Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-09-22
the exception OF Russia show pruduc~
nOn. by countries as follows:
THE. PHILIPPINES
Republican Policy L. In Line with
Territorial Prscedsnts.


Four years ago, the Democratic par
ty denounced the acquisition of the Phil
ippine. Islands by the United States as
a dangerous, form of national expansion
and their retention as am application of
militarism. The only logical conclusion
of this position was our immediate re
tirement from the, Islands, leaving them
to shift for themselves In his letter ae-
eepting the nomination for Vice Presi-
dent in 1900 Mr.. Roosevelt commented
Oh this position as follows:
''The simple truth is that there is moth
ing even remotely resembling imperial
ism or militarism involved in the present
development of that policy of expansion.
which has been part of the history of
America from the day when she became
nation. The words mean absolutely
nothing as applied 10 our present policy
in the Philippines, for this policy is only
imperialistic in the sense that Jefferson's
policy in Louisiana was imperialistic;
only military in the sense that jackson
policy towards the Seminoles or Custer
towards the Sioux embodied militarism:
and there is no more danger of its pro-
ducing evil results at home now than
there was of it's interfering with free
dom under jefferson or Jackson, or in
the days of the Indian wars on the
plains.
The only certain way of rendering
it necessary for our Republic to enter
on a career of 'militarism' would be to
abandon the Philippines to their own
tribes, and at the same time either to
guarantee stable government among
these tribes or to guarantee them against
outside interference. A far larger army
would be required to carry out any such
policy than will be required to secure
order under the American flag; while
the presence of this flag on the Islands
is really the only possible security against
outside aggression. Properly
speaking, the question is now not wheth-
er we shall expand-for we have already
expanded-but whether we shall con-
tract"
That was the issue four years ago.
Now the Democratic platform says:
I'VE believe with Jefferson and John
Adams, that no government has right
to make one set of laws for those al
home and another and a different set OF
| laws, absolute in their character, fol-
those in the colonies. We insist
| that We ought to 40 for the Filipinos
what we have already done for the
Cubans."
There has never been a time since
the formation of the government thai
| Congress has not made one set of laws
| for. the States and another set for tn,
territories. The laws enacted by Con
| gress for the government OF the Philip
pines are no more absolute than thos,
which have been enacted during the las
hundred years for our various territories
| The demand that the United State
shall do for the Filipinos what it ha
done for the Cubans is unreasonable. w
never claimed to own Cuba, but we pos
sess the Philippines by an undispute,
title. A Republican administration di'
entire justice to Cuba as demanded b.
the circumstances Of the case, and tn
Republican party can be depended upol
to do entire justice to the Philippines.