Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-24

the reservoir may be built and water
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SENATOR TELLEEs DOUBLE ACT
Senator Teller appears to be play
| ing the double role to perfection These
plaud him, but they are either ignor
ant OF the real sentiments OF the sen
ator or nayc conveniently forgotten
what he had to say on the subject o
Philippine policy two or three years
ago. The senator has taken scn,
in the Bryan Democratic band wagor
and must either play 10 tho straggler,
or get out and walk. 1t must begail
ing to him. although he GRACEFUL,
submits and says nothing. In THU
connection we want our Democratic
friends and readers to compare hii
present utterances with the following
speech made at a time when II wa.
not known upon which side the grea
partIes would line up on, and wheI
he spoke from the heart instead Z
from a political standpoint. Here !,
what he had to say, word for word
as reported In the Denver News a
the time:
The greater question Is. what
shall we do with the Asiatic isl
ands7 We did not contemplate
that when the war began.
have found that there had been
worse condition for 200 years
| In the Philippine islands than
there had been in Cuba. That
| there had been the wickedest
| government that ever afflicted the
| human race.
Now. you cannot return the
islands 10 Spain, said in the
senate that any party that pro
posed that would go out OF power.
and remain out for n generation.
1t Is too cowardly. II is TOO
| wicked. You cannot do It.
| Then, wnat are we going to do
with them? Are we going to ped
| die them out? Are we going TO
say 20 the countries Of
the world, We are in
capable OF maintaining colonies.
| We doubt our ability to maintain
| good government there. VIII ycu
| lake them and see what you can
do with them? Do you think we
will ever say that? They are on
| our hands.
| There is an obligation put upon
| US. That obligation Is to see that
those people have a good govern
ment. and II they are incapable
| OF participating In 1t to take them
| In and give them the rights that
| we enjoyed here when we we're
| denied some of the rights OF
| American citizenship. Make ter
| ritories out OF them. We need not
nuke states OF them. II they
should ever become afflliated with
us and no assimilated with us that
we can make states of them, we
VIII make states OF them.
You can depend upon the Amer
lean people to do the right thing
at the right time You need not
be afraid that we win take them
In before they are ready. or that
we will keep them out after they
are ready to come in.
I believe myself that we have
reached the point In American his
tory when the American Union is
to take its place among the great
nations OF the world, and | do not
believe that, as nation. we can
escape the responsibility that God
put upon MS as great nation any
more than l can escape the re-
sponsibility that is put upon me
as man. We are to be AZ
great family of the nations OF the
world.
These islands are In the line OF
the great commerce Of the world.
They are worth millions to US.
and we can hold them without
any disadvantage to us. We can
hold them SO they will be a glory
to us and glory to the people
over whom We extend our flag
and our Republican institutions.
am one of those who believe
that a republic Ia better than a
monarchy. | believe the voice OF
100. 900. 900 OF men is better than
the voice. e.of one. and have faith
In the American people. In their
Intelligence, In their integrity, in
In their ability, and ! am willing
to trust these great problems TO
them. and | say We shall make no
mistake II we saw TO them. I'VE
have put our flag here. we have
buried our dead and by the sterr-
nal the flag shall stay while the
ORION lives"