We earnestly condemn the policy of the present national administration in the Philippines. It seeks to extinguish the spirit of 1776 in those islands. We deplore the sacrifice of our soldiers and sailors, whose bravery deserves admiration even in an unjust war. We denounce the slaughter of the Filipinos as a needless horror. We protest against the extension of American sovereignty by Spanish methods __ We hold with Abraham Lincoln, that "no man is good enough to govern another man witl]out that other's consent. When the white man governs himself, that is self.government, but when he governs himself and also governs another man, that is more than self -government - that is despotism [rule by a tyrant]."

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We earnestly condemn the policy of the present national administration in the Philippines. It seeks to extinguish the spirit of 1776 in those islands. We deplore the sacrifice of our soldiers and sailors, whose bravery deserves admiration even in an unjust war. We denounce the slaughter of the Filipinos as a needless horror. We protest against the extension of American sovereignty by Spanish methods __ We hold with Abraham Lincoln, that "no man is good enough to govern another man witl]out that other's consent. When the white man governs himself, that is self.government, but when he governs himself and also governs another man, that is more than self -government - that is despotism [rule by a tyrant]."

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The statement condemns the Philippine national administration's policy, likening it to extinguishing the spirit of 1776. It deplores the sacrifice of soldiers and sailors in what's deemed an unjust war and denounces the slaughter of Filipinos. The extension of American sovereignty through Spanish methods is protested. It aligns with Abraham Lincoln's belief that governing another without consent is despotism.

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