The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-01


Moxioo, yet tho covert " Of Mexico re-
coivos only $4,000 por annum, and is
not allowed anything for subsistence
nor furnished With au executive man
sion.
Think Of commissioner, appointed
fran Washington 6 p!aoo 10, coo milos
from the Philippine island) composed
Of men who never BsW tho LAID they
govern prios to the Spanish war, who
do rot spoak or road tho tapguago OF
The Philippine people, aud VINO orc not
ovon Of tho saIno 1900 al their utjcota,
voting to eaoh membcr q salary which
is nosriy double that Of oabinot off,
Ger OF tho greatest nation Of tho world,
snd three times that OF senator Of tho
Uaitod Ststos, and voting to tor
ttorial governor aalsry OF moro than
double that Of tho governor Of tho
woalthiost state in tho union, How
must suoh cotton appear 10 tho Fili
piao laborar, who, turnishiog bis own
feod and lodging, oarns but twenty-five
conts in gold g day 1t must DO re-
molnbeyod that wealth is nothing moro
than stored labor, and that in tho last
spSlysis labor in ono form or anothor
| payD all tsxes. Suoh action cannot
but make tho little brown man doubt
iho ability Of one nation to giyo good
governmont TO another. Docs not tho
oopaioS Of interest botweon us and tho
Philippine people srining from tho
growing Of competing stable products,
ronder us incapable Of governing thom
to thoil best interest2 We know that
it will bo to tho Molfaro Of the is.
lands TO give fIoe trade with tho Unitod
Statos. American, Spaniardn and Eli.
pinos there unanimously agroo that tho
itlando can never be we'll developed
without it, YET tho very fact that VIC
hositsto in the matter, shows that wo
| arc ooneulting our own interest instead
Of theirs No matter how loarnod and
just tho judge may bo, tho ethics of
| our Jurisprudence has determined that
he 1s incapsoitatod from deciding q
cano when his own interest might be
atfootcd. Nations are but aggregations
Of individuals and are subject to tho
same inhuonoos.
| The Filipino is not q bold, wsrliko
or unruy person; ho imp1ossos every
ona as Of shrinking, submisaiyo, kind
nature and 81 ono who will suffer great
wronga boforo no will fctist. Suoh
poopio always appeal to tho law and
support good government. They havo
not tho tondenoy Of tho Spaniard to.
ward revolution. The revolts in which
thoy havs participated have boon to
overthrow Spanish Tsigas of terror,
almost equal in barbarity to that OF
tho D0ko Of Aiva in the Netherlands.
Tho brief experience thoy had in
self government prior to tho insur.
rtction, Was entirely in their favor.
TLey catabiished . govornment mo
deltd after our own. Their stato pa.
pors would hayo done credit to any na
tion. They inaugurated good judicial,
0chool and revenue syStems aud pro-
porvod law and order.
Consul Barrett, strong supporter
OF tho proncnt administration, wrote
OF tho handrod men who composed the
Philippine oongross as follows:
"Ihese men, whose sessions I re-
pcatcdly attended, conducted them.
selves with great dooorum and showed
q knosledge Of debate and parliamon
tary law that would compare favorably
with tho Japanese parliament. Tho
executive portion OF the goycrnmon.
~as mace up of ministry Of bright
mon, aho soomod to understand thoir
Respective positions"
| Consul General Wildman, an sp.
polntco OF the president, apoaking OF
tao Philippine government, said:
"Agulnaiuo has mado lilo and propor,y
cate, presflved ordcr, and oncouragcd d
q continuation OF agricultural pursulta.
| lie has made bgiganQagc and loot im-
p0asioie, respected private pcoposty,
lOfDl0den e&ocsB either Iii rovonga or ii
tho Dainc OK tho state, and mace NO.
cans honor safe, in Luzon, than it
mas been IN thrco huadrod years"
Aomiral Dewey, ID Will DO remom
bercd, oaolod: Those people aro fsl
supeIior Ia their Intelligence, and more
capable OF solf governments than tho
natives Of CUBA; ami | an familiar
with both rscoa."
| The btst ovidonoo Of the ability OF
the Philippine people 30 govern them.
Selves, ls that they possess IL large in.
teiligont GLASS, thoroughly identified
II lntorost With the islsnds snd capable
of administering good government.
mo oivii oommission has recognized
th1B ability by recently adding throe
nasAvo members to that goYorning body
by appointing throo F,lpinoa judges oi
tLt supfomo oourt; by selecting aboui
half OF the Judges Of tho first instance
ana nearly all tho governors of the
PROVINCES from that raoe; and by sp.
pointing 4 bollcitor. general and many
other otlleots from the natiyos. Are
thane Moials nos in the governing busi
ness, and DO they not porforin their
work as we'll as tho Americans? La it
possible that they are capable Of goy.
oHning because thoy woro appointed by
tho representations Of distant nation
Would thoy LORE that ability il elected
or chosen by properly constituted au.
thority Of their own? In the lattol
ovont thoy would make far better off
GERS, boosuae thoy would oonsult only
tho lntorest Of thoir own people instead
Of that Of o nation Z, 900 miles away.
Tho law Of our being 10 that "thf
just powors Of government ore derived
from tho consent of tho governed
Then why continue policy whio}
means tho continuing losB Of mil!iont
TO tho the government, tho weak onine
OF tho military power Of tho nation snc
tho obstruction Of the policy undel
which wo hayo grown 90 gsna.2 Why
not bo trao to our nature and fulfil
tho prayer 6f Lincoln that governmon
Of tito people, for tho people and b,
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