The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-08-16

settled by American citizens. or adds to
our population people VINO are willing 10
become citizens and are capable of dis
charging their duties as such- The acqut-
SILIOn OF the louisiana territory, l0rfda,
Texas and other tracts which have been
secured from time 10 time, enlarged the
republic, and the constitution followed the
flag into the new territory. II is now pro-
posed 10 seize upon distant territory al
ready more denseIy populated than our own
country. and to force upon the people a
government. for which there - TO war
Tant in our constitution or our laws Even
the argument that this earth belongs to
those Who desire 10 cultivate Il ard have
the physical power TO acquire II cannot
the Philippine islands by The Unite States
II the islands We're UniHhab5Iec American
citizens would not be willing to go there
and till the soil The white race viii not
live so near the equator Other nations
have tried 10 coIoniZe n the same latitude
The Netherlands have coatEoileG Java Tor
800 years. and Yet to-day there are less
than G0.o00 people Of European birth scat
tered among 25.9oo,V9 f-atlVes After
century and a half Of English domination
in India, less nan one-tWentleth u one
per cert. of the people of India are OF Eng
lfsh birth, ard il requires an army OF ~. OUo
British soldiers to take care OF the tax
collectors Spain has asserted .it!e TO the
vet when our fleet entered Manila bay,
there were less than Io,eg0 Spaniards re-
siding in the Philippines.
A colonial poilcy means that We shall
send TO the Philippines lew traders, a few.
taskmasters and d few office holders, ard
army large enough 70 support t.'e au-
thority OF q small fraction OF the people
while they rule the natives.
Increase in Regular Army.
II we have an imperial policy We must
have d large standing army as its natural
and necessary complement 1 he spirit
which Will justify the lorclbie annexation
of the Philippine Islands Will justify the
seizure OF other islands and the Domino
ton of other people. and with wars of con
growth OF our military establishments
That large permanent increase in our
regular army is intended by the repub-
lican leaders is not mere matter of con-
lecture, but matter of fact IN his mes
asked for authority TO increase the stand
ing army TO 10000. II 1896 the army con-
tanned about Is, 600 men Within TWO years
the president asked tor four times that
many, and republican house of repre-
sentatives complied with the request after
the Spanish treaty had DeeH signed ana
States II such an army is demanded
when an imperial policy Is con tempia ted.
but not openly aVCWeG, what may be *
pected If the people encourage the republic
an party by indorsing its policy at the polls?
A large standing army is not only a Pc
cuniary burden to the people and, II accom-
panied by compulsory service. constant
TO a republican form Of government. The
army is the persoHldc3tiOn Of force. and |
militarism viii inevitably change the ideals
OF the people and turn the thoughts of our
young men from the arts of peace 20 the |
science OF war. The government which |
relies for its defense upon its citizens is |
more likely to be just than one which has |
at call large body al professional sol |
diers. \ small standing army and a Well |
equipped and well disciplined state militia |
are sufficient in ordinary times, and in an /
emergency the nation should in the future
as in he past place its dependence upon the |
volunteers who come from al occupations |
at their country, call ard return To pro- |
longer required-men who night when the |
country needs fighters and work when |
the country needs workers.
status of the FiIfpfnos
The republican platform assumes that
the Philippine islands viii be retained un-
d right to demand OF the republican lead
crs Il discussion OF the future status of |
the Filipino. Is he 70 be a citizen or
subject? Are We TO bring into the body
polite S000.00 or 16.GV1 600 Asiatics. so
different from US in race and history that
amalgama ton is impossible2 Are they
to share with us in making the laws and
shaping the destiny Of this nation? No
of prominence has been bold
enough TO advocate such a proposition.
The McEnery resolution, adopted by the |
senate Immediately after the ratification
Of the treaty, expressly negatives this
idea. The democratic platform describes
the situation when ii SAYS that the Fill
sertng our civiliZa ton. Who Will dispute
II? And what is the alternative? If the
Filipino is not TO be. a citizen. shall We
make him a subject? on that question
the democratic platform speaks with en-
phasis. 1t declares that the Filipino can
not be a subject without enddn gering our |
form of government. A republic can
have no subjects. A subject is possible
only in a government resting upon force: |
be is unknown in a government deriving
lbs just powers from the consent of the
governed. The republican platform says
that the largest measure OF Self-govern- |
nent consistent with their welfare and
our duties shall be secured to them lthe
Fflipinos) by law This Is a strange doc
trine for a government which owes its |
very existence to the men who offered
their lives protest against govern
rnet,. without consent and taxation with |
the position OF the republican party differ |
from the position AIKEN b. the English |
promise a good government
to the colonjsts? What king ever prom
sed bad government to his PEG
pie? Did not the English govern
ment promise that The coiOnists should
have the largest measure 81 self-soyern-
nent consistent with their welfare and |
English duties? Did not the Spanish gov
promise to EjVe 10 the CubanS |
he largest measure Of self-government
consistent with their welfare and Spanish |
duties? The whole & t9erence between a
monarchy and a republic may be summed
King gives TO the people what he believes
% be a good government, in d republic
he people secure toC themselves what |
hey believe 10 be q good government
The republican party has accepted the Esu-
'opean idea and planted itself upon the
ground taken by George III. and by every |
,r,lar who 5istt-1,SrS tb.. -aDa.iry- ,f +ba |
people for Self-government or denies them
voice in their own affairs.
rhe Presidents VIII the Only Law.
The republican platform promises that
ONE measure OF seif-acVerf4 Gleut is TO b. |
given TO the EiHpiGgs bS law. but. even
his pledge is not fulfilled. Nearly IL
months elapsed after the ratification OF the
realty before the adjournment OF congress
asst June, and Yet no Ia W was passed deal
ng with the Philippine situation The will
# the president has been The only law
II the Philippine Islands wherever the |
American authority extends. " hy does |