The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1904-08-11

We nope IOT InG RESPECT VI NIle ClNulLeN
world while proudly guaranteeing to ev-
cry citizen OF the United States that no
law shall be made or enforced which shall
abridge the privileges or immunities of
citizens of the United States or deny to
any person the equal protection Of the
laws and at the same time not only deny
L 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 governors? We shall
certainly rue IL as n nation II we make
any such attempt. Viewing the question
even from the. standpoint Of national
selfishness, there IL no prospect that tho
twenty millions of dollars expended in
the purchase of the islands and the six
hundred and fifty millions said to have
been slnce dsbursed will ever come back
to uG. The accident Of war brought the
Philippines into our possession. and we
are not at liberty to disregard the respon-
sibility which thus came to us. but that
responsibility will be best sub5erved by
preparing the islanders as rapidly as pos
sibe for self government and giving to
them the assurances that 1t will come as
soon as they are reasonably prepared for
II. There need be no fear that the as
sertion 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 be maintained, but l
deny that It is Mt all recently that the
United States has attained that emlnence.
Our country became world power over a
century ago, when. having thrown off for
eign domination, the people established a
free government, the source of whose au-
thority sprung end was continuously to
proceed from the will of the people them
selves. 1t grew as q world power as its
sturdy citizens. to whose natural increase
were added immigrants from the old
world seeking to obtain here the liberty
| and prosperity denied them in their own
countries, spread over the face of the
land, reduced the prairies and forests to
| cultivation, built cities Constructed high
ways and railroads, till now nation
which at the formation Of the government
numbered only three millions in popula-
ton has become eighty millions, and from
ocean to ocean and the lakes to the gulf
the country Is the abode of a free and
prosperous people. advanced In the high
est degree In the learning and arts of
civilization. 1t Is the liberty. the advance
ment and the prosperity Of its citizens,
not any career of conquest. that make the
country world power. This condition
we owe to the bounty of Providence, UNI
folded In the great natural resources of
the country to the wisdom of our IA
theirs. manifested in the form of govern
ment established by them; to the energy,
industry, moral character and law abiding
spirit OF the people themselves.
We are not a military people, bent on
| conquest or engaged In extending our
domains In foreign lands or deslrous Of
securing natural advantages, however
great, by force, but people loving peace
not only for ourselves, but for all the ma
tions of the earth.
The display of great military arma-
| ments may please the eye and for the mo-
Dlput aypita tha nrtha NJ IA ri htt
1t cannot bring to the country the brains,
Drawn and muscle of a single immigrant
| or induce the investment here of n dollar
of capital OF course such armament as
may be necessary for the security of the
country and the protection of the rights
| of Its citizens Mt home or abroad must be
maintained. Any other course would be
not only false economy but pusillanimous.
protest, however, against the feeling,
now far too prevalent, that by reason of
! the commanding position we have assum-
ed In the world We must take part In
the disputes and broils of foreign coun-
tries and that because we have grown
great we should intervene in every impor-
tant question that arises In other parts
of the world. l also protest against the
erection of any such military establish
ment as would be required to maintain
| the country in that attitude. We should
conflne our International activities solely
country or Of our citizens are directly
involved. That is not a situation of iso-
| lation, but of independence.
The government OF the United States
| was organized solely for the people of the
! United States. While 1t was contemplate
| ed that this country should become q
| refuge for the oppressed of every land
who might be ltr to discharge the duties
| OF our citizenship. and while we have al
| ways sympathized with the people of ev-
| cry nation in their struggles for self gov
| ernment. the government was not created
| for career of political or cvilizlng evan
gelization In foreign countries or among
| allen races by Intervention in their af-
| fairs. The most eff Client work we can dc
| in uplifting the people of other countries
| is by the presentation of q happy, pros
porous. 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 absence of large
| military armaments, tends to impair nei-
ther patriotism nor physical courage. and
| for the truth Of this / refer the young
men Of today to the history of the civil
| war. For fifty years. with the exception
! OF the war with Mexico, this country had
been at peace, with a standing army most
of the time of less than ten thousand
men. He who thinks that the nation had
| grown effeminate during that period
should read the casualty rolls of the
armies on either side at Shiloh, Antietam,
Fredericksburg and Gettysburg, at Stone
River and Chickamauga. would be the
last man to pluck a single laurel from
the crown Of any one OF the military he
| roes to whom this country owes 80 much
but / insist that their most heroic deeds
proceeded Infinitely more from devotion
10 the country than from martial spirit.
AS have already proceeded at too
! great length, other questions suggested In
the platform must await my letter Of ac-
ceptance.
Mr., Chairman, in most graceful speech
! you have reminded me OF the great re-
sponsibility as well as the great honor OF
the nomination bestowed upon me by the
| convention you represent this day. BE
assured that both are appreciated, SO
keenly appreciated that am humbled In
| their presence.
I accept gentlemen of the committee.
the nomination, end II the action OF the
convention shall be Endorsed by an elec-
tion by the people / will. God helping
me. give to tho discharge OF the duties of
that exalted Office the best service of
which am lpable and at the end Of the
term retire 20 private life. 1 shall not
De candidate for nor shall I accept a
denomination. Several reasons might be
advanced for this position, but the con-
trolling one with me is that / am fully
| persuaded that no incumbent OF that office
should ever be placed In q situation OF
! possible temptation to consider what the
efrect Of action taken by him In an ad-
ninistrative matter OF great Importance
chght have upon his political fortunes.
Questions OF momentous consequence to
all OF the people have been In the past
and VIII be in the future presented TO the
| president for determination, and In ap-
| proaching their consideration as well aa
In weighing the facts and the arguments
bearing upon them he should be unem-