The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-06-05

o. peaes IN i1u tii the Inauguration Of
Abraham Lincoln 70 1871. tie foundation o.
righteousness and freedom. ard you found
u only upon ftlhshnssG.
wien We ratified tht treaty o. iafis We
committed ourselves 90 one experiment IN
cuba and another IN ihr Philippine islbuGs
We hsd said already that Cuba Of riRht
ought 20 be- free ard lrdeps udent 10 when
IN tho trEAty Spain abandoned her EovfT-
eighty The title Of Cube become at once crm-
pl.te We ptrt 0u'y 20 stay there 20 keep
order until We could hard over Cuba tn
government her people hac chosen aud So
iahiisbed.
by the sane treaty We bought the Phil.
ipPlne Islands for ~ o. 90 and declared and
agreed that congress SHAH dispose Of them
30. according 10 those who held that treaty
valid, u became the duty of the president
90 reduce them 10 EubmlES!1H and of con
gyesE 10 govern them
Here the two doctrines are brought into
sharp antaHoLism.
In Cuba. OF riEht, Just government. ac-
cording 10 you. must rect on The consent Of
the governed Her people are 20 institute
a new government. laying itg foundation on
such principles and organizing ia puwCra
90 such form as &c them shall seem most
likely 90 effect thrif safety and happiueaE
'tn the Philippine islands = government is
10 be instituted hy power iO.0o miles away,
10 be In the beginning a deF2otism. Cttsb-
lished by military power. and 90 be such.
60 use the language Of the HeEngry rso-
luton. ~ shall seem for the intefest ~ the
United Slater
You have given both doctrines three
ysars' TRIAL Three years IL sometimes
very long time and sometimes o very short
limr In human HflhiFB I believe the Whole
life OF the Saviour after He first made Ills
divine mission known lasted but three
year,. Three years has wrought a mighty
change ~ cuba. and u has wrought
mishly change IL the Philippine iElAufa
We have had plenty Of time 20 try both sx.
psrlEsssts.
ReRI Cest Of War.
NOW. what has each cost you and what
has each pronttd your
II should naturally begin where our Ia
theirs used TO begin. But somehow the
thing get 30 ine1trieably blended that Ne
cannot keep them separate. This World
l. ro mads that you cannot keep honesty.
and sound policy, and freedom. and ma.
trrial property, ana good government. and
the consent Of the governed apart Men
who undertake 10 make money by cheat.
Inc pay far II by failure IN buripesf II
you iry 20 keep order by military dcEpoi-
ism you suffer from u by revolution and
ny barharlty In war. II strong people
try 20 govern r weak one against ~ viii
the home government will get despoiir too.
You cannot maintain .essstsfm IN Asia
and . republic IN America. II you Try 20
deprive even a savage or n barbarian Of
his Just rights you can never DO Il Ssith-
out bteomsHE savage og barbarian your
self
your practical statssmaHship has sue
eeedsd 10 converting q people who three
Year, ago Erre ready 20 kiss the hem Of
the garment Of the American and 10 wei.
come him as iibeFatnr, whe thrnngtd after
your uwu men when thsy landed on Those
sstaps~ Wtlh i.snedieiien ard gratitude, iHte
suiIsn aud iFrsconcilshls enemies. piasesSsd
81 a hatred which centuries cannot eradi-
cate.
The practical statesEasnship Of the
declaration of Independence and the soidrn
rule would have cost nothing but a few
Kind words. They would kavs bought for
you the great title Of hbeFAtaF which year
fathers VOC for your country IN The Hauth
American republics ard IN Japan and which
you have ven IN Cuba. They would have
bought for you ,hs undying gratitude Of
great ara free people and the nndyiE$ s.cFy
which belongs 10 shs name Of lihtrator
That people would hass feis for you as
Japan foif for you Hhen she declared iaFt
summer that she owed everythiig % the
United States OF America,
Contrast sf Ideals.
what have yoar ideals cost you. and
Whist have shey bought fos you7
n Fer the Philippine islands you have
hsd 10 repees this declaration Of :ndsPen-
dsnee
aFor Cuba you have had TO rsansrln II ana
give II new ulster
=. For the Philippine isiaEds yoa have
had 70 convert the 1onres Doctrine irts
doctrine Of mere eeiHsknetN
f4..tsa ssast a netaf IN tst.4t.