The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-20
obligations by the victory he helped to win

CIVIL GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHED.
But the soldiers work as a soldier was not
| 4" larger part Of what he did, When once
gan the work of establishing civil administra.
| ion Here. too. TIA. soldier did his part.
ory Often onp the 1911 ocef- and
| Of the Regular army; and well done. too
rhen the real work OF building NJ a system
h"coiu" our wards was begun under. the
auspices oi the Philippine Commission Judge
| ~" honor myself 10 aIpotnt Gen. Wright as
! Nire-ioy"rnor During g." critical period
| wen ~" iusurr"c,lon was ending and the
! tim" WAS one Of transition bet wecn "a state
! of war and stat" OF pace. nj lac time that !
! issued a pro"lIm nation declaring that tn"
! stat" OF war Wa over and that the civil gov
eminent WAS now In complete command.
! Gen Wright served as Governor Of the
atchipel! 40. The progress OF H." Islands both
! In material Wcll-b.iug and ~ regards order
! and Justice und tue administration OF
GOV Mtignt and lis colleagues has been
| astounding
| Their" is no question rs to our not having
gone far enough and fast enough in granting
self government 20 the Filipinos: the onl . pos
| sihl" danger has been lest We should faster
| and further than was in the interest OF the
Fupiuo- them selves Each Filipino at the
| present day is guaranteed his life, his liberty.
and the chance 20 pursu" happiness ~ he
wishes. 40 long ~ II" does not harm his fellows.
! in way which the islands have never known
| There ar" bands Of ladroncs. of brigands. still
| In "Nistrnce. Now and then they may show
! SPORADIC Increase ms Viii De que OCCASION
| ally to Justification with some Of the things
| that our Government does which are best
for "NiWpl" IN" cfort 10 quarantine against
| the plague and 70 enforce necessary sanitary
| precautions. gently and hctfully though n
was made produced violent hostility among
| som. Of the more ignorant natives Again.
| q disease like tn" cattle plague may caps" in
! some given provlnc" such want that part of
| the inhabitants revert To their ancient habit
| of hrigaudi ge But the islands hav" never
| been "a orderly, ~ pea 'eiul. or a. prosper
| Gus now and in no other Oriental country.
whether ruled by Asiattcs or Europeans -
| there anuhlng APPROACHING TO the amount
| of indvduu liberty and of srlf-govern-
ment when our rul" has brought to tn.
Filipnos
The nation owes a great debt TO the people
through Whom this splendid work for Civilizd-
ton has been achi,"yed, and therefore on
behalf OF the nation have come here to- nj ght
to thank tn your presence your fellow-towns-
man, because he has helped VI, materially 20
add new PAGE To the honor roll of America
history Gen Wright. greet you | thank
you. and wish YOU we'll.
WASHINGTON INCIDENT FORGOTTEN
In the early morning parade through the
streets to the hote there we're hardly enough
people along the sidewalks TO hide the
bricks back of the curbstone. But at the
Gavoso Hotel where the ladies' Of Mem
phis had arranged breakfast for the Presi-
| dent to show their reputation Of some
limitations that the Booker Washington
incident at the White House had made il
impossible for a Southern woman to sit at
the same tHDle WIN tne fTeNluent, tneIe
was "A big crowd which. white and black /,
cheered the President, vociferously.
The breakfast resolved itself into trib-
ute To Mrs. Wright az we'll as TO Gov. Wright
and the President. The President made
a little address 20 the ladies' after Gen.
liams, Gen, Wheeler, Gov. McMillln had
spoken. He said:
Mrs HAMMOND. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
| do know OF southern women, for am the
son Of one, of them. lApplanse II any
here on behalf Of the nation to speak OF the
debt OF gratitude that We owe TO Gen Wright
forr whatever is highest and best in the nation
out In the Philippines tapplausel IL would
he to hav" the chance of meeting Mrs Wright
I Wish TO say here that no small part Of
our future success In dealing with the people
IL a cca nhdds By S S sshna r %RSn
Great debt Of Sratitude is due not only to
in his sphere, but 10 Mrs Wright for what
shs has d Sn, Il 9 sds pEniS f IRs
one can see that Applause. and that YOU
hays the pro9e. sprit am certain at after
the Judge what 20 say. Applause
From the breakfast which was over at
about 1 o'clock the President went to a
meeting in the Auditorium. This meeting
WAS for white people A decorated pavil-
ion was erected az the right OF the stage for
the President and at the left for Gen, Wright.
The Reception Committee filled the rest Of
the stage Chairman W. J. Crawford of
the Reception Committee made an address
and introduced Gov. McAIllin, who made
a characteristic whirlwind address in which
he heaped together the universe and the
stars, piled the United States on top of the
heap, exalted the State of Tennessee reared
Me mphis on the apex and crowned the whole
with Gen. Wright and his record.
Gen. Wright began his reply half hu-
morously by saving he knew that there must
be some mistake when people undertook TO
say 20 many kind things and do 30 many
complimentary things on his account.
He was sure that the whole celebration
must be in honor Of Mrs. Wright and that
his share was only reflected glory. Then
he said the Government OF the Philip
pines to-day was representative American
movement He said that it was entirely
free. so far as the administration OF the
workings of the civil government went,
from anything like political craftsmanship
He called out tremendous applause by say
ing that it was the policy inauguarted by
President Mckinley and upheld by Presi-
dent Roosevelt IN the Philippines which
had made possible the excellent results
which had been achieved there.
The President said:
AMERIc.Ns; I am glad indeed to have the
honor of coming to-day to your beautiful
city. in your beautiful State. to greet on
behalf Of the whole country a 1ennesSeea
who has rendered high and honorable ser
vice to the whole country lapplausel. a
Tennesseean of whom II can be said. as II
has been said OF tho Greek hero, Much has he
seen and known, cities of men and manners.
elm teS councils, governments Himself
not least but honored OF them all. has drunk
delight of battle with his foes far on the
recing plains of windy Troy
We are one people ah-olMCly, Applause
The memories OF the Civil War are now hcri-
"a ges of honor alike for those whose fathers
wore the blue and for those whose fathers
wore the gray Applause There Is ono
curious and not inappropriate COINCIDENCE
to-day-my mothers brother served under
Mr. Wright's father tcheers and applausel
in the Confederate Navy. ! come here to-day
10 greet Gen. Wright because II has been
given to him to render n peculiar service
to tho whole country tApplause
man can 70 nder service OF the very high
cst character at home. but owing to the very
nature of our system of government he must
in election at lenst represent particularly a
given party ! say in his election at least.
for after election. II he Is worth anything,
he must be- "A representative OF the whole
country, Applause
NO PARTNERSHIP FOR THE PHILIPPINES.
But there are certain branches OF the pub
seeing He will never allow partisan politics
to enter Applause There must be no
partisan politics in the army or the navy
OF the United States lApplause
All that concerns us to know about any
General or Admiral about q mighty CAPTAIN