The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1904-09-16

ultimate richness Of these ma.
sions Of the United States With.
mining products. the sections 80 ns
Der, the exhibit of hemp in all 'aa'
of manufactu and other tb,n. ga
leeted by the United States Cows
are all displayed there TO show ~. s0s
pie Of this country that unde, W.
direction and with faithful assis sspe
the people of the Philippines can
long years to come. demonstrat. ,aas
capacity and their fitness to be oos ~es
cred among the peoples of the earn ra4'a'
The Savage Tribes.
Over in another corner of the -.
tion one may find savage tribes br0a's.
TO st. Louis as types of the peonl. +a
still roam over the islands, who su'
never been properly classified, who nav nav
no returns to census officers who s.
never controlled by the Spanish Coz. ~"
ment, and who are the people aho,a M
others over whom the nited g..
must extend the genius OF its own ci.a,
cation.
1t was the Sunday after the h,,,.,
cal convention If the Democrats n.s.
had closed its labor. The gates ~ ~
big Fair were barred 10 all but the n,i'
LEGGED officials of the Exposition. In
Igorrote village the 1.-THE, active A..
eating sayages were amusing themssl,'.
after their own fashion in their vs..,'
holiday. There were no crowds Ia
terrupt them. They roamed around i.
reservation as free from care asa
their own foreA. The youngsters =.
ried on n sham battle. and the Older M,
and women of the tribe smoked ana
laughed and enjoyed themselves in hs,
simple. savage fashion.
On the steps of the headauar.,
house sat the shrewd, good-natnred A..
Yankee soldier, who had secured n.
concession and brought these sayares \,
ST. Louis where they have since l..O
the most interesting feature Of a mos,
interesting exposition. lie had just fp.
ished reading newspaper which con.
tanned a copy Of the Democratic Mat.
form, pledging that party TO the ud.
mate independence Of the Filipinos. ana
as he laid down the newspaper glape
ing from time TO time over his brown.
skinned charges. whom he had learned
TO love and who looked up to him as !,
father, he expressed himself with nat.
ural quaintness as 10 political situation:
Democrats Changed Their opinion..
Look at those people now. They ara
amiable, good-natdred tractable saw.
ages, but they are savaees just the same
1t seems foolish 10 talk of Independents
for people who don't wear any NOR,
clothes than they dc. | went out to tn,
Islands in a regiment which had Who'll,
lot of Democrats IN il. but there wer,
mighty few Democrats came back. be
cause we were in a place where we hat
IL put up to as every day how danger
Gus it was to talk Of independence anon
people who were wholly untitled 10 IN
derstand the responsibility Of poitica
freedom. What do you suppose thos
people over there, who are now enjoy
ing themselves throwing stones st eael
other. and saving themselves from in
jury with their shields. would do If the,
were turned loose on the streets Of 81
Louis. and told TO hustle for themselves
In fifteen minutes after they had beer
attacked by some street Arabs, Their
would be the biggest row you ever saw
and all the statute laws from here /.
Washington wouldn't keep those nks
little. brown men from sticking a knit,
into every white man they saw. | staye
a Democrat more time than most Of oH
regiment. but | am done with il now
nslis talk of independence. If persists
in, will sooner or later provoke a blood
revolution in the Islands. A promise 0
immediate independence is a seriou
thing. The Finipinos themselves vii
think they are entitled TO liberty befor
we do. and the result would be differ
ence of opinion which would mean blood
| for one don't propose 10 belong I
any party which deliberately shuts Il
eyes 10 the great duty of the America
people. which is TO meet the condition
MS we find them now. 10 educate the pei
pie of the Philippines up to a conditio
of comparative civilization. and then
let the future be determined by the FL
ture."