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Show A SOUND POSITION. The lion. John Morley, Secretary for India in tho British Cabinet, protests against bringing India into Iho sphere of tho active party politics of the homo country. He insists that India has nothing to do with these home questions, ques-tions, and that nothing but mischief can come from any effort to make these questions Indian questions, and conversely con-versely to make Indian colonial questions ques-tions home questions, among a people who'havo no knowlcdgo of Indian customs, cus-toms, trade or conditions, ns tho inhabitants in-habitants of Tndia havo no knowcldga of or concern in tho homo questions of Fnglnn.d, Ireland and Scotland. There can be no doubt that Mr. Morley is altogether right on this point. To keop India out of the local political squabbles of homo politics is the only way to havo peace either at home or in India. To drag, India into these home partisanships would effect no good result, but mischief continually. contin-ually. And this country can draw a valuable valua-ble lesson from Secretary Morley 's position po-sition in this direction, which is of courso tho British Government's position. posi-tion. For while the Philippines do not boar any such relation to this country as India bearB to Great Britain, the samo logic as to keeping separate our home politics and Philippine questions applies. Thero is no reason why thero shouldt be any partisan politics in the administration of the govornment of the Filipinos. Fortunately, there has not been thus far, and it is eminontly desirable that there shall not be. A Democrat succeoded Taft aB civil governor gov-ernor of the rhilippincB, with no change in tho local policy, - and when tho Democrat was succeeded by a Republican Repub-lican there was no difforence in the policies onforced. This is precisely as it should bo; and tho verdict of this country has been repeatedly that it would no't mix Filipino politics in our home politics, which is also as it should bo. What the Filipinos need is relief from our tariff and navigation restrictions, and this roliof should bo afforded without regard to party, as tho urging of it is I not confined to any partisan lines. I |
