Cañon City record., 1900-09-27


must decline to act further with them
and here the issue is mnde. 1t Ii OH
purpose to establish In the Philippine
government suitable to the want
and conditions OF the Inhabitants. an4
to prepare them for self government
and to give them self-goyernmen
when they are rcady for it, That
am aiming TO do under my constitn
tional authority and will continue q
do until Congress shall determine th1
political status OF the inhabitants o
the archipelago
1.-THE American people are asked by
our opponents to yield the soyereign,
| of the islands of the Philippines TO d
small fraction OF the population, sin
gle tribe out of eighty or more inhabit
| ing the archipelago, a fraction whicl
wantonly attacked the American troops
In Manila while in rightful possession
under the protocol with Spain, await
| ing the ratification OF the treaty o
peace by the Senate, and which has
since been in active. open rebellles
against the United States We arr
| asked to transfer our sovereignty 10
small minority In the islands without
consulting the majority, and abandon
| ing the largest portion Of the popula
tion. which has been loyal to us. to ihs
cruelties of the guerilla insurgen
bands. More than this, we are asked
to protect this minority In establish /
| ing government. and TO this end re
press all opposition OF the majority |
We are required to set up a stable gov
| ernment In the interest OF those VIA
have assailed our sovereignty and fired
upon our soldiers. and then mainfniI}
| IL at any cost or sacrifice against its
enemies within and against those hny
| Ing ambitious designs without
"This would require nm army aud
| navy far larger fhnn is now main
| tanned In the Philippines and stilp,
more In excess OF what will be ncces-
snry with the full recognition OF ourI
| sovereignty. A military support of au-
thority not our own. as thus proposed.
is the very essence OF mllitarism.
which our opponents. In their platform,
oppose, but which by their policy
would OF necessity be established In It's
mos. offensive form.
"Neither Congress nor the executive
can establish n stable government mi
these Islands except under our right
Of sovereignty and under our authority
and our flag. This we are doing. We
could not do II as a protectorate power
80 completely or 40 successfully ms We
are doing II now. As the sovereign
power we can initiate action and shnr-
means TO ends, and guide the f.iiplnos
| ao self-deyelopmcnt and self-govern.
meut. As proiectorate power we
could not initiate action. but would Ia
compelled 10 follow and uphold n pco
pie with no capacity yet 10 20 II alone.
III the one case we prevent both our
selves and the Filipinos from being Ia
volved In dangerous complications. In
the other we could not protect even Tho
FiiIplnos until after their trouble had
come. Bcside-. VI we cannot establish
any government OF Our own without
the consent Of the governed. NJ our oI'
poncnts contend, then we could not e-.I
tablish a stable government for them
or make ours n prutcciornfe without
the like consent. aud neither the major
ity OF the people nor minority have In
vited MS to assume II. We could not
maintain a proiccioratr even with the
consent Of the governed without giving
proyoc1itIou for conflicts and possibly
costly wars. Our rights In the l'hlliIt
pines are now free from outside Inter
ference, and VIII continue 80 IN Out
present relation. They would not H.
thus free IN any other relation. We
viii now give up our own TO guarantee
another sovereignty. Our title Is good
Our peace commissioners believed they
were receiving a good title when they
concluded the treaty. The executive
believed It was a good title when be
submitted II 10 the Senate 81 the Unit
Cd States for Its ratification. The Sen
ate believed II was god title when y
gave II their constitutional assent, and
the Congress seems not TO have doubt
cd Its completeness when they appro-
printcd SaO.oO0.00O provided by the
treaty. II any who favored Its ratln-
cation believed II gave us N bad title.
they were not sincere. Our title IL
practically Identical with that under
which we hold our territory ncpuirst
since the beginning OF ike government
and under which we have cxcrrIrcd
full sovereignty md established gov
crnmcnt for the Inhabitants.
'.Those who profess to dlstrust the
liberal and honorable purpose OF The
administration In It's treatment OF the
Philippines are not Justified. Imperial
ism has no place In lis creed or colt
duct Freedom is the rock upon which
the Republican party was huildcd nnJ
now rests. Liberty IL the great Wepub-
| licnn doctrine for which the pcopi.
went to war. and for which t.ORop
lives were offered and billions of dol
lars expended TO make II the Inwful
lcgncy OF NIL without the consent OF
| tllt utift'F ot tfttt - - Eh''sf'f
OF ill-conccalcd hypocrisy in the anS'
lefty to extend the constitutional guar
antees to the people OF the Philippines.
while their nuiiiiicntion " openly nd-
vocatcd nj home. Our opponents may
dIstrust themselves. but they have no
right to discrcdit the good faith aud
patriotism OF the majority OF the pco-
pie who are opposed 10 them; they may
fear the worst form of Imperialism
with tic helpless filiplpos in Their.
hnnds: but II they Ito, II is because
they hnvc parted with the spirit ana
faith OF the fathers and have lost the
yIrility OF the founders OF the party
which they profess 10 represent
"Tbe Republican party does not have
| TO assert its devotion TO the declnrn-
tion OF Independence. That immortal
Instrument OF the fathers remained un-
| executed until the people under the
lead OF the Republican party In the
awful clnsh OF battle turned its prom
| ises into fulflllment. II wrote into the
constitution the amendments gtiarnn-
tceing political equality to American
citizens, and It has never broken them
or counselled others In breaking them.
1t will not he guided In It's conduct by
one set OF principles Mt home and an.