The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-12-08

-" ~ NAhAAAN tMuIi.
We have undertaken 90 secure for orr
selves our Just share In the trade az the
oricnt. We have undertaken Go protect
foreign lands. We continue steadily TO In.
sis. on the application OF the Monroe doc
irine 60 the Western hemisphere. Uniess
s I.',tuae an these aud all similar mat
not nHnTu 10 abandon our naval program.
our voice u now potent for peace, aud II
SO potent because we nre not afraid OF
The war which now unfortunately race.
IN the far East has emphasized In strIklpx
tashion the new possibilities Of naval war
and tactical. aud are political "a well as
hiihtary: The experiences Of the war have
shown In conclusive fnshlon that whlle
agolnE ana sea, keeping torpedo destroy.
90 and arinored cruisers very useful. vet
that the main reliance. the main standby.
IN any navy worthy the name must be tho
heavily runncd. There win always he \
large Held ~ usefulness for cruisers. espe-
claIly OF The more formidable type. hut
anr az !, w we nesd to continue building
our nett OF battle ships. or ships so power
inlly armed that they can inlet the maxi
mum OF ualhage upon our opponents. and 40
wei projected that they can suffer a se-
Impairment Of their ability TO nght and
Mnh.uv"r. Ample means must be pro.
yihcd Tor enabling the personnel OF the
80 -. psouEht 70 Tue highest point
torpedo boats must be ccaseicssiy trained
aud mancuvercd In squadrons.
The Army.
s.MIthin the last three years the United
s,h.es nhs set an example In dlsarmameut
Muer. disarmament was proper. nv law
our Army II liked nt a tnaxImnm or ~.
hundred thousand aud a minimum of sixtv
..ousahh men. When there was Insurrec-
~ ~ "a Tue IhlIippIncs we kept the Army
~ Nnt MAXIMUM. Peace 80 a.. a. saat
Ppinss. and now our Army has been re-
ducrd 10 the minimum nj which n 4. ,o.r,-
se " KEEP u with due regard 20 its en-
.leucy' Inc guns now mounted reouIrs
twrnty-cight Thousand mrn. m III. cosss
ioftihcations nre Ia he adeqtat.iy ,n,nn.S
we nced more officers: there ar. not enough
VERY I,np"r, ,n% f,srinr army wort. II IL
arniy Should be accustomed 90 handle their
liz ~ mas,es, as u " also Important that
IL ~ na,l"naI Gnani 81 the several States
SHOULD bt accustomed Ia actual ae,a MAJ
cu'ciing. especially In connection win az.
'suIarr. tor this reason we are 10 M.
eongratulated upon the success OF the ae.S
IN which , u Manassas last fall. mnneuvcrs
NATIONAL Guard took part than w.. ~.
neIorc assembled together in time ~ ns.cn
i,s 0onn Civilized naiion has. relatively TO
~ popuIatlon such n dlminutiyc ARM ss
ours: and while the Army he "a .,n.aY a.
are not to be excused n we faO 90 -.
.Ssosn.,df very high grade OF proficiency. We
den emergency. To put into m. Ha's SUE.
hrst.class army corps, which shooid H.. -.
q whole. nc least the equal nf any hos. =,
.roops OF hke number belonging 60 any 9th.
The Philippine Isiands.
In the Philippine Islands Their. h,. 49,.
auring the past year n continuation az ,hs
steady progress which has obtnincs 81.
IN our troops definitely got the upper
nauu " tue insurgents. The philinuins
people az present are utterly Inrapahis =,
existing In Independence M all az ~ h,,,tS
ing up a civilization Of their own. I frmiy
higher and higher In the scnie Of ri,,,,, ,n1ss
and or capacity for sell. EoVernmept' and n
most earnestly hope that In the end The.
VII ne able to stand. N not entirely alone.
yet In some such relation 10 the United
states as Cuba now stands. This end 4.
not yet IN sight. and II mar ne indennitrir
postpohcd " our people are foolish enough
from the problems Of achieving morni ami
material prosperity. % working for \ sts'
Die. orderly. aud Just government. and To-
NAru Ioohsh nnd dangerous intriguea for a
complete Independence for which they ara
as yet totally unit. "
ON the other hand. our people must keen
steadlly before their minds the fact that
the justification for our stay In the PhIlp.
pines must ultimately rest chiefly upon tb.
good We are able 20 do In the Islands. do
not overlook the fact that In the deyelop.
ment OF our Interests In tho Pacific Ocean
and along It's coasts. tn. Philippines hax.
played and will play an Important mart
ahd thnt our Interests have been served in
hi"Te man one way by the posscssion Of the
Islands. But our chief reason for continuing
To hold them must be that we ought I'm
good faith to try To do our share OF the
worlds work. aud this particular piece Of
work mas been Imposed upon us by the ~.
suits OF the war with Spain. We are en-.
dcavoring to develop the natives them.
selves 80 that they shall take an ever.
INCREASING share la their own government,
aud nH Tar ua Ia nFtilRuf tyg ara uln.aAw "a
milling their representatives TO a govern
mental equality with our own. There ara
commissioners jndEcs. aud governors In thu
Islands who are f~ilipinos and who have ex. h
actly the same share IN the government OF
the Islands ns have their colleagues who
are Americans. while Ia the lower ranks, of
course, the great majority of the publla
servants are Filiplnos. Within two years
we shall he trying the experiment OF nm
elective lower house In the Philippine Leg.
l~slaturr. u may be that the Fillplnos will
misuse this Legislature. and they certainly
Will misuse II " they are misled by foolish
persons here 10 home into starting an Agi-
tatlon for 'thcir own Independence or Into
huy factions or improper action. hut n
they act with wisdom and sell. restraint, n
they show that they are capable NJ e1cgting
n legislature which Ia It's turn II capable
OF taking u sane AMI efficient part la the
actual work ~ government. they eau rest
assured that . full aud increasing meas
urr Of rrcosultiun will he girfa tacm.
Above nil they should remember that t1elr
prime needs are moral and industrial. not
political II IN a good thing Ia try the cx-
pertinent ~ giving them n Legislature. but
Il IN a far better thing To- give them schools.
good roads. railroads which will enah,e
them 10 get THEIR products To market. hJh.
est courts. su honest and efficient conStabu.
larry, and all that tends To produce order,
peace. fair dealing M between man and
man. aud habits 81 Intelligent industry and
thrift.
Meanwhile cue own people should rcmcm-
her that tnCgr n heed for the highest stand.
ard 81 conduct among the Americans sent
TO the philippine Islands, not only among
the public servants but among the private
individuals who go 10 them. IL Is because
I feel this So deeply that In the admins.
tratiuu 81 these Islands ! have positively
refused tn permit any discrimination what
sOrycr for political reasons and have In
sisted that iu choosing the public servants
consideration should he paid solely Go the
worth ~ the mnn chosen and To the needs
81 the Islands. There D. no higher body Of
mcu In ugr public service than we have la
the gLli.pliuv Islands under Governor
Wright auI his associates. so far as pos.
,Iblc these men should be- given a frea
hand. and their suggestions should receive
the hearty hacking both ~ the Executive
aud az the Congress.
Every measure taken concerning the lAl-
ands should hr taken primarily With Q