlE.
Ii the imb6rtafieg 81 other Questions
/ Howlpending before the. American PEG.
\ PIE is no wise diminished and the Dem.
4 Sctatic party tak6s hb lbSelswatd 'step
dmiitstppStian iep1 thaRlabht the burn,
ing issue of imperialism growing out 81
the Spanish War involves the very eXls-
telce of the Requisite andsthe destruc-
Ftfon Of our free institutions. We re-
4 gard as, the paramount lgsuc Of tile
campaign. ..,,,,,to,,, f.,,,..c,,4,,...a
/ pldtforma adopted ,at tho iRhladelbhia
I Conyention held in June. 1900, that the
4 Republican, party tsteadfastly adlieres TO
4 the policy lanhuunredd initlieMonfuo
doctrine il manifestly inslpceTe and de-
ceptf9c. THIS profession lis contradict.
ed by, the dav6@ed ppolicytbf that'pany
Mn ppnosition to thespjrlt, Of theMoproe
d,93etfiHe, to 'acdttfre and hold Sovereign.
Icy bHer large areas of territoryanthlarge
! numbers Of people in the Eeftern Hem
llifsphefe we insist On the 'strict main.
tonancehof the Monroe doctrine ihatl
4 its Integrity, both in letter. and. in spirit,
! as netessdry to prevent the extension Of
Exrepeap authority on thispeSntiheht
and as essential. TO .pur SUPREMACY .in
4 iAmdtiEah Affairs Az the sane Tins We
] de9laFe that ne3fAmprioanapeople shall
I ever be. held by force IN unwilling spb.
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