The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-09-12

invokes their cooperation in the fu-
ture."
This is as true now as four years
ago. We did not take the Philippines
at will, and We cannot put them aside
at will. Amy abandonment of the
policy which We have steadily pursued
in the islands would be fraught with
dlshonor and disaster; and to such
dishonor and disaster l do not believe
| that the American people will con-
sent.
Alarm has been professed lest the
Filipinos should not receive all the
benefits guaranteed to orr people at
home by the Fourteenth Amendment
| to the Constitution As a matter of
fact, the Filipinos have already Sc
cured the substance of these benefits.
This Government has been true to the
spirit of the Fourteenth Amendment
in the Philippines. Can our oppon-
ents deny that here at home the prin-
| ciples of the Fourteenth and Fiji
teenth Amendments have been in eff
feet nullified? In this, as in many
other matters, we at home can well
profit by the example of those respon-
sible for the actual management of af-
fairs in the Philippines. In our sew
eral commemorative here in the
| United States we as a people now face
the complex problem of securing fair
treatment to each man regardless of
his race or color. We can do so only
If We approach the problem in the
spirit of courage, common sense. and
hlgh-mlnded devotion to the right,
which has enabled Governor Taft,
Governor Wright, and their associates,
to do so noble a work in giving to
the Philippine people the benefit of
the true principles of American lib
erty.
Our appeal is made to all good citi-
zens who hold the honor and interest
of the nation close to their hearts
The great issues which are at stake,
and upon which / have touched, are
more than mere partisan issues, for
they involve much that comes home to
the individual pride and individual
well-being of our people. Under con-
ditions as they actually are, good
Americans should refuse, for the sake
Of the welfare Of the nation, to change
the national policy. We, who are re.
sponsible for the administration and
legislation under which this country
during the last seven years, has
grown so greatly in well-being al
home and in honorable repute among
the nations of the earth abroad, do
not stand inertly upon this record, dc
not use this record as an excuse for
failure of effort to meet new condi-
lions. On the contrary, We treat the
record of what we have done in the
past as Indictment to do even better
in the future. We believe that the
progress that We have made may be
taken as a measure of the progress
we shall continue to make if the peo-
pie again entrust the Government of
| the Nation to our hands. We do not
stand still. We press steadily for
ward toward the goal of moral and
material well-being for our own peo-
pie, of just and fearless dealing to.
ward all other peoples, in the interest
not merely of this country, but of
mankind. There is not policy, for,
Io,o al,
carrying out, which it would not be
disastrous to reverse or abandon. II
our opponents should come in and
should not reverse our policies, ther
they would be branded with the
brand of broken faith, of false prom.
Use, of insincerity in word and deed
and no man can work to the advantage
of the Nation with such brand cling
ing to him. If, on the other hand
they should come in and reverse any
or all of our policies, by just so much
would the Nation as whole be dam.
aged Alike as lawmakers and as ad.
ministrators of the law We have Ell.
deavored to do our duty in the inter.
est of the people as a whole. We
make our appeal to no class and te
no section, but to all good citizens, il
whatever part Of the land they dwell
and whatever may be their occupa
ton Or worldly condition. We have
striven both for civic Righteousness:
and for National greatness; and WI
have faith to believe that our hand!
will be upheld by all who feel love o.