The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-09

tive's new freedom away from him, and
picks a quarrel with him with nothing
to found it on; then kills him to get his
land"
The truth is, the Person Sitting in
Darkness is saying things like this; and
for the sake of the Business we must
persuade him to look at the Philippine
matter in another and healthier way. We
must arrange his opinions for him.
We should say to him:
"They look doubtful, but in reality they
are not There have been lies; yes, but
they were told in good cause. We have
been treacherous; but that was only in
order that real good might lcome out of
apparent evil. True we have crushed
deceived and confidng people; we have
turned against the weak and the friend
less who trusted US; we have stamped out
just and intelligent and well ordered
republic: we have stabbed an ally in the
back and slapped the face of a guest; we
have bought a Shadow from an enemy
that hadn't it to SELL; we have robbed
trusting friend of his land and his Ii
berty; we have invited our clean young
men to shoulder a discredited musket and
do bandits work under a flag which BAN
dts have been accustomed to fear, not to
follow; we have debauched Americas
honor and blackened her face before the
world, but each detail was for the best.
We know this. The head of every state
and sovereignty In Chrlstendom and 80
per cent. of every legislative body In
Christendom. including our Congress ana
our fifty state Legislatures, are members
not only of the Church, but also Of the
Blessings of Civilization Trust This
world sgirdling accumulation of trained
morals, high principles and justice can
not do an upright thing an unfair thing,
an ungenerous thing an unclean tnlng.
It knows what It. is about. Give yourself
no uneasiness; it is all right"
Now. then, that will convince the Per
son. You will see. 1t will restore the
Business. Also, 1t will elect the Master
of the Game to the vacant place IN the
Trinity of our National gods; and there
on their high thrones the Three will sit,
age after age, in the peoples sight. each
hearing the Emblem of his service; Wash
inpton. the Sword of the Liberator; Lin
coin. the Slaves Broken Chains; the Mas
ter. the Chains Repaired.
II will give the Business splendid new
start You will see
Everything is prosperous now every
thing is Just as we should wish 1t. we
have got the archipelago, and we snall
never give 1t up. Also, we have every
reason to hope that we shall have an OPP
our congressional contract with Cuba and
give her something better in the place of
II. IL is a rich country. and many or
us are already beginning TO see that the
contract was a sentimental mistake. But
now-right now-is the best time to do
some profitable rehabiltating work-work
that will set US up and make us comfort
able and discourage gossip. We cannot
conceal from ourselves that privately We
are a little troubled about our uniform.
II is one Of our prides; 1t is acquainted
with honor; 1t is familiar with great deeds
and noble; We love it, we revere 1t; and
so this errand II Is on makes US uneasy.
And our fiag-another pride of ours, our
chiefest! We have worshiped II so; and
when we have seen II In far lands-glimps-
ing IL Unexpectedly in that strange sky,
waving its welcome and benediction to US
we have caught our breath, and uncov-
cred our heads, and couldn't speak, for
moment for the thought Of what II was
to us and the great Ideals II stood for
Indeed we must do something about these
things; we must not have the flag out
there and the uniform They are not
needed there; we can manage In some
other way. England manages, as regards
the uniform and so can we. We have
10 send sodiers-we can't get out OF that
but we can disguise them. II Is the
way England does In South Africa. Even
Mr. Chamberlain himself takes pride Ia
Englands honorable uniform, and makes
the army down there wear an ugly ana
odious and appropriate disguise. OF yellow
stuff such as quarantine flags are made
or and which are holsted TO warn the
healthy away from unclean disease on1