Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-09-07
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centuries X f
SS Aslinaldo ana his chiefs 8rsprs ssnt tf,S,
most cAviliEsd ana intslligsnts llsaAent ofs
Stnasivs flces. sanx sYDS svs lrssoW ayas:
their pnrposs ~ burn. sAck and loot M,
8nila. End to slapG htsrs III foreie M, III,
the city. n The Ind Asnrs the F1lipinoS
would enjoy updsr such lSa dersSas Agul-
naldo ana his chl1fs would " such inde-
pend sncs ~ tho psopls q Haiti ana santo
Domingo snioy brute lAWlsssness, partly
@rsstTained by brute force, and revolution
\ succssA ing revolution. 4 Ss n II.
IN re relinqa ish 0ur title anA Cow
tsfsigntyS ~ the FiliDinos, ana thsn
aO0ntlnue tss8na1n u n aaa stable gpy-
sSRAnentStA 60 80 10 Dretaet then
eaSatnst ~ ~ ~ o1 f0rsl1n ~ - :
taS.s. yvo1lA ~ nr Stask asre
s 49,. I'D ..A Il n tA. .''.
NJ we should stu. owing 70 thu great an
,tancs and the oharA ctsr of tho peopis. bs
I obliged to maintain " naval station. Y
( fleet and An army In the archipelago.
I. And does not such d protectorate. with
/ all that appertains 70 It. SAVIOR Of imperi-
i alism OF the most noxious kindf i Il ~
relinapish our title ana sovereignty, what,
warrant 10 there In the Constitution for
our maintaining . stable government and
exercising protsctorats there. directly
or Indirectly, by armed forces, % we
needs must, for We cannot hope to do 1t
BY moral suasion? For the purpose of
establishing such protectorate. with
such burdens, over such . people and
with such an environments, Mr.. Bryan
would call special session Of congress.
The relief would be AZ elusive and as
abortivc as 10 to J. .s$sSS5 .$: IL y ~. 4
I. REPUBLICAN, PLAN. -
The programme Of the Republican party
10 just plain, and safe. and far less bur-
densomc and prob,ematical In brief it Is
this: Suppress the instruction as rapidly
as possible: then establish stable gov
eminent. giving the Fhipinos as great a
degree of self-government as they are ca
pable Of exercising and enjoying. And
who are more capable Of Judging Of this
than the American people--the worlds
masters OF the science Of free govern
ment? To be able to give them stable
and free self-government. aud to main
tain such government. 1t Is essential
that we retain the paramount sover signify
in the, islands. It is only by returning
such sovereignty. that we can be in q
condition to establish and maintain such
government. IN IcAIl4u2Sn ,our hOVcT.
eighty would be to deprive us OF this
power. !. l.,5
NO better, safer or less expensive
stable and free government under
the ausplces& Of tho United States.
No foreign power could evade or es-
cape such . protectorate. "a!
And with a good, free and stable gov
eminent established in the islands under
the American flag. few troops would be
required to maintain order. Tyrannical
and oppressive, as the Spanish govern
ment was, still 1t never maintained A.
large army in the islands. As, soon as
the Filipinos can get fair opportunity
to enjoy free government under Amerl.
can auspices and can fully realize the
great difference between Spanish and
American rule, they will become peaceful
and law-abiding. and very small army
not over 10000. more likely not over 5000
will be ample to maintain peace, law
and order. And surely there can be Moth
ing alarming In standing army Of such
numbers. With peace and good govern
ment. Manila and the Philippine Islands
will become the great commercial center
OF the far East, and afford us a great
field, for American enterprise and trade,
such as we never had before and such as
no other nation can boast OF. From this
vantage. ground we can dominate the
commerce. and by our near presence be
instrumental in maintaining the peace OF
the East at less outlay and less exertion
than any other nation.
AS substitute for such a progremme
and such results, all that Mr.. Bryan can
offer is burdensome. expensive and
'problematical protectorate. not warranted
by the Constitution. and in Its essence sa-
vorlng more of imperialism than the
course pursued by the Republican party.