Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1900-01-17

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Mr.. President, self-government and
internal development have been the
dominant notes of our first century.
administration and the DEVELOPMENTS
Of other lands will be the dominant
notes of our second century. And
administration is as high and holy n
function as self-govcrnment, lust as
the care of trust estate is as sacred
an obligation as the management of
our own concerns. Cain was the
first to violate the divine law
of human society which makes of
us our brothers keeper. And admin
istration of good government is the
first lesson in self-government, that
exalted estate toward which ali civil
izatiou tends. Administration of
good government is not denial of lib
erty. For what is liberty? 1t is not
sovagery. II is not the exercise Of
individual will. IL is not dictatorship.
1t involves government, but not nee
cssarily self-government. IT, means
law.
Consent OF Governed Misundcrstood.
The declaration does not contem-
plate that all government must have
the consent of the governed. II an
nounces that mans "innlienablc
rights are life. liberty and the pur-
suit of happiness; that to secure these
rights governments are established
among men deriving their lust powers
from the consent of the governed:
that when any form of government
becomes destructive of those rights
&c In .,..l,.
or abolish it" Life, liberty. and the
pursuit of happiness" are the impor-
tant things; consent of the govern
ca is one OF the means TO those ends.
III amy form OF government becomes
destructive of those ends. IL Is the
right OF the people to alter or abolish
u, says the declarations amy form"
Includes all forms. Thus the declara-
ton itself recognizes other forms OF
government than those resting on the
consent of the governed. The word
consent" itself recognizes other
forms. For consent" means the UNI
derstnnding of the thing to which the
, consent" is given; and there are peo-
pie in the world who do not under
stand any form of government. And
the sense in which Consent" is used
in the declaration is broader than
mere understanding; for Consent" in
the declaration means participation in
the government consented" to- And
yet these people who are not capable
OF "consenting" TO any form of gov
eminent must be governed
Power Impiicd to Govern a. We
PIense.
The power to govern all territory
the nation may acquire would nave
been in congress i. the language af-
hrming that power had not been writ
ten in the constitution. For not all
powers of the national government
are expressed. It's principal powers
are implied. The written constitution
is but the index of the living consti-
tuition. Had this not been true the
constitution would have failed. For
the people in any event would have
developed and progressed. And if the
constitution had not had the capacity
for growth corresponding with the
growth of the nation, the constitu-
ton would and should have been
abandoned, as the articles of confeder-
alton were abandoned. For the CON
Stitution is not immortal i'm itself, lis
not useful even i'm itself
By the same reasoning that Hamil-
ton. Marshall, Washington and Lin
coin employed, we could infer our
power 10 do the work Of administer
ing government in the Philippines as
the situation may demand, even III
that power had not been affirmed i'm
express words. We could infer IL from
the purpose of the constitution to
provide for the common defense and
promote the general welfare" of the
nation and the powc~ given congress
TO make laws to secure these ends.
For the archipelago is n base for the
commerce OF the east. II q n base
for military and naval operations
against the only powers with wiz a
conflict is possibea u fortress thrown
mp in the Pacific, defending our west
ern const commanding the winters OF
the Orient and giving Us n point from
which we can instantly strike and
seize the possession of any possible
foe
The Whole Question Elemental.
Mr.. President, this question is
deeper than any question Of party
politics; deeper than any question OF
the isolatcd policy of our country.
even; deeper even than any question
Of constitutional power. II is eIe-
mental. II is racial. God has not
been preparing the English speaking
and Teutonic peoples for "A thousand
years for nothing but vain and idle
sclf-contcmpiation and scif-admira-
ton. No! He has made US the mas
ter organizers Of the world 20 estab-
Hsh system where choas rcigns. lie
has given us the spirit Of progress 20
ovorwhelm the forces of reaction
throughout the carti. lie has made
us adopts in government that we NAV
administer government among savage