The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-06-21
ROOSEVELT FOR
VlCE.PRESIDENT
Continued from First POse9

extend the same system to North
Carolina and Missouri
HAS Il suddenly come Go pass that
the democratic party, which today
aims, whenever Il acquires power TO
continue In office by crushing out hon
est elections and popular rule, has II
indeed. come to pass, | say, that that
party Is the chosen protector OF
nbertyg II il We're so. the outlook
would be black. indeed. No, The party
OF Lincoln may be best trusted now, as
In the past. 20 be true even as he was
true. to the rights OF man and TO
human freedom. whether within the
borders OF the United States or in the
islands which have come beneath our
dag. The liherators may be trusted 10
watch over the liberated. We who
freed Cuba will keep the pledge we
made To her and win guide her along
the road TO independence and stable
government until she is ready 60 settle
her own future by the free expression
OF her peoples will. We viii be faith
full to the trust imposed upon Us, and
II among those TO whom this great
work is conhded In Cuba. or elsewhere.
wrong doers shall be found, men not
only bad In morals. but dead TO their
duty as Americans and false 10 the
honor OF our name. We will punish
these basest OF criminals TO the extent
OF the law.
For the islands OF Hawaii and Porto
Rico. the political problem has been
solved. and by Republican legislation
they have been given self government
and are peaceful and prosperous under
the rule OF the United States.
In the Philippines We We're met by
rebellion. fomented by self-seeking
adventurer and usurper The duty Of
the president was 20 repress that re-
bellion, TO see that the authority OF the
United States as rightfully based and
| righteous In Manila as In Philadelphia
was acknowledged and Obeyed. That
harsh and painful duty President Nc
! Kinley has performed firmly and Just.
| ly,eager to resort to gentle measures
whenever possible. unyielding when
| treachery and violence made force
necessary. Unlike the opponents OF ex-
Papsion, we do not regard the soldiers
OF Otis, Lawton and Macarthur as "an
| enemy's camp" In our eyes they are
the soldiers of the United States: they
are our army and We believe In them
and will sustain them.
Even now the Democrats are plan
ming, if they get control OF the House
to cut on appropriations for the army,
and thus compel the withdrawal OF our
troops from the Philippines. The re-
suit would be to force the retirement of
such soldiers as would remain in
Manila, and their retreat would be the
signal for the massacre and plunder of
the great body Of peaceful inhabitants
of the islands, who have trusted TO us
to protect and guard them. Such an
event would be an infamy. Is the
government. is the House. to be given
over TO a party capable OF such a
| policy? Shall they not be intrusted TO
the party which shall sustain the army
and punish the brigands and guerril-
las, who, under pretense OF war, are
now adding so freely to the list Of
crimes committed in the name Of
| liberty. by usurpers and pretenders. and
who. buoyed up by Democratic prom
ises, keep up a highwayman's warfare
in hope of Democratic success in No
ven,ber?
1T is for the American people to
decide this question. Our position is
plain. The restoration OF peace and
order now so nearly reached in the
Philippines, shall be completed. Civil
] government shall be established, and
! the people advanced as rapidly as pos
sible along the road to entire freedom
and self-government under our flag
! We shall not abandon our task. We
Will neither surrender nor retreat. We
will not write failure across this page
Of our history. We will do our duty,
our full duty, 10 the people Of the
! Philippines, and strive by every means
to give them freedom, contentment
and prosperity.
we have no belief in the old slave
holders doctrine that the constitution
of its own force MARCHES into every
newly acquired territory, and this dec
/ trine. which we cast out IN 1860. we
still rejact. We do not mean that the
I Philippines shall come within our tariff
system or become part OF cur body
! polite. We do mean that they shall,
under CT: teaching. learn to govern
| themselves. and remain under our flag
| with the largest possible measure Of
home rule. We make no hypOcritical
pretenses Of being interested in the
Philippines solely on account Of others.
While We regard the welfare Of those
| people as a sacred trust, we regard the
welfare Of the American people first.
We see our duty to ourselves as well as
| to others.
I'VE believe in trade expansion. By
every legitimate means within the
province Of government and legislation.
we mean TO stimulate the expansion
Of our trade and to open new markets.
| Greatest Of all markets is China. Our
trade is growing by leaps and bounds.
Manila, the prize Of the war, gives US
inestimable advantages in developing
that trade. 1t Is the corner stone OF
our Eastern policy, and the brilliant
diplomacy Of John Hay, in securing
| from all nations a guarantee Of our
treaty rights and Of the open door in
China, rests upon it. We ask the
American people whether they will
throw away these new markets and
widening opportunities for trade and
commerce. by putting in power the
! Democratic party, who seek under