The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 9, 1900 Page: 1 of 6
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M'KINNBY, TEXAS, THURSDAY. AUGTST 9, 1900.
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at an early day, and in a more
water.
Washington
n
of
vl'P
l.iln ths
lfecelvcd to-day concerning
attack on the Chinese at Pelt-
Gen. Chaffee'a dispatch dated
was not sent frpra Che Feo
W tll yesterday, an Inexplicable de-
ter. 1>e most interesting feature of
" the dispatch Is the information re-
Cftrdlng the position of the Chinese
*mj gad the fact that the advance
upon Pekln is made by the two eol-
«mn% one on each side of the Pel Ho
+ -JiWMk The International force as
glVMtd&r Oea. Chaffee would aggre-
.. gstc about 14..000. while the other dls-
any 10,000. bat ths dl Science
saslly he naoonnted fo*,as more
l might bare been available whoa
it begaa thaa whoa the
the td InoOaat.
to aapp&oott to hate
the oaveral commands
it at Ttea Tola. It Is svlgent
#a.aot
which they
I
tian held at
ifo Gentlemen
uty at Kansas
the honor to teeelVe from
qiMtfnsUfrairidjfof the so*
jroar national oosVhntlon < la
"" foSh^afltee ofgfea
j)resld«at ot the United State# Ire-
Questod, la rleW of anamalotw aad dell-
cate circumstances In ths presidential
situation, that you^nerjnit me to take
the subject undePMlefat advtosiasnt
bt fore announcing a dedglhg either
accepting or decllnlag that pemluation.
This request you were pleased to great,
aad now, after mature consideration
of all the factors involved that con-
cern the wslihre of the eenes of pollt--
Icnl reform tn this ooentry and tay own
duty thereto, I am constrained to in-
form you in all respect that I mus~ de-
cline the nomination tendered pe by
the fltonx rails convention.
la aaaoaaetag this eoadaOfam I can
not forbear to express to yon aad
through*" you trf the great eoav*nUoa
whose commission you hold, as wall
as to that patriotic body of advsnosd
political thought that yo^r convention
presented, my deep sease of the hsn-
ar eoaferrsd
for the
submit a few obaervationa at this time
upon the general character ar the contest
before us. and upon the question which
in declared to be of paramount Import-
ance In this campaign.
When I eay that fhe oeatort of tMO ia
a oonteat between democracy on the one
hand and plutocmcy on the other, I do
not mean to aay that all our opponents
hare deliberately chosen to give to or-
ganised wealth a predominating in*
on h*he ° import a'rt t
issues of the day the Republican party
to domlnsted by those tnftuence# which
"* emeate pecuniary wpf
Ia lM Ltncoln si^that ths*&epubilcan
varty believed in the man and the 4ol'
ar, bat that in case of conflict it be*
Uoved In the man before the dollsr. This
Is the proper relation which should exist
between the two. Man, the handiwork of
Ood, cornea (hat? money, the handiwork
of amp, Is of Inferior Importance Man
is the master; money the servant, hut
upon all haoortant questions to-day, Re-
publican legislation tends to make money
the master aad man the servant.
Ths maxim of Jefferson.-"equal rights
to an and special privileges to nous,"
and ths doctrine of juinooln that this
should be S government "of the people,
by th$ people, and fqr the people." are
btlRg disregarded and" the «
Oea of
eisSSt* ffcV*™ fr°m th*
The Democratic party is not making
war upon the hoqest aquisltion of
wealth; it has no desire to discourage
Industry, economy and thrift. On Hie
contrary, it gives to every citls^n the
neatest possible stimulus to honest toll,
when tt promisee him protection la the
en toyment of the proceed* of his labor
Property rights are amf secure when
huaiaa righta are respected. Democracy
strives for a civilisation in which every
member of so«^e*V wlU above according
"lie*.
cietyTflkHTthan a fair compensation for
which be readers to society.
, „ _ lajwere. It Is at the espenss
of soeneone rise. It Is no Injustice to him
to jm>it hto 4o4m Injustice to naother.
Te hlm who woaMT etthar through clasp
Ir^elatlan ar la sbssaee of aeea
Ip^r • — - hg, .b- rl*
the Republican vice president, and from
that time to this a Republican congress
I has refused to take any action whatever
in the mattSr>-
When hostilities broke out at Manila.
Republican
tors al once
upon those wmi
tlon or the . treaty, and, during the pro-
gress of the war, ths same
have accused the opponents ■
Ism of giving encouragement to the
Filipinos This is a cowardly evasion
of reipoDilbUity,
If it Is right for the United Btates to
hold the Philippine Islands permanently
and Imitate thp European empires in tlH
government of the eoloniea, the tomia
an party ought to state rqr pmH
defend it. but It must expect the subject
races to proTHit against such a policy and
to resist to the extent of their ability.
The Filipinos do not noed anyH
ment from Americans now
hui bee
ly to the Filipinos
whole history
only
r encourage*
living. Qur
government are being, used to ad-
the Tntsreets of those who are in
bean an
ment, not only to the Filipinos bus to
who era denied a voice In their oWa go
ernmenL if the Republicans erasure*
pared to censure ail who have Used lan-
guage calculated to make Fillpinoe bate
foreign domination, let .them condemn
the speech of Patrick Henry. When he
uttered that passionate appeal. "CHve me
liberty or .give me death.'1 he expressed
a sentiment which still echoes in the
hearts of men. Let them censure Jef-
ferson; of all thcrstatesmen of
none have used words so' offensive
thoss who would hold their
political bondage. L*t them
Washington, who declsred iha
nles must choose between
slavery. Or, 1f the statut* of limitations
has run, against the stpe of Henry and
Jefferson and Washington, let them
censure Lincoln, whose Gettysburg speech
will be quoted ha defense of popular
government when the pseeent advocates
of force and conquest are forgotten.
Someone Has said that a truth once
spoken, can never be recalled. It Is true.
It gam on and on. and no ens can set
It to its ever-widening influence. But
It were possible to obliterate every
word written or spekee la defense of the
principles set forth In the Declaration of
Independence, * war of conquest would
still leave Its legacy of perpetual hatred,
for It was Ood himself who placed la
ovary husaan heart the love of liberty.
He never made a race of people so low
In the ecale of civilisation or intelligence
that It would welcome a foreign master.
tjneoin said that the safety of this na-
tion was not ta Its flseu, its armies or
Its forums, but In the spirit which prlseo
liberty And the heritage of all men. la
ail lands, every where; ai
l try man that they
stray this spirit without planting
of despotism at their own <
nation should la ths future as In the pest
place Its dei«endenoe upon the Volunteers
Who corns rrom all occupations at their
country's oall and return to productive
labor when their ssrvioes are no longer
required—men who fight whan the coun-
try needs fighters and wcrfSt When the
country needa workers.
The Republican platform aasumas that
the Philippines Islands wlH be retained
under American sovereignty; and we
have a right to demand of the Republic-
an leaders a discussion of the future
states status of the Filipino. Is he to
bo a cltlsen or a subject? Are we to
bring Into the body politic light or ten
million Asiatics, so different from us in
race and history that amalgamation is
impossible? Are they to share with us
in making the lawa aad shaping the
'deatiny of this nation? No Republican
of prominence hae been bold enough
to advocate such a preposition? Ths
MdCnery resolution, adopted by the
ate- immediately af ter .' the ratifies.tl
of the treaty, expressly negativee this
Idea. The Democratic platform described
the situation when It says that the Filipi-
nos cannot be eitisene without endanger*
Ing our civilisation. Who will dispute it?
And what is the alteraatlve? If title
Fliiaino la not to be a cttlsaa,-i * "
make htm a subjeotr On thr.t
d he waraSd
could not de-
-*« the edP"* •" 'w 1 "«■
emp! ■■
cannot be a swtjoct without
our form oC government.
hsva no Mibjects. ▲ subject Is possible
only liv* government resting upon toroe,
he is tinknown In a government "deriving
of Independence) R la equally haa
that the Filipinos "are and of rtrht of this
te be free and independent."
Sf the Cubene to freedom waa not.
Upon their proximity, to the Unit
States, nor upon the language which
The permanent chairman of the last Ro-
les enunciated at PhiiadelphlalP«bllcan national convention presented
to
ut endangering
a republic can
lect is possible
ing upon toroe.
amsnt deriving
iifvl^Li^Th? ^uhl^^for^'^S-!^^ •«>ce 'desiroyei e<Mmot
; estored-wlll be so sacred that It wilt
spoke, nor yet upon the raoe or
which they belonged Congress
practically unanimous vote
thfe principles enunciated a
In 1770 were atUl alive and applicable
the Cubans.
Who will draw a line between the nat-
ural righta of the Cubans and the Fill-
pinoe? Who will say that the former
Jiave a right to liberty and the latter
have no rights which we are bound* to
respect? And. if the Filipinos "are and
of right ought to be free and independ-
ent." what right have we to force our
government upon them without their con-
sent? Before our duty can be ascerialn-
edU and when their righta are once de-
termined, It is as much our duty to re-
neet those rights as it xraa the dutj^of
Spain to respect the rights ef the poop**
of Cuba, or- the duty of Hngtand to re-
spect the rights of the American colon-
ists. Rights never conflict; duties never
clash. Can It be our duly to usurp polit-
ical rights which belong to others? Can
It be our duty ts kill those who, iollow-
tbs example of our torefsthera, love
an enough to fight fsr tr?
poet naa^described the terror
which ovearcatoe a soldier who. in,the
midst of battle, discovered that he had
alaJn his brother. H is written: "All
ys ars brethren." Let us hope for tho
coming of the day when human life-
able to check the onward march
right of this Idea. 1 am not willing that this
The nut ion shall oast aside the omnipotent
weapon of truth to set*«" again ths
weapon oTpfiyiical WiSTftm "t wuuid not
exchange the glory of this republic for
the glory of all the empires tha>t
risen and fallen since time began.
>y
to
by a
that
that "The largest measure Of
eranient consistent with their welfare
snd our duties shall be secured to them
(the Filipinos) by law." This la < a
strange doctrine for a government which
owns Its very existence to the men who
offered their lives ss a protest against
government _ without consent and taxa-
tion without representation. In what re-
spect doss ths position of the Republic-
not the JSngllsh government promise
good government to the colonists? What
king ever promised a bad government to
his people? Did not the Bngtlsh- govern-
ment promise that the colonists should
have the largeet measure of self-govern-
ment consistent with their welfare aad
Knsllsh duties? Did not the Spanish
government promise to give to ths
Cubans ths largest measure of self gov-
ernment ooaslstent with their welfare
aad Spanish duties? The whole differ-
ence between a ssenarchy and a republic
may be summed up la- one sentence. In
s monarchy the king gives to the people
what he believes to be a good government;
in a republic the people secure tor them-
setvss vrhat they behove ts bs a geed
government. Tits Republican party baa
sotsftsd ths Saropoan Idea and planted
Itself upon the ground taken by QeOlge
111- and by every TUler whs dfctrasts the
capacity of the people for sslf aovsrn-
theta a votes la their swa
be taken eaospt when necessary
te punish a crime already committed, or
te prevent a crime about to be commit-
ted! -
If ft ts said that WS have assumed be-
fore the world obligations whioh jnake
It necessary for us to permanently malnr
tain a government In the Philippine Is-
lands, I reply, first, that the highest
n..ln.n- .ir.. ohligs.Uon of>this nation Is to be true to
bS fhtT^cn^-h No obligation to any particular
by the saigUsh government in 1770? Did ntjot, or to J| nations combined, can
meat or dsaws t
aattea, _ _
require the abandonment-of our theoiy
sf govsrnment snd the substitution of
doctrines against which our whole na-
tional Ufa has been a protest And, sec-
ond, that our obligations to the Filipinos,
who Inhabit the Islands, are greater than
any obligation which we can owe to
foreigners who bavs s temporary resi -
dence In the Philippines Or desire to trade
there
It Is argued by some that the Filipinos
ars Incapabls of self govoi nment Snd that
therefore we owe It to ths world to. take
control of them. Admiral Dewey, In an
official report-*# the navy department,
declared, the Filipinos more capable of
self government than the Cubans, and
said that ha baaed his opinion upon a
knowlsdge of both races Rut I will not
rest the case upon the relative advance-
ment of the Filipinos. Henry Clay, in
defending the rights of the people of
South Amerioa-to aelf government, said:
"It Is the doctrinSTqf t broads that Stan
js toe Ignorant to
have
the pecuniary argument in all Its bald-
ness. when he ssld: . / \ '
"We make no hypocritical pretenses of
being interested tn the Philippines solely
otj account of other*. While we regard
the warfare of the American people
flrst. we see our duty to outselve* a*
well as to others. We believe in trade
expansion. By every legitimate moans
within the province of government and
constitution, we mean to stimulate the
extension of our trade and open new
markets."
Thia is the commercial argument." It Is
based upon the theory that wsr can be
rightly waged for pecuniary advantage,
and that It la profitable to purchase trade
by force and violent*. Franklin denied-
both of these propositions. When Lord
I .owe asserted that ths acts of partla
ment, which brought on tba revelation, "b- ^ -w
necessary _ju pre Vent American -b*tteua deaigns of tba Kittepeea
; "To a« It seems .that neither ths ftbr . *
taining nor nftainlng of arty trade, how
'valuable soever is an object for which
men may Justly spilt each orher's blood,
thst the true and sure means of extending
and securing commerce ere the goodness
and cheapness of commodities, and that
the profits of no trade can ever be equal
to the expense of compelling it and hold-
Ins It by fleets snd - armies. I consider
this warn against US, therefore, as both
unjust an<l unwise." •
I place the philosophy of Franklin
against the sordid doctrine of those who
would put a price upon the price of an
American soldier and Justify a' war of
ccnquest upon the ground that it will
pay. The Democratic party is In favor
of the expansion of trades. It Would
extend our trade by every legitimate
and peaceful means; but ~lt ts not will?
Ing to make merchandise of human blood.
But a war of conquest Is as un-
wise as it Is unrtghteoiM. A harbor
and coaling station in the Philippines
would answer every trade snd military
necessity, and such a concession could
hsvs been secured si any time erTthouf
difficulty. "
It Is not necessary to own people in or-
der to trade with them. We carry on
trade*to-day with every part of the
world, and our commerce has expanded
more rapidly than rhs commerce of any
Kurope'hn empire. WS do not own Japan
or China, hut we trade with their peo-
ple. We have not absorbed the republics
of Central and South America, 'bqt we
tradewlth them. R has not been neces-
sary to have any political connections
with Canada or the nations of Europe in
order to trade with them. Trade cannot
be permanently profitable unless It Is
, .voluntary. When -trade is secured by
r - rest e*-sscurk>~ **■ and retain^
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VOL. 17, NO. 28.
■ eservsdly Indorse. If
convene congrese in
else as soon ss I
recommend
the nation's purpose, first, to
stable form of government in the
pine Islands, Just as we ars now
-mrntt «iT
P< ndence to the Filipinos, Just.
have promised to give independence
the Cubans; third, to protect
uinos from outside interference While
they work out their destiny, Just as we
have protected The republics of
and South America, aad are. bj
roe doctrine, pledged to
An Kuropean protectorate
In the exploitation of the a
guardian. An American
gives to the nation protected the ad-
vantage of our strength, without
It the victim of our greed.
quarters of a century- tbo
trine has been a shield to
publics and yet It has fmr
lary burden
s aided us louthe war against
we. could dot honorably turn them over
to their farmer masters: ws could met
leave/ them to be. ths victims of that
we propose that the oi
fssareiyrto give these-
guard them against molestation
without. '
When our opponents are unable .to de-
fend their position by argusisat ihsy fall,
back upon the asserUon that It la destiny, y
and Insist that we most submit to it, no
matter bow much it violates moral pre-
cspts and our principles of government.
This Is a complacent philosophy. It Ob- T
literates the distinction between . right
snd wrong, and makes individuals of na-
tions ths helpless victims of circum-
stances.
Destiny la ths subterfuge of ths Inver-
tebrate. who, lacking the courage to op-
pose error, seeks some plausible excuse
for supporting It. Washington said that
th* destiny of ths republican govern-
ment was deeply. If not finally, staked
on the experiment entrusted to the
American people: - Hew SOwsal Wash-
ington's de tl nit Ion of destiny from ths
Republican definition? Ths Republicans
say that this nation Is In the hands of
oea tiny; Washington believed that aat
oaly the destiny of our own natloa. hot
tho destiny of the republican form of
government throughout the world was
entrusted to American handa. Washing-
ton was right. The destiny of this re-
public la in ths hands of its own people.
snd on the succesi of the experiment hsrb
rests the hope of humanity. He eaterlor
force can disturb this republic, aad as
foreign Influence should- be-pssmRted to
change Its course What the future baa
in stors for this natloa
thcrttv to declare, but
has his own Idea of
and he ease it to hie
to himself te osoUttmie dS
to ths fulfillment of
/- "fcelrsjsa
SMrtO* of^uu
IS do Chtaeae
of tho SMM
SS tt
calunw
aa la trenched position of the
. According to the wsr depart-
the town of Paltaaag cov-
of ths rlvsr. but th"
aaela portlaa of tjt la oa the left side,
whore the Japaaraa. English aad
AmerVsa forces had siraagad. ac-
castlBC to Oea. Chaffee's dispatch, u
attack ths oaemy la the flank. Tho
left of the Piloses, oa the other aide
Sf ths river, was protected by flooded
froaad aad aaaaaeltaMe tortlilcatloos.
Aocordlag to the amp there la a lake
flee miles from the river at this point
.ttjf lllt ground amy have been flood-
ed from ths lake through the dykes
br am, as. umt the eoa-
rsatioa, as la tho gaoe slse pf Its aoai-
laos tor tho prosldoam. weat oat of Its
to select a
ettoa of
i-#hllg ooarsatloa la somlast-
lag Mr prasldeat a rsprsosatatlve of
ths Democratic party and for vies pres.
Meat a stiver Republlcaa la oae of thO
most MMsoaraglng aad taaptrlag spec-
tacles la raobat polities. Its eesfuleesi
Its
to ths
The ftaatfaa aad fraaih
fbrcss'wsrs to attack the eaomy'o left
OS the tight beak of the river ba-
the fiver aad the rpftroed. This
ag pvafcaUs tbot floiidsd dii-
trtst oaly extended to ths lias of the
raflraad. which, at this polaf. Is about
I mile aad a half from the river.
Oea. Chaffee's dlapatcb alaa ahow*
another tmportaat fsataro of ths cam-
aptm hp the latoraa-
It la thought
that the prsasat objective pOiat of the
Is Taag Tsna. This Is a town
fifteen mllss beyond
war to Pekln. Once tn poaavooloa of
this point tho International fovea
would have both the railroad aad the
ta Ms rear tor keeptag opea
ertth Tlso Tsla tt
nraald hscosae. the advaace
hhss from which ths operations on Pa-
llia sonld be projected At this potat
the river veers to the right, and from
VI the oolnsia wanM have to laove
bvsr sad akmg the llae of tbo river.
The Chinese evidently are much tm-
preased wlCh the alUiUPW Ifl Tint
Tgua as the tnteraatloaal commsnd-
eft themselve*. is 0«h. Chaffee says
ts hta , cable the enemy Is reported
00,000 otroag at tho eroeetag of the
road ater the Pel Ho etvsr. Without
doabt, after the flght St Pslteaag the
Clitnose ftwee there, if the mport of
Admiral ttenrar^ that It was ferred to
'rrCfaat,' proves" * correct, "Hleted W
Taag Tsua. There Is ao Information
SP tothe number of th%eaonr erbleh
mat the ad
Judging fronv ^
iim*moiysd
large aWAasy perhaps
Chlseae army which the
eaeoaater when It reaches
Money* "itflhoa
London, Aug. 1—A dlspnl
Shaaghal dated yssterdny aayo; .
It IS reported that heavy flflhttflf
snag, <ke alllee
•ra'under which they loat
> i ■ ' ■ ■ ,
and
1 rocadeaso of the eaaae of the people
aver aay merely partlslan advnntage.
rslaod tho procodare of that eoaveattoa
lata the aersas appsr air as this etrto
lirnban. Flea sach a Writ aa tftt
what ssrvkis. what oncriflce oaa he atffc
od ta tho aaam of the ropaMIc? It mm,
of eaaraa, the expectatloa of poof coa-
ventloa that Its aomlaatloa for tho
to the coaveatlous of ths Pamocratle
aad sllvsr Repahllcaa parflea, sailed ta
aieot la Kaaoso City oa the 4th of Jety.
The sllvsr Republlcaaa. ItOO
rsprreeatlag twaaty-eight
Isrrttorlf0..a«rv lnd9ed fagpr to name
ths ticket choaea at Sioux Phi la. hat
to the great Democratic coaveailoa aa-
other coaras cnaimaadsd Itaslf. The
name of yoar aomlnee was prmiatad
to that coavaatloa aad was rscairod
with reamrkahts dsmonstrations of ap-
proval by the onoraioaa aamber of cR-
Issa spec tat ore gad with ths ntaMmt
raopuLt by the italagatss But gao-
j graphical t oaalOoraUeoa aad the fbet
that la certala parte of the caaatry It
to defer to a asatl-
H that the
should be a
the Democratic ergeatsatioa. not oaly
VP hoidlag Its prtadptss sad >diwnt
.ihg its psoas, bat ahm hp asms sad
profssataa. detarmlaed the aaNetlaa of
Hoa. Adlal 10 fltavaneoa of Ulloais. a
mat, ca uaJtni^acHebls ehoracte.- and
of ripe political tmportaaee. who aa a
member of eaagrsno more thrfa twaaty-
ysofn ago eras a does associate
so-in borer of Oea. J. B, 1
other grant load ore la the
t«N ta 1M7 dls-
tingnlehed hlmeelf by rebetting o|alsa|
the betrnynl of DeOMKratk pfiadplso
hy Praaldeat Cleveftsad.
ch iiee twhi mass.
' Adnata. Oa., has. g—flam feahta-
^p^a^ ^saanmpH, f/MPBPpiY7>i
eoa. g cegro charged #fth commlttlag
a criminal assault and brutally beating
■Afi of thfllr own Blf|f« n#®ubllfflm
^a^A^ara M SCgb
wfmHf WW aV ■dTVOflHaTW
wpn formerly attached to the Oresn-
had! are now eaafedag aa excuee for gle*
to* aational beoka control of the na-
tion's paper money; Republicans who
used to boost that the Republican party
was paying oIt the national debt, are
new wnrhmg far r«eS>aa to support a
perpetual and Increasing debt; Republic-
ans who formerly abhorred a trust new
begaSe themselves with the delusion that
there ars g*> d trusts and had trusts,
while, ta their mlnde. the line between
the two Is kimmlng mora aad bkws ob-
Republicans who, In these pest,
the country upon the
of ear standing army, are
r making light of the ebjectione which
urged agaamt a lanes inersaee
perwianeut mittl
sstobMsluasat;
lit err
Mad la ear
eaoe when the eetloe waa lasa powerful,
aew look with favor upon a foreign al-
Maaoe; RepuMloans who three years ago
"forcible annexation" aa lm-
edadast are sow sure
Sal a Is b th homoral and Criminal to
appose forcible easrxatkm. Thai par
has already
dangere I* cm
of ths Republ
Republlr«n party ran b
turn over te the new pottctea re
Uee te I
"er p ti
dkmd to
mttciee the
■Haifa.
logged in the county Jnll, after hnvlag
bees hotly pursusd bp^^H
and a poses eoiapasbd of
Nelms the rnunfy polfes aad a
number of rlUaeas *T nenM thirty
iit%d ha negro heen easj^t sar-
day ha woal*-pgabe||r^avo
la lie day
■ torn
leadecs wsre
ts the right
ollry of the
-he snen -lnveetlpatlen
they found thst both Lincoln and Clay
aeoortod aad ea«rclss0 ihe right to critl-
Jlee s president during the program of
the Meskaa war.
instead of meeting the leeue boldly and
submitting s clone end poettlve plan
for desiing with the Philippine Oueetion.
ths Itepabltrnn renvsntlon adopted a
platform, ths larger part of which was
Oayetoa to heastlag snd «elf cengratale-
tha
at tempt teg to press eeononOe
the country to ths one
Involve the very •true-
stars fighting
of activity
as best nfompt
sympathy erith thoss who
for rivll liberty. While
vtty has base limited to
to the
hsvs sat bsee beandeO by ths ssse. We
have felt R dae te oureelvee and to the
world, as well ss to those who were
btruggllag for the right to go vera them-
eolvea, to proclaim the latereet which our
people have, from the date of their own
Independence, fait In every conteet be-
tween human rights and arbitrary power.
Three quarters of a century ego. when
our nation was small. Ihe strugglse of
Greece aroused our people, end Webster
and Clay gave eiuauent expression to the
unlversnl deetre for Orsutan independ-
ence. In U00. nS parties manifested a
ll*ety latereet In the ■ucoess of ths
Cubans, but new when a war ta la
progtaee la South Africa, which must
teeult Sm the extension of the monarohlal
Idea or ta the triumph of a republic, the
advoeatae sf imperialism ta rids osuatry
dare not say a word In behalf of the
Buere Sympathy for the Boors does net
arise from aay untrtendllness toward
Bngland; the Aamrtcea people are aat
unfriendly toward the people of map aa-
tlon This sympathy te due te tho feat
as elated in oar platform, are be-
ta the principle of sslf -gursr natasl
rejsct. ns did our forefethera, tbo
if this aatlsa
snd
ehdpN of SMsnrfhf.
renders Its belief In the universal
in
is sermltted
and far-reucbina
tare of ear suvsrameiu, the Republicsn
talin give new evidence of their abea-
Meats
u^uuamw 1 *
Rut they
•bJ- -JP , „
Which they have deliberately
hreaght lato the arena of politics. When
tba president, euppotied hy a practically
aaaalmous vote sf ths hit sue and the
assets, entered spec S wsr with Spain
for the purpoee ef aiding the struggling
patriate Sf Cuba, the country, without
regard ta party, applauded. Although
the Dsamcfats t cngniaed that ths sd-
ministration wnuM necessarily gain a
political ndvantege from the connect of
a wsr whtab. In the wry nature of the
must soon end In n complete
iwHcai
whl.-hihry
■the^^H
y IsM before tne eenete a
a^ ^^iAa A h^m hmAMa^Ml«eBs>n
u wlln!p let^wgmws lawr uioiu|meitm m a
Caba hut provided for the cesaion cf
Philippine latahia to the tfnMOd
m, the sienSce ef Imperiellsm be
am ■ os sMS«eent that mamr profervod
te raJesg Che trssty and risk the Ws
thnt might feSow rather thaa take the
^T^rS355USi SJS Si Xs,
■ the number of those who
__ off-op asdtp^itti^ttaeor
inc saranwW.
Jk J ft A f
oipifrniwy
Lincol n a
question.
It i
labva
slvsa oa «
^ " t. At
end then give to the Filipinos the Inde-
pendence which might be fornsd from
Spain l^r n new treaty.
-hi view Of the eritlclem which tn ec-
befl areuned ta soene quarbmo 1 take this
to restate the reasons gtven at
4 thought 11 mfer to trust
tarn iMhgi people lo gtva indepeng
than te trust the
* ef thst ntifpaee is
with sn unfriendly nation
ftsSil sa argument in the
rhen hn naked, 't 'an aSena
■ . tlee eastar than friends nan
make iswsf I bebeve that wn
ma better pesltlss to
fa! contact against ti
weald have bssa had the i
Jsetsd. With the tresty ratified, a cleea
cat leaue la presented between a govern-
by coneent and a gitataSmst by
iallets most hear the re-
sit that hnppsos untn
If the treaty had
vents of imparl,
if
it
"1 'treaty.
cation of tba principles set forth
Declaration of Independence. It win
the preetlge and Influence which R baa
enjoyed <|mong the natlone aa aa espo-
oent ef popular guvernment
Our eppenaats .conscious ef
aim ofiherr afivm. sesr
pe rial Ism srtth shpenslua.
dared to claim J ■Screen
nf their policy lefntuu
ich preclaion
that no ooe can no Ignorant of hia views.
On eas oemstsn he declarad, **lf there he
one principle mora deeply rhoted than
nay other tn the mind m every Jtmerican.
I« ie thai we should have nothing to do
with coequeet" /ad again he a^d:
. X'unqueat le not m out principles. U Si
Inconsistent with our gmrrmaical "
The forcible annexation of territory ta
be gnveraed by arbitrary power, dtfltare
Oa much from the acquteittoe of territory
to be built up Into etates aa a monarchy
differs (rem a democracy The Damu-
rratte party dose not oppooo saps salon,
when «apanekm enlarges the a ran ef the
r public aad incorporates land whtrh ess
he settled by American citiesna. ar adds
to our population people who era will-
ing to e«cocao tdtlaens end are capable
of dlSohergmg their duties os each. The
arquleltioa of the Louisiana ..tsofmirp.
Florida. Texaa and other trade which
have peon secured from t.rne to tlaa
onlargtag the republic, and the coMtRu-
tloa fnllosred the flag Into the new tsrri-
toiy, It le new inopoes
dtstsnt territory already more dsnsetf
popular > thaa our owa couatry, aad te
force upon the people a government, f
which there is -no warrant ta <
tutlon or our laws. Rvsn the
thnt iMa earth belongs ts these who de-
fir*- te catUvet* tt and have the physical
bewrr te actetra it cannot be invoked u>
justify the appeoprtatma of the Phf
pfhd Rrtsrdatrr the i'nlted%tstia. tf
tstsnds were untnbsMted American i
Why done the Republlcaa
heoRala tg legislate upoa the
qusetion? Bccauee a law a
close the radical departure Cram history
snd precedent contemplated by thoss
who control the Republican party. The
ual R ts l>(
'arraign
_ himself,
he haa created beiaga tampabls e
rains thamaeirm. aad to be tram
ed on by klnga. Sslf government U th.
Wmmm
of man.'
day waa right. There sre Igriee ef
proficiency la tba art of eetf government,
hut It Is a reflection upon the Creator to
say that he denied to aay people the
■tnem (k. , capacity of aelf government- Once admit
bin^it^ ^ ^ ? that eome people are capable of aelf gov-
rnaf t*- ri " ird wh^ ihf aLoJKTr ernment, and that others are' not snd
ui.le' a.e bruusbt that the capable people have a right to
people are brought face to fsce with • M|M upon aad goVsrn the Incapable, and
you make force—brute force—the only
foundntlon of government and invite the
legislation upon this auhject. If
Porto Rleans, who welcome annexation,
ars to be denied the.ghernnteae of our
oenSUtUUan, what H te be the lot of tba
fillpinoe. who resisted' our authority? If
eecret lafiuencee could ooeipel a Clare-
sard at our plain duly toward, fricudly
people, livtag near our ■horso, what
traataaent will thoas same Influent aa pro-
vide for unfriendly people *
aarayT
PR have
leaders dars not tabs the side of the
B>ple against lbs great monopolies which
ve grown up witntn the last fe
r unmenoiy people ?oa arilea ' Rattub
If, in this country whsrs the poo- . «B_
s the right to vote, Rspubtlcan • phlllpplt
. yenra
be t rue ted to protect the
corporations which
bow isa they
Pliiplaos from
ars waiting to exploit the Maude?
le the sunlight of full cltlaenshlp to be
Sgeii dy
tffi •stnewaL
vaeselags covers ths PhlfipptaraT The
Porto Rico rariS law asserts the doctrine
that the operation of the oeneUtutleo In
confined to the feriy-Ove eta tea The
Democratic party disputes this doctrine
denouncee It ae
reign of the despot. I sm willing to be-
hove thst reign of the deepot. I am not
willing to believe that an all-srtse and an
all-loving Ood created the rtltplnoe. and
then left them thotionnde of years help-
leae until the Island* attracted the attea-
"" ' of Rnropean nations
blleans ash: Hhall we haul down
the fing that fioats over our dead In the
Philippines T* The saiae qnestinn mhrht
hsvs boon asked when the American flag
Orated over Chapuitepec and waved over
the dead who fsU there; bof the tourist
who visits the City of Msxioo finds there
a national cemetery owned by the United
States end cared for by an American cit-
Inen. Oar Beg still floats ovsr our dead.
but when th* treaty with Mexico was It le not strange
signed. American authority withdrew in' 6fsanitations have
the BtsJfesaia*-
tan that during
and I venture the optn
the last fifty years Ihe
of Slexlro
under the stimulus of Inds-
aad aelf government than they
would have laade under a carpet-bag
government held In place by bnyonets.
imperialism would bo profitable to the
army contractors; It would be profitable
to the ship earners, who would carry
live soldiers to tho Phlllpptaee and bring
dead aoIdlers back; It would be profitable
to thoas who would sslae upoa the fran-
chises. and It would he profitable to the
salaries trtiuld
here and paid over there; but tn the
farmer, to the laboring man. and to the
vast majority of those engaged In other
c c«-ii pa lb-na. !t would bring expenditure
without return and rlek without reward.
Farmer.> and laboring men wave, aa a
tuie. small inromee, and. under ayatems
uhlch place the tax upon i^onsumptlon.
I>ny mors than tKsir ."sir share of the
e^oenees of govei nment. Thus. tb< very
people who receive leastrbrn ftt fVsa lm-
{•vrinltsm will be IOJure.1 moil by the mill •
tery burdens which accompany It.
fn addition lo ths evils Which we end
the farmer share in common, the labor-
ing man wIM be the first to suffer If
<>rlentel subjects eeek work In the United
State*; the fWvt to suffer tf American
• spits! leaves our shores lo employ
orients I labor In the Philippines to sup-
ply the trade of t'blna aad Japan; the
first to suffer from the violence whl<h
the mitttarr spirit arouse* snd the first
to suffer when the method" uf hnpertai-
isra are applied to our own government
there! i>?e,t l|p t Jabor
tieen <|UicB Is note
thi approach of these dangers snd prompt
Tci protest sgetnm both mtUtarlaeH
Imiieriallsm
The pecuniary argument, though
effective with certain classos. Is not
ly to be used so often or present*
so much emphasis as the religious'srgu-
the
Irresponsible power,
a great party should
That the loaders of
far aay prasi
dent or consreae the right to treat aUl
Hone of people aa m*rm 'Tpot
deal with them uarostraMwd by
atltution or the MS ef righta shews
how far ws have already departed from
the sncteet landmarks, and Indicates
what may be expected If UUa nation do-
tfbersteij enters upon a career ef em-
pRe The territorial form of gnrerameal
Is temporary eod preparatory, aad the
chief security a cltlaeo of a territory has
ta round in the fact that be eajeye tba
constitutional guaraateea. aad Is
otuahed by an imperialistic policy,
guleed aa "benevolent ssslmilstlnn
"Can wa aot govern colonies*" we are
Tbo question Is riot what ws can
i do. hut what we ought to do Thbi nation
can do whatever It desires to do. but It
ruuat aocept reaponelb illy for what It
dnee. If ths constitution sfnnds la tho
way. tba paaple cea aaiend the mnstiiu-
f repeat, the aatlon ran do shut-
It deelrea to do, hut It cannot avoid
the natural aad legitimate reeulte ef Its
owa conduct. The young man upon
reaching hie amj<wltr .an do what <v-
Hs
end his
.. . , ... - . , . - , — disregard the teachings
eubjert to the same pepcral lawa ss a clt- ; of his paraats; ha can trample upon who
?? a J*** maaUlf afl that bs has teen taught to consider
rights will he violated aad bis ) swersd, he can disobey the leers of the
the laws of society aad the laws of
He can stamp failure upoe hta life
and make hie very existence a curse to
. Ma fellow mca. and he ran bring his
Spina la- J father and mother In eurrow to the
grave; bet ha cannot annul the sentence,
"The wages ef sin le death." And so
IslluaaSa. This ir the Ood.
who bavs political
evil Of the colon!
bs whet natloa it k
What le our title to
lands* Do we boM them by ttaaTy or _
conquest? DM ws buy thoas, or did we
"SSSl "
o th. Hbiiip,
take
If not.
fM
the Repv
.tfcS! ^ ** P«««^.«bo people? with this aatlon It le «f age.
t. bow did we secure title to tbseaT oan do what It pleases; ft can epi
they thrown ta with the kmdff Will iradftbme of the pnet; It ran re
teens say that Innnhaale earth
the
(Mhlr
wlU
Itosae would not be wiiltng to go
and till the eon. The wilts rac
... near be equator.
tlons have tried te coleuaa ta the asms
latitude The tfetherisnds have controll-
ed itrva for am years, aad yet to-day
there are leaa than a,™1 people Of BnrO-
flaoB Mrth ecsttere t m<wig akf
tlvee. Aftsr s century aad ehelf ef
Kngland I
OM-tH
snd II
spurn the
re pud let
SBI print Iples upon which the iw
.. . . .. ^ *• «ests; ft ran employ fores tasoaed of
amkled by ths divine handand stamped esa. It ran euhetttuts jitahi for
with ths itkeaene of tba theater It be- nan conquer weaker pe .pie: tt can
comer e fisturs snd pesees with the ssll? , plolt their hsnda. appropriate their
If aevsrnmoats derive their Juat PoWera erty aad kill their people but it knn t
from the coneeat ef the guvsnmg, R le repfaTtbe moral law or escape M pua-
tmp.Hsdble to secure title te people., tsMo^R decreed for the vtatatlog A hu
Mthe^v force or by purr base We oouM m3h righta.
extinguished Spela'e title by treaty, bat '
"Weald am tread ta the paths of tyranny.
Nor reckon the tyrant's cqfcl?
• tho Philippine
irtee, and yet. •
nlta Ray, there i
opinion may have e*-
t met boil of opp^olnf
tne re never ws* any
fsapOfoaHipHH
tn lab* rare of the las cntlectora
hae asserted title
lands far three rente
duasr MmaaO sasa#^a>awA Manila Hea
^mpv s*wt ngipiwi amidsvasggs hehk^p
less than lO.OM gpantards residing hi
Philippines
A colonial policy meana that are ahetl
send tn the Philippines n few traders, a
few task meet ere end a few oSke-hold-
ers. sad ad army large enough to
port the authority of a email fraction nf
the people while they rule the naRvea.
If we have an tmperisi policy we must
hsva a large standing army ss Its natt
ami snd neceaeery complement The
spirit which win Justify ths hi libit an-
nexation nf the Philippine Islands, trill
Justify the eel sure of other le leads and
the dominotlon of other people, end with
of ceasseat we cea expect a dap*
If eat rapid growth of our military
That a largo psrtasnsnt
hi # tr regular army ta intended
leaden* Is j ot s mora
ure bj^t a ma t ter^^of
■m iff
ft we boM title wa must hold If by
method (onetstent with our Meaa of
orament Whoa wa mailt allies at
PlHplnss aad armsd them to Aght
sgaOnst Opsin, we disputed Spala'a Utla
If ws buy Spala'a title we are not laao-
rant purt-fcasem. Rut evaa M we bad aot
disputed Spain's title, aha couM traaefar
no goeater Utta thaa rim bod, and her
title waa based aa force alone We see-
not defend seeh a title, hut aa Spate
a quit claim deed, WS ISO In
Vul* in the
Who taketh another*a
. His freedom le ahm
Would sm wta as the st
leers oaa ha no doubt that ws hoc
eeO utilised the eorvlces of the flit
snd thai when we did eo we bet
_ . , I Ihsp wees gghttng
r*n Independence, and 1 submit
that hlstary fereisheo ae emuaplo of
turpRude baser thaa ours tf ws Sow sub-
stltuta our yobs for the Spantab yoke
Ift «m cmsehUr briefly ths rislom
imperisnatlc fbime "sj^barit *!•
ow duty te held the Philippine Islands
Rut duty is not en argument; R la e
roactusbm. To aarertaln what our duty
was.
rifdes. tt re our duty to svohi stealing.
whether the thlag to be stotsa
little vstas. at Is our duty
s human being, jm mat
to
ooloalal policy, ws Ohsll not And It
nor advantage tn educate the people
0 Fill pin
an, aad
have made tba leest
domination. If wo at
Without thefr consent
private*
EESrSf1*
age and eanrtQam krmigM this
Into exist eaoe.
I oaa eoaeelve ef a aatb
eurpasatng the glories of the
the past—a destiny whh-Jt m
apomdbSRles ef to-dsy aad
to- the |x>ssi bill ties of the
boM a republic, resting aeotu
foundation stones, quarried
tfbnary patriots from
eternal truth—a rami
practice and proclalmlr>s/
fttit
the ealf svldeat prop
ars created equal; tk
with iaaltenable righ
are inatltuted
righta; that
Juat powers from
that all
Jusl pawers fr
erned. Rehold
snd reltgioun
earnest
reetrains e
s ns
i^rty
the Plllplnos only. It would be
snswer to my that a tr.ab
Klliplnoe are now m
hraacb s^fhs Cbskitlsn
prt.H-tpie Ibvoived le one
cient
the
of one
but the
srlder
and
much
serioua cun-
ts Post-
al Peov-
Filipinos Re not
to maintain a
I to
The
■Tin revolt
Ignorant one*
rente ta nee to our
sre to govern them
nt and give them ho
determining the tares which
t pay, we dare not educate
they learn to read the t keel era
ndependence aad tba constitution
'ntted St alee and mock us tor our
Inconsistency. ^
The principal argumenta. bdttaver. ad^
vaaoed by those who enter -upon a de-
osasj ef Imperialism sn:
I. Thai sre mast Imporvs the pree
sat opportunity to become a world power
aad eater Into international politics.
1 That our cornmetctbl interests In
the Philippine Istnnds snd ta the Orient
R necessary fsr ss to boM tho ls>
permanent - ffB jm m>
A That ths spread of Jfce <
I * by a
application
aid# ration
The religious argument * ■ rie*
tl<, rues from a paasf/e belief thai
Mence delivered Ikf Fillpinoe Intn our
hands, for their gy d snd pur glory, to
the exultation of Xhe dvlnlster Who raid
that are ought yfn "thrash the natlvea
tFtMplnosi until thev understand who
ws are." and /net "every bullet sent.
and every Sag waved
meana right/ou*nees."
We rannut approve of thla doctrine in
one pioce iinlees we are eltlins to apply
It everyadvere. If there is poison In the
blond oJr the hand It will ultimately
heert It Is eqnntly true that
t 'hrfstlanity. if planted under the
Ameyican flag In the far-away Orient,
sooner or later be tarnsplanted upon
Aijrfertcan eoll If true fhrtstlanity co .
In carrying out In our dally Uvea
teachings of tr*hriet. who will ear
we are rntnmaruled to civilise with
d> na mite snd pe« selyte vtth the eworil
llederbo would declare tbe Idvine will
r ust prmre hta kuthorttj either by Holy
Writ or hy evblence et s special dle-
l-ee atb n Tbe tommand. "On ye Info ell
the world and prchch Ihe gospel to every
creature has no gatbiur gun attach
ni*nf When Jesus vlslcd s village q*„
Samaria and the people ret used te re-
reive him. some or the dleciplee seg-
(OtriHat flw should kc railed deem
from Heaven to avettg* Ihe insult; but
the Master rebuked them, and said:
* Ye knoa not what manner ef eplrit ye
are of; for the Son of Man le not come
to destroy men's llvee. but Id save them."
Suppose be had naM: "Wa will thresh
them until they understand who We ara."
how different would have been tho hbt-
ef ChrietlaeRr? Compare, If you
the Bwagcerlng. bullring, brutal
drntrine nf ImiwriaUem with tbe Oolden
Hula and ths oommand ncnt, Thnu shall
love thy neighbor aa thyMdi." •
Lnve. not force, was ths weapon of tho
Nusarene; secrefee for others, not th*
esphdtatlon of them, was MS method of
reaching the human heert. A mleslgs-
sry recently toM me that ths stars and
Mripoe oae saved hR gfe bsrwuae his
sssnltan| fongmised our gag as a Sag
that bad no Mood upon It. !<et tt ha
known that oar mlsafenarice are eeeking
souls Instesd nf Sovereignty; Nt II be
Fnnwn ihst Instead of being the advance
guerd of conquering smiles, they are
forth to help and to uplift, bavin
lotos girt shout with truth
> accuse theoe
derive tmdr
et tamtam eg to
In which ths law
land uplifted for a neigh-
republic in which ovary
sovereign but ta which ao oas
ur a crown. RehoM a rspab
elect while empires all
ars howsd beneath tbe weight of
armaments—a repuhWo erhoso
l<.red while other flags am only
Heboid a republic bmmaalag m
utatbm. ta wsaltlb ta elsaagOb -emg-
J influence, solving the pmhMasa sf civ-
lltaattan and hestcntag the coaxing of aa
tinlverasT hi UlH>lhoaa*e lapnbtR wtSsh
shakes thrones and dlssoivea sristosra-
Clea by (M silent example and glrm fight
aad laaplrathm to those who eft ta darfb
ncss BShold s republic grniMMtr bat
surely becoming tbe suproum Bksral fac-
tor la the world' program aad the as-
of the lust/ "m as ths eMatag bght thai
shineth mors and more Into the perfect
day." L"
HOW TMBY WOOIO.
tor y
WSl,
eword
2IJ
there M no
position
the cttiaeaa of s nation which
respects ths rights Of lbs cttlssas of
ethsr netlons as <-ai efultr as it protects
tbe rights of its ola citixons. end tbe
welcome gtven lo our adsslouorles will bs
more cordial than the welcome extended
to the missionaries of any other nation
The argument, mads hy some.
Was unfortunate for the nation
had anything ta do wRh ths
hot that tbo naval victory st
that it
that R
st
woe. a Tnvni vtetc.. L
Sid not compel as to boM
af American bleed
tads-does aot make
ViMKaH
Days sr
Hea. who have attained the
lion In public Ufa have their
as well as do their lose notl
cltisees. Ths Srst time Mary ToM oast
Lincoln sbs said to
nun wtll bs prssldent oca el
days. He will stake s hssbaad ta ha
proud of." About that time Uncotn's
cbancs of becoming prssldsat
as rsamte as possible.
tor toughed the Idsa to god'. A fw
moo ths aflsrwsrd Mary Tadd urea oaar-
rtod te "Ugly Abe. * sad la 14 yseffO
tbe predlctkm wee fulOUed. As a child
lbs future of Mrs Lincoln had pre-
^^ff|si| that she would boeoaae ths
wife of a praaldeat at the United
States The Oral August Batmoot'a
gmntage to Commodore Perry'a daugh-
ter grew oat of a duel. At his irst
meeting with tho tagy, a blooinlag
Baltimore belle, at the theater, ho
ehnttoaged a sons who
nmrk regsctlng oa tho virtus of
ea generally. When tba
slmsltaasses Ire Of tie
cleared awny tt vna
"hully had a ballet thrsagh hie heart
snd Belmont a ball In the tog. Ha h*v
cams a bsrn of ths boor;
jHh hsstj 11 fwl ^Hton-Fsrry 1
topi ad. He said It
that served him ta ressat the
tlon of her sea. Homes Orselsy end
Mary Touag
•not day they.ami They ha
speeded for soma Uses, a
friend, who was something of a I
author, hnvlag In ought thto timet
urns young naA bountiful aad all
fancy painted her, but she wen
Otoeppotnted in hto.
much sa, thst when he 4hm ho-
nors her, having pruposad nad
eepted bp letter niinifl the
fixed, she freshly told him thnt al-
though she aerrto* him shs was ist
la love wtth him.
wse long and
hto wife was a
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Thompson, F. C. The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 9, 1900, newspaper, August 9, 1900; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth252312/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.