Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-22

mains Tor the senators " dSN'
Herriott and the plain command OF the
people or to stand upon their dignity
until the voter gets another whack at
them.
OUR RIGHT AND DUTY IN PHILIPPINES.
1t is gratifying to the citizen, whether
ran,,h,ican or democrat, to find MS
views In favor of the retention Oh tue
philippines as part of our nation sup
nortea by sound philosophy and hu-
name Judgment. DR.. Lyman Apoo,'' an
author and scholar of national s,aho-
ing has written book on The Rlshts
os Man" in which he holds the above
view. The new volume is "a study Oh
twentieth century problems.
Dr. Abbott states as fundamental
political proposition the right OIL every
man to his person, to his property "
his reputation. to his family and to MS
,,herty-that is, his right to do what he
will with his own SO long as ne does
not infringe the similar rights of 9TH
ers.
He holds that for the safeguarding
of these rights governments exist. me
basis of government is the universal
instinct for seIf-protection and mutual
protection; and that is a just govern
ment. whatever it's form, which ade-
nnately protects the natural rights CT
its subjects Neither the decision OF
majority nor the consent of minority
can have the least effect on the funda-
mental question, What are human
rights at home and abroad. and what
measures may be justly taken TO pro-
tect them? Just government. then, does
not rest on the consent of the governed,
and the rule of the majorities is merely
a dlvice for reaching standard of pub
lie conduct, necessarily imperfect, but
reasonably satisfactory, among q peo-
ple of intelligence and education in self
control. Despite the impressions OF
many to the contrary he declares no
| man has a natural right to share in the
administration of the government under
which he lives, tho he has right to be
protected in his reputation. person,
property. family and liberty. He fur
| Their holds that II a government fails TO
give him this, he has right to agitate
/ he 1oc
rebel against 1t, but the fact that the
| government does not suit him, does not
| give him a vote, or does not ask his con-
sent to the government is no just
ground for revolution. There is on form
of government, from despotism to DEM
ocracy which is absolutely right. That is
| the best form which in a particular
/ case best protects people and prompts
its welfare. In certain state of civil
ization 1t may be despotlsm. and in
| another democracy.
objection may be entered here that
such views are un-American and I'M
republican, but DIR. Abbott is true be-
liver in American ideals. In evolution,
4 in the essential nobility or the whole
human race and, consequently. in the
most advanced democracy. But he re-
CARDS democracy as the ultimate goal
| in the framing of government not the
starting point. Self-government re-
| quires training. A people cannot rule
| themselves till they have learned under
| the rule of others how to do it, any
more than children can. To this the adj
vocates of democracy for its own sake,
who insist that it is an outrage to in
terfere with savage freedom will OBJ
ject. They will insist that barbarism
| has the same absolute right as clvliza-
| ton. DR.. Abbott answers that barbar-
ism has no rights which civilization is
bound to respect. The barbarian has
| rights which it is bound to respect. 1t
| must protect him in natural rights of
| life, liberty and property and help them
! to better condition. But it owes moth
ing to the darkness in which he lives.
To the assertion that no people were
ever prepared by despotism for the ulti-
/ mate self-government of the highest
civilization, the author replies:
mo people have ever been prepared
for freedom except by uespotic gov
! eminent The Napoleonic empire was a
necessary preparation for the French
republic. The suddenly liberated people
had to learn to obey before they could
learn to command"
The cases of England and our nation
are also cited. He declares:
No people in the history of the world
have ever passed directly and withou
intervening education from primitive
or tribal condition OF government to
self governing democracy. which AIDE
quately protected person, property, rep
tation, the family and liberty, and 1t II
safe to assume that no people ever will