Evening star., 1900-08-10

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stituted a republic for the Imperialism of a
corrupt monarchy in Hawaii; l freed the
Cubans from most oppressive and de-
structive form Of Imperialism. and will
quickly enable them to enjoy in lieu thereof
self government, republican in form;
| freed the Porto RicanS from Spain's des-
potic imperialism. and have sent them re-
joicing far along the path which leads to
| American self-government: l relieved the
| Filipinos from the grinding, unbearable i'm
| perialism of oppressive. cruel Spain, and
would long ago have blessed them with
| good and stable government in accordance
| with American precedents but for the pres
| ent hateful and unnatural warfare pre-
| cipitated under a misunderstanding of the
| American intention by the Filipinos them
| selves.
The true anti-imperialistic policy Of gov
| ernment is not that which sets up a pro-
tectorate over our Astatic islands binding
| the republic without constitutional author
| ity to guard against foreign attack Agui-
| naldo's dictatorship, despotism buttressed
| by assassination. whose first independent
unrestraned act would be to murder the
| European friars and confscate their alleged
property and to kill the hated Chinese
| Genuine anti-imperialism demands that the
| republic, having struck off the chains of
| Spanish oppression from the Philippines,
| shall govern them as part of the territory
| belonging to the United States Ia status
recognized by the Constitution, through
| Congress "a body created by the Constitu-
| tion) exercising powers defined by the
| Constitution and construed by the Supreme
Court of the United States. Anti-imperial-
ism consists in giving to the F'ilipinos res
| cued from Spanish despotic rule, as full
| measure of American rights, including the
| privilege of local self-government as is
| consistent with national and territorial well
| fare and as is permissible in accordance
| with the Supreme Courts construction of
| the Constitution. fAnti-imperialism consists
| in the exercise OF the same powers by Con-
! gress in relation'to the Asiatic and insular
! territory of the United States, saved from
| imperialisrn as were exercised In dealing
with Louisiana In the beginnings of ma
| tional growth, and in dealing with Alaska
our latest acquisition prior to those which
| came to us during and after the war with
| Spain Modern arti-imperialism is even more
| considerate of thss interests of the territory
belonging to the United States than that
which prevailed in the earlier days. Ha-
| wall and Porto Rico have been favored and
pushed toward American self-government
| far more rapidly than Louisiana and Alas
ka The latter waited thirty-three wears
and until 1900 before 1t reached the stage
| attained by Porto Rico in the very first
| legislation concerning that island and
| Alaska Is not today SO far advanced as the
| orga nized territory of Hawaii
am for sound money and practical anti
| imperialism; for anti-imperialism ct home
| and abroad, in North Carolina as well as in
| Iuzon l oppose silver free coinage at lf to
| as an act Of fraudulent bankruptcy dishon-
| oring the nation. I oppose government by
| force through Red Shirts at home and inn
| perialistic government by American pro-
| tectorates abroad. | oppose contraction of
| American trade and territory by cowardIy
l abandonment under fire Of any Of our ac-