The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-16
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passionate 'na"I "l human Tree
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Hhd equal aud endowed by their
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riDhts nmnug those h.iug lifn lin.
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Aud It Is further declared that to
>rrurr these rights governments
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OF Ihc governed
II Is hardly necessary to dwell
upuu this pniut II is known IN
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we nave eSthhIlSIled III tht fhllih-
pines does not derive its powers
from the consent of the governed
Tho R,ri,,or ord Landau sors.
mere Is no occasion now 10 thresh
over the historic pfccedchts, from the
purchase OF Louisiana down, Tor the
course lhat mas been pursued by tins
government III the fhll'ppihe iSlahds'
II Is enough TO kho" that Win the single
exception tha' s'a'ehood was not prom
''cl III Tue treaty Win spain as II was
"hch territory was acquired from france
''" mexico mere mas ho' 'h'hg neeh
"oh' III 'hc IniiiPP'heS 'hat the fathers
"' Tue rep"plic nave not established
Pr'ce"eh' io'' from JeheF'oh down
Md what difference IN the actual situa-
indian rcrritorv of,he Iouisi,uo nur
chase, is still territory after 100 years,
aud rightly So as Mr.. Bryan will ad.
INIT ana un'eF 'he regulation OF CON
T,, ,o.,;' ~ ~ l ' n, ,'',' s',,:;.; y; .'"'o" t ="
Mexico after nearly 70 wears ;s a;,,
territory, and at lcas, until the present,
as Mr. Bryan must admit, rightly so,
l'"' ""'t' '"e 'esn'a,'on Oh congress
,.,',,,, .a,,1,s-;,, ', ,,.,.,o'1 ~, 's
American territories, without violating
the DECLARATION of independence. |
Absolutely nothing has yet occurred to
lhH''a'e that independence IN some
n,,,;; ,n,, ".'' ~, ;,S =, eo"'e'.ea -, Npo" sn
are canahle of cxerc;s;rg !, and up,;,
something does occur, there is not a |
precedent i'll our whole national history
10 warrant MI hryan's gloomy iorebod-
ne hee'S'cr ana Lfauer ih'i'
mates tl'aV something else must oe
Drought 10 ilght TO convince that
newspaper lhat the hep"oiicah
policy is not III harmony with the
principles whlch Lincoln cham-
ploned'
IL Is Il fact that nearly every
poIicy pursued by the republican
party OF To-Day mas condemnation
III L'ncoln's speeches ana writ
lngs; ana ms concentration is so
severe 'hat II might seem that the
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"o' io' 'ne e''' vi HIS uns' o"'' III
truth, as protest against the he |