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For FrssiJsnUaJ Elaxiors.
TILMAN FOKD Mark Coanty
J. C. FU LLKKTON Douglas County
W. J. FUKNISli UauaUUa County
O. F. I'AXTON Ualtuoasaa County
Hai'UBLlCAN TR CUT LEUISLA
TIOS.
Democrats certainly canuot b fa-
miliar with republican utterances on
trusts or tbey would not be given to
the vapouring tbey Inflict upon the
people. The republican idea la sum
wed up by President McKlnley In
bin letter of acceptance when be says:
"Trusts are combinations of capital
which control the market in com
modifies necessary to the general use
nf the people, by suppressing natural
and ordinary competition, tbua en
baucing prices to the general con
Burner, are obnoxious to the common
law and the public welfare. Tbey
are dangerous conspiracies against
the public good, and should be made
the subject of prohibitory or penal
I etiolation."
The republican party for years has
been trying to enact legislation con
trolling these monopolies. The
Sherman law is an example. Defects
have been found, and while a suffl
cieut law baa not been written, the
defects of the old law have been laid,
bare. Cases under the Sherman Act
have been before the supreme court
which tribunal has hinted that con
gross lices constitutional authority.
f( r pawing a trust controling law.
The court reasoned that congress
may not Interfere with the private
business of the citicen. Law could
not fix the fate to be paid by a pas-
senger riding on Elijah Gorbett's
stage Irom here to Portland, but
when the railroad was built it was so
large a factor In the transportation
problem that the doctrine of public
policy attached to the monopoly and
the state assumed the prerogative of
Axing a rate. So with freight. Mr,
Smith, who, with bis two-horse
team, freights between here and
Portland, will not allow the legisla
ture to dictate what charges be may
impose, but if be with all the other
teamsters unite with the railroad to
raise the price, a point might be
reached when public policy could
step In and establish maximum
rate, bo with all other Industries,
Hut the U. S. court finds that "public
policy," as reflected in legislation, is
uot sufficient to enable it to uphold
the laws. The court Is not willing
to take the responsibility on that
point, but wants an article of the
constitution, the fundamental law of
the land upon which a decision may
be based.
The republicans desiring to give
the court the desired authority pro
posed an amendment to the constitu
tion at the last senlon of congress,
but not having a majority in the sen
ate or the house necessary to propose
the amendments to the states it was
lost. All the democrats voted against
it. If the democrats really want to
do something to cripple the trusts
let them rise above opposition parti
sanship and join in formative legis
lation that will control the great
monopolies. Their actions lead us to
think that they have bad "some of
the pork."
THAT "CIVILIZED" IHSURAIE.
" You hear much from I he Oregon
enlightened" press these days about
the lack of civilisation In the Philip
pines, and of how "we," that is, the
(administration, are going to drills
them. Ask the visitors of the Port
land carnival what they saw In the
Midway where Innocent women and
children were standing side by side
and witnessing a performance revolt
ing to even the habitutes of the
Whitcchapel districts. The fllthy
IM'rformanee has been running
throughout the entire lair and the
pure papers of llanna extraction
have no word ol remonstrance. It is
a disgrace to our civilization. If
such levoKing performances are to
be patronised, let them be pltcarded
so that innocent childhood can be
kept away." Argus, Sept. 13th.
Slate Senator Alex. Bweek, whom
the Argus esteemed so highly during
the state election campaign, was sent
east to get attractions for the Port
land street fair, and the Midway
above described is what he brought
beck.
The opinion of "Appraiser Wake
man, of New York, is gloomy more
so than the facts warrant. It Is true
we start in the campaign with 142
votes against McKlnley, but we have
162 for him. For success we need 62
more votes. In W we carried Illi
nois 24, Indiana 15, New York 36,
making 74 or more than enough to
elect. We can get those votes and a
few others. Wherefore there Is no
occasion for despondency on one aide
or for hilarity among the democrats.
LIHER OF JICCEPIANCL
Ho Hear? Cabot ltxlgr, Chairman
Notification Committee:
My Dear Hlr Toe Domination of th
Republican national contention of J una
19. 1000. (or the office of president of the
United State which aa the official rep
anaeatttW of tha contention 700 have
toDTrjrril to me la accept cl. I liar
rsrvfullj eianiined the platform adopted
tnd (It it njy hearty approval. 1'poo
lb great iaau of the lam uatioual elne
tloa it la clear, it upboliU tbe o!J
standard and Indorse the lfi;ilatiou of
lh present coogreu by which that stawl
rd ha been effectively atreuirtbeued.
Th stability of our uatioual currency ia
therefor aecure ao Iok a those alio
adhere to tbi platform are kept iu con
trol of tbe government. In the brat bat
tle, that of 1HUU, the frieml of tbe gold
tandard and of sound currency were
triumphant, and tbe country ia enjoying
th fruit of that victory. Our anttiirt
nlsta, however, are not satlvfliil. Tiny
compel u to a second buttle upon the
earn line on which the first w as fought
and won. While rcurettiug the rep. u
ing of tbi queatioii, w hich cau only ilia
turb th prewiit sntlsfurtorT riminciul
condition of the gore rmiimt 8 11. 1 ut.il un
certainty upon our grcut liiisinras inter
priae. we accept tbe Unite mid acuiu in
vite th Bound money forcea to join in
winning another aud we hope, a perma
nent triumph for an h"tnst uiinmiiil arc
tern which will continue in viol 11 hie the
public faith.
A la lHOfl the three ailver parties are
united onder the aame leader, who imme
diately after tbe election of thnt year in
an addreaa to the hinietHllists said:
"Th friend, of biim tallisui have not
been vanquished; they have Klmply been
overcome. They believe that the gold
taudard ia a conspiracy of the nmni y
changera against the welfare of the hu
man race, and they will continue the
warfare against it."
Tbe policy thm proclaimed baa been
accepted and confirmed by these part lea.
Tbe ailver leuiocratic platform of 11)00
continues tbe warfare against tbe so
called gold conspiracy when it expressly
says, "We reiterate the demand of thnt
(the Chicago) platform of 1H!HJ for an
American financial system made by the
American people for themselves which
shall restore and maintain a bimetallic
price level and as part of such system
tbe immediate restoration of the free and
unlimited coinage of silver and gold at
the present ratio of It) to 1, without
waiting for the aid or consent of auy
other nation."
80 tbe Issue ia presented. It will be
noted that tbe demand ia for the imme
diate restoration of the free coinage of
ailver at 16 to 1. If another Issue ia par
amount, thia ia Immediate. It will admit
of so delay and will suffer no postpone
ment. Turning to the other associated par
ties, we find In tbe Populist national plat
form adopted at Hioui Kails May 10 the
following declaration:
. "We pledge anew the People' party
never to cease the agitation until this
financial conspiracy la blotted from the
statute book, the Lincoln greenback re
stored, tbe bond all paid and all corpo
ration money forever retired. We renf
6rtn tbe demand for tbe reopening of the
mints of the United States for the free
and unlimited coinage of silver and gold
at the present legal ratio of III to 1, the
Immediate Increase In tbe volume of sil
ver coin and certificatee thus created to
b substituted, dollar for dollar, for the
banknote Issued by private corporations
nnder special privilege granted by law of
March 14. 1900, aud prior national bank
ing laws."
Th platform of the ailver party adopt
ed at Kansas City July 0 makes the fol
lowing announcement:
"We declare It to be our intention to
lend ear efforts to tbe repeal of this cur
rency law, which not only repudiates tbe
ancient and honored principle of the
American people before the constitution
waa adopted, but ia violative of the prin
ciple of th constitution itself, and we
(hall not cease our efforts until there baa
been established in Its place a monetary
system based upon tbe free and unlimited
coinage of ailver and gold into money at
th present legal ratio of 16 to 1 by the
Independent action of the United Ktntea,
nnder which system all paper money
ahall be issued by the government, and
all such money coined or Issued shall be
a full legal tender In payment of all
debts, public and private, without excep
tion." la all three platforms these parties an
nounce that their efforts shall he unceas
ing until th gold act shall be blotted
from the atatute hooka and the free aud
unlimited coinage of ailver at 16 to 1
shall tak It place.
lasaartaaea ( Financial Isaae.
The relative Importance of the issue
I do not atop to discuss. All nf them are
Important Whichever party ia success
ful will be bound In conscience to carry
into administration aud legislation its
several declarations and doctrines. One
declaration will be aa obligatory aa an
other, but all are not Immediate. It i
not possible that these parties would
treat the doctrine of 16 to 1, the imme
diate realisation of which la demanded
by their several plat forum, as vuid and
Inoperative in the event that they should
be clothed with power. Otherwise their
profession of faith la insincere. It is
therefore the imperative business nf
r opposed to this Knancial heiesy to
prevent tbe trliBjuph of the parties whose
anion la only assured by adherence to
the silver Issue. Will the American peo
ple through indifference or fancied se
curity ha sard the overthrow of tbe wise
financial legislation nf tbe past year and
revive the danger of the silver standard,
with all of tbe inevitable evils nf shat-
I confidence and general disaster
which Justly alarmed aud aroused tbem
In lKfWf
Th Chicago platform of 1NW1 Is re
affirmed la Its entirety by tbe Kansas
City convention. Nothing has been
smitted or recalled, so that all the perils
then threatened are presented anew with
the added force of a deliberate reaffirma-
Hoa. Four year ago the people refused
lo place th seal nf their approval upon
1 dangerous and revolutionary poll-
etaa, and thia year they will not fail to
record again their earnest dissent.
rallafal la Tariff TraSKInaa.
Th Republican party remains faith
ful to Its principle of a tariff which sun
plies sufficient venuea for the govern
ment and adequate protection to our en
terprise and producers and of reciproci
ty which opens foreign markets to th
fruits of American Inlsir and furnlshe
sew channel through w hlch to market
In (nrphia of American farms. The
time honored principles nf protection and
reciprocity were the first pledges of lie
pnhllcas victory to be written into pub
lic law.
Th preaeat mngresa ha given to
Alaska S territorial government for
which It had waited more than a quar
ter of a century, baa established a rrp-
itatlve government la Hawaii, haa
started bills for the most liberal treat-
Bent of tbe pensioner and their widow
and ha revived (he free homestead pol
icy, la Its great financial law it pro
vided for the establishment of hanks of
I -sue with a capital nf J."..tl for th
benefit of tillage and rural communities
nd bringing the opportunity for profita
ble biislnc- ia banking within tbe reach
f moderate capital. Many are already
availing tbemaelve of this privilege.
Our Industrial and agricultural condi
tion are more promising than tbey have
been for many year, probably more so
haa the hv ever been. Prosperity
bound everywhere throughout the re
public I rejoice that the another as
well t th nonhern state are enjoying a
full share of these Improved national roa-
dltioa and that ail are contributing so
largely to our remarkable industrial de
velopment. The moucy lender receive
lower rewards for bis capital than If It
were invested In active business. The
rate of interest are loser than tbey bar
ever been bt thia couutry. while those
thing which ai produced on tbe faun
(nd in tbe workshop aud the lub.Hr pro
ducing tbem have advaaced in value.
Our foreign trade shows a satisfactory
and Increasing growth. Tbe amount of
our exports for the year lwsj over those
of tbe exceptionally prosperous year of
1K!. was about SVsj.uuO for every day
of the year, aud these auma have goue
Into th home and enterprises of th
people. There ha been an iucreas of
over f.V,0O0.uou in the exports of agri
cultural products, Sltt.oU'J.r.'O ill manu
factures and In the producta of the
mines of over 10,uoo,ooo. Our trad
balance cannot fail to give satisfaction
to the people of the country. In ltiii w
old abroad ol5,43X6TU of product
nor than w bought abroad; in 1VMJ,
e5JU.874.hl3. and iu l'JOO. 1544.471.701.
making during tbe three year a total
balance in our favor of tl.tMt.77U.lM),
nearly five tlmea the balance nf trade In
our favor for the whole period of I08
year from 1790 to June 30, 1SU7, Inclu
sive. Four hundred and thlrty-sii million
dollar of gold haa been added to th gold
stock of the United States since July 1,
lhOO. The law of March 14. l'JOO. au
thorised the refunding into 2 per cent
bonds of that part of the public debt rep
resented by the 8 per cents due in 1908,
the 4 per cents due in 1907 and the 5 per
cents due In 1904, aggregating tMO.OOO,
000, More than one-third of tbe sum of
these bond waa refunded in th first
three months after the passage of the
act, and on Sept. 1 this sum had been in
creased more than xt.ouo, making
in all fXiO.578.050, resulting in a net
earing of over 8,379,5J0. Tbe ordinary
receipts of tbe government for tbe fiscal
year 1900 war ( 79,527,000 In excess of
it expenditure.
The oer-Brltlsh War.
In the unfortunate contest between
Great Britain and the Boer states of
South Africa the United fltatea haa
maintained an attitude nf neutrality in
accordance with it well known tradi
tional poliey. It did not hesitate, bow
ever, when requested by the governmenta
of the South African republic, to exer
cise it good oltices for a cessation of
hostilities. It ia to tie observed that
while the South African republic made
like request of other powers th United
Statea ia th only on which complied.
Tbe British government declined to ac
cept tbe Intervention of any power.
Ninety-one per cent of our exports and
import are now carried by foreign ships.
For ocean transportation we pay annual
ly to foreign shipowners over f 103,000,
000. W ought to own the ships for our
carrying trade with the world, and w
ought to build them in American ahip
yarda and man tbem with American
sailor. Our own citixens should recelv
tbe transportation charge now paid to
foreigner. I hav called tbe attention
of congress to this subject In my several
annual messsms.
The latanlaa Waterway.
A subject of immediate importance to
our country ia tbe completion of a great
waterway of commerce between the At
lantic and Pacific. Tbe construction of
a maritime canal is now more than ever
indispensable to that intimate and ready
communication between our eastern and
western seaports demanded by the an
nexation of tbe Hawaiian Island and
the expansion of our influence and trad
in the Pacific.
Our national policy more Imperatively
than ever calls for Its completion and
control by this government, and It Is be
lieved that tbe next session or congress,
after receiving tbe full report of th
commission appointed under the act ap
proved March 3. 1899, will make pro
visions for 'be sure accomplishment of
thia great work.
Combinations of capital which control
th market in commodities' necessary to
the 'general use 'it the people by sup
pressing natural and ordinary competi
tion, thus enhancing prices to the gen
eral cousumer, are obnoxious to the com
mon law and the public welfare. They
are dangerous conspiracies against the
public good and should be mde the sub
ject of prohibitory or penar legislation.
Publicity will be a helpful Influence to
check this evil. Uniformity of legisla
tion In the aeverai states should tie se
cured. Discrimination between what la
Injurious" snd what is useful and neces
sary In business operations is essential
to th wise and effective treatment of
thia subject Honest co-operation of
capital la necessary to meet new bus!-'
ness conditions and extend our rapidly
Increasing foreign trade, but conspira
cies and combinations intended to re
strict business, create monopolies and
control prices should be effectively re
strained. Th Beat Service lo Labor.
The bet service which can be render
ed to labor is to afford it an opportunity
for steady and remunerative employment
and give It every encouragement for ad
vancement. The policy that subserves
this end is the true American policy.
The past three years have been more
satisfactory to American working-men
than many preceding years. Any change
of the present industrial or financial pol
icy of the government would lie disas
trous to their highest interests. With
prosperity at borne and an increasing for
eign market for American products em
ployment should continue to wait upon
labor, and with the present gold standard
the workingman ia secured against pay
ment for his labor in a depreciated cur
rency. For labor a short day la better
tbsn a short dollar. One will lighten the
burdens, the other lessen tbe rewards of
toil. The one will promote contentment
and Independence, the other penury and
want. The wnge of labor sbotiM be ad
equate to keep the home in comfort, edu
cate the children and with thrift and
economy lay something by for the daya
of infirmity and old age.
Practicnl civil service reform haa al
lays had the sapport and encourage
ment nf the Kepublican party. The fu
ture of the merit system Is safe in ita
bands
The American people are profoundly
grateful to t lie soldiers, snilors and ma
tinea who have in every time of conflict
f'jnulit their country's battles and de
fended its honor. The survivors and the
wiil)ws and orphans of those who have
fallen are Justly entitled to receive the
gcnerr.ua aud considerate rare of the
nation.
Oar nernpatloa of Caba.
We have been in rxsisession of Cubs
since the 1st nf January. lH'.m. We have
restored order and established domestic
tranquillity. We have fed the starving,
clothed the naked and ministered to the
sick. We have Improved the sanitary I
mnilttlon of the Island. e have stimu
lated indntry. introduced public educa
tion and taken a full and comprehensive
enumeration of the inhabitants. The
qualification of electors has been settled,
and under It nflicers have Uim. hos. ii for
all the municipalities nf Cuba. These
local governments are now iu "eration,
administered by the people. Out mili
tary establishment has been rclni-cd from
4:t.!i to Irss than tl.OiHi. An election
has been ordered to be held on the loth
of September under a fair election law
already tried In the municipal elections
to choose members of constitutional
convention, and the convention In the
same order Is to assemble on the first
Monday of November to frame a consti
tution upon which an independent gov
ernment for the island will rest. All this
is a bing step in she fulfillment of our sa
cred guarantees to the people of Cuba.
Tke Ciaveransral af Tnrlo Rica.
We hold Porto Rico by the same title
as the Philippines. The treaty nf pear
which ceded n the one conveyed to ns
the other. Congcsa haa given to this is
land a government in which the Inhnhlt
anta participate, elect their own k-k'NIa-tnre,
enact their own laws, provide their
own system nf taxation and in these re
spects hav the same power and privi
leges enjoyed by nthrr territories Irs.
longing to the United State snd a much
larrer measure nf self government than
was given tn the Inbsbitanta nf Louisi
ana under Jefferson. A district court of
tbe United States for Pinto I ' 1 - has
bee: established, and local ciuiWhat
been iuauKUialed, all of which are iu op
eration. Tbe geiier.u a treatment cf the
Porto Iticans accoids wf''i t!ie m,'.t lib
eral thought of our oivu 1 .entry and en
Courages the best apira ions of tie peo
ple of tbe island. bile tbey Jo net
have instant free rtmiiLercial intercourse
with the United States, roiictea com
plied with uiy reeoiouiend.it ion by re
moving on the fit st day cf May Inst 8t
per cent of tbe duties and p-ovhlcd for
tbe removal of t!ie reuiaii iuir 1.4 ier'rent
on tbe 1st of March. 1 " 'J. or carli r If
tbe legislature of Porto Itico auntl pio
vide local revenues for tbe eiuc of
conducting the government.
Th PalllaBlae tsaeatluu.
For tbe sake of full aud iiitelii-n.t un
derstanding of tbe Phil.ppiue iiuost u
aud to give lo the M-ople authentic ;u( ir
uiation of the acts aud nuns of the ad
ministration I present at some leiiiMh the
eveuts of Importance leading up to the
present situation. The put poses of the
executive are best revealc.l and cau l"-tt
be judged by what he In doue and
doing. It will be seen tl.ut tbe txu- t of
tbe government has la-en used for tbe
liberty, the peace and the prosperity uf
the Philippine peoples aud that foice has
been employed only again! force ulii. lt
stood in th way of the rculizuticn nf
these ends.
lllere follow a recital of events which
led np to acquisition of the t'lulippine
Islands and tbe latilualiou nf the Irmly
with Spain aud corrcspon,li o e bctwi-cn
the executive and the United States oili
cera and commissioners in the islands. J
In March. 1!". believing that the In
surrection was practically ended ami eai
nestly desiring to promote the subiisii
Uient of a stable goveruim lit iu the arclil
pelugo, I apiKiinted tbe following ci il
commission: Hun. William II. Tatt or
Ohio, Professor Dean C. Worcester of
Michigan, Hon. Luke I. Wright of Ten
nessee, Hou. Heuiy C. Iile of Vermont
and Hon. Bernard Moses of Culifm hii.
(The instructions to and reports from
this commission are then given.)
Progress Iu the IsTnetla.
Tbe commission ia confident that "by
S Judicious customs law. reasonable html
tax and proper corporation fram-iiise tax
imposition, of no greater rate ihuu that
In average American suite will give lest
annoyance and with peace will piodiue
revenues sulhcieiit to pay expenses of
efficient government, incliidini; militin
and constabulary." They "u,e preparing
a stringent civil service law giving cipiul
opportunity to Filipinos and Americana,
with preference for the former v. here
qualifications are euniil. to cuter at low
est rauk and by promotion reach head of
department. Forty-live jos of railroad
extension under negotiation will give ac
cess to a large province rich In valuable
minerals, a mile high, with strictly tem
perate climate. Uaiirond construction
will give employment to many, and com
munication will furnish mill set to vast
stretches of rich agricultural lands."
They report that there are "calls from
til parta of the Islauda for public schools,
school supplies and Kuglish teachers
greater than tbe commission can provide
until a comprehensive school system is
orgauized. Night schools for teaching
Euglisb to adults are being established
In response to popular demand. Native
children show aptitude in learning Kng-
llsb. Spanish is spoken by a small frac
tion of people, aud In a few years the
medium of communication in the courts,
public offices aud betweeu different trilws
will be English. Creation of central gov
ernment withiu 18 months, under which
substantially all rights dcscrilicd In the
till of rights in the federal constitution
are to be secured to the people of the
Philippine, will bring to them content
ment, prosperity, education ami political
enlightenment."
Thia showa to my countrymen what
baa been and is being done to bring the
benefits of liberty and good government
to these wards of tbe nu I ion.
Every effort has been directed to theli
peace and proajicrity, their advancement
snd well being, not for our aggrandise
ment nor for pride of might, not for
trade or commerce, not for exploitation,
but for bnmunity and' civilization and
for tha protection ol the vast majority
of the population, who welcome nur sov
ereignty against the designing minority,
whose first demand after the surrender
of Manila by the Spanish army was to
enter the city that they might loot it and
destroy those not in sympathy with their
eeifisb and treacherous designs.
Nobody wbo will avail himself of the
facts will longer hold thnt there wns nny
alliance between our soldiers and the in
surgents or that nny promise of inde
pendence was made tn them. Long be
fore their leader had reached Manila
they had resolved If the rommnndcr of
the American navy would give them arm
with which to fight the Spanish army
they would Inter turn upon us, which
they did murderously ami without the
Shadow uf cause or juxtinrntion. There
piay be those without the means of full
Information who believe that we were In
alliance with the Insurgents and that
we assured them thnt tbey should have
Independence. To such let me repeat tbe
facts. Ou tbe "tith of May, 1898, Ad
miral Dewey was instructed by me to
make no alliance with any party or fac
tion in the Philippines that would incur
liability to maintain their cause in the
future, a.nd he replied under date of June
6, 1898: "Have acted according to spirit
of department's instructions from the be
ginning, and I have enlertd into no al
liance with the insurgents or with any
faction. This squadron can reduce the
defenses of Manila at any moment, but
it la considered useless until the arrival
of aufiicient United States forces to re
tain possession."
Dewey Said Ne Alliance Existed.
In the report uf the first Philippine
commission, submitted on Nov. 2. lXKl,
Admiral Dewey, one of Its members,
aaid, "No alliance of any kind wns en
tered Into with Aguinaldo, nor was any
promise of Independence made to him at
any time."
General Slerritt arrived In the Phllip
pinea on July l'". 1K!8, &nd a dispatch
from Admiral Dewey to the government
at Washington said: "Meruit arrived
yesterday. Situation Is most critical at
Manila. The Spanish may surrender at
any moment. Merrill's most ilitlii lilt
problem will be how to ilral wiih the In
surgents nnder Agiiimildn, w ho have In
come aggressive and even, threatening
toward our army." Ilete Is n vealed the
spirit of the Insurgents as eaily as July.
1898, before the protocol was signed,
while we were still engaged In active
war with Spain. Kven tln n the Insur
gents were threatening our army.
On Aug. 13 Manila wns ruptured, and
of thia and subsequent events the Philip
pine commission says: "When the city
of Manila was taken. Aug. l.'t. the Fili
pino took no part in the attack, but
came following in with a view to looting
tbe city and were only prevented from
doing so by our forces preventing them
from entering. Aguinaldo claimed that
he bad the right to occupy the city, tie
demanded of l.enernl Merritt the palace
of Malacanan for himself and the cession
of all tbe churches of Manila, also that
S part of the money taken from the
Spaniarda aa spoils of war should 1st
given np. and above all that be should
be given the arms of the Spani-h prison
er. All these detitnnds were refused."
Generals Merritt. tirecne and Ander
son, who were In comtii.md at the be
ginning nf nur rssntpntin and until the
surrender nf Manila, state that there
wss no alliance with the iuuizcnl and '
no promise to them of independence. On
Ang. 17, IS!N, Policial Merritt was In- i
structed thnt tl re ri.- t Ic m j.iint oc- '
eupstion of Miin!.i wi'h t!:e i:i-om:-n.
General Anderson nnder dale of Feb. l',
18!St, saya that he was present at the
Interview between Admiral lionry and
th Insurgent b sder and that in this in
terview Admiral Dewey made no prom
ise whatever. He adds: "He (Agui
naldo) asked me if my government was
going to recoenire his government. I
answered that I was there simply in a
military capacity, that I could not ac
knowledge his government because I had
ao authority to do so."
Th Oaly rears Oaea.
Would not our adversaries hare sent
Dowey'a flee to Manila to capture and
destroy the Spant-li aea wer tbeie, wr.
dispatching i' ihc.e. would they hav
withdrawn it niter tin. destruction of th
Spanish fleet, aid it the hilt r. whither
would they hue 'lirevted it to suil?
her count it nave goue? ii.it port
In tbe orient w as up u to it 7 lo our
adversaries CfHeleu n the expetitiou un-
; tier the coinimiict or (.cncrul Merritt lo
str-liftheo ltcwcy iu the di-tMil ocean
j and assist in our triumph over Spain,
j with which nation we were at e ar? Was
it uot our bicbest duty to stvikc Spain at
every vuluerable p lint, that the war
I might be successfully com ludid at the
I earliest practicable moment?
! And was It uot our ilii'y lo protect th
lire auu pncirv or ll.ose w no cam
within our routrul by the fortune nf
war? Could we have come away at
an. t.nA I.. , I I . I
t ..-- --''" ...it.. .. ..-.-., iiu iu
conclusion of peace without a stuin upon
our good name .'
Could we have come away without
dishonor at any time after the ratifica
tion of the peace treaty by the seuat
of the United States?
There has beeu no time since the de
struction, of the eu-my's fleet w he,, we
cuuld or should have left the Philippine
archipelago. After the treaty of peace
was ratified no power but c.iiu'ress could
surrender our sovrrclfiit) or nlieuate a
foot of the territory thus acquired. The
congress bas not seen tit to do the one
or the other, and the president bad no
authority lo do either if be bad been so
Inclined, which he waa not. So long as
the sovereignty remains in us it is the
duty of the executive, whoever he may
be, to uphold that toverciirnty and if it
be attacked to suppress its nssnllant.
Would our political adversaries do less?
It'has been asserted that there would
have been no fiuliiinx Iu the Philippine
if congress had declared its purpose to
give independence to t lit Tagnl insur
gents. The Insurgents did uot wait for
the action of congress. They .assumed
the offensive; they oHiicd ti-e on our
army. Those who assert our responsi
bility for the lu-ginning of the conilict
have forgotten that before the In alv ts-.is
ratified in the senate and v. 1.1, it vi:s
being debated in thnt body a, I while the
Bacon resolution was urn! r discussiou
on Feb. 4. 18! HI, the insv: nts attacked
tbe American army nflci Is In" previous
ly advised that the A' leii an forces wore
uuder order not to lire upon them except
In defense. Tile papers found in the re
cently rupturi-d Midlives of tin- insur
gents demons'tiate thai iliis iiitaiK had
been carefully planned fur wis-ks In r,c(
It occurred. Their unprovoked assault
upon our soldiers at a time when the
senate was dclilicrnliug upon the treaty
?how that no action on our part ir.-r't
I irrcnder and abandonment wen. ; i. ..n
pevelitcd the lighilpg .and leaves Im
doubt III nny full n l id of where the re
sxiusiljlty rests for the shcliliur of
American blood.
With all the exncTc rated phrnse mak
ing nf this electoral contest we are In
danger nf being diverted from the real
contention,
rroposesl rhlllpplne (.overameat.
We are In agreement with all of those
who supported the war with Spain ami
also with those who counseled the ratifi
cation of the treaty of peace. Upon these
two great essential steps there can be no
Issue, and out of these came all nf our
responsibilities. If others would shirk
the obligations Imposed by the war and
the treaty, we must decline to act fur
ther with them, and here the issue waa
made. It Is our purpose tn establish in
the Philippines a government suitable to
the wants anil conditions of the Inhabit
ants and to prepare them for self govern
ment and tn give them self government
when they are ready for It and'ns rapidly
as they are ready for it. Thnt I am aim
ing to do under my constitution ! Mthor
Ity and will continue to do to.nH con
gress shall determine the political status
of the iubnliitnuts of the rchlM l- ;o.
Are our opponents ngitiiist the treaty?
If sn, they must be reminded that it
could not have Ins n ratified in the sen
ate but for their assistance, The senate
which ratified the treaty and the con
gress which added Its sanction by a large
appropriation comprised senators and
representatives of the people of all par
ties. Would our opponents surrender to the
Insurgents, nhumtnn our sovereignty or
cede it tn them? If that be not their
purpose, then it should he promptly dis
claimed, for only evil can result from tbe
hopes raised by our opponent in the
minds of the Filipinos that with their
success at the lavllx iu .November there
will la a withdrawal of our army and of
American sovereignty over the archipela
go, the complete Independence of the
Tagnlog people recognized and the pow
ers of government over all the other peo
ples of the archipelago conferred upon
the Tagnlog leaders.
The effect of a belief In the minds of
the insurgents that this will be done ha
already prolonged the nis'lllon and In
crease the necessity for the continuance
of a large army. It is now delaying full
peace In tbe archipclngo and the estab
lishment of civil governments and has in
fluenced many nf the insurgents against
accepting the liberal terms of amnesty
offered by General MacArthur under my
direction. Hut for these false hope n
considerable reduction could have been
had in our military establishment In tbe
Philippines, and the realisation of a sta
ble government would be already at
band.
Tbe American people are asked by onr
opponents to yield the sovereignty of tbe
United States in the Philippine to s
small fraction of the population, a single
trilwe out nf 80 or more inhabiting the
archipelago, a faction which wantonly at
tacked the American troops in Manila
while In rightful possession nnder the
protocol with Spain, awaiting the ratifi
cation of the treaty of peace by the sen
ate and which has since been in active,
open rebellion against the United States.
We are askrd to transfer our sovereignty
to a small minority in the islands without
consulting the majority and to r.hnndon
the largust portion of the population.
which has been lonI to us. to the cruel
ties nf the guerrilla insurgent bands.
More than this, we are nski-d to protect
this minority In establishing a govern
ment and tn this end repress all opposi
tion of the mnjority. We are required to
set np a stable government in the luterest
of those who have assailed our sovereign
ty and fired upon our soldiers and then
mointain it at any cost or aacritice
against its enemies within and against
those having ambitious designs from
wit hunt.
Thi would require an army and navy :
far larger than is now maintained in the
Philippines and still more In excess of
what will be necessary with the full rec-,
ognitinn of our sovereignty. A military ,
support of authority not our own as thus
proposed is the very essence of militarism,
which our opponents in their platform
oppose, but which by their policy would
of necessity be established in its most
offensive form.
Betrayal ol Oullaatlaa.
The Anjrrican people will not make the
murderer of our soldier the agent of
the republic to convey tbe blessing of
liberty and order to the Philippine.
Tbey will not make tbem the builders of
the new commonwealth. Kish a course
would be a betrayal nf onr sacred oblige- j
tlnns to the peaceful Filipino anil would
place at the mercy of dangerous adven- j
turera the live and property of the na- j
lives and foreigners. It would make po- j
sible and easy the commission of such
tmttio mm -irp srrrrt r nlsnnrd to be
t..l nn th. KM of Frbrusrr. lS'AI.
In tbe city of Manila, wben only tbe tI-
lis nee of our army prerented tbe at- I
tempt to aasinate our soldiers and all
foreigners and pillnce snd destroy the
city and its nrroumliuir. In short, the
proposition of lhoe opposed to us is to
continue all the obligations in tbe Philip
pines which now rest upon tbe govern
ment, only chancing the relation from
principal, which now exits, to that of
surety. Our renpnihility is to be so
less, but our title is to be surrendered to
another power which is without experi
ence or training nr the ability to main
tain a stable government at home and
absolutely btlpls In pcrf tin its inter,
nrtional obligations with the rest of the
world. To tbis w are opposed. V
should not yield our title while onr obli
gations last. In the language of oar
platform, Uur authority should sot be
Us thau our n sK,uib.llty." aud our
preacut responsibility is In establish our
authority iu v ry part of the Islauda.
No goveruim nt cau so certainly pre
serve th peace, resture put lie order, es
tablish law. justice and Mat Ic rood it ion
as our. Neither eougree nor the exec
utive can establish a stable government
in these Islands except under our right of
sovereignty, our authority and our Bag,
And this we are doing.
Self UsTtrsafSl PraaiUeS.
We could nut do it ss s protectorate
power so completely or so successfully
a we are doing it now. A tbe sover
eign power we cau Initiate action and
shape means to end aud guid th Fili
pino to self development and self gov
ernment. A a protectorate power we
could not initiate action, but would be
compelled to follow aud uphold a people
with no capacity yet to be alone. In tbe
one case w ran protect both ourselves
and tbe Filipiuos from being involved
la dangerous complications, in th other
w could uot protect even th Filipino
uutil after their trouble bad com. Be
sides, if we canuot establish any govern
ment of our own without the consent nf
the governed, as our oppouent contend.
then we could not establish a stable gov
ernment for tbem or make ours a protecto
rate without the like consent, and neither
the majority of tbe people nor a minority
of tire people have invited ua to asautu I
it. We could not maintain s protectorate I
even with the consent uf the governed
without giving provocation for conflict
nd possibly costly wars. Our right in '
the Philippines are now free from outside
interference aud will coutinue so Iu our
present relation. They would not b thus
free in any other relation. W will not
give up our own to guarantee another
sovereignty.
Our title is good. Our peace commls
tioecr believed they were recelv lug s
K'K.Tfitle when they concluded the tresty.
Ttie executive believed it was B good till
w hen be submitted it to the senate of th
United State tor it ratilicatluu. Th
setinte believed it waa a good title when
the)' gave It their constitutional assent,
ud the com;i -s seems not to have doubt
ed its coiuplctfiiesa wheu they appropri
ated IJo.ooo.tMHj provided by the treaty.
If any who favored Its ratification be
lieved it gave us a bud title, they were
not sincere, (fur title ia practically Idea-
tlrnl with that uuder which we hold our
! territory'arquired since tbe beginning ot
tbe government aud under which we have
exercised full sovereignty aud establish
ed government fur tbe iuhabitaut.
It is voi t!iy nf note that no one out
sido of the United States disputes the
fullness and integrity of the cession.
What. then. Is the real Issuo on this sub
ject? Whither it is paramount to any
other or u.,t it It: w hether w shall be
responsible for the government of the
Philippines with the sovereignty and
authority which entitles us to guide tbem
to regulated 'lila-rfy, law, safety and
progress or whether we shall be responsi
ble lor the forcible aud arbitrary gov
ernment on our part und with only the
embarrassment wf a protectorate which
dra..i us Into their troubles without the
power of preventing them.
Most Accept Obligation.
There were those who two years ago
were rushlug us on to war with Spain
who are unwilling now to nerept ita clear
consequence, as theie are those among
ua who advocated the ratification of the
treaty of peace, but now protest againat
Ita obligations. Nations which go to
war must be prepared to accept Ita re
sultant obligutious and when tbey make
treaties must keep them.
Those who profess to distrust the lib
eral and honorable purposes nf tbe ad
ministration in its treatment of tbe Phil
ippines are not justified. Imperialism
has no place in its creed or conduct.
Freedom is a rock upon which the Re
publican party was built and now rests.
Liberty Is the great Republican doctrine
for which the people went to war and
for which a million lives were offered
nd billions of dollars expended to make
It a lawful legacy nf all without the con
sent of master or slave. There ia a strain
of III concealed hypnierlsy In the anxiety
to extend the 'constitutional guarantees to
the people of the Philippines while their
nullification ia oh-uI.v advocated at home.
Our opponents may distrust themselves,
but they have no right to discredit th
good faith and patriotism of tbe ma
jority of the people who are opposing
them. Tbey may fear tbe wont form
of imperialism with the helpless Fili
pinos in their hands, but if tbey do It Is
because they have parted with tbe aplrit
and faith of tbe father and hav lost
tbe virility of the foi nders of th party
which they profess to represent.
Tbe Republican pnrty does not bars
to assert its devotion to the Declaration
of Independence. That Immortal instru
ment of th fathers reuiaiued unexecut
ed until th people under the lead of the
Republican party In the awful clash of
battle turned its promises into fulfill
ment. It wrote Into the constitution
the amendments guaranteeing political
equality to American citizenship, and It
bas never broken tbem or counseled oth
ers In breaking tbem. It will not b
guided In Its conduct by one set ot prin
ciples st borne nnd another set In the
new territory belonging to the United
States.
If onr opponents would only practice
as well s preach the doctrlue of Abra
ham Lincoln, tber would be no fear for
the safety of our Institution at horn
or their rightful Influence in sny terri
tory over which our flag floats.
Empire has been expelled from Porto
Rico and the Philippine by American
freemen. The flag of the republic now
floats over these islands as an emblem
of rightful sovereignty. Will th repub
lic stay and dispense to tbelr inhabitants
tha blessings of liberty, education and
free Institutions or steal away, leaving
them to anarchy or Imperialism?
Tbe American question ia between duty
and desertion. Tbe American verdict
will b for ditty and against desertion,
for tbe republic agninst both anarchy and
Imperialism.
. Tbe country has been fully advised of
tbe purpose of the United State la
China, and they will 1st faithfully ad
hered to, a already defined.
Tbe nation I filled with gratitude that
the little band, amnng them many of our
own blood, who for two months hav
been subjected to privalinns and peril by
the attacks of pitiless hordes at the Chi
nese capital, exhibiting supreme courage
in the face nf despair, have been enabled
by God favor to greet tbeir rescuers
and find shelter nnder their own flag.
Tbe people not alone nf this land, but
of all lands, bave watched and prayed
through the terrible stress and protracted
agony of the helpless sufferer In Peking,
aml while at times the dnrk tidin
ed to make all hope rain tbe resetters
nerer faltered in the heroic fnltillment of
their noble task.
We are grateful to onr own soldiers
and sailors and marim-s and to all th
brsvr men a im thmiith amcmbled nnder
many stamlHtds representing peoples tnd
tnrrs Htm niters in country snd speech
were yet united In the sacred mission of
carrying succor to tbe besieged with a
success that is now tbe cause of s world's
rejoicing.
Not only hare we reason for thanks
girie'g for our material blessings, but ws
should rejoice In the complete unification
of tbe people nf all sections of our coun
try thnt has an happily rlereloped la tbe
last few years and tnsde for us a more
perfect onion.
The obliteration of old diffrrenrea, tba
eotnmon derotion lo tbe Bsc and tbe eoro-
Bion sacrifices for ita honor so conspicu
ously shown by the men of the north and
south in the Spanish war bars so
strengthened the tics nf friendship snd
mutual respect that nothing can ever
again divide us. The nation faces tb
Dew century gratefully and hopefully,
with Increasing I re of country, with firm
faith in Its free institutions and with
high resolve tbst tbey "shall not perish
from tbe earth." Very repeetf ully
yonrm WILLIAM M'KIM.EY.
Executive Mansion. Washington.
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