The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-10

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Anendment to the Constitution OF tn,
Itnited States Can we hope for thu
respect OF the CIVILIZED world, while
proudl W. guaranteeing to- every citize1
ssof the United States that no law shall
Ss#be made enforced which shall
abridge the privileges or immunities
s citizens OF the United States OF
deny to any person the equal protec
lion Of the laws, and at the same time
sg not on " deny similar rights to the
inhabitantso Of the Philippines, but
axe away from them the right of trial
J1Fy.gand place their lives and the
disppsiti lion Of their property in the
keeping of5$those whom we send to
:ssSt en- to- he their governors? We shall
Cert ainly rue it as a nation if we
ss ma he any such attempt. Viewing the
esfion even from the standpoint Of
national selfshness, there is no pros
pecI tha III the twenty millions of dol
ri lars expended in the purchase of the
Islands and the six hundred and fifty
mil lions said ITO have been since dis
bJtrsed WI ever come back to US.
he accident of war brought the Phil
Ippfnes into our possession and we
sssa are not at liberty to disregard the re-
S8spOnsibi1it which thus came to US,
but that responsibility will be best
erVed Sbys preparing the islanders
rapid possible for self-govern-
men land giving to them the assur-
ances that it will come as soon as
st hey are reasonably prepared for it.
There need be no fear that the as
ssssrtion 50 often made of late, that
I'VE have now become a world power,
VIII then be without support. Ours
4 world power, and as such it
must be maintained, but deny that
at an recently that the United
States has attained that eminence
ss0urs country became a world power
ssover.@a century ago, when, having
thrown s off foreign domination, the
8neopleg established a free government,
81 the source of whose authority sprung
and was continuously to proceed,
from he viii of the people them
selves. grew as a world power as
increase We're added Immigrants from
Il Che old world seeking to obtain here
the liberty and prosperity denied
hem IN their own countries, spread
over the faceEof the land, reduced the
sprairies and forests to cultivation,
bull Cities, constructed highways and
srailroads,. till now a nation which at
The fprmatfon Of the government num-
only three millions in popua-
ION has become eighty millions, and
from ocean to ocean and the lakes
Sto# the gu tn e country is the abode
OF Of free and prosperous people. adj
'Eanced IN the highest degree in the
learning and arts OF civilization 1t
rs ath es liberty, 1.-THE advancement and
thesp prosperity of its citizens, not any
conquest, that make the
c9nn Try a. world power. This condi-
5t loIl5sss@eSoWe to the bounty of Prov
a5fence Sunfolded in the great natural
resource Of the country, to the wis
dom .oI1 our fathers manifested in the
form OF government established by
them the energy, Industry, moral
character and 1aw=abiding spirit OF
the people hemselves
sSs We re5Snot a military people, bent
On conquestsor# engaged in extending
our domains in foreign lands. or desir
ADVANTAGES, |
tloWeyer&great, by force: but a people
l t,v9lIn peace, not only for ourselves.
t,s1 NJ for al the nations on the earth.
Es1l he display of great military arma-
r me ma y please the eye and. for
eng moment, excite the pride of the :,
sLt zen. but it cannot bring to the {
country the brains, Drawn and muscle {
foIS single immigrant, nor induce the Z
e fnnnent55 here Of dollar of CAPT
~ ~ ere OF course such armament 7
aassSnraay be necessary for the security 9
= .1ag$$tthnAea,#country and the protection of
lLnllesSss$srlghts of its citizens, at home
ia abroad, must be maintained. ANY .
5sIha3er3 course would be not only false ~
economy, but pusilanimous l pro r
~ 81 I.88$ however, against the feeling,
loW5sfar too prevalent, that bv rea- j,
' 's'aS Of tn commanding position we :,
"a ave assumed in the world, we must ),
re re part in the disputes and broils ,
RI foreign countries; and that be- -
ssauseSS52SVe& have grown great we .,
sh Us intervene in every important ,
Iu9 question that arises in other Darts -.
7 A9the world. also protest against ~
"a Of