The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-28

that is accomplished to leave the government
and control OF the island TO lite people,
1t wac this solemn declaration ny the
American congress that justified the war at
the bar OF our own conscience and OF the
world The pretensc now that this dis-
clalmor upon our part applied ONLY TO
tCuBA AND NOT TO OTHER SPANISH DE
lPENDENCIES is ITO parley with words in q
double sense"
Existns conditions abroad now challenge
our serious thoughts, whether We will or not
spain has been conquered and the ''paci6oa-
tinn OF Cuba the (declared) purpose or
the war-secured. And yet we find our
selves stiil gagged In war, war. too,
against a people 5000 miles distant and OF
whom until recent years we have scarcely
heard II is On expensive war, having already
cost nenrly Sss 1000, 900 aud thousands OF valu-
able lives, The questions to be answered by
each American voter in November is "Why
this WARP" Whit is to be our justification at
the bar Of history"
All mere words and gorlncation of the
Gag aside, the sad fact remains that IL "a
purely war OF conquest; war Of suhju-
cation against n people who, as has been
csquenty sad. I'm their struggle for indie
pendence have in.errosed the declnratiol OF
jefferson as shield against the attacks Of hts
own cuuntrymen."
sixty thousand soldiers are now In the
Philippines how much greater will be tho
sacrifice OF trensure and human life before
tho conquest IL completed, no one can know.
And when completed what ncNt9 How are
these Islands to he held and governed? Does
/ only by force by the power OF the army and
Of the navy?
And this not for day or for a year, hut
tor all time. All this Implies exercise OF
powe~ unknown to the constitution. II is
| In veig truth government outside, of tho
constitution, II means the edoption by the
American repu0iic OF the colonial methods OF
European monarchies II means the right
! 10 hold allen people as subjects. It euthroncs
force as the controlling agency In govern
ment. In a word, II foreahadows the en-
pire.
More than this, following close in the
wake of Imperialism. az tho night the day
comes the immense standing army. The
dread arm OF milltarism Is TO be made bare
| in the new world as Il is In the Old The
strong arm OF power Is 10 he substituted for
the peaceful agencies which for more than
century have brought coptentment and
! happiness TO our .peuple. Existing condi-
tons IN continental Europe enAillng tAxa-
ton and misery 10 the very verge Of hui
man endurance, illustrate by sad object les
sons Tie inevitable result o. large standing
armies in time Of peace,
! Conditions now existing in the Philippines
! for which wo IRE IN measure responsible
impose new duties upon us. These people
ara entitled to our protection against the
4 oupdity and aggressive spirit of other ma
/ tons, and this, not TO the end OF subjuRntlon
| upon our part. but 70 that OF the full en-
| joyment bv them of liberty and the ultimate
| establishment OF stable government fash
! Toned by their own hands
| lmperlalisnl--'the Republic or the En-.
| piro lis indeed tho oyerslmdowlng issue
with which we are confronted IN the pending
| struggle for political supremacy. lis ter
nliraton is to be by the American people
! through the peaceful iDstrumentality OF tho
ballot Meanwhile the discussion win con-
| tinue at the Preside and on tho hustiugs
! with an earnestncss rarely equalled in our
/ history. II was Burke who said 81 love
| clamor when there ia an excuse. rhe alarm
! bell disturhs the Inhabitants, but II saves
| them from icing burned in their beds
Again thanking the committee aud those
1 they Represent, ! accep. tina nomination %
generously rendered mo Should your action
b. ratified by the people at the polls, 1t Will
/ bn my earnest endeavor 20 discharge with
fidelity the duties OF the great Office
have the honor to remnin, yours very
I truly Adlai 10. Stevenson.