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The Commoner.
VOLUME G, NUMBER ff
12
mollowod asperities and shall have
glvon opportunity to view the events
of tlio past with the proper perspective,
will do jiistlco to all, Spaniards, Fill
plnotf, and Amorlcans, who havo had
to do with tho career or these beauti
ful Islands; nor Is It wlso to indulge
in prophecies as to tlio future, In tho
midst of the process of reorganization,
rebuilding, and uplifting tho people.
Tho Immediate present furnishes sufll
clont material for tlio fow brief re
marks of Ihls occasion.
"Of all the holidays that havo been
logally established in tlio Philippine
islands, some aro days universally re
cognized by tlio whole Christian world
as days fit for observance In com
memoration of the great facts of tho
Christian religion; otnors commomo
rato ovonts full of significance mainly
io tho people of tho United States.
Ono is a day peculiar to tlio United
Stalos and its citizens, for giving
pralso and thanks to God Almighty
for tho benefits which ho has vouch
safed to us. Ono commemorates tho
day when first tho Amorlca.i flag was
ralsod -.in tho Philippine islands in
tokon of Its sovereignty.
"This, tho .'10th day of December,
Is tho ono day of all tho year that is
peculiarly a Filipino day. It comme
morates ihQ death of Dr. Jose Rizal,
tho patriot, scholar ana author, who
died in what ho believed to bo, and
what all Filipinos Dollevo to have
boon, Uio cause of his country. We,
all of us, Join in the commemoration
of his-Hfo and services, because his
career was ono animated by lofty
patriotism, high enthusiasm, and rea
sonable, sane and wise conduct. He
was not an extremist, but ho did wish
and hope to soo achieved the release
of his native land from Durdons and
oppressions which ho deemed to be
intolorablo. Although he lost his life
becauso ho sought for, and advocated
tho termination of abuses and the
granting of individual liberty and
rights to ills follow citizens, yet tho
impartial verdict or History will bo
that ho sought to accomplish those
lofty purposes only by means of peace
ful agitation, reasonable discussion
and enlightenment or his petfplo as to
their inherent rights. His tragic death,
coupled with his services, have en
deared him to tho hearts of all Fili
pinos. He i3 justly regarded with
that -rospect and reverence that is duo
to heroes and patriots. Hia life may
well serve as an ideal for those who
loolc solely To tho interest of the Fili
pino people, and not to their own per
finn "Sg'-aiullzoment and gldrifica
oXf'ii hll th0 roward of respect,
a lection and rovorence has como after
his death, it has como not because he
sought such reward, or allowed his
conduct to bo influenced by tho hope
?ij' ,but because just public senti
mont nas come t.o son mwi tr. .,it
.,.,;. "l lmvo uoon bestowed
upon his memory. Wo all lovo aud
A Sin
smRsn
Tf vmi iln.i i .
should not nMt thorn i,Ms Present, you
a hottlo 0f ,UB1L0t thom' ut at once procuve
Dr. Miles'
New Heart Cure
It will ouro, nnd at a vorv mn
pared with doctors' biSs w ?penso' con
. w. a. ROBINS, Port Elgin, Ont.
venerate great men. Every true man
feels that ho hlmserf is made better
by doing reverence to that which is
high and good. No nobler feeling than
this dwells in any man's heart. As
Carlylo has said 'We, all of ub, rever
ence and must ever reverence great
men.'
"It is but nine years slnco Rizal
mot his fato on tho very same field
where wo aro now assembled. What
consolatory reflections sustained him
at that dreadful moment we can not
know. Wo may, however, be sure that
he died with the consciousness of
Ills own innocence and of the purity
of tho motives that animated him in
his brief but fruitful career. But
how gladly and willingly would he
havo died, if necessary, could he have
looked into the future ror even the
short period of ten years! What more
inspiring and sustaining vision could
havo como before his eye than this
vast assemblage peacefully gathered
together on tho field of Bagumbayan
to commemorate his creath! An as
semblage wherein his own country
people compose the vast majority, and
wherein the citizens ana residents of
the great republic join in equal rev
erence and acclaim to Ills name! His
imagination could hardly have con
ceived such a sight and such an event.
The vision, too, would have shown
him that almost within the space of
ten years from that fatal day not only
had the sovereignty of the Philippine
islands changed but that a representa
tive assembly, freely chosen by the
people, would meet at their own beau
tiful capitol to legislate for the wants
of his people. He would have seen
in tho opinion of some mat more has
been accomplished for individual lib
erty, protection of the rrghts and prop
erty of persons, free and widely dis
semated education, local autonomy,
purity and rapidity m the administra
tion of justice, simplification of pro
cedure in the courts, sare-guardmg the
public against contagious and deadly
diseases, release from the demoraliz
ing effects of a disorderly currency, a
well regulated civil service, and in
many other directions or human activ
ity and progress, in those ten years
than in all the endless years that have
gone before.
"We do not fail to recognize the
great changes that have come about
in the Filipino peopro during the
Years of Spanish domination, nor the
marvelous difference that existed be
tween them as in tne main a Chris
tian, clothed and civilized population,
m the year 1396, and the savage and
heathen tribes which occupied the isl
ands when the Spaniards first landed
upon their shores 332 years before
I am sure that could Rizal
return at this moment he would be
astonished not that greater strides
had not been made, but at the mar
velous achievements that had already
come to pass.
"Looking at the progress that has
been made in tho establishment of
free institutions within even the five
years last past, there is little occa
sion for any Filipino to believe or to
fear that he or any or his people will
bo unjustly treated by the United
States. The foundation principles and
doctrines of the United States forbid
that any institutions should be ulti
mately and permanently established
here that are not in substance and in
effect representative or the people, by
the people and for the people. For
more than 100 years snips have sailed
from every quarter of the world bear
ing toward the United States the op
pressed and down-trodden, seeking re
fuge in other lands than their own.
Ships bearing such cargoes have sailed
only towards that country and never
from it.
"The principles that have endeared
themselves for a century and a quarter
to the people of the United States are
still potent and living. They are in
favor of liberty in tne United States,
in Borto Rico, in the Hawaiian islands,
and in the Philippine islands, and in
truth everywhere. If all the people of
the earth could at a stated hour be
asked to bow themselves toward that
point in the world where the greatest
liberty was believed to be accorded to
all of its people, just as the Moslem
bows himself in devotion toward Mec
ca, the wondrous sight would be seen
of people the world over bowing their
heads toward the flag which floats
over the capitol at Washington. The
concurrent judgment and deep convic
tions of mankind upon this subject
are unerring. When the United States
flag was carried across the great plains
to the Pacific slopes it meant liberty,
freedom and equality, just as it had
so symbolized when first planted upon
the Atlantic coast. When it crossed
a portion of the Pacific ocean to the
Hawaiian islands, it had lost none of
its significance, and wnen finally it
took its long journey to the Philippine
islands, it carried with it the firm in
tention and high purpose that blessings
which it had heretotore conferred up
on so many millions of people should
be likewise bestowed upon the Phil
lPP,Infe Elands; and on this essentially
Filipino patriotic day, we may all join
together in satisfaction and rejoicing
that the flag which has symbolized
freedom for American citizens does,
and shall, symbolize likewise freedom
ror the citizens of these islands."
Is It the Rich Man's Court?
T. J. Madden nn ntfnwiow vn
sas City, Mo., writes to The Com
moner as follows:
"Let me say a word in regard to
federal courts. No subject is more in
need of attention than this, pjatt
Hubbell of Trenton, Mo., stated some
facts in last week's Commoner that
1 ?n bLolborated and discussed in
,,V uub ijudiic or this
!"ltrVre not aware of the facts
with reference to our federal courts
ami they should be advised fully
of the real conditions. Rights of
, l.).u,,,o mo ueiumea or frittered
away through adjudications in these
courts that are Inimicablo to the com.
non man and the victims of tS
wrongs are without voice or -pen to
reach the public. Newspapers are
either too timid or else subsidized
and hence will not place these mat tore
before their readers. There is a hoi
low reverence for our courts inri ,i
are afraid to speak S minis ol
these subjects through fear of C
neSSco uS1 laWless eI ot
jno country. Lawyers aro afraid of
their standing at the bar and hence
the poor client who has been denied
relief has-no way of bringing his
wrongs to the attention of his fellow
mTtn TeavopaKO man does not
get into litigation once in a lifetime
nf iw i "; uuu lo lue troubles
?i Is Sfobor so long as he is not
affected h mself. The troubles in
court are individual and that is the
reason fov tlio tHf, ., u iH. Lue
"Thft o.i i . UL uie Public,
by t e non ra.l-SUrtS are dominated
iMR .IT81?111 corporation and
It is a notorious fact that an individiini
has no show against them there hencP
these courts are avoids n i , e
the party has eiTaZLosZ
must reduce his claim to Kn nS
coun and take nomine Tim I
Ploye who has been intoea throS
therX in aVdecZ'; 'ft8,08
How Deaf People
are Madejo Hear
Sound Magnifiers Invented
by a Kentuckian.
Invisible, When Worn, but Act
Like Eye-Glasses.
Evor boo a pair of Sound Magnifiers?
They aro bo soft in tho ears ono can't toll ther
aro wearing thom.
And, no ono olso can toll olthor, because thoy are
out of eight whoa worn. Wilson s Ear Drame aro to
weak hearing what epoctacloa aro to woak Bight.
Bocauso, thoy aro oound-mognlflors, juat as
glasflca aro sight-magnlflors.
Thoy rest tho Ear Norvos by taking tho strain off
thom tho strain of trying to hoar dim Bounds. Thoy
can bo put into tho oars, or takon out, in a minute,
Just as comfortably aa epoctaclos can bo put on and off.
And, thoy can bo worn for wooks at a tlmo, bo
cnuso thoy aro ventilated, nnd so soft
in tho ear holes thoy aro not
f olt ovon whon tho bond rosta
on tho pillow. Thoy also pro
toct any raw lnnor parts of
tho oar from wind or cold,
dust, or sudden and plorchig
sounds.
Tho principal of thoBO
llttlo telephones Is to mako It
as practical for a deaf
porson to hear
woak sounds as
spectacles mako
It easy to read
flno print. And,
tho longor ona
wears them tho
bolter his bear
ing Bhould grow,
becauso thoy rest
up, and strength"
en tho ear norvos. Torosta
woak oar from straining la
Uko resting a strained wrist
from working.
Wilson's Ear Drums rest tho Ear
Norvea by making tho sounds loudor,
bo It Is easy to understand without
trying and Btrulnlnc. Thev mnko
toaf pooplo cheorful nnd comfortable bocatwo such
pooplo can talk with tholr friends without tho frlondo
having to bhout back at thom. Thoy can hoar with
out straining. It Is tho straining that puts such a
queer, unxlous look on tho face of a deaf poreon.
i
Wilson's Ear Drums mako all tho sound Btrlko
hard on tho contor of tho human ear drum, Instead
of spreading It wenkly all over tho surface. It thus
makes tho contor of tho human oar drum vibrato ton
times as much as if tho samo sound struck tho wholo
drum hoad. It is this vibration of tho oar drum that
carries sound to tho hearing Nerves. Whon wo muko
tho drum vibrato ton timoa as much wo mako tho
Bound ton times aa loud and ton times as easy to
understand.
Deafness, from any caus, oar-acho, buzzing
nolsos in tho head, raw and running ears, broken
oar-drumB, and othor oar troubles, aro rollovod and
cured by tho uso of thoso comfortablo llttlo oar
rosters and soundonagniflers.
A sonslblo book, about Doafnoso, tells how thoy
aro mado, and has printed in it lottora from hundreds
of people who aro using thom.
Olorgymon, Lawyors, Physician. Tolocranh
SS2JS3S a,umon',w?rhB in Bollor Shops SSd
Sr,0arfnr.,hl!ndrod poonI of nU ranks who
3w EX?fi t0ll 'h0,,rexnerlonco In this freo book.
They toll how their hearing was brought back to
theni almost instantly, by tho propor uso of Wilson' a
iar Drums.
nn,n!)multh0B0.V0rjr poop, mny "vonear you,
arid bo well known to you. What thoy havo to eay la
mighty strong proof. rv.vou..
nOnJhoflr?fkphn8b.00nJt.U0niean80f rollovlng thou
1 "i ely, Wr,lt0 a V0P -ard for ,fc -day. Don' t put
nS.S? yurr'nr- Write now, whllo you
think of it. Got tb freo book of proof.
am vffiPV. tciay to T, Wilson Ear Drum 0o.t
403 Todd Building, Loulavillo. Kjr.
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