The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-10

position and The courage TO enforce
ex,stlnu laws. While this is my view
OF the score Of the common law, IL g.
shouli be made to appear that e is
a mistaken ore, then ] favor such fur.
Their legislation within constitutional
lines as win give the people a jus
AMI fun measure Of protection.
RIGHT OF sELF-eovERNmEN-
DENIED THE FILiPiNos.
II is difrlcult to know how any cit
zen OF the United States, much less a
descendant Of revolutionary stock, can
tolerate the thought OF permanen iy
DENYING the right OF self government
to the Fllipinos. Can we hope to in
gtn into the minds Of our descend.
ants reverence ar d devotion for a gov
eminent by the people while denying
ultimately hat right to the inhabitants
of defiant countries, whose territory
we have acquired either by purchase
or by force? Can we say 20 the Fill
ipmos, Your lives, your liberty and
your property may be taken from you
without due process Of law for ali
time" and expect we will long glory
IN that feature Of the Magma Charta
which has become Incorporated in sub
stance and effect, into the constitu.
ton Of every state, as weil as into
the fourteenth amendment to the con
stitution Of the United States2
Can we hope for the respect Of the
civilized world while proudly guaran-
teeing to every citizen of the United
states that no law shall be made or
enforced which shall aDridge the priv
neges or fmmunities or citizens of the
United States, or deny to any person
the equal protection Of the laws, and
at the same time not only deny similar
rights to the inhabitants OF the Philip
pines but take away from them the
right Of trial by jury and place their
lives and the disposition OF heir prop
erty in the keeping of those whom W.
send to them to be their governor
We shall certainly rue It as a natioo II
we make any such attempt. Viewing
the question even from the standpoint
OF national selhshness, thore is no
prospect that the twenty millions Of
dollars expended ia the purchase of
the islands and the six hunlred and
ATTY millions said TO have been since
disbursed will ever come back 70 us
The accident of war brought the Phil.
lippines into our possession, and We
are not at liberty to disregard tie re-
sponsibility which thus came to MS
but that responsibility will be best
subsorved by preparing the islaDuers
as rapidly as possible for self govern
ment and giving to them tho assur-
ances that It will come as soon as they
are reasonably prepared for It There
need be no fear thai the assertion so
often made OF late, that we have now
become a world power will then be
without support Ours is a wor;i pow
er, and as such it must be maintained
but / deny that It is at all reoeutly
thai the United States has attH .ed
that emnence our country became
a world power over a century aso
when, IA, ing thrown off foreigl domi-
nation, The people established "A free
government, the source Of whose au'
thority 1prung AMI was continually "a
proceed, from the win of the people
themselves. II grew as a world power
as It's sturdy citizens, TO wllcse nsl'r
al increase were added Immigrant
frr m the old world seeking TO obtain
here the liberty and prosperity len'
them in their own countries, spread
over tho face of the land, reoucei the
highways end railroads 10 cultivation
built citics constructed highways an
railroads. til now nation which a.
the Formation Of tho government mum
bered only S,0O0,0 09g in popTiatlon has
become 10000 900 and from ocean tC
ocean api the lakes to ths guit tl'
country is the abode Of free an
prospercls people advanced IN TN
highest ceeree in the iearnins II arts
Of civilization. & is the liberty IN
advaneem mt and The prosperity cf 81
citizens, lot any career Of conquest
that make The country T. world ,owOr
This em miItion We owe 70 he nolni'
Of providence. un3olded ia The rIea
natural resources Of the coaptry q
the wisncia Of our fathers mlnifeste.
in the so,a. Of government asta5ashe'
by them TO the energy industry, mora
character and law abiding spirit Of th.
people themselves.
NOT A MILITARY PEOPLE
BENT on CONQUEST
We are not a military people bent OF
conquest. eF engaged in extending on
do-,,ofr,e IN forefon lands ~ daqfpon