The Washington times., 1902-05-23

| drew beautiful word picture express
ing his faith in the ultimate solution OF
the Philippine problc.l for the good OF
all.
Il have sometimes fancied that we
might erect here in the Capital Of the
country column to American Liberty
which alone might rival in height the
beautiful and simple shaft which We
have erected to the fame OF the Father
OF the Country. | can fancy each gener-
alton bringing its inscription. which
should recits its own contribution to the
great structure OF which the column
should lie but the symbol
The generation of the Puritan and
the Pilgrim and the Huguenot claims the
place OF honor at the base. Il brought
the torch of freedom across the sea.
cleared the forest. / subdued tie
savage and the wild beast. | laid in
Christian liberty and Law the founda-
tons of empire.
Then comes the generation of TIE
Revolutionary time. I encountered the
power of England. | declared and won
the indie penuonce OF my country.
placed that declaration On the eternal
principles of justice and righteousness
which all mankind have read and on
which all mankind will one day stand.
affirmed the dignity of human nature.
and the r'gh. OF the people to govern
themselves | devised the securities
agains: popular haste and delusion which
made that right secure. | created the
Supreme Court and the Senate. For the
first time in history made the right
OF the people TO govern themselves safe,
nd established institutions for that end
which will endure forever
The Union Saved.
Then comes the next generation: I
did the mighty deeds which in your
younger years you saw and which your
fathers told. | saved the Union. | put
down the rebellion. I freed the slave
made of every slave a freeman. and
of every freeman a citizen, and of every
citizen voter
Then comes another who did the
great work in peace. in which so many
OF you had an honorable share: 4 kept
the faith. paid the debt. | brought IN
cancellation and peace instead OF war.
/ secured in the practice Of nations the
great doctrine OF repatriation. I de-
vised the homestead system. covered
the prairie and the plain with happy
homes and with mighty States. cross
ed the continent and Joined together the |
seas with my great railroads. declared |
the manufacturing independence OF |
America. as my fathers affirmed its po-
litical independence. | built up our |
vast domestic commerce. made my
the richest. freest. strongest,
happiest people on the face of the
earth
And now what have we to say?
What have we to say? Are We to have
a place in that honorable company?
Must we engrave en- that column, We
the Declaration of independ-
snce. We changed the Monroe Doc
.rine from a doctrine of eternal right
,ousness and Justice. resting on the con-
sent of the governed. to doctrine OF
brutal selfshness. looking only to our
,wn advantage. We crushed the only
epublic in Asia. We made war on the
,nly Christian people in the East We
war of glory to war of ,
shame. We vulgarized the American ,
lag. We introduced perfidy into the ,
,ractice of war. We inflicted torture on
men to extort confession. We .
iut children to death. We established ,
econcentrado camps. We devasted ,
rovinces. We batfied the aspirations OF /,
people for liberty
Other Counsels Will Prevail.
mo, Mr.. President. Never. Never,
Their and better counsels will yet pre-
all. The hours are long in the life ,
a great people. The irrevocable step :
not yet taken.
Let Us at least have this to say: I
e too have kept the faith OF the Faith
s. We took Cuba by the hand We
livered her FROM her age-lcng bend
&c. We welcomed her to the family of
itions. We set mankind an example
,ver behold before of moderation in
Glory. We led hesitating and hating {
lrope to the deliverance of their be-
4 suered ambassadors in China We
archod through hostile country-a
untry cruel and arbarous-without u
ger or revenge. We returned bene-
for injury. and pity for cruelty. We :
lie the name of America beloved in
G Fest as in the West. We Kept :,
it'll with the Philippine people. We
pit faith with our own history We
pit our national honor unsullied. The
g which we received without Il rent in
, handed Down without stain" &