Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-25
NOMINA TON OF The REPUB LICAN P PARTY sep. 8.

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| Feb. 10, 1900, says that he was present at
| the Interview between Admiral Dewey and
| the insurgent leader, and that in this inter
| view Admiral Dewey made no promises
| whatever He adds:
He tAguinaldo) asked me If my govern
ment was going to recognize his govern
! ment. l answered that l was there simply
| in military capacity: that / could not ac-
| knowledge his government, because had no
authority to do So"
Easy to Find FAINT.
Would not our adversaries have sent
| Dewey,s feet to Manila to capture and de-
| stroy the Spanish sea power there, or. dis
| patching it there, would they have with
drawn It after the destruction of the Span
s sh feet: lei and If the latter whittier would ,,
1t have gone? What port in the Orient was
| opened to 1t?
| Do our adversaries condemn the expedi-
| tion under the command of General Merritt
| to strengthen Dewey in the distant ocean
and assist in our triumph over Spain, with
which nation we were at war? Was 1t not
| our highest duty to strike Spain at every
vulnerable point, that the war might be
| successfully concluded at the earliest prac-
| ticable moment?
| Asks for Honest Opinion.
| And was It not our duty to protect the
| lives and property of those who came within
our control by the fortunes of war? Could
we have come away at any time between
without a stain upon our good name? Gould
| we have come away without dishonor at any
| time after the ratification of the peace treaty
| by the Senate of the United States?
| There has been no time since the destruc-
tfon of the enemys feet when we could or
| should have left the Philippine archipelago.
power but Congress could surrender our
! sovereignty or ALLEVIATE a foot of the terri
| tory thus acquired. The Congress has not
tn do fhn pr fhn thor mr.
| President had no authority to do either. II
| he had been SO inclined, which he was not
So long as the sovereignty remains In US 1t
! Is the duty Of the executive. whoever he
| may be, to uphold that sovereignty. and If It
be attacked to suppress its assailants Would
| our political adversaries do less?
Begun by Insurgents.
| 1t has been asserted that there would have
| been no fighting in the Philippines II Con
| gress had declared Its purpose to give indie
| pendence to the Tagal Insurgents. The In
surgents did not wait for the action Of Con
opened fire on our army.
Those who assert our responsibility for
the beginning of the conflict have forgotten
| that before the treaty was ratified in the
Senate, and while 1T being debated in
| that body, and while the Bacon resolution
was under discussion, on Feb. 4. 1899. the
after being previously advised that the
American forces were under orders <not to
fire upon them except in defense. The pa
of the insurgents demonstrate that this at
tack had been carefully planned for weeks
before 1t occurred
Only One Course Open.
Their unprovoked assault upon our sol
diers at time when the Senate delib
Grating upon the treaty shows that no ac
tion on our part except surrender and ahan
donment would have prevented the fighting.
and leaves no doubt in any fair mind where
the responsibility rests for the shedding of
American blood.
ut
of this electoral contest. we are in danger OF
being diverted from the real contention We
are in agreement with all Of those who sup
ported the war with Spain. and also with
those who counseled the ratification of the
treaty of peace. Upon these two great es
sential steps there can he no issue. and out
of these came all of our responsibilities. If
others would shirk the obligations imposed
by the war and the treaty, must decline
TO act further with them, and here the issue
was made.
1t is our purpose to establish in the Philip
pines a government suitable TO the wants
and conditions of the Inhabitants, and to
give them self government when they are
ready for it, and as rapidly as they
ready for 1t. That am aiming to do under
my constitutional authority. and Will con
tinue TO do until Congress shall determine
the political status of the Inhabitants of the
archipelago.
Plea for Consistency.
Are our opponents against the treaty? If
so, they must he reminded that 1t could not
have been ratified in the Senate but for their
| assistance The Senate which ratified the
treaty and the Congress which added LIS
sanction by a large appropriation comprised
Senators and Representatives OF the people
of all parties.
I Would our opponents surrender TO the in
surgents, abandon our sovereignty or cede 1t
to them? If that be not their purpose. then
it should he promptly disclaimed. for only
. evil can result from the hopes raised by onr
opponents in the minds of the FilipinOs. that
! with their success at the polls in November
there will be a withdrawal of our army and
of American sovereignty over the archipela-
go. the complete Independence of the Taga-
log people recognized and the powers OF
government over all the other peoples of the
archipelago conferred upon the Tagaiog
leaders.
ProIonss the Rebellion.
The effect of belief in the minds of the
insurgents that this will be done has Rl-
ready prolonged the rebellion and increases
the necessity for the continuance of a large
army. 1t is now delaying full peace In the
: archipelago and the establishment of civil
governments, and has Influenced many Of
the insurgents against accepting the liberal
terms of amnesty offered by Gen. MacAri hur
under my direction. But for these false
ben had in our military establishment in the
Philippines and the realization of stable
government would be already at hand
The American people are asked by our op
ponen,s to yield the sovereignty Of the
United States in the Philippines to small
fraction of the population. single tribe out
Oh el2nly or more lnnaDltiHS tne aFtuApSIaso.
a faction which wantonly attacked the
American troops in Manila while in right
fni possession under the protocol with
Spain. awaiting the ratification of the treaty
of peace by the Senate, and which has since
been in active, open rebellion against the
United States. We are asked to transfer
OHr sovereignty to small minority In the
islands without consulting the majority and
TO abandon the largest portion Of the popu-
lation, which has been loyal to us. to the
cruelties of the guerrilla insurgent bands
Demands Cannot Be Met.
More than this. are asked to protect
this minority In establishing ii government.
and to this end repress all opposition of the
majority We are required to set up sta
BILE government in the interest of those who
have assailed our sovereignty and fired upon
our soldiers, and then maintain 1t at any
cost or sacrifice against its enemies within
and against those having ambitious designs
from without.
This would require In army and navy far
larger than Is now maintained In the Philip
pines and still more In excess Of what will
be necessary with the full recognition of our
sovereignty. military support of author
ity not our own, as tlUs proposed. is the very
essence of militarisnI. which our opponents
in their platform oppose. but which by their
policy would Of necessity be established In