The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-08-11

church; but the principle nv me Christian
OF much wider application r9ivsd Is ous
serious consideration. @hu Challenge
ness from e passive belief thai m positive.
covered the Fflipinos into our rrovidencs
Of the su minister sta our wbeg glory, 70 the es sna | tCr
thrash the natives FiIin anat we ought to
understand who we are. ?anoSs, until they
eaaies sent every cannon shot a every
'su means righteousness."H every
NO Calling Gossip.
We cannot approve OF this A..
one place unless we are wiii,ru%o ctrtne In
blood q the he' hand 1t tn MIIi Il poison n nD &,
the heart, 1t is equally true iha.eiy reach
II planted under the lorcible
later be transpia w nasa orient. will soope lcaa
II true Christianity consists american soil.
out In our daily lives the IN carrying
~ rs wn1 VIII say that we are com1rgs Of
with the sword? lie wh ,oe and p%roselyts
either by H ~Wi Must Must prove his authooirai,fss
special dispsns Writ or by evidence otVy
ye into all the world and preac hhmand, Go
to every creature" has no GatIinone Gospel
Z sa amarta When Jesus visited a Vi ias at:
Him. some Of ' the p Siseipi Tsfs s. to rsesiSs.
nrs Snouid pc called down from Si Ha that
80 Suk aye f6sm the .nd insult; but the Mas ateaysn
any said: "Ye know no, re.
rsanner OF spirit We are of; for tha what
but to save them" Supposs HHehs lives,
I'VE Will thrash them until thew sad;
have been the history of f rbeeint would
Compare, II you will. the swaegeersuanity!
t Ky Ha Ifnsai a0ctrine Of imperialism w DHi.
.Tnou shalt love thy neighbor aument
love, not force. was the weapon n, a..
n Saiiar ! sactince for Others, not the s er
reaching the human heart. a mttes.uhod Of
recently told me that the stars Visionary ana
once saved his life because his ass ssfiIps:
blood upon it. Let it be I Known snat had no
missionaries are seeking SONS ir stat our
sovereigntyi let 1t be known that inss,ooi
armies. thew m a ars rois guard Of conquerinss
to uplift, having their Ioins eirt sb ne,p and
truth and their feet shod with the nrsnwlth
breastpla .ne Of So siphte o1 Peace. wearing The
the sword Of the Spirit; let it be know, Tying
they are the citizens Of a nafinu" mat
respects the rights of the citizens Of cusI
OF Its own citizens. and the weleoma llghi
70 our missionaries will be more SVEN
tnan the welcome extended to the miss,Hnsai
aries or any other nation, AAsioh'
The argument, made by Soma ,h...
was unfortunate for the nation that Y
mad anything to do with the phtii.at II
ISLANDS. but that the naval victory AZ PpWsse
Mia made the permanent acouisit1iooIM ma,
those islands necessary, is also nn,son q
We won a victory at Santiapo bbm ',,
did not compel us to hold Cuba TIE sb mS'
islands does not make it imperativap XIV
we should retain possession forever' that
lean blood was shed at San Juan hili ana L,
ised she ae Cub yeu th nda president has prom.
that the American flag floats over Ma ,J
does not compel US to exercise perpetmsii
S wsyss ensy Eyer the islands; that flag
ident has promised to haul It down ppbsr
the rag or the Cuban republic is ready ~ y
rise In It's place. Better a thousand times
dag representing the idea Of self.e3v%a
ment than that the flag OF this ren1biio
should become the flag OF an empire "'
An Honorable solution,
There Is an easy. honest, honorable so,r.
ton Of the Philippine question. II is ga,
forth In the democratic platform and II ia
submitted with confidence to the Amer.
can people; rms plan unreservedly in.
dorse. III elected. l shall convene congress
IN extraordinary session as soon as / am
~inaugurated, and an imma.
diate declaration of the nations purpose.
eminent in the Philippine islands. inst a,
we are now establishing a stable form 81
government In the island of Cuba: sec.
ond, to give Independence to the Filipinos,
Just as we have promised to give indie.
pendence to the Cubans: third, TO protect
the Filipinos from outside Interference
while they work out their destiny, Just
as We have protected the republics OF
Central Inc 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 protectorats
gives to the nation protected the adyan-
tage OF our strength. without making II
the victim OF our greed. For three-Quar.
ar0 NJ a 4hA 800 .G -
been a shield to n~eighboring republics
n yet 1t has imposed no pecuniary bur.
den upon us. After the Filipinos had aid.
ed us In the war gains 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 max 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 fall
back upon the assertion that it is destiny.
and insist that we must submit TO II, no
matter how much 1t violates moral pre-
cepts n our principles of government
This Is a complacent philosophy. II OBJ.
literates the distinction between right and
wrong and makes individuals and nations
the helpless victims of circumstances.
Destiny is the subterfuge OF tine in
vertebrate, who, lacking the courage 10
oppose error. seeks some plausible excuse
for supporting 1t. Washington said that the
destiny of the republican form OF gov.
eminent was deeply, II not finally, staked
on the experiment intrusted to the Amer
lean people. How different Washingtons
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
its own people. upon the success OF tns
experiment here rests the hope of human
ity. No exterior force can disturb TINS
republic, and n 10 foreign influence should
be permitted to change its course. Wnat
the future has In store for this nation No
one has authority to declare. but each IN
dividual has his own idea of the nations
mission n he owes 1t to his country as
well as to himself to contribute as best ~
may to the fulfllment of that mission
Mr.. Chairman. and Gentlemen oil the
Committee. / can never fully discharge tns
debt of gratitude which l owe to my coun-
trymen Tor the honors which they haveso
generously bestowed upon me; but sirs
whether 1t be my lot to occupy the nlsn
office for which the convention has named
line, or to spend the remainder OF my days
In private life, II shall be my constant am.
billion and my controlling purpose TO aiain
realizing the high ideals of those whoss
wisdom and courage and sacrifices Droush'
this republic into existence.