Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-06-13
Senator Uoar's speech.

statement Of the purposes and intentions
of the administration in regard Il" the
Philippines. the cost Of the wal and the
strain upon republican institutions.
after giving The history OF the Monroe
doctrine and stating TINT it's author
rested it solely upon the doctrine that
Just government must rest upon the
consent of the governed, Senator iioar
said: !
MIR. President. il you have your own
way aud keep ON in the path you are
treadinH you have not only repealed the
declaration Of independence, but You
have left FOR the Monroe doctrine only
the principle OF brutal seltisheDss. You
have .teken from that doctrine. which is
he chief glory III this country, FROM the
time OF peace in lTS2 till the Inaugural.
non OF Abraham Lincoln in 1851, its
foundation in righteousness and free
Ion. and You fonud it only upon selfish
uess.
when we ratified the treaty OF Paris
50 committed ourselves tn one expert.
nent IN CuUI and another in tile Philip
pine lslands. We had said already
that Cuba IF right ought to be free
1nd independent. 81 when III the treaty
SPAN abanduuGd her sovereignty the
title Of Cuba became at once CON.
plctc. We were only to stay there to
keep order nntii We could hand over
Cuba to ii government her people had
chosen aUG established.
-By the saline treaty We bough: the
Philippine islands for 10000. 900 and de
cilrei and agrced that congress shall
dispose OF them. 81, according to those
vino hclI hat treaty valid, it became
he duty OF the President to reduce
them To- srhmission ami Of congress To
govern them.
-ilcTu The two do trine- are bruugh,
int" @hurp a~ntngonism.
-iu Cub. ot riu"t, just government
according tu ! on, iuuai rest gu the con.
sent Of the governed. Her people are
tn institute Il new government, laying
it, foundation on such principles and
organic ~ Its powers IN such form as to
them. shall seen most likely to effect
their harpluese.'
In the Philippine islands d govern
mcnt il 10 be instituted by d power
10000 miles away to be in the begin.
ning "A desrOtism, established by mill.
lnry power, and 10 he such, to use the
language nf the McEnery resolution. rs
] .t,.II .aLrs tf.r H.. ,,tL... II IL T..--l
States
-Iou nave given both dnctriues IA
three years ir,Hl. Three years is some
times a very long time Hud sometimes Il
very short time ia human affairs. ]
believe The whole life Of tho Saviour
ALTER He iirsi made His divine mission
known LATED but ;hcee years. Three
years hRs wrought q mighty change in
Cuba, and At has wrought IA mighty
change ia thr Philippine islands. We
have had plenty al i'm. to Try both eI
p~criuIentS.
Now what has each cost you md
what has each protited YOU?
Il should naturally begin where our
! ltAiltl5 NNt' ~ Dtklla OUT SDI1tIlOW
the thInGs get 80 ueXtrically blended
that VT caLno' keep them scperate
This world IL go made TINT
!ou cauu"f keep honesty, and
sound policy. and freedom, and ma'er-
lal property. aud COOL government, and
the consent of the governed apurt.
Men vino undertake to make money by
cheating pay for 1t by failure in bus.
mess IL you try Va keep order by mill.
tary dcsp0ti5m you suffer from it 10y
revolution and 10y Uarbrrit! Al war. IL
ID strong people try to govern y weak
one against its will the home govern
ment will get desp0tiG too. You can.
not maintain despOtism in Asia and a
republic in America. IL yon try to de.
privc even Ii savage ar II Barbarian OF
his just rights ynn can never do II with.
out becoming a savage ar a barbarian
Yourself.
"Yonr practical statcsmanship has
succeeded in converting a people who
NIrcc years Z wore ready to kiss tho
hem of the garment 0f the American
aud Ia WELCOME him "a a lihcrRtor, WHO
thronged after ynrr own men when they
landed on those islands with bpncdictlou
and gratitude, into suIlcn md irrcrocil.
ahlc enemies. posBvssrd ~ q hatred
which centuries cannot CrHdi ute.
"rhc practical stat 'emanship ~ the
declaration ~ independence and the
goldcn rule vOnld have cast
no hing but n Jew kind worIs. They
would have bon Iht Cor yon the title Of
libcrator which your fathers won Tor
your country in the $0uth American rc.
publics lnd ~. Japa9 and which y"u
have Won III Cuba. They would have
bought for you the undyiuR. gratitude
of n grent and ire" people and the IN.
dying glory which belongs W the uama
Of iiberator, That people would have
felt for you a. Jnpnn felt Tor yon when
an" declared last summer that she owed
everything to the United Stats u
AmcEcg.
"Whai have yOnr ideals cost yDu, aud
what have they bought for !ouY
a. For ia. pbiIiuriue isl tuls vn,,