The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-09-16

ersthey could not reduce our army below
its present size without greatly impairing
national duty. In short. IN this matter, y
our opponents should come into power they
woulq either have to treat this particular
the promises they made in 1895 and 1900.
that is, as possessing no binding force or
else they would have to embark on policy
and fraught with grave danger to the ma
tional honor in the future ..s...ss..tpG X
He reviews the administration Of the gov
int
travagantly with facts and figures, and
says: .-o mn ooo
tend to cut down on the pensions to the
veterans Of the civil war? Do they intend
to put stop to the irrigation policy? or
Immigration in a inspection? 30 they intend to
abolish rural free delivery?t Do they IN
tend to cut down the nayy?or the Alaskan
telegraph system? Do they intend to 4S dis,
is to be real and substantial cutting down
in national expenditures 1t must be in such
matters as these. The department OF agr!-
culture has done service OF tncalculaD!e
value to the farmers Of this country In
many different lines. Do our opponents
! wish to cut down the money for this sery-
ice? They can do 1t only by destroying the
usefulness Of the service ITSELF "7'.0.-
Philippine Independence.
He refers to the promise in the demo-
Philippine islands, and after speaking OF
| the folly of such a promise says: -
1T may we'll be that our opponents have
II this IS the
words they are insincere in the promise
they make, 1t Is only necessary to say again
in mo one l thing to deal With any thing. The
mere consciousness Of broken faith would
hamper them In continuing our policy IN
the Islands; and only by continuing IN IN
the Islands subserved. r., on the other
hand, our opponents came into power and
Fllipinos by giving them Independence and
withdrawing American control from the
islands, the result would be frightfu!
in its larger aspect would amount to an
international crime. Anarchy would fol-
low; and the most violent anarchtc forces
would be directed partly against the civil
religious and educational civilization.
Bloody conflicts would inevitably ensue in
the archipelago and Just as inev VT ab the
power which in it's own selfish interest
took UP the task we had cravenly aban-
doned. ..,As5.9 y, ..,t...
done for the material and moral well-being
| Of the Filipinos than ever before since thu
islands first came within the ken Of civil
vista '1sa u orderly n deyeiepmeat IN
Evsry eort is Being made 70 1t tie
1Ee saS fE 1s
for the first time in their history! their per-
sonal rights and civil liberties have been
They are ens
for their use; their health is being cared
! for; they have been given courts in which
our power to guarantee. Their indiyidual
h fash are now 6y act Of conEfess
nag; ana III II ne protection Of the nag were
Withdrawn their rights would be lost and
the islands would be plunged back under
sVsn OF xsoSs %e ees
they have ever before had: we are taking
steps to increase it still further by pro p'.o.
the result Of This experiment-for 1t is a
| VIII oily new experiment in Asia-before We
make promises which as nation we might
Interpret one way and We in another It
may be asserted without fear of success
full contradiction that nowhere else In re-
pie of.constructive craftsmanship and wise
and upright administration as has been
given by the civil authorities, aided by the
army ~ tns r INN 80 at ;ntores+ - the;r
aam1nisteTeo tnsn a. ~ E SG tsensei,aa
nave pIohhIeo + tmus' vi ei.p hsen of rerv
Is.anus, ~ Icy ,s o ev "a tion W.
great advantages " US as ns'''o"' a. <
5. CONCLUSION. rs,
Tn cnnrc,,,.,on1 the president savs. -
"o,ir anneai is made to. ali.eood citizens
who hold he honor and The Interest Of the
n natl c1nse "a their hearts The great ia
Sues which ave at stake and nnnn which I
1 have T toiched aremore than mere partisan
issues for thev invoive mich Thai comes
h~nne - The in3iviimaI nriIle md indivii,,ai
weii, heine ~ .n1Ir nannle TTnder cnndition.
"s thev ect,,eiiv are rood Amer,cans
sho,id refuse for the sake n the welfare
~ ths netinn - chanee The M tionai nnls
icy' We Who are RESPONSIBLE for the p ad-
1mny;nistrstior ana; leeisiation under Which
this noi1ntrxy !imrinR the last seven vaara I
hns rrnWn. * creatIy n wnii.heine fho,r1,
nnS ~ hnnnrehie ren,,te amomr fhe ny
t Hnn n ths earth ebrned 40 u1ot stand
;nortis unnn th;s recnrd a. M ,,.e ~.
recnr3 ~ n aYcuse for faj,nrc ~ aftnrt
to nay naw conditSonc, % ~. cont,a -,
~ troot ~" ranorS ~ 1ub 60 hewn ~. -
n the M ~ q incitanen+ 20 ~ arst, fhotta,.
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That ~ have MADE NAV .l bs TAI faien al
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