New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-27
studiously careful promise the Philippine Islands
nothing but what we could carry cut.
THE DEMOCRATs CANNOT BE Trusted


THE DEMOCRATS CANNOT BE TRUSTED.
so construed as 70 chargs this goyernent WITH
O. o5eaca OF the promise, we lose our power for
government there, and the whole hope Of upIift-
ing the Fiiipine people is in the success Of that
v,I Let US suppose that BY law the Issue to
declared 70 be that upon which snail turn the
fence. and the denna gogues in The islands viii go
DeIore the people and argue that the people are
me world however ignorant, OF whom when such
nous majority in favoP @ ef no5 BE q an self
government: No one of their own race. however
age 70 take the negative in such discussion. and
~ Inuenendenee was not at once granted the GOV
eraTnent would stand convicted OF breach Of faith
WIZ ~ trends and supporters among the Fipnos
But But there is a still stronger reason why the
~ i445SS,t3llc party cannot be trusted to carry on
which they row subscribe The war in the Philip.
pines by the insurrectos was carried on for more
than two years beyond the time when it would
a5Ee oeen carried but for the encOUrag emeut re-
and the Deanocratic party in the United states
lions issued BY the from Manila e daring
that entire time They locked 10 the election Of
which they We're fighting for. | do not say that
me ant-iInperialists Of the Democratic party had
that having taken that position they re-
surrectos the leaders Of violence Aguina1do and
all his supporters, regard the Democratic party
as a party which will give them Independence at
NOW, then. II LnaI party comes into power ana
goes nor giVe immediate independence, il will be
clirsed oy the violent Filpiros the former in
and there will be en1 of tranquility and of all
weh q1rqercd liberty which We are now attempting
One would think. IN reading the letter of Judge
erty ard Pronerty to the Philippine people. 1t is
not true By act Of Congress those rights Sc
cured. and they actually secured O them under
the Philippine government.
PHILIPPINES NEVER so FREE BEFORE.
OF course it may be said that right secured
by an act OF Congress muy be lost by the repeal
OF the act So, to- act secured by the Constitu-
uon may be lost by an amendment 70 the Const:-
curing Vo g you Havg an "a. aft oI SSC
and IS capable of enforcement in tn, courts it is
the, Phiippi1e Deops The Philippine people never
nad sGcn liberty In the history Of their country
uphoding nothing but deSpOtsul With au-
tohomo9s provindial government. with a'tl Central
government of a commission in which are three
senbly which is take full part the legislation
lature in two years the Fiiipinos may he under
despousm, but if so the word has lost its usual
Bur now IL is said that our holding the Philip
pendence in that that instrument declares that all
Just rights Of governmenr depend upon the consent
Of the governed. The Declaration Of Independence
was written under circumstances which show con
c!usively that it could not have application to this
case: The men who wrote and signed that, and
the people whom they represented had had self
ineIe were nsrer people IN the word so eapanle
probation because II they did the INSTRUMENT itself
governed slaves were governed in those days and
the many excluded from voting by property and
not consulted in that government and did not con-
strIirnept is the true one then nothing but uni
versal suffrage. by men. women and children.
enf is To m rest4ained to the htness ana the rea
son Of things All people are not capable OF self
II they are then We ought 70 Iet the Phftppnes
at once Yet to-day the candidate, Judge Par
ker, Is IN favor OF holding the Philippines unr1l
they are fit for self-eovernnent. which. in itself
ment, Now. to holt them year is tpSt as much
years in their preparation for self-government
INCONSISTENCY OF Mr. WILLIAMS
Mr. Parker on this subject takes the Declaration
OF Independence OUT OF the controversy The prom
pable OF sef-goveranent does not in the slightest
Independence II the Declaration Of Independence
is TO be considered as assuming that sll people
pend upon ne consent Of the people 10 be gov
Notwlthstan4inE the tact MAT the position Of
slstency with the Declaration Of independence
5rr t INES ~ --nrae5ts rom statesne5 IKE
John sharp Williams. who denounes The Rsnuo-
be -ilare ~ de+ernrin9 what their government
shall be. II Is quite remarkable th,t Mr. Williams
should be so sensitive that the Ftirinos are not
ssP eS Sa &ns % qasoo
in Congress. elected thereto by vote OF l4S per
sons out Of a population OF 10000
Nevertheless admitting 70 the full the element
Of chance that has attended the solution OF the
difficult problems presented will the peonle OF the
United States row. after such w1nderfu sxhi5i-
ton OF SUCCESSFUL administration turn the Repub-
ncan party out ard deliver the government over 10
the Democracy TO carry on Republican policies
when the Democrats marty has bitterly opposed
everv one OF them VIII they put a party in power
which admits u has been wrong for eight years
and which asks the peoDle. because there viii De
Republican Senate which will prevent II from doing
any arm admit II into the government 70 cor
'uct this great and compicated machine = has
made many futile efforts 10 obstructY do not
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