New-York tribune., 1900-08-09

the struggling patriots OF Cuba the country with
re ha he
would necessarily gain political advantage from
the case must end in complete victory. they
be1 yed with the IN t in the support M wRes
over and the Republican leaders began to suggest
s %hen the RSf TresPdSn ay
before the Senate a treaty which recognised the
Of the Philippine islands to the United states the
o a so pd risk me
ills that might follow. rather than take the chance
pendent action 1' Of this this country. try
I was among the number of those who believed
lease the volunteers, remove the excuse for war
Independence Which might be forced from Spain
by new treaty.
PHILIPPINE VIEWS DEFENDED:
III view OF the criticism which my action aroused
In some quarters take this occasion to restate the
trust the American people to give independence to
the Fflipinos than to trust the accomplishment or
tion. Lincoln embodied argument in the question
when he asked Can aliens make treaties easier G
now in better position to wage a successful
BEEN had the treaty BEEN reieeed With the treaty
ratified, clean cut issue is presented between a
and imperal!sts must bear the responsibility for
an AZ tna6 RaPPShS b e Gn ee S 0nnnnens f inn
perialism would have been held responsible for any
arisen before the ratification of another treaty
But whatever differences OF opinion may have ex-
pocy there e never @ was any dieTenee as to the
great Of the the question al ana {nere no
The title Of Spain being eXtingusned we were
American principles The Bacon resolution, intro
dUced a month before hostilities broke out at
Manila, promised independence to the Filipinos on
the same terms that 1t was promised to the Cubans
G1or IS IS t breaK,ar o out of hostites
would have prevented bloodshed and that its
adoption any subsequent time would have ended
hostilites
If the treaty had been rejected considerable time
would have necessarily elapsed before new treaty
could have been agreed upon and ratified, and dur
tafine the public mind if the Bacon resolution
had been adopted by the Senate and carried out
cation of the treaty or at any time afterward. it
would have taken the question OF mperiaSm SI out
deal with their domestic problems But the resolu-
Vice-President and from that time to this a Re-
publican Congress has refused TO take any action
When hostiiitles broke out at Manila Republican
speakers and Republican editors at once sought
to lay the blame upon those VINO had delayed the
ratification of the treaty, and during the progress
the opponents of imperialism of giving encourage
ment to the Filipinos This is a cowardly evasion
of responsibility.
ENCOURAGEMENT TO THE FILIPINOs
1T is right for the United States tai to hold f the
nean empires in the government OF colonies the
DEFEND it, but it must expect pc the subCt races s TO
protest against such policy and TO, resist TO the
any encoura cement from Americans living. Our
to the Filipinos but to all who denied voice
in their own government If the Republicans are
prepared TO censure all who have used language
calculated to make the Finpinos hate foreign domi-
nation, let them condemn the speech of Patrick
Henry. When he uttered that passionate appeal,
Give me liberty or t, give me death de he expressed
Let them censure jefferson; of all the statesmen
Of history none have used words so offensive TO
bondage. Let them eensure Washington. who de-
clared that the colon!sts must choose between lib
has rum a agans The sins of IL Henry and eTson and
hecb let t1em @ be ned IN woSe @
popular government when the present advocates
Some one has said that a truth once spoken can
never be recalled. 1t is true. 1t goes on and on,
influence But it we're possible TO obIiterate every
set forth in the Declaration of Independence.
of conquest would still leave its legacy Of perpetual
human heart the love of liberty. He never made
6 6g 9 f6 a N woud d weeo@e nj foaee
Lincoln said that the safety of this Nation was
spirit which prizes liberty and the heritage of all
countrymen thar they could not destroy this spirit
without planting the seeds of despotism at their
Those who would have this Nation enter upon
Of mperialsm on the Fpinos. but they ? must also
calculate its effect upon our own Nation. We can
the Philippines without weakening that principle
here
PARALYzING INFLUENCE OF IMPERIALISM
Even now we are beginning to see the paralyzing
influence of imperialism. Heretofore this Nation
has been prompt TO express Its sympathy with those
who were fghtlng for civil Ill liberty While our
hemisphere our sympathies have not been bounded
by the seas We have felt it due TO ourselves and
Cling for the right TO govern themselves, to pro-
claim the interest which our people have from the
between human rights and arbitrary power. Three
small, struggles Greece aroused
and Webster and Clay gave eloquent expression TO
1896 ali parties manifested lively interest in the
progress in South Africa which must result in the
extension of the monarchcal idea or In the triumph
Sympathy for the Beers does not arise from any
nation This sympathy is due to the fact that b ay ny
stated in platform, we believe in the principle
OF self-government- and reject, as did our fore
surrenders its benef in the universal application OF
the principles set forth in the Declaration of In
which it has enjoyed among the nations an
Our opponents, conscious of the weakness Of their
cause. seek to confuse imperial ism with expan-
supporter of their policy Jefferson spoke so free
ly and used language with such precision that no
one can be ignorant Of his views. on occasion
he declared IF there be one principle more deeply
co0'e1 jnaI any @ o'b bid II, me ne o @ 6i every aneri-
principles; it is inconsistent with Govern
DIFFERENT KINDS OF EXPANSION
The forcible annexation OF territory to be gov-
erned by arbitrary power differs much from the
acquisition Of territory to be built up into States
as a monarchy differs from a democracy. The
Democratic party does not oppose expansion when
expansion enlarges the area of the Republic and
incorporates land which can be settled by Ameri-
can citizens or adds to population people who
are willing to become citizens and are capable of
dischargnS their duties such. The acquisition of
the Louisiana territory, Florida Texas and other
tracts which have been secured from time to time
enlarged the Republic and the Constitution fol-
lowed the flag into the territory 1t is now