The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-11

I peiagot q Iaction which wantoniy attacKeas I
tnesAneracan troops I'M AIanIla hise ~ I
rightful possession underline protocol with
Spain, awaiting the ira ificatfon OF iteas I
treaty ofSpeace by the Senate. and when {
nce been in active, open reb i .lo,
againststhes United States We are a sk e =
= to transfer our sovereignty to- a snalls |
minor yS in the islands wi thout consulting I
& the majority, and to abandon the lar ,=s
portion OF the population, VIII EchE M S DseiA
loyal to US, to the crnelties Of the y
3rtlia dnsurgent bandsss sAf0re ma LIZ lniI'
We are asked to protect this mlnosils
establishing a government and 70 l,l,5
end repress all opposition of the ma JoE1ies .
We are required to setSup az stable 81 80
eTEment IN the interest," Of those Wiz iis. I
assadled our sovereignty nd 1lreu go w.,
onr4soldiefs, and then main I'M y q.
cost or sacrifice against its eneInleea'
and gainst those having ambitious desti'ilS /
from without.
LARGER ARMY AND NAVY NAV
This would require an army anu i..' n
far larger than is now ma in ineu ~ i' .t,f
Philippines and still more IN en-. s.,oo1l
what will be necessary with the Luz
milton OF our sovereignty. NIL nlit t:l s,1e
port OF authority not our own DIS .i.s, e.
posed is the very essence OF n11iis " ISL So
which our opponents in their III a.
oppose but which by their potacssz."o
of necessity, be established in It's mos MOS
offensive form.
The American people; will not nlahe .ei ls
murderers of our soldiers the asells
the republic to convey the. piessils a. -
liberty and order TO the Philippine 80,
will not make them the builders -
new commonwealth. Such ascoufsesMc .
he a BETRAYAL of orr sacred obligations
to the peaceful Filipinos, and Wouiu l'iaes
at the mercy of dangerous a uventuis ..1
the lives and property of the nal!yes a i1d
foreigners. 1t would make poSslp.e az
~.ocf ~
were secretly planned to be =eAecuteu VI
the 22d of February. 1899, in the Guy u
Manila, when only the vigilance Oh oe.i
army prevented the attempt 10 asaaas ',
nate our soldiers and all foreisneis' an
pillage and destroy the city anu 10 su
roundings In short, the PROPOSE LON "
those opposed to us is to commune an tne
obligations in the Philippines wnich nov
rest upon the Government, only chahslAS
the relation from principal, winch no"
| exists, to that OF surety Oui iespoi
| sbiiity is to remain, but our power is 10 De
diminished. Our obligation is to be no
! less, but our title is TO be surrendered ~
| another power, which is without experience
! or training or the ability to MAINTAIN d
| stable government at home, and aosoluteiy
| helpless to perform its lnternatioii<ai on ~
| cations with the rest&of the world. 10
I this we are opposed. We should not ylelo
| our title while our obligations zlast. III
4 the language of our Platform, our
! authority should not be less than our
| responsibility" and our present respon-
! sibi.ity. is to establish our autholltysi III
| every part of the islands
| No government can SO certainly preserve
| the peace, restore public order, estapilsh
! law, justice and stable conditions as ours eils
Neither Congress nor the Executive can
establish a stable government IN these
islands except under our rlsnt 40, Oh so. sd
/ eighty, our authority, ana our mas. 1Aiio
this we are doing.
'N-.- WHAT OTHERS SAY.
| 1t is worthy of note that no one outsloe
Of the United States disputes .he tuilhess
| and integrity of the ccsslon. Wnat.llieil, -
the real issue on this subject! w nethei
it is paramount to any other or not II 10
yhather we shall be responsible for the
government of the Philippines with the
sovereignty and authority which enables
us to guide them to regulated Hoerty'
law, safety and progress, or whether we
\ shall be responsible for the forclble ana
arbitrary government of minority viii
out sovereignty and authority on our part
and with only the embarrassment OF
Drotectorate which draws us into ,nelr
troubles without the power of preventing
them.
There were those who, two years, ago,
were rushing us on to war with span. VINO
are unwilling now to acceD. its clear conse-
quence as there are those among us VINO
| advocated the ratification of the treaty OIL
| peace but now protest against its obllga-
tons Nations which go to war must pc
prepared to accept it's result and obllga-
TORS. and When they make treaties must
keep them.
Those who profess to distrust the liberal
and honorable purposes of the Admins
tration in its treatment of the Ph1llp-
| pines are not justified. Imperialism mas no
place in its creed or conduct Freedom is
! ;ci, tls1 nlrtN
was builded and now rests. Liberty is the
great Republican doctrine for which the
people went to war, and for which a mil
lion lives were offered and billions of dol
lare expended to make it lawful legacy
! of all without the consent Of master or
slave. There is strain OF lA-conceaied
| hypocrisy in the anxiety to extend the
! constitutional guarantees to fle Deople of
the Philippines while their notification IS
| openly advocated at home. Our opponents
may distr,,st themselves but they have no
right to discredit the good faith and pat
| riotism of the majority of the =people. VINO
are opposing them: they may fear the
:" worst form of imperialism with the help
less Filipino in their hands, but If they
do. it is because they have parted with the
shirt and faith of the fathers, and have
lost the viriiit.- of t:le burdens of the
party. which they profess to represent.
The Republican party does not have to
assert It's UeNOIOn 10 llie 1'eCidl dun "
! Independence. That immortal instrument
of the fathers remained unexecuted until
the people under the lead of the Republi-
can party in the awful clash of battle
turned its promises into fulhlment. It
wrote into the Constitution the amend
ment guaranteeing political equality to
American citizenship. and 1t has never
broken them or counselled others in break
\ ing them. 1t will not be guided in its con-
duct by one set of PRINCIPLES at home, and
another set in the new territory belonging
to the United States.
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