New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-06-25

aimed both at class and the government Of the
Constituted authority must find way 10 sup
press these wrongs. or the government will de.
serve TO lose the support Of a that has shed
every neld where It has waved Brave heroc gal.
ant men we're they who. side by side with their
an our wars. They helped to conquer our In
national life. to carry liberty and freedom to cuba
and 10 plant our banner in victory the islands
81 the seas They are entitled to the protection 81
the government for which they have 50 bravely
piptecuoh Is denied As they have shaTsd our
labors and perils. so must they share rewards.
protected and Demonrafc nerser5,,o SeS ar
or constitutional rights have ceased there should
not be any restoration OF the Democratic party
But there are other questions Of the highest
importance We are beset with new and untred
the map of the World We have ACQUIRED Ga' new
territory. and with il have come TO new duties
and must faithfully discharge them stand dis
cIedlted before the nations.
The Republican party has Intelligent policy on
this subject II has been proclaimed 10 the world
carry il into ee 1n We re e easeu sgsa'e9 S
successful and Triumphant results 1t should have
lion IL was attacked last year unconstitu-
sault and now they are attacking the Supreme
y MT Bryan declares that It's decision in the Porto
Bican cases is as infamous the decision In the
1 Dred scott case and calls upon Democrats every
Senator Tillman denounces it as damnable and
fore it is finally accepted Other Democrats, great
ana ana small say Il means the end of the republic
lost and all join in declaring that the next great
shall stand II they S make shch snis 4e We
S1nss an1 D6 i Will be the President the Con-
ments OF the government. on one side and the
democratic OCT. party and IT'S allies on the other.
an alignment OF forces. and. always heretofore
Pauiotism and Americanism will triumph
SITUATION IN PORTO RICO
Wbeo
round there million people. than five hun
dred THOUSAND of whom did not own dollars
hundred thousand of whom could not either read
, or write IN any ianguage None Of them knew any
system or anything else connected with the practi-
cal administration Of free popular government
They had system or property taxation M
school system and scarcely any kind Of social order
and devastated by hurricane They were helpless
as o ch,dTen From the first moment OF occupa-
oy tens OF thousands TO prevent starvation.
states Soi ioca ana AL the laws Of the United
nag and gone into force and effect there as soon
tended, it would have been Impossible to have re-
lieved their distress have established a sue
order and progress which we have in that island
today we would have had universal chaos and
such theory would have required all tariff
ury OF the United States at washington. not for
common benefit Of the whole United states ior the
IL would have required the imposition OF our
heavy internal revenue taxes without ability on
IL would have required the Immediate substttu
ton of our laws for theirs. and their faithful oh
servance OF the same before they had ODportunJt,,
10 know to learn what they were
II would have required the immediate introduce
ton OF our codes OF procedure in civil and Grim
inal cases. without even the judges on the bench
the lawyers at the bar knowing how 10 mn
them into operation. fN
To have adopted such a construction NJ o,,r On,
stitution would have made the F1lipinos and the
govern themselves. citizens OF the Iinited Statas
with fun power 10 participate with all other chi,
zens In governing us. There is no end 10 the dif
hculties and the absurd consequences that would
have ensued. ~ "N-'N
Such construction OF that instrument ,ro,,,.
have been libel on George Washington and his
inustrious associates who framed IL. To hold that
IL so restricted our power would be DENY ms nm
essentlal attribute OF sovereignty and make us in
ferior In the family OF nations. IL would have
creasing commercial interests in distant parts of
the earth IL would have been the end 30
expansion. but also denial of the power neces-
sary TO the control of the Caribbean Sea and ~.
approaches and natural defences OF an isthman
canal IL would have been worse than a mistake
IL would have been stupid crime against The
progress and development OF our country.
We rejected all such belltIng and un- AmerIcar
Views, and proceeded on the theory that orr po,,
eminent has all the power OF the most powerf,I.
in sovereign power in physical anS
political power: that constitution Is the CO.
stitution OF the United States of America but on,
the constitution. also, until Congress provides
10, no matter where situated or how inhshtaS
We think the constitution means what IN saTs
when II provides that the Congress shall r,aLs
AL needful rules and regulations respecting terri