The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-08-10

Nh~ courage 70 ENFORCE @Xt8tfnE laws,
While This Is my view OF the scope
or the common Law. II should be made
TO appear that II IL mistaken one.
then flavor such further legislation
within constitutional limits. as will give
the people just and full measure Of
protection.
II II difficult to understand how any
citizen OF the United States, much less
"a descendant of revolutionary stock.
can tolerate the thought of permanent
ly denying the right Of self-govern-
ment TO the Filipinos Can we hope 10
instill into the minds of our descend
ants reverence and devotion for a gov
eminent by the people while deny
ing ultimately that right to the inhab-
Hants OF distant countries, whose ter
ritory we have acquired, either by pur-
chase or by force? Can we say to the
Filipinos. Your lives, your liberty and
your property may be taken from you
without due process of law for all
time" and expect we will long glory
in that feature OF Magma Charta which
has become incorporated, in substance
and effect. into the constitution Of
the United States? Can we hope for
proudly guaranteeing to eevry citizen
OF the nited States that no law shall
be made or enforced which shall
sbridge the privileges or immunities Of
citizens of the United States or deny
TO any person the equal protection of
the laws, and al the same time not
only deny similar rights TO the inhab-
itants OF the Philippines. but take
away from them the right OF trial by
jury and place their lives and the dis
position OF their property in the keep
ing OF those who We send
10 10 them to be their gov
ernors9 We shall certainly rue IL as
a nation II We make any such attempt
Viewing the question even from the
standpoint OF national seIhshness
there is no prospect that the twenty
millions OF dollars expended In the pur-
chase of the islands. and the six hun =
dred and nifty millions SAID to have
been since disbursed viii ever come
back 10 US. The accident OF war
brought the PHILIPPINES into our pos
session and We are not al liberty to
disregard the responsibility which thus
came 10 Bs. but the responsibility will
be best subserved by prepa ring the IL.
landers a = ia pidly as possible for self
government. and giving to them the
assurance that 1t will come as soon az
they are reasonably prepared for Il.
There need be no fear that the asssr-
ton SO often made of late. that we
have now become a world power Will
then be without, support. Ours Is
world power. and as such II must he
ma a raj Al hut I hs.t - ts
recently that the United States has at.
tanned that emiuence. our country be-
came a world power over a century
ago when. having thrown off foreign
domination the people established
free government. the source Of whose
authority sprung, and was continuous
" to proceed. from the will OF The peo-
pie themselves. 1t grew as word
power as its sturdy citizens. 10 whose
natural increase we added INN grams
from the old world seeking TO obtain
here the liberty and prosperity earie
them In their own countries. sprpa1
over the face Of the land reduced tAa
prairies and forests 20 agt'teattln. h.t'
cities. Constructed Highways ana ra.f-
roads, tn now nation. which az TIE
formation II the government ruu aafas
only three millions fn population has
become so. 600 900 and from OCEAN 20
ocean and the lakes 20 the gG.f the
country is the abode ~ q free and
prosperous people. advanced m The
highest degree ln the learning az arts
and arts Of civilization. u IS the Nh
%rty, the Advancement aUl the pros
perity q It's citizens, not any career cf
conquest, that make the country =
world power. This condition We owe
TO the bounty OF Providence. unfoIded
In tha great natural resources II the
country 20 the wisdom 90 our fathers.
manifested SEQ the form ~ government
establishes by them Co The energy. in-
tusffy. moral character and law abid-
Ing sIlr.t.9' the people themselves
We ere not military people. bent ou
conquest or engaged 200 extending our
domains In foreign lands. ar DESTROYS
~ securing natural advantage. how
ever great by force. but "a people lgv-
ink peace. not only four ourselves. bot
far t'I the nations ~ the earth
TN. display - great military arma-
uvuf4 mar please t1s sa Yad far tae
moment excite tEs prIa. ~ me sifiz~r
bur BE- cannot bring fa fHe country the
brains brown srl mus Is ~ single
.ww.Frtrt uur induce ta- Investments
here 90 a I..|.r ny capital 80 course
such armament Hs frav ta He, ~@~ary
'ur tHr security - fh+ country aH8 fH~
protection ~ me rights 90 Fs .iftzrus.
st raHrs u- thtoad. wusf ua maintain
yea Nts other course HauiI te uot
YnIy false economy bar puvHaua n1aas-
protest however against the feeling