The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-09-30

livery DO the intend 10 cut down The
navyf sr the ALASKAN telegraph systsmf
Do they intend to dismantle u toast
f~orincationsf II there 10 to b . real
and substantial cutting down In national
expenditures Il must be In such matters
as these. The department Of agriculture
has done service OF incalculable value
TO the farmers Of this country In many
different lines, 10 our opponents wish
to cut down the money " this servicef
They can do It only by destroying the
ueefulness OF the service itself"
Philippine Independence.
lie refers To tho promise In the demo-
cratic platform to give Independence to
tho Philippine Islands aud after speak
Ing Of the folly OF such a promise. says:
1T may we'll be that our opponents
have no real intention Of putting their
promise Into effect II this IL the case.
n. IN other words. they are insinoere In
The promise they make. Il IL only neccs-
saTy TO say again that II Is unwlse 10
trust men who are false IN one thing to
deal with anything The mere con
sciouness OF broken faith would hamper
thom 10 continuing our policy In the
Islands; and only by continuing un-
chsgcd this policy can the honor Of tho
country be maintained. or the Interests
% the islands subfcrvcd. n on the 9TH
or hand. our opponents came into power
and attempted 10 carry out their prom
ises 10 the Fliiplnoa by giving them In
dependence. and Withdrawing American
control from the Islands. the result
would be a ~frlghtful calamity to the f1li-
plnos thoTfciyes. and In is larger as.
peot would amount 10 an international
crime. Anarchy would follow: and the
most violent anarchic forces would he
directed partly AGAINST the civil gov-
eminent. partly AGAINST all forms OF re-
liRious and educational civilization.
Bloody conflicts would Inevitably snsue
In the archipelago. and Just as Inevitably
the Islands would become N. prey %
The nrst power which IN It's " selfish
; intercsttD took up the task We had craveniy
, abandoned.
During tho last Ave years more has
/. bern Cont for tho material u moral
~soll-bcins ~ the ftlipinos than cycr
: before since Tho Islands frs, came within
|, the Ken Of ciyiii1ed man. We have opened
before them n vista Of orderly develop
y ment In their W. interest. and not q
/, policy ~ exploitation, Every onort 10
i. belng made TO NJ the islanders for scif-
r government. and they have already In
.arge measure received Il. while for thu
y lrst time In their history their personal
= rights and civil liberties have been
guaranteed They are being edueatod:
. they hav. been given schools: they have
been given libraries: roads are being
: bull, FOR their use; their health Il being
cared for: they have been given courts
, Ia which they receive justice as absolute
, az II IL In our power TO guarantee. Their
Individual rights 10 life. liberty and tho
, pursuit. ~ happiness are now by act Of
congress i~ealously ~saferuarded under
the American iag; and II tho protection
OF the nag were withdrawn their rights
you'd be Loaf, and the Islands would bs
plunged back under some form Of vicious
tyranny. We have given them more SELF
government than they have ever before
had: we aro taking steps 10 Increase 70
ttill further by providing them with an
elected legislative assembly: and sure
ly we had better await the result Of this
eNp.I' '.I ~ Windy nc" e.
peI,uen' W nsla -oe.o'e we MAKE
p'on.s sniOn a tAuoh We mifht %
70 o.'aH' or "nIeh ,ne, might
may be asserted without fear of success-
ful contradiction that nowhere else IN
recent years has there been a. hne an
s.' VI .'ns.,u0u's s.a,esmahshlp
~ aug upIls,' Auminls'ta'lon 40
.. g'sh oy tne ei.li nathoti'ies.
80 " oro a'my, 70 ,he rhIlpp'ns
w. Ia, auhI''ersn mem IN
rn,n"no. " .a,lr own people. me
:. ns,e pron.ed mos
-. !. 'ne 'sIaho'' ou, hey
800 oo.u OF 'e'' great advantage
/" w hh u uatlon.