THE MOUSING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1900. '
IDR. QUE AT CENTENARY
EU3 PREACHED TO A VERY LARGE
COXGXUSGATXOKT.
: ET. Arthur W. Aclcerninn on Church
Music Dr. Blnclibarii Discusses
the Need off. a Revival.
Hev. Georgo W. Gue. D. D., the c.v
pastor of Centenary Methodibt Cbu ih,
delivered his opening stnnon in t t
church yesterday monms to one o. t e
largest congregations ti at hau ga.h.i .d
there for a long t.mo. -the ii.d.o ini
eras filled, many new races being it h It
the pews. The cprln .e:v.ie . a. co -ducted
In the me n ng. .u-d jOilc iuw ai d
novel features, .Aite. an eanuot pr ye
by the pastor ah joined w ih h 1 rg
choir In chanting t. e Lo'd's p.aytr, i -companied
by Oic lov, ;u du d no es Oi
the blfj organ, wl 1 h 1 nd d ..u m.n cu -ly
'With tn.e vo e cT he rcrgr ito-.
Xr. Gue then tcuc'n d on his c nn ct n
with Ccniena-v -' urch w' h it j.a t Is
tory, his jovc 'or It and de.re for Its
prosperitv. rer "hl h I o -ok ?is e t
from Exodi s 11 1B ""-" " -a'-l u-.to
Hoses, I am that I : m ' i m wj I"i 1 e
delivered a v'r rus . rJ rL t. .Is ours
He said. In part:
"The text sug-ts t e c-l-'mre of
God. and t siaij rot - rn: to prove a
self-evident fact bv n - ! " a fe moi
on his exigence. But 1 o-lv -I'h to all
Attention tn a it nr h3 e;:tcd all
things and upholds -thm "I am.' faith
the Lord, rnd row pr nd Is that rtat
mJit, cnrr"ig, as it doe. hope rnd -couragement
o Ojii-sswls of d's'-onsoln e
Bouls. It suggests the etern'ty of Go J rind
snean; that h Jilwav i bei n and a.
"ways will bo. He had a pc p'e. a won "er
iul people, called Israel wlo-rnd hen
suffering in bondage 300 ynrs. U der
that galling voke Ihpv had prrvrfl to (Jo 1
la heaven a miU'on t m s for deliverance.
He had heard each time, but then as
now he hud wa'trd hi 5 time Tarn he
chose thr. man M scs to d Jlvcr thrm.
Sut Moses hranlc frm the gnat re-p u
clbility t'lor. i 1 o had r.o rau e to fear
Sor God had tald, "I am with you.'
"Like the cnlling of Moses to deliver an
(oppressed people, the -calling of a minis
ter is dlv'ne. God personally csls,
chooses, commissions his true servants.
Jin the olden days he called men to his
ieervice, and he is calling them yet 2ot
only to the pulpit. I believe, but to rt'-or
pursuits as well. Men are necd-d fo
'financial positions as well as for m is
'terial ones, and I believe that God "rpe
fclally fit- them for such places. In a
(certain sqnsc it can "be said that Go I
elves a d'vine call to evcrv man ac
cording fo his adaptability. "od espelal
ty endows musicians, poets, b acl smlfj",
tenglneers and others with the rower to
Hollow their particular pursuits.
"When a man Is ca'ld to God's work
fjt Is his business to quit everything cls.
every other pursuit, and to devote hi
entire time to his chosen profession If
the is to "be successful and accomplish anv
tfirood as a minister, his mind, thought
snd whole attention must be given unre
Seervedly to the work. A minister should
preach the gospel of the Lord as leng as
'ine gives him the breath of life.
The question of financial recomperse
.should not be the uppermost one in lhn
Biinlster's mind. It is not how 'much
Jtaoney can he earn, but how many souls
can he save for God? I wns once sent
to a church in a district of Ill'nols where
there was scarcely a living. A member
came to me one day and said, 'I've eo
a big potato patch on my place, and if you
will dig them yourself you mav have nil
.you want." "Well, I dug for tho-e pota
toes. I borrowed a lior-c and wagon. I
borrowed a potato fork, rnd I borrowed a
pair of overalls, and. going o::t to that
ranch, I dug potatoes "SYhen I got
through I think that nv" e er -cved n
Methodist preacher to dir-: potatoes again.
'"Sensational sermons in the pulpit are
to be deplored. God says, 'Go and prach
ray gospel and If you would obey h'm.
ministers, you would preach the pure,
etraight gospel of religion.
"'The prevailing conditions need not be
ignored or the reforms necessary in our
city, but rather the gospel of God rhoi'11
be brought to bear upon the existent evl's
In such a way as to aid In their sup
pression." Christ's gospel is wide, and
,-cmbraces these questions, though thej'
should not be brought before the public
in a sensational way.
'In the church let harmony prevail. God
requires of church members that th-y
have sympathy with their pastor in Ms
work. It is a work so vast that it re
quires the efforts of more than me man
to accomplish It. The pympathetlc co
operation of the entire congregation with
the pastor will put a church upon an
active basis and make it prosper. And
Then there is that good cheer frcm a
people which aids the pastor so much and
Taelps him over the rough places. A nray
ing pastor, a praying people and the
hearty co-operation of both Insures the
.success of a church."
At the close of the services manv 'aroe
forward, and taking Dr. Gue by the hand,
"welcomed him to his work at Centenary.
Prom the reception he received and the
large congregations out to hear him
morning and evening he must have felt
.much encouraged.
NEED OF A REVIVAL.
2tEorn.lngr Theme of Rev. Alexander
Blackburn.
"Does Portland Need a Revival?" tas
"the subject of the sermon by Dr. Alex
ander Blackburn at the First Bap. 1st
Church yesterday morning. HabaKKuk
211:2, "O Lord, revive thy work in the
midst of the years," was the text. Dr.
Blackburn said, in part:
"If our city Is in a satisfactory condi
tion spiritually, if the churches axe flour
ishing, if there are as many converts as
there ought to be, if the business of the
city Is in righteousness, and there Is no
oppression of the poor, and no sin In the
streets, then there is no occasion fjr thi
question of the day. But if there Is
abounding sin, if the churches are mak
ing slow progress, if "there Is dishcneiiy
and oppression, if sin abounds and vice is
visible on every side, then it is high time
something was done.
"Before undertaking an answer to the
question, let us get in mind a clear notion
of what a revival of religion "is. If you
go to most people and ask about a re
vival, the first query Is. 'What evangelist
are you thinking of getting? I have not
asked 'Does Portland need an evangelist .''
I doubt if we do. The modern evangelist,
vrith his methods, has embarrassed the
pastor in hib 'work, and his usefulness
may well be doubted. Neither is our in
quiry about unusual and strenuous efforts.
A revival may produce the extraordinary
in method of "work, "but it Is not produce 1
by such methods. Nor yet is it a question
of some new and peculiar doctrines.
"What I am about to say is not in the
way of criticism or explanation, It is sim
ply stating a fact that to me Is exceed
, ingly puzzling.
"Within the past 25 years there has
sprung up a peculiar teaching concerning
the work of the Holy Spirit. Much has
been said and claimed for the higher life.
The 6alvatlon Army is founded on the
second blessing In its workers. All offl
xrs must have received this experience.
In England the Keswick movement, and in
this country that at Northfield are largely
Ijased on the same doctrine. Now tb.3
strange thing is that along with this has
come a decline of soul-winning power
in the churches. In the great 'Methodist
church this has been so prominent that
the olshops have appealed to the churches
to rouse themselves. It is so in the Bap
tist churches, Indeed In all evangelical
denominations. Individuals noted for
soul-winning power have embraced this
doctrine, and their power seems to have
ceased. Mr. Moody himself is an Illustra
tion. In the '70s he had crowds of the un
converted to 'hear him, and thousands
wore saved. In his later years, when he
Ipjn so much stress on the higher life, his j
congregations were almost entirely pro
fessing Chrls.ti-.ns. I orw nj cor.cu
sions; only state the facts.
".Not new men, not new me hods, ,not
new doctrines but new life ij ..n mind
when we speak of a revival. -hty shall
revive as the c:rn. is the -uord of Hosea.
How does corn revive? It is restored i e
from within. The heart of the plant re
vives first. So In a real rcxlal. It Is Ife
from within the soul.
"Allow me to state some of the th n js
that a revival would bring to the city
and then we can answer the question be
fore us. Firrt, as to restored faith. Nov.
faith is not blind, but clear-visioned. It
depends on the promises of God. It seeks
t.- know his conditions, and hence a re
lval means a new studsof the word of
Ood. Faith alo seeks to'lcnow the adap
tat'on of means to the end rought. I
cannot, if I try, believe that the rays of
the sun will remove this b'ulldlng frm its
j-iace and ret It across the street, becau e
n:y notion of the sun's power does not
permit me so to believe, but if I see you
oomt with 100 men and jackscrewei wi'h
all the machinery for moving a great
bu'lding. 1 ran believe It. Ou- faith falls
because we d3 not comprehend the power
HE LATE MRS.
AX OREGON PIOXEER OF 184T.
MONROE. Or., Sept. 28 Mrs. Mahala Belknap, who died here September 22, was a pio
neer of 1847. She was born In Allen County. Ohio, September 11, 1820. "$Then a child hor
father. Jeremiah Starr, moved to the spot In Illinois where Bloomlngton now stands. In
1842. In Iowa, she was united In marriage to Ransom A. Belknap. Five years later they
emigrated to Orecon, -nith the Chapman company, and In 1848 took up a donation claim. In
what has since been known as the Belknap settlement. Deceased was the mother of 10 chil
dren, six or whom survive her. These are: Mrs. Rev. M. S Anderson, of Tacoma; Rev. L.
F. Belknap, or 'Woodburn, Or.; Mrs. Ira Anderson, ot Spokane; W. C. Belknap, Mrs. Rob
ert Kyle and E. H. Belknap, of this place. Her husband died here some tour years ago.
of the truth, or the mighty force of the
Koly Spirit. A revival will open our eyas
to these things.
"A revival means renewed power It
prayer. The old prophet accounted for
the low religlcus life of his people by say
ing 'No man Stlrreth up himself to lay
hold on God. There is always much
prayer In a true revival. It must be so,
for God will be inquired of concerning
his richest gift, that ot the Holy Spirit.
"A revival means new loyalty to the
commands of Christ. There would be
honesty in business, the suppression of
crime, the shutting of the saloon ard
brothel and gambling-house. It wou d
reach the palace and the hovel;. Nob Hill
and the North End. Right. outness would
take the place of iniquity, and where rin
abounds grace would much more abounds
A revival is a very practical Influence in
a city. It would put command above c n
venlence and set man at right with his
neighbor.
"A revival means renewed leve to our
brothers. Christian love Is the mo;t at
tractive of forces. I had rather have a
church of which it was sa'd 'Behold, how
they love each other.' than to have the
finest building, or th best music or the
most eloquent preacher In the land, be
cause It would draw men more. There
is no Influence so potent as love to draw
men. A revival would put an end to our
miserable bickerings and jealousies In lha
church, and we would be one, as the Mas
ter prayed we might be.
"A revival means renewed joyfulness.
The world has little use for a misan
thrope anywhere, especially In the
church. David recognized restored joy -s
one of the effects of a revival. 'Restore
unto me the joy of thy salvation.' Glad
ness will be in the streets of Zlon when
God answers the prayer of the text, and
a a consequence of this there shall come
that for which so many of us are devout
ly praying: 'Sinners shall be converted
unto thee.
"Does our beautiful city need the thing-.
I havo named? Lock, T nray ycu, over It
and answer. Do the churches nee J th m?
See their condition and answer. Does 'his
church need a revival? Let the coldness
and frultlessness of our lives be reply.
Coming nearer home, let us each one ak:
'Do I need a revival of faith and prayer
and loyaltv. and love, and jny?" Tbere
can be but one answer to our question,
.and that Is the nravr of our text, "O
Lord, revive thy work.' "
CHURCH MUSIC.
Sermon by Rev. A. W. Aclicrman at
Congrresntionnl Church.
As the musical service at the F.rst
Congregational Church last evening was
the flrst of a series of especial pro
grammes to be rendered during the "Win
ter, Rev. A W. Ackerman, pastor, chose
for his 'subject, "Ambrose: Music as a
War-Cry." This historic sketch of church
music was very apt, as well as Instruc
tive. Mr. Ackerman said, In part:
"When Ambrose entered public life as
judge, the Emperor was orthodox. He
believed that Christ was of the same sub
stance as the Father. His wife was
Arian; she believed that Christ was of
different substance from the Father.
Auxentius, the bishop of Milan, was seml
Arian; he believed that Christ was nei
ther the same nor different, but like in
substance with the Father. Hilllary, of
Poitiers, came to Milan tq oppose the
bishop, and found the Arians parading
the streets singing their belief. He had
already adapted certain "hymns of the or
thodox faith to the cadences of the
Greeks for the use of th,e Spanish Chris
tians, and he led the orthodox party in
shouting their faith in these songs. When
"Valentinlan II, the son of the Emperor's
second wife, became Emperor he demand
ed, the use of two churches for the use of
the Arians. Ambrose refused to allow
the service, could not be intimidated, and
when the Emperor ordered his llctors to
prepare a church for him the orthodox
party crowded the building, and, althouch
soldiers were sent to surrcund the church,
there were constant services from morn
ing till night. When Ambrose saw the
spirit of the people flagging, he led them
in singing the hymns that had been used
on the streets, and thus singing, repeat
ing psalms and praying, they wore out the
patience of their adversaries, and the Em
peror confessed himself defeated.
"So sacred song began Its career as part
of the service of the churches. It was a
weapon of defence, an instrument to en
grave on the hearts of men the truths of
Christianity. As in a time of great need,
it had demonstrated its power. It was in
corporated Into the regular service of the
church as of worth in the culture of fh?
true faith. Ambrose developed a mus'cal
service in which the three ancient hymns.
which are used In this service tpnisht,
the '(ilorla in Excelsis the 'Sanctus and
the 'Te Deum' had large place. It has
been generally understood that thl3 serv
ice is still used in the cathedral in Milan,
but Professor Dickinson, probably the
best authority on the history of church
music in this country says, 'The Subject
of Ambroslan music Is all in the air. No
body knows jusi what it was. There Is
no evidence that Ambrose had anything
to do with formulating the'body of chants
that can, be associated with the use of
Milan.' But the service of Milan has
always teen different from ajll other
Catholic churches, and the service now in
use Is doubtless an outgrowth of the Am
broslan service.
"Before Ambrose It had been customary
to Intone the psalms with so slight an in
flection that it was more like speaking
than singing, and the stirring cadences of
Ambrose gave offense, so that he was
compelled to defend them. Augustine lis
tened and wept. So much did he enjoj'
the service that he feared that ho sinned,
and sometimes he wished that the music
might be banished. From that day until
this there has been a place for the use of
music as a war-cry In the service of the
MAHALA BELKNAP.
5W'
the church. In these last contradictory
days much has been said about the t le
ology of our hymns, as if hymns should he
devoid of theolcgy. But so long as 'John
Brown's Body' and 'Dixie represent thi
love of a great cause and the strains of
them stir men to noble and valiant deeds
of loyalty, so long shall the hj mns of the
falfii be used to quicken and incite men
to manly service in the cause of tne
truth."
FAREWELL SERVICES.
j Rev. E. Jtlnurer, o First Evangelical
I Church, Delivers Parting: Sermon.
Rev. E. Maurer, pastor of the First
English Church, East Market and East
Sixth street, of the Evangelical Associa
tion, spoke his farewell words yesterday
to the congregation he had served for the
past year and a half. He will leave for
Tacoma next week, where he will enter
on the German and English work in that
city. The presiding elder of Portland dis
trict has transferred him to that stjtioi
for the reason' he Is able to conduct serv
ices in both languages. His church parts
with him with regret. While he has been
j pastor the membership of the church has
douoiea ana a consiaerame portion or tne
, church debt has been reduced. Rev. G. W.
. Plummer, of Red Oak. la., will arrive in
i Portland next Thursday to take charge of
i the church he leaves.
i
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"Q,uo Vadis f " at the Mnrquam.
Ono of the most important announce
ments of the season in a theatrical way
is that which tells of the coming to this
city Thursday and Friday evenings and
Saturday matinee, October 4, 5 and 6, of
F. C. Whitney and Edwin Knowles pro
duction of Stanislaus Strange's dramati
zation of Slenkiewlcz's poular novel, "Quo
Vadis?" and regular theater-goers, as
well as those who seldom visit the play,
house, are more than ordinarily interested
In knowing something about the play and
people who are to give life to its charac
ters. It is pronounced the imost impres
sive dramatic spectacle of the times, and
will be produced here in the same elabo
rate manner that characterized its long
runs in London, New Tork and Chicago
last season. Prominent players to be seen
in the cast are Mason Mitchell, who. by
the "way, Is the actor who gained such
widespread celebrity by enlisting In
Roosevelt's Rough Riders- during the
Spanish-American war; Marcus -Ford, Jo
seph Callahan, Edward Powell, George
Schaeffer, Richard Thornton, Wlllard
Newell, Henry Stanley, Peter Marriott,
Julius Schweder, Bert Hart, Henry Buck
ler, Fred Arundel, Freddy Mansfield, W.
W. Utter, Theodore F. Perry, Theodore
Marston, Mary Emerson, Wlnnifred Bon
newitz, Elsie Esmond, Grace, Turner,
Ellen Hill, Marie Barringer, Florence
Stanley, Annie Richards, Edna Harring
ton and Susie Knight.
j Dealing: With. 80 Tribes.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
President McKinley's instructions to the
present Philippine Commission show a
practical grasp of the fact that the pop
ulatloA of the archipelago is made up of
many diverse elements. "In dealing with
the uncivilized tribes of the islands," tays
the President, "the commission should
, adopt the same course followed by Con
gress in permitting the ' tribes of our
North American Indians to maintain their
i tribal organizations and government, and
under which many of those tribes rre
now living in peace and contentment.
, surrouded by a civilization to which thy
' are unable or unwilling to conform." Mr.
, Bryan's fantastic proposition Is to hand
over the sovereignty to one tribe, and he
! selects the one -that has been mak'ng
war on the United States. He recogn'zes
the Tagal3 alone, with Agulnaldo at their
head, and, after extending the Monroe
Doctrine to the coast of Asia, would use
the Army and Navy of the United States
to protect the Tagal domination of all
the other tribes, regardless of their con
sent. If this Is not Bryan's idea, then he
wants to start numerous distinct repub
lics In the Philippines and protect thBm
all. The fact Is quite clear that President
McKinley proceeds in the Philippine in
the light of common sense and with tbe
necessary regard for treaty responsibili
ties. Bryan's suggestions on the subject
are a mess of shallow foolishness.
A little medicine of the right kind, tnken
at the right time, is invaluable. That
means Carter's Little Liver Pills, and
take them now. t
The "Estey" organ Wiley B. Allen Co.
WE'RE NOT FilTO GOVERN
SO WE'D BETTER GYVE UP THE
PHILIPPINES.
Thus Asserts Mr. Nicholas in His Re
joinder to Mr. Pipes A Con
trac'tionlst's Fears.
PORTLAND, Sept. 29. (To the Editor.)
Judge Pipes seems to think I am 100
years behind in my law. Yes, I have re
lied chiefly upon the Constitution, the
Declaration of Independence, the Golden
Rule and the ten commandments, and
these are all more than 100 years old.
The Judgo has evidently borrowed his
from English imperialistic sources with
in the last four years, and It is not yet
sufficiently ripe for Immediate consump
tion in this country.
Elementary writers very naturally di
vide international law into two branches
private and public. Private internation
al law Is that branch of which courts
take cognizance in adjudicating the rights
of private citizens of different states
and countries. The other branch con
cerns the controversies between nations,
for which there isJ unfortunately, no
tribunal to enforce, except the moral
rense of right and wrong naturally in
herent In mankind, and sometimes the
arbitrament of war.
One is for the cognizance of courts,
the other for cabinets, ministries and the
executive department of Government gen
erally. The one cannot be so easily or
effectually enforced as the other, yet
it should be equally binding on the con
science of the Nation.
It was the first branch of this law
to which the citations of Major Ganten
bein -and Judge Pipes refer, and they
do not touch the matter in question here
at all.
The citations from Kent, which I read,
refer to the particular point In contro
versy, and It is rather astonishing that a
lawyer should consider such authority out
of date, for it Is one of the first books
placed In the hands of a law student.
.This public International law called for
the arbitration In the Venezuela matter,
and should have called for arbitration in
the Transvaal, and should now guide our
course In the Philippines It was grossly
violated In the dismemberment and par
tition of Poland, the annexation of Al
sace and Lorraine, and In the recent
extinction of the South' African Repub
lics. It is for the shameless infraction
of this law In the Philippines that we now
arraign William McKinley at the bar of
public opinion, and expect a verdict of
condemnation through the ballot box in
November.
But they saj' "It Is a condition and not
a theory that confronts us"; that Mc
Kinley has got us into trouble and now
we had better stay there. It certainly
would not be good policy to rewaid a
man by re-election for the mistakes he
has made. If we are in trouble over
these we should redouble our efforts to
get out. Foreman says our blunders and
mistreatment of the Filipinos has so em
bittered them against us that our position
in the Philippines is no longer tenable,
and that. the best thing for us now to do
Is to get out as quickly and decently as
we can. Foreman Is an unquestionable
authority on Philippine matters from an
English standpoint. He was called to
Paris to advise our Peace Commissioners,
and he then recommended that we take
the islands.
Ordinarily it may not be good policy to
swap horses while crossing a stream, but
this imperialistic broncho Is loaded down.
He has Mark Hanna, the trusts and mili
tarism hanging about his neck. He is
floundering and headed down stream. He
will drown us all if we don't get rid of
him.
Judge Pipes says there was no alliance,
in a legal sense, with the Filipinos. Is it
not rather late for us to raise the ques
tion of legality after we have reaped the
benefit of such alliance? It is a mere
quibble, and should make us as con
temptible in the eyes of -the wprld as is
the man who seek3 to avoid his just obli
gations because it is not in writing or was
not entered into with all the legal for
malities. One count in the indictment against Mc
Kinley is that Instead of recognising the
independence of tho Filipino republic, as
France did in our case, which, by inter
national law, he had an unquestioned
right to do, and was his duty to do, he
preferred to buy a vapory title and bring
on a war of criminal aggression as an ex
cuse for increasing the Army. To say
that these people had no alliance with us
because they were not independent, and
to say they were not independent because
our Administration had failed to do ItB
duty, Is certainly a mockery of Justice.
Well might they quote us our familiar
rulo of equity, "That Is deemed done
which ought to have been done." Shame
on us, that we should plead our own
wrong as an excuse for not doing them
justice! (
Our procedure In the Philippines is cer
tainly without precedent in our history.
Let us draw these three deadly parallels
to our course there: Suppose after the
battle of Yorktown France had entered
into negotiations with England whereby
for the payment of 5,000,000 she received
the cession of the American Colonies.
Then suppose France had issued just
such a proclamation as McKinley's "be
neficent assimilation" proclamation,
promising them personal freedom anti
protection in their right of property, and
all the good things required by Judge
Pipes dicta, but directing that tho mili
tary authority of France be forthwith
extended over the entire country. What
would have been the result? According
to this modern authority, the Americans
would 'have owed allegiance to France,
and France would have owed them pro
tection. It would have been the duty of
George Washington and his soldiers, in
obedience to the teachings of Judge
Pipes, to have laid down their arms and
submitted to their lawful sovereign. It
may be innocent amusement for him to
teach me law, but we should be profound
ly grateful that our forefathers did not
receive Instructions from such a source.
Again, suppose, after the purchase of
Louisiana, Congress had declared by vot
ing down a resolution similar to the Bacon
resolution, that we did not Intend to give
them independence as we had promised
Cuba; and then by another resolution, de
clared that we did not Intend to make
Louisiana an integral part of the United
States nor Its people citizens thereof; and
then had President Jefferson followed this
with the precise or a similar proclama
tion which McKinley issued to the Filipi
nos, what would hive been the result?
Does any one doubt that the Mississippi
River would stHl be the western boundary
of our Republic?
Again, if after the Mexican War we had
pursued tho same course with Tegard to
Texas that we have adopted in the Phil
ippines, would we not in all probability
be now fighting Texan Rangers? And
I might add, that if we had followed the
same policy in Cuba we would now have
an Insurrection there, also.
There are three glaring defects in our
title to the Philippines. A defect in the
power of the vendor . to sell, a defect
In the liability of the subject-matter to
be sold, and a defect In the power of
the vendee to take such transfer. That
Spain had lost her power and possession
and had forfeited any right which she
ever did have to govern, seems quite
clear; therefore, she had nothing to sell
and no power to make a sale. Secondly,
we must all recognize that there are
some things which the law both moral
and statute forbids being made the sub
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of people. Besides, the government of a
people cannot in any senrie be considered
a right, a 'property or an asset; it might
be a duty, but a duty cannot bo on
article of sale. How then, can either the
people of the Philippine Islands or the
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lastly, the United States had no power to
make such purchase. The framers of our
Constitution had no such power and hav
ing none themselves how could they trans
mit it to us? How could they put a
right or power in the Constitution which
they did .not themselves possess? They
could notj and they, made no attempt to
do so. They would have laughed the idea
to scorn. They said we ''Ordain this Con
stitution for ourselves and our posterity,"
not for Filipinos or any one else; much
less did they think of forcing It upon
any one. They provided that it should
be binding only on the states ratifying
it and should be of no force or effect
whatever on any one unless ratified by
nine states. How Idle to talk of such a
Constitution or such a government being
binding on another people without their
consent when it would not embrace even
our own people until ratified by them!
When were the Filipinos given an op
portunity to ratify or reject that Con
stitution? Our Government was organized for a
specific purpose and not for the buying or
subjugation of other people. A corporation
organized to deal in merchandise cannot
buy real estate unless necessary for the
existence or preservation of the corpora
tion or Its assets. It was upon this theory
that Louisiana was bought. France con
ceived the idea that the Allegheny Moun
tains were the nutural -western boundary
of the new republic and that If she could
secure the mouth of the Mississippi the
wholo of the United States west of the
Alleghanies would tall like a ripe plum
into her lap; and upon that theory she
took Louisiana from Spain. Our fore
fathers saw with alarm this danger
thiB threatened dismemberment of ihe
Union, and realized that this purchase
was a necessity for their self-preservation
and the integrity of the Union. They
bravely conceded that It was not au
thorized by the Constitution, but, realiz
ing that necessity knows no law, made
the purchase.. The reference to the pur
chase and annexation of Louisiana and
Texas and the government of the western
territory is unfortunate for our oppo
nents, for if the Filipinos had been of
fered the same terms and the same gov
ernment and the same position In our
Republic, they no doubt would have ac
cepted. The legal title to tho land west of the
Mississippi was vested In the United
States; the government would not sell
any of it except to its citizens, nor per
mit any others to occupy it. Persons ac
quiring title were required to swear alle
giance to the United States Government,
and when they went there to live Uncle
Sam had their allegiance and their con
sent to be governed.
I do not believe it practicable or possi
ble for us to govern these people. It is
not consistent with our form of govern
ment. It would certainly not be advisa
ble for us to attempt it, either for our
own good or for theirs.
They had better be governed by a mon
archy if they can not govern themselves.
Then they would have but one tyrant;
with us they will havo 75,000,000. They
will be disturbed and torn up-side down
with every political contest at home,
while they will have no participation in
the contest, nor power by their votes to
protect themselves from robber officials,
or better their condition. They will have
all the uncertainties and weaknesses of a
republic, with all the tyrannical exactions
of a monarchy, without the monarchy's
stability.
Our history of carpet-bag government
admonishes us of the evils of the system
and warns us against a repetition.
Judge Pipes still Insists that we are all
subjects, says he used the term advised
ly to express just what he meant, and
he becomes somewhat petulant at my
dense Ignorance of the English language
because I expressed a dislike of the
term. I must confess I do not know to
whom we are subjects unless It is Mark
Hanna's new empire. I always supposed
we were our own governors, and I cannot
understand how we can be our own sub
jects. Tho Constitution, in referring to
our people, uses the term citizen a great
many times, but never the term subject.
Burrill's law dictionary says: "In a strict
er sense this term (subject) is usually
applied to those who live under a mon
archy, as distinguished from a republic,
the members of which are citizens." But
this authority Is more than four years
old, and probably will not be recognized
by the new imperial lexicographers. I am
sure the general understanding in this
country hns been that our people weie
citizens; some have called them sover
eigns. I repeat: I do not like the term
subject, and I like the definition of Judge
Pipes still less. However, the 14th amend
ment to the Constitution gives the most
authoritative, definition. It says: "All per
sons born or naturalized in the Unltpd
States, and subject to the jurisdiction
ther.eof, are citizens of the United
States " This definition ought to be con
clusive, and Is certainly broad enough
to Include even the Sultan of Sulu.
I think I am now entitled to rest whlto
Judge Pipes reads this portion of trfe
supreme law of the land.
If he really desires to be a subject him
self, it is my opinion that he will have
to take up his abode in some other coun
try. H. B. NICHOLAS.
Echo of the Letter.
New York Commercial Advertiser.
It is a wise decision which the Presi
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speeches this year. He needs to make
nono, for the country Is thoroughly In
formed as to his policy after his letter of
acceptance. Every day's developments of
the campaign bear witness to the effec
tiveness of that letter. It swept out of the
field of discussion a great mass of chaff
and dust that had been stirred up by
the anti-lmperiallsts in support of their
bugaboo. Not a trace ot it remains now,
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The President showed that he was not
an imperialist and that there had never
been any ground for the charge of im
perialism. As a consequence, antl-lm-periallsm
has made Its last gasp and will
cut no further figure in the campaign.
I It Is in extremis in this city, where it
will make a few feeble efforts to look
as if it were alive by appearing upon
Tammany platforms and ranting hoarsely
about "liberty" side by side with Tim
Sullivan and other Tammany orators, but
no more serious attention will be paid to
It. Tho President dealt it a deathblow in
his letter and after that achievement ho
may well rest upon his laurels.
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It Is Really the Product of American
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Chicago Record.
Nimes, France. Wine has been offered
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terday at $1 50, $2 and J3 per barrel of 110
quarts. The vines are weighed down with
luscious fruit that is fast taking the last
purple tinge and swelling to bursting un
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brought in a small Vina yesterday to
which hung 95 bunches of grapes, and
this little overloaded branch of green and
purple was a fair specimen of the aver
age vineyard of today.
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is to find barrels In which to house the
purple flood. Coopers have been active
during' the last two monthB, and yet bar
rels are scarce. All the cities of France
are being drawn upon. Saloon-keepers
have reduced the price of common wines
to 4 sous a bottle, hoping thus to get
their barrels emptied. A wholesale wine
dealer can practically control the market
in his vicinity if he is long on empty
barrols.
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sold that the purchaser shall return the
barrel at his own expense, and the cry
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every wine dealer's house. It Is calcu
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years If properly cared for.
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