Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-02-13
Believes Lincoln Would Have
Approved Benevolent ASSimi-
Iation Policy Begun by Nc
KinIey.
NOTED MEN PAY TRIBUTE
TO MARTYRED PRESIDENT
Ambassador JuSSerand, Gov
Guild of Massachusetts and
WarSecretayAddreSS Grand
Rapids Banquet,

IBy Morning journal Special Leased WireI
Grand Rapids, Mich. Feb. l2.-The
Lincoln club banquet here today was
a complete success, with a gallery OF
speakers never equaley in Michigan
political banquets More than 2,0Ot
persons occupied seats at the tables
The hall was elaborately decorated
and as a compliment to Ambassador
Jusserand, of France, French colors
we're mingled with the American.
The speakers were Ambassador
Jusserand Congressman George Ed
mund FOss, Secretary Of War Taft
Governor Curtis Guild, Jr, of Massa-
chusetts, and Director John Barrett
of the bureau of American reports at
Washington.
Although all of the speakers were
greeted with enthusiasm, it was Sec
retary Taft who received the great
outburst Of applause. 1t continued for
several minutes before he could begin
his address. Interrupted frequently
by applause, he spoke as follows:
THE Philippine islands came to us
without our design. In war one must
pursue his enemy where he can find
him. 1t was necessary that Dewey
should destroy the Spanish fleet in the
Pacific to prevent its use against our
commerce and against our Pacific
territory. The destruction Of the
Spanish fleet put the Philippines at
our mercy We had no troops, how
ever, and as reasonable war meas
ure we invoked the assistance of
Aguinaldo and his fellow insurreCtOs
against the power Of Spain, to assist
us in establishing control on the land
until our army could traverse the
1000 miles between our ports and the
Philippines. With the assistance of
Aguinaldo's army We took Manila
and then Deace came The question
was what course then lay open to us.
should we turn our philippine al
lies oack tc the government Of Spain
and the oppression against which they
had revolted? Would Abraham Lin
coin have advised that course? ] do
not think So Should we turn the is
lands over to AgunaIdo and his mill
taTy eubordinatcs? They had them
selves in the nine months interNen-
ing tried to establish civil govern
ment. and the tyrannies and the in
sufficiencie5 Of that government in
trying to maintain order would I'VE
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Abraham Lincoln have advised a pol
icy of scutue and retreat for these IS
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aH 10 pu' -, ,.l,,,.atfo', of irde-
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p,,''o'.,ioe ', -.l.. as sha,Id work He
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I'M ma II ,,tiaou, rort,. raenon-
n5, icy anu 'ns ,,Iriutraton to have turn