Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-08-11
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tcfred 10, nave by legtslulOn encourages
their propagation. What IL needed. In
addition TO the passage OF n statute revis-
Ing the tariff duties to q reasonable basis
Is not 80 much other and different laws,
as officials having both the disposition
and the courage to enforce existing laws,
| While this IL my view Of the scope OF
the common law, II II should be made to
appear that Il IL mistaken one. then
favor such further legislation within con-
stltutional lines as will give the people
u just and full measure of protection.
| IL is difficult To know how any citizen OF
the United States. much less a descend
| ant OF revolutionary stock. can tolerate
| the thought OF permanently denying the
right of self-government TO fhe Fllipinos.
Can We hope TO instill into the minds OF
our descendants reverence and devotion
for a government by the people while
denying ultimately that right to the In
habitants of distant countries, whose
territory We have acquired either by pur-
chase or by force? Can We say TO the
Fllipinos 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 be-
come Incorporated. In substance and eff
, feet into the constitution of every state.
as well as into the Fourteenth amend
ment to the constitution OF the United
| States?
Can we hope for the respect of the civ
ilized wcrld while proudly guaranteeing
to every citizen OF the United States that
no law shall be made or enforced which
shall abridge the privileges or immunl-
ties of citizens of the United States or
| deny any person the equal protection OF
the laws and at the same time not only
deny similar rights to the inhabitants Of
the Philippines, but take away from them
the right of trial by jury and place their
lives and the disposition Of their property
In the keeping of those whom we send TO
them to be their governor? We shall
certainly rue II as nation II we make
any such attempt Viewing the question
even from the standpoint of national
selfshness, there Is no prospect that the
so. CO., 600 expended In the purchase OF the
Islands and the $3.50. 10000 said TO have
been since disbursed will ever come back
to us. The accident of war brought the
Philippines into our possession and We
are not ut liberty to disregard the re-
sponsibility which thus came to US, but
that responsibility will be best subserved
by preparing the islanders as rapidly as
possible for sclf-govcrnment and giving
to them the assurances that It will come
as soon as they are reasonably prepared
for II.
There need be no fear that the assertion
so often made OF late, that we have now
become world power. will then be with
out support. Ours Is a world power and
as such II must be maintained, but
deny that II Is at all recently that the
ITptfal has ATTAINED that emil
nence. Our country became world
power over cetury ago when having
thrown of foreign domination. the peo-
pie established free government, the
source of whose, authority sprung and
was continually TO proceed from the will
of the people themselves. II grew as
world power as its sturdy citizens. to
whose natural increase were added i'm
migration from the old world seeking TO
obtain herr the liberty and prosperity de-
MED them in their own countries. spread
over the face OF thel and. reduced the
prairies and forests TO cultivation, built
cities. constructed highways and rail-
roads, till now n nation which at the
formation of the government numbered
only 3.00.1c in population has become
100000 and from ocean to ocean and
the lakes TO the gulf the country is the
abode Of a free and prosperous people adj
vanced in the highest degree in the learn
ing of arts and of civilization. 1t Is the
liberty, the advancement and the pros
perity of its citizens. not any career OF
conquest, that make the country world
power. This condition We owe 10 the
bounty OF Providence. unfolded In the
great natural resources OF the country.
to the wisdom of our fathers manifested
L.. . he af N G had
by them. to the energy industry. moral
character and self-abidng spirit of the
people themselves.
The government of the United States
was organized solely for the people Of
the United States. While II was contem-
plated that this country should become
"A refuge for the oppressed of every land,
who might be 1T to discharge the duties
of our citizenship. and while we have
always sympathiZed with the people OF
every nation in their struggles for self
government. the government was not Gre
ated for a career of political or civilizing
evangelization In foreign countries or
among alien races by intervention In
their affairs. The most efficient work We
can do In uplifting the people of other
countries Is by the presentation OF
happy, prosperous. self-governing nation
as an ideal to be emulated. a model to be
followed The general occupation of our
citizens In the arts OF peace or the alb
sence of large military ornaments tends
TO impair neither patriotism nor physical
courage
/ accept, gentlemen o. the committee,
the nomination and II the action of the
convention shall be Endorsed by an cleo
ton by the people. l VIII. God helping
me. give To the discharge Of duties of that
exalted office the best service of which l
am capable and at the end of the term
retire TO private life. / shall not be
candidate for nor shall | accept re-
nomination. Several reasons might be
advanced for this position. but the con-
trolling one with me is that l am fully
persuaded that no incumbent of that
office should ever be placed In situation
of possible temptation to consider what
the effect of action taken by him In an
administrative matter OF great impor-
lance might have upon his political for
tunes.
Questions OF momentous consequence
to all of the people have been In the past
and will be In the future presented to
the president for determination. and In
approaching their consideration as well
as In weighing the facts and the argu-
ments bearing upon them, he should be
unembarrassed by any possible thought
OF the influence his decision may have
upon anything whatever that may affect
him personally. l make this statement.
not in criticism OF any of our presidents
from, NVaahinUtnn dOwn who have either