Bisbee daily review., 1904-09-27
Independence for the FiIIpinos.


 In some quarters it has been as sumed that in the discussion of the Philippine question in my response, the phrase self government" was in tended to mean something less than independence. It was not intepdod that l should be understood to mean, nor do l think as used it does mean less than independence However. to eliminate all possibility for conjecture. now state that I am in heart.y aS- cord with that plank in our pla,fsf:it that favors doing for the ril.pinos what We have already done fer the Cubans; and l favor making the prom iSe to them now tlat We shall take such action as soon as they are req. sonably prepared for it. If indepen- dence, such as the Cubans enjoy, can. not be prudently granted to tAC Fili- pinos at this time, the pronise ,haC 1t shall come the moment they are capa- ble of receiving it will tend to stimulate rather than hinder their development And this should be done not only in justice to the Filipino, but to preserve OUT own rights; for a free people can. net withhold freedeom from another
 
 The federation of tyranny over others will soon breed contempt for freedom and self-government and weaken our powers of resistance to insiduous usur- patton Of our constitutional rights.
 American Citizenship.
 The pledge of the platform tu/sec Ire to our citizens without distinction of race or creed. whethe.- naive porn or natuTalized. at home and aGrUSa ,he equal protection of the iaws aGd ahe enjoyment of all the rights and privi- ledges open to them under Inc tcve- nants of our treaties, as their Juss due. should De made good Q them In the accomplishment of that result it is essential that a passport issued by the government of the GnItef Statea to an American citizen shall De ac- cepted the world over as proof of citi. zenship.
 Civil Service.
 The statute relating Q the civil se~. vice IS the outcome of the efforts of thoughtful. unselfsh and public spirit. cd citizens. Operation under il has frequently been of shch a character as to offend against the spirit rf the sta ute. but the results achieved, even m der a partial enforcement of th law have been such as 10 both deserve and command the Ltierance of tte Democratic party that IL stanIs com mitted to the principal of civIl service reform and demands it's just and i'm. partial enforcement.
 Reclamation of Arid Lands.
 A vast eXpanse of the country in the West. portion of which are to be found in sixteen states and territories. men toned in the law, is directly affected by the national statutes, the outcome Of intelligent and persistent efforts oi leading citizens providing for the re clamation of arid lands for the benefit of homeseekers. During the years of the development of the measure which finally rceived the vote of every mem Of the upper house of congress it encOunteTes opposition based to a large extent upon the view that the aim of it's promoters was to secure th benefits Of irrigation to private owner. at government expense. The aim of the stSsate is, however. to en able this vast territory to reclaim arid lands without calling upon the tax payers of the country at large to pay for it. Whether the purpose of thl bill will be fully accomplished must depend in a large measure upon the ability. sobriety of judgment, inde- pendence and honesty of the officers of the interior department having this great work in charge. In 1902 the main canals and oitches in the region af l fected aggregated more than fifty nine thousand miles and the work oi reclamation is but in it's infancy. The total cost of construction of the neces sary headgates, dams, main canals ditches. reservoirs and pumping sta tions was at that time a little over ninety-three millions of dollars, which of itself suggests the hundreds of mll lions that may eventually be invested in the territory covered by the statute The magnitude of the conception, and the enormous expense its carrying ou' | involves, makes us realize the over l whelming importance of broad capa l feet is to be given 10 that part of the work authorized by the statute, If ef feet is to be biven to that pat ol the plan that relieves the country al large from ultimate liability.
 Panama Canal.
 | An isthmian canal has long been the hope of our statesmen, anu the | avowed aim of the two greac parties as their platforms in the .ast slow i The Panama route having Eccn select i ed, the building of the canal se uid be pressed to completion wish all req | sonable expedition.
 The methods by which the executive acquired the Panama canal route aEe rights are a source of regret to many To them, the statement that thereby a great public work was assured tc the profit of our people is not a sufficient answer to the cnarge oi | violation of national good fd:oh. The! | appreciate that the principles ans ! healthy convictions which in. then working out have made us free and ! great stand firmly against the argu ment or suggestion that we s1all b' blind to the nature of toe means cm l ployed to promote our welfare. They hold that adherence to principle l -.to+J,a.- ;. x.-orlxc f~,r gUDd Ory i'll vii