The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-11


read y eferred to- have by leg tslation
encouraged their propa ga Ito n. ~
VIVA is 4 ne deu--In ad d lIion to the
passage of q statute revising the tariff 81
duties to a easonable basis---Is not sc. II
much other and Ifferent laws, a s Of --s3
sfcals having both the Etdlsposlt Ion and
the courage to enforce exlstlng laW.5
While this Is my View Of he scope Of
4 to appear that III Is a 8mlstak ten one,
then Il favor such further leo lslatlon
within constitutional limitations as
Will give the people Va Iust a id 4 full
] measure OF prot ectlon. III s
G Government Of Philippines. 3,
Itiis d'ficult e und ers tand how WI. any =
less descendant OF 9Revolu tiOnaary
stock, can tolerate the thought Of per-
manently denying he,,,zTlghtaota sell.S
government to the iliplnos.l Can we 4
descendants reverence and 81 devotion
! for a government by the people. while
denying ultimately that lght to ne {
inha bitants Of distant countries. whose W! sst
purchase or by force & Can we say Y to
Sty8 and fyour pr operty may be- taken
/ from you ithout due process of law
glory In that feature Of Magma. Charta,
which has become Incorporated IN.
substance and effect. into the Consti-
tuition Of every state as.WellS as, as ,1nao 4
stitutlon OF the United States Can
we hope for the respect Of the ely
lied world, while proudly sguarranIat t =,
II to every citizen, Of the United States
forced which shall a bridge the Flprlyi-j
}leges OF lmmunitles Of citizens OF The 4
United States. or. deny To- an Y person
the equal rejection OF the laws ana A
liar rights to the Inhabitants Of the Z
\ Philippines, but ia Ike way from I hem
the right of trial BY jury and place.
their lives and the disposition of heir
We send to them TO be their governors?
We shall certainly rue Il as al ma tlonsf
II we max 9 any such attempt Xlew-@s
Ing the question even from te lang
no prospect that the tWent NIL lions
Of dollars. ex pended in the pllEGhase OF
y the islands. and the six hundred and
fifty mill Ions. said TO have been since
The accident OF war brouUhr The
PHILIPPINES Into our possession a nd we
are not at liberty to disregard 4 he re-
sponslblIity5 Which, thus came to us,e
but that responsIb lily Will be best
5subserved by preparing the Islanders
\ as rap Idly as possible for sell 8 ov-ss5;
Sernrnent and giving to them he as
surances that 1t VIII come as soon 4
as they are sonabl y prepared for. II.
There need be no fear that the q sser-: 4
tlon so often made Of late, that We
have now become a world power, VII
then BIO without support, ~
Military Display,
ours Is a world power, and as such
Thrust be ned. blt s1,ae1ay{. dilai
States has attained that eminence. Dur
country became q world pc Wer over {! 2
century ago, when, having thrown off
foreign al mination, the people stab
lIshed a free government, the 50 uree
of whose authority sprung and was
continuously to proceed from the Will
Of the people themselves grew as
"a world power as its sturdy eli 1ens, 4
to whose natural Increase We're adued Il
Immigrants from ! he, old world sock
ipg. to obtain here me 5llpert VI ana pros-
perlty denied then, n y Gon ~
reduced the pra tries and forests to Gull
tiya Iiin 'bniit cities. CONSTRUCTED high
ways and railroads. TIL now a ma lon, If
which at the formation OF the. ,EoY-s
Iernlnent nun bered only three millions
tif,s popllation, has become eisht ~ M J. ~
Hons and from, ocean to OCEAN ana AZ
the lakes to the gull The country is he
abode OF "a free and prosperous people, Il
advanced In the highest de gree In the 4
learning and aTts OF clY lllzat ton, Y Z t;;i
Is the liberty ne commencement M sna
Career III conuuest,, y that make the
Ca,n t,,, y q & fvuor)d mower. Nhls COudin