The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-15

they are ready for statehood. and then as
states. To this the American people win
never consent. because unccr these condi,
iions their manufactured products would
be Admitted Ia thls country free Of duty
aud the Filipino would have the same right
OF lugress into and The same rights TO ym.
plsysi,ent In the states that oitiscns az QUE
state nov has In another State, and che
country would bc Hooded with class NJ
laboItis Just as objectionable as the
Chinese. and our manufactured goods woull
he brought Into competition vita tneir
goods which are made by labor much In
icrior 10 and cheaper than ours Tue other
Is to govern them as dependent colonies
without any constitutional guarantees or
protection. IL the American people submit
10 this. as the permanent policy OF this
government, Il Is because, with them, ,ha
spirit Of greed and gala, that spirit whica
)nstihes getting all you can and holding
all you get, Is stronger than the spirit OF
fairness and justice. We are upon trial
along these tines. What will our verdict
be- II We retain them under this policy
u Wa act hc tor the good Of these people,
but for the purpose Of spouatiun and ex.
plottaiion BY our people.
WAen consider the conduct Of the 70.
pubucsns during the last congress- IL seems
t. mc That the chances TO secure TOT these
people even humane treatment under thel.
adminlstration are poor indeed. When Il
was Tunlorcd that cruelties had been coIn-
nl,ted on them, and senatorial lnvestiga.
tion OF these rumors was ordered. the re
pubacanS Instead CT Giding "a the !nvestsga
tion In order that the real truth might ne
arrived az, ;mpeded Il In every way posi-.
bic To prevent the facts from being made
known, aud when IN spite Of the itnpedi-
mcnts, II was developed that atrocities had
been committed ON these helpless people,
instead " meeting the Issue fairly and
doing all In their power to check further
outrages they began AT once an efror; to
uiSlcad the public by illuminating the
wrongs and by crying that the democrats
were slaudering the army. II this cry sue.
cecdA In Iuling the public into an
AcudicSeonce In these wrongs II VIII but
empha size the dangers OF miitarlsm 70
my mind these acts by the republicans are
greater outrages to the spirit Of humanity
than were the actual oUtrages committed
on the Filipinos. just think " II, my
r0untrymcn. be ye democrat or repuhncanI
These people IRE completely IN our power.
When IL is shown that cruelties have been
committed on them, enc political party.
and that the dominant party, instead "
admitting them Ike men ana rendering
their continuance impossible, pursue Il
course which tuvttcs such continuance 0or
who can doubt that the defence Of the acts
and abuse OF those who expose them viii
but embolden the perpetrators to commit
othersl and this all for fear that per.
chance the admission might nave political
Influence prejudiCial to their party,
There is another phase NJ this question
which, 20 me, has very pathetic side, ana
that * tie fact that the United States,
the greates. republic on earth, mud whose
mission should be TO sustain republics wh"r-
ever they exist and 10 propagate republican
ideas throughout the world, whs, ny reason
of it's course In the Philippines unahie 10
send TO tie struggling Boer republics even
one word Of sympathy, much less ol ent0ur-
ngemcnt On the contrary our conduct was
such during that terrible struggle ny inc
Beers 70 maintain their Independence as ~
convince the world thnt our Nhpa'hlV7
were with England rather than with me
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