The state herald., 1900-12-28

He concluded that there seemed TO 10
something improper about IL.
Turning back to the Philippines, Gen
eral Harrison noted President MoKin.
ley instructions to tho Taft commits.
SION, and referred to them as grant Of
certaiu privileges to the Filipino people
instead Of coDcesslon Of inaliensble
rights. "Ths provisions our fsthers
fought for were for rights, not for priv.
leges." Continuing.
No man can road this schedule Of
rights, which the President gave 10 the
Philippine comissiou. in an inverse ord
OF. without horror. Did you ever read
ens OF the trextIss made by the United
States with.an old-world power? On
one aide they speak Of the subjects Of
her majesty" and on the other ~ths citi-
zsus OF the United States" Now, II
those provisions guaranteed to citizens
Of the United Staten DE- not apply to ciii-
zeus OF the Philippine lslands, IL is time
for US 10 amend these treaties by adding
''apd subjects," after the ws,ds ''oilizsps
Of shs unitsd Ststes."
Mr.. Mckiuiey's idea of government BY
benevolence came in for iurthsr sharp
thrusts. "Ths man whose protection
from wrong rests wholly upon tie bsusv-
olanra af unntha ~. nj m M - Hnn.ra.. -
u slave" he exclaimed, with manifest
feeling aud emphasis.
Aud he went on To msintain that .
government OF Unlimited, absolute leg
islative or judicial powers IL un.Am~r,.
can" and wholly foreign TO the ,ds.s Of
tho founders Of this government, aud for
one General hsrrison said he did not bs.
lisve tue framsss oi our fundar,ental law
were careful only Of their ova rights and
liberties. "Our fathers worsLippsd very
profoundly their belisis W 70 the rights
Of msn. II vas their faith, based upon
. liberty derived froa God. Il wss .
divine gilt 10 bs olsinsd for our psopis
only upoa the condit,os o: allowing It
to apply 70 Ill men.
Thss - the question ee the effect up
on Americas institatioas 1t hons ef the
imperial policy: "Bst don't you 80 that
ihsrs y . grsvsr peril hanging over usi
Are the r'ghts Of the psopls upon the
ms'alssd SECURE vhsa vs exsrc,ss arhi
trssy power over peop!s from whom vsds-
msud sotiFs obsdisscs? 0susrai Harrison
10 svsdently not one Of thoss oomplae-nt
psrsons Win think the United S,stss
oen do ssthine ttss asy other eovssn-
msot docs without sndssssrisg its ows
peculiar institutions.
Finally he ssksd To b. psrdonsd bsosuss
be could not rsjsios over situsrsoo pre-
ssnted By the soquisition Of such tsrri.
terry ~ has just been snn-xsd, which
must b governed BY authority rather
than BY the provisions Of the Coustitu.
tioa. Great Briiains example psss-stsd
. warning to him, not . prscs.isnt 10 o..
trsct:
III Great Britain dsds the question Of
expansion and territorial sros III ,nc'sas,
ingiy hard. 1t will be harder for No I've.
cause VT. ssn Republic, nre ncce.sar,ly
federal. TIE old cnsch with IL. pover 10
stand ~ we'll M TO move may bc safsr
vehicle for goyernmen, than the bicycle -
Aud 10 CONCLUSIONS: God forbld that
tho day should ever oanis when tho
tbongh, Of msr as o con.umef should
absorb that grand old doctrine thu, man
~ u creation u God endowed with tn.
ailenahic rigtts." Which aums up his
opioicn ot - eoismprc,sl Argument for
forcib's expansion.
Those words Of sx .Pfesidsn, Harrison
sill have a wide hearing, aud will soon
sppear In iuli. II is ss,d. In one OF the
monthly msesxincs. They are weighted
with the great influence which the
speaker carrirs ~ u distinguished law
yef, y Rspubiican, snd ~ eminent oiii.
zen OF the Republic. whose dssp snd
sober patriotism will noxhere b. quss.
toned. 1t 10 io,be hoped tha, they may
psnesrats 10 ths uttsrmost bounds Of tho
nAtion.