The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-10-16
Democratic Principles.

The declaration OF independence. born
in the brain OF the father of Democracy.
says the same thing i'm effect, for il de-
clares that governments derive their just
powers from the consent Of the gov
erned.
Il have said that We may not disregard
the responsibility imposed by possession
of the Philippines ana that responsibility
will be be surservCd by preparing the
islanders as rapidly as possible Tor self
| government and giving To them the as
suTance that 1t viii come as soon as they
| are reasonably prepared for il rms
means Independence Tor the Filipiros I'm
/ the fullest sense Of the word. h len pre-
( pared. they may govern thenisci YES $50
! the Cubans do. unassisted. unlcss asltirg
/ help; undirccted. unless asking atlr'cc
| untrammelled by OR politics. unenclH-
/ bered by our politicians and uncentreliea
Secretary Taft has said: "A promise
/ TO give ultimate independence VIII Or coz
strued by the more violent clement. dis
posed to agitation. to be a promise %
( grant independence IN the near ilLi-le and
during the present generation lne sut-
/ cess Of the experiment we are me king iil
/ the Philippines depends on having tfe
( for their benefit, bur that We eSpeel
STAY there indefinitely in wOrklae 9Nt lile
/ good We propose 10 DO them
Issue Clearly Defined.
Here we have the issue clearly ccfinei
/ The Republican party stands for tlc a4-
/ jugation of defcnseless foreign leopief
/ Democracy stands for freedom fSe
lieVed Spain of this thorn ia ner tte@it. tlie
| Philippines, 10 plunge 70 into cnr
( We paid, and are paying, ehoriflq-isi1 Aa'
/ the privilege of performing the ope1at1NN
/ Spain had been trying % col4Aef Aae
| Islands since the early Geca1-8 or -1-
! sixteenth century. She had never NfsiAe
| succeeded. That is not surpris-ng- t,rrt
J true American would despise a nlau m s'z
/ would not fight TO the last gasp fll ilf-
! land of his fireside and the Dlrinpiacf t1
( his babes. Did not our hiustTious ai'7
/ cestors in the revolution DC sot rgI WIZ
! do civilized men revere the memory c1
J Washington Are not { he irish St.il cilti-
ing under the English yOkeI VIII the buet
! sympathiZer refuse ms sympathy w 1.o
{ Filipino patriot defending his heaIlnstone
! against the Spanish spOiler and i3fdni
! Do we not honor every man VINO mas So
/ rificed at freedoms holy altar. NJ len tls
/ battleships Of our great republic deSuoyed
! the Spanish war vessels. the fllplnUa
/ hoped the freedom for which they na+
4 struggled so long was finally afproacn-
l ing Our history seemed 20 Glaranler
/ %har Our ambition would be 20 see teen
! free. happy and prosperous. Mt telpe-
/ uaIIv point with pride 70 our love q
liberty.
Republican Boasts.
"The Republican platform asserts that
( fifty years ago the Republican party canle
/ into existence. dedicated among otncf
/ purposes 10 the great task or drreSli,i6
i the extension of human slavery. Arreat-
ing the extension OF human slaN Latl
Z sounds Well. but il speaks Of the NlrtNe nt
! another generation. AL Tue leaeerS et
I the Republican party Of that sa5 haze
( passed away. In their places have come
/ very different men We need not Foisl-
! out that which principally dltteftIi tiates
I them. IL readily suggests itself bur va
VIII refer 10 one Of the results oz tnAt
( difference
Colonies Are Costly
after our utter defeat Of the Sfaniarls
the Republican administratlon paid ~
the vain oppressor Of the nnc0nQuerr4
/ FTlipinos SD go 900 for his uurert2fl pgr-
I ton of his victims lands. -enTt7FnfS a-sta
hereditaments I'm the attenpt 70 bcister
{ the option we have wasted over $685. .fsl
/ more Of the peoples money ana sacrilifEl
over 100000 lives And the waSte 81 mQfltf
and the sacrifice of lives ere rot ef
ended if the policy Of the adm 1istIl tipl
is to be continued inde1lritely 1rAl
policy refuses 10 promise indHt u4tlIce
for the islanders now or az any inle c
upon any condition. 70 Goes not even
leave oDen the door Of hope. The a-allf-
/ istration rails at the DFnnocratic l5rstntsf
to promise them inoepenQence Us seen as
they are prepared for lt. inqett sit
Sests to e0oV1,VpJ OF lnteinErH4 tr-tt- tA.4
such a promise would stiRseiatr Flt st-
ious To be more vicious AH1ear AZ
couraging the improYe1nent ~H. Heitilt
secure them what they desire n FEl
/ freedom. j but state tne tiir1r=tS ei
/ argues itself III our ptoNLr @rI -t ti
/ the administration is wrong in tnre 4fil-
/ ing Dy its silence that NAleH Is I4-el'4
Il edlv intends namely. n-rf 1t.ANa
Z for the FihpimOs the KeHf- lH k
hands NE could iIatc dpIIAf PEI ti 5N a
1 a number OF millions 4nN
with equal justice 500 fs
/ imbecility than We al1-
ing the Philippines fttL r
( our duty 10 cuba te 1iFr WA
work out her own seisa tpl-
place in the march 81 cftlii1
Shall we forbid the ttilpinq7 N
Independence Shall we preF
building un their own riHillE sfie
: TO force ours upOn taen- Et9ii
growth. not "A disguise Every
work out its civilization n it5 EN-
Plain Duty Of Aus
promise Of - dfpcn ietf
interest icma rs th
! Iieved Of Inc u fflipplnHs
they are rcasa N oft
government a eoions Boise