The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-08-10


this state and the courts OF last resort
in many other states warrant the asser-
ton that the common law as developed
affords a complete legal remedy against
monopoles. The fact that they have null
tipled in number and Increased In power
has been due not to the failure of the
courts to apply the law when properly
moved by administrative officials or pri-
vate individuals. but to the failure of Off
Gals charged with the duty Of enforcing
the law TO take the necessary procedur
to procure the judgments of the courts r
the appropriate Jurisdiction, coupled with
the, fact that the legislative departments
OF some of our state governments as we.
as congress in the manner already re
ferred to have by legislation encouraged
their propagation. What is needed. iu
addition TO the passage Of a statute reyis-
ing the tariff duties to a reasonable basis
is not so much other and different Laws
as officials having both the disposiucf
and the courage To enforce existing law
While this is my view OF the scope Of t."
common law If Il should be made 60 au-
pear that II Is a mistaken one then IA
vor such further legislation within cor
stitutional Limitations as VIII give the
people a just and fun measure Of protec-
ton
II Is difficult to understand how any
citizen of the United States much less
a. descendant of Revolutionary stock can
tolerate the thought of permanently denv4
ing the right OF self government to III
Filipinos Can we hope to instill into thu
minds Of our descendants reverence and
devotion for a government by the people
while denying ultimately that right to the
inhabitants of distant countries whose
territory we have acquired either by pur-
chase or by force? Can we say to the
FiIipinos. "Your lives your liberty and
your property may be taken from you
without due process OF law for all time"
and expect we will long glory In that fea
turc of Magma Charta which has become
incorporated I'm substance ana effect into
the constitution Of every tie as well
into the fourteenth amendment 10 the
constitution Of the United States? Can
we hope for the respect Of the civilized
world while proudly guaranteeing to ev-
cry citizen Of the United States that no
law shall be made or enforced which shall
ahridge the privileges or immunites 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
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 he their governors? We shall
certainly rue IL as nation If we make
any such attempt. Viewing the question
even from the standpoint Of national
selhshness. there Is no prospect that the
twenty millions OF dollars expended In
the purchase of the islands and the six
hundred and fifty millions said 10 have
been since disbursed will ever come back
10 us. The accident Of war brought the
Philippines into our possession, and we
are not at liberty to disregard the respon-
siblity which thus came to us. but that
responsibility win be best subserved by
. preparing the islanders as rapidly as pos
sible for self government and giving to
them the assurances that II 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
3 now become world power will then be
without support Ours IL a world power,
and as such 1t must be maintained but l
deny that II is at all recently that the
United States has attained that eminence.
Our country became a world power over a
century ago. when having thrown on for
eign domination, the people established a
free government, the source of whose au-
thority sprung and was continuously TO
proceed from the will OF the people them
selves. 1t grew as a 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
land reduced the prairies and forests to
cultivation, built elites. 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
Wa owe to the bounty OF Providence, un-
folded IN the great natural resources OF
the country. TO the wisdom Of our IA
Tiers. 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 DESTROYS OF
securing natural advantages, however
great by force but people loving peace
not only for ourselves, but for all the ma
lions Of the earth
The display OF great military arma-
ments may please the eve and for the mo-
mcnt excite the pride Of the citizen, hut
IL cannot bring 20 the country the brains
Drawn and muscle Of a single immigrant
of capital. OF course such armament as
may be necessary for the security of tn,
country and the protection of the rights
Of its citizens at home or abroad must be-
maintained Any other course would h,
not only false economy but pusllanmOus
/ protest however, against the feeling
now far too prevalent, that by reason OF
the commanding position we have assum
cd Ia the world we must take part II
the disputes and broils Of foreign coun
tries and that because we have grown
great we should intervene In every impor
tnnt question that arises IN other parts
of the world | also protest against tn,
erection of any such military establish
ment as would be required to maintain
the country in that attitude. We SHOULD
connne our International activities solely
to matters in which the rights of tn,
country or Of our citizens are direct!
involved. That is not a situation OF iso
lation, but of independence.
The government of the United State
orgraufzqd SOLELY for the DapDIa Of th