The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-08-15

snec,al dispensation. The commas, osnrI |
ye into all the world an ana n Pr Gatlns gun at.
tschment. When Jesus visited a Nii .sssiye |
Samaria and the people refused 10 80 mai |
Him, some Of 4. the es,I slse Down from Heaven
TO avenge the insult; but me ~ st what |
huked Them and said: y know Nv g. ~ |
manner Of spirit ye are Tss ~, Ut mems lives,
hut 20 save them" Suppose lie mao ssIu.
I'VE will thrash them unit, snsg would |
stand who we are r.,r now 81 p' Christianity!
compare IL YOU will. the swaggeTlhs' ut uh
living, brutal doctrine OF mperls,grnent
the Golden Rule and the c3nn. as Inv
Thou shalt love thy neighoor as Wy
Love. not force. was the weapon OF .He
Nazarene; sacrifice for others no. ,hndS Of
reachinE the human heart. A missionary
recently told me that the stars anu s.i tiaant
once saved his life because MS sea 10
recognized our flag as a flag that hau ~
blood upon H. Let II be known that our
missionaries are seeking souls instead o.
sovereignty; let 1t be known that lnststae
of being the advance guard OF conqueIIhs
armies, they are going forth to help any
to uplift, having their loins glrt ap ou. w.
truth and their feet shod with tne PI ,So
ton of the Gospel of Peace weaII,s 49,,
brea stplate of Righteousness and carrying
the sword of the Spirit; let 1t be kno"I NY
they are the citizens of natloh VIII WIFI
respects the rights of the citizens OF otnet
nations as carefully as 1t protects the rights
of its own citizens, and the welcome given
to our missionaries will be more cordlaI
than the welcome extended TO the mlssloh-
aries of any other nation. -. Z,
The argument, made by some, thdt ~
was unfortunate for the nation that II
had anything to do with me tiietoru at Ma
Mia made the permanent acqulsltLon "a
those islands necessary, Is also uhsouhu;;
We won victory at AZ, Sa T,th r Pe' she'd.
ding of American blood in the Philippine
islands does not make IT imperative tnat
we should retain possession forever; A meEi
lean blood was shed at San Juan hill ana FL
Caney, and yet the president has prom
ised the Cubans independence. The faCt
that the American flag floats over Manlld
sovereignty over the islands; that nag
waves over Havana to-day, but the pres
ident has promised to haul Il down when
the flag of the Cuban republic Is ready 10
rise in its place. Better thousand times
that our flag in the orient give way TO
flag representing the idea Of self-govern-
ment than that the flag of this republic
should become the flag of an empire.
An Honorable Solution.
There Is an easy. honest honorable solu-
ton of the Philippine question. 1t is set
forth in the democratic platform and 1t Is
submitted with confidence to the Ameri-
dorse. If elected, / shall convene congress
in extraordinary session soon as / am
inaugurated, and recommend an imme-
diate declaration of the nations purpose.
first, to establish a stable form Of gov
eminent In the Philippine Islands, just a.
we are now establishing stable form OF
government In the island Of Cuba: sec
ond, to give independence to the Filipinos.
just we have promised to give indie
pendence to the Cubans: third, to protect
the Filipinos from outside interference
y, IL tHA,f al at,f hAtr
as we have protected the republics OF
Central and South America. and are, by
the Monroe doctrine, pledged to protect
Cuba. An European protectorate often
results in the exploitation of the ward by
the guardian. An American protectorate
gives to the nation protected the advan-
tage of our strength, without making II
tiers of a century the Monroe doctrine has
been a shield to neighboring republics
and yet it has imposed no pecuniary bur
den upon u.s. After the Filipinos had aid
ed us in the war against Spain, we could
not honorably turn them over to their
former masters: we could not leave them
to be the victims of the ambitious de-
signs of the European nations. and since
we do not desire to make them a part of
us, or to hold them as subjects, we pro-
pose the only alternative. namely. to give
them Independence and guard them
against molestation from without.
When our opponents are unable to de-
fend their position by argument they tali
back upon the assertion that 1t is destiny,
and insist that we must submit to 1t, no
matter how much 1t violates moral pre-
cepts and our principles of government.
This Is a complacent philosophy. 1t OBJ
literates the distinction between right and
wrong and makes individuals and nations
the helpless victims of circumstances.
Destiny is the subterfuge of the in
vertebrate, who, lacking the courage to
oppose error, seeks some plausible excuse
for supporting it. Washington said that the
destiny of the republican form of gov
eminent was deeply, if not finally, staked
on the experiment intrusted to the Amer
lean people. How different Washington s
definition of destiny from the republican
definition. The republicans say that this
nation is in the hands of destiny; Wash
ington believed that not only the destiny
of our own nation, but the destiny of the
republican form of government through
out the world was intrusted to American
hands. Washington was right The
destiny of this republic is In the hands OF
it's own people, upon the success of the
experiment here rests the hope of human
ity No exterior force can disturb this
republic, and no foreign influence SHOULD
the future has in store for this nation nc
one has authority to declare, but each in
dividual has his own idea of the nations
mission and he owes 1t to his country as
well as to himself to contribute as best he
may to the fulfllment of that mission.
Mr.. Chairman, and gentlemen OF the
debt of gratitude which owe to my coun-
trymen for the honors which they have sc
generously bestowed upon me; but, sirs
whether 1t be my lot to occupy the high
office for which the convention has named
me, or to spend the remainder of my days
in private life, 1t shall be my constant am
bition and my controlling purpose to aid ir
realizing the high ideals of those whose
wisdom and courage and sacrifices brought
this republic into existence.
/ can conceive of a national destiny sur
passing the glories of the present and the
pasta destiny which meets the RESPONSE
bilities of to-day and measures up to the
possibilities of the future. Behold repub
lie, resting securely upon the foundation
stones quarried by revolutionary patriots
from the mountain of eternal truth-a re
public applying in practice and proclaim
ing to the world the self-evident PROPOSE
ton: that all men are created equal; ina
they are endowed with inalienabls rights
that governments are instituted amont
men to secure these rights; that govern
ments derive their just powers from tn
consent of the governed Behold republic
in which civil and religious liberty stimu
lates all to earnest endeavor and IN whici
neighhor's injury-a republc IN Whic,
every citizen is a sovereign, but in which
no one cares to wear a crown. Benoio !;
republic standing erect while empires al
around are bowed beneath the weight o
their own armaments-a republic whos'
flag Is loved while other flags are only
feared Behold a republic increasing u
population, in wealth. in strength and II
ton and Fastening, the coming OF uni
versal brotherhood-a republic which
shakes thrones and dissolves aristocrac1e
by its silent example and gives light AM
Behold a republic gradually but surel!
becoming the supreme moral factor in tn
worlds progress and the accepted arbite
history, like the path of the just. lis a
the shining light that shineth more ant
more into the perfect day."