The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-26

have experienced arrest without cause
Imprisonment without hearing, and be-
held justice bought and sold: these are
the results of the institutions of tyranny.
They must experience arrest only for
cause publicly made known, conviction
only after trial publicly conducted and
Justice impartial, unpurchasable and
speedily administered these are the re-
suits of free institutions. They have ex-
perlenced suppression of free speech, the
violation of the home and robbery by Of
nicer OF church and state, unauthorized by
either; these are the results OF the In
situations of tyranny. They must expert
ence liberty OF speech, the sanetity of the
fireside. the separation of church and
state, the punishment of soldier. priest or
Protestant missionary practicing outrage
or extortion upon them. by the civil au-
thorities who must be supreme over all;
these are the results of free institutions
And these are the results which they will
experience under the government Of the
American republic. For these are the re-
suits of American Institutions and our in
situations follow the flag.
Govern as situation Dema nd..
II the opposition say that our constitu-
tion forbids the American people to hold
and govern possessions as their situation
may require, l demand that they show
me the denial Of that power In the con-
stituuon. We are a nation. We can
acquire territory. II we can acquire ter
ritory, we can govern 10. IL we can gov
ern ~ we can govern II as its situation
not acquire any territory except sach as
may be governed as n part OF the nation
with It's Inhabitants as our fellow-citl-
gems Of the republic. But this would for
ever prevent the American people from
acquiring places OF power and commercial
advantage at the worlds strategic points
SO important q limitation upon our pow
er. otherwise inherent In US as nation
must be expressed In und0ubted terms IN
our constitution. ! defy the opposition TO
the government 10 find such a prohibition
"a ~ AZ Ira frraF ant NaFsa
position 90 the government to find such
a limitation IN our powers as \ nation
IN our history rs separate people !
DEFY the opposition 30 the government TO
find evidence 81 such a Limitation upon
national power In the whole history OF the
administering. expanding, cnlouizlDR race
Of which the American. people are the
most vital progressive branch. And -
such a Limitation upon our power to ac-
quiFe p0senHsiona and govern them a.
common sense shall demand, Is not ex-
pressed IA Our written constitution. Is MOI
implied from any provisions that are ex-
pressed. g. not found IN our history az a
separate people or Ia the practices Of the
race rom which we spring. such limit
alton does n0l exist
II the opposition 70 the government say
that power 50 hroad rs dangerous to the
hbcriles ~ the American people. an
sNer that the American peoples liberties
can never be endangered az the hands OF
the American people. md, therefore that
their h.Frties cannot be endangered b.
power j. power exercised ~ the Amerf-
can people themselves. Congress shsil
have rnWer." SAYS the constitution And
what b. congress- The agents 81 enc
American people. The Constitution Great
I'd congress But who created the cohstI-
futlon9 We me uenpia declares the
constitution itself The American pe0pls
created she constitutional 81 ia sheir NAH
%. The American people established
conEress. Is their instrument The
American people elect thc members q
congress. they ars the peoples servants
Their laws arr the pcouir's laws Their
power is the peoples uoEer. And u you
ffRr thls powcr. you fear the people II
you .aat fhat power restricted. II "a -
cause you Eart the power - tie ueavIe
restricted ana e restriction ~ their p5r-
cv fs a reafFi ton ~ fhetr liberty. SO
that The end ~ the logic nf The opposition
o. thc government Is limitation upon the
Iaersiee ~ The American people. for fear
that the liberties n the American people
vii suffer Al the hands of the American
people.
II The opposition assert that the powers
which the constitution gives to the legis-
lative agents % the American people viii
not De exercised IN Righteousness. I an
sger thar that can only he because the
American people themselves are nat
righteous IL Is the American people.
through their agents, who exercise the
power, and u those agents do not act