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Excerpt from Message of the Governor-General to the Third Philippine Legislature: Manila, October 16, 1912
May I express the wish that the proceedings of this session of the Legislature will be characterized by a feeling of confidence upon the part of each House toward the other? The two Houses, which compose the Philippine Legislature, are coequal in power and in responsibility. Credit for the enactment of wise laws belongs to both, and the reproach for the enactment of ill-considered measures or the failure to act at all upon important matters must be borne alike by both. It goes without saying that men in both bodies are actuated by high motives; that they desire nothing so much as the welfare of the people whom they represent. So'me persons in the past have imagined that the two Houses were inspired by contrary purposes and have seemed to think that there must of. Necessity be antagonism between them. May you not enter upon the important duties of this session not only with a high idea of the dignity and character of the House in which you may be members, but also with the same appreciation of the dignity and character of the other body? If this may be true, legislation may be enacted solely upon its merits. When a measure passing one House 18 sent to the other, the responsibility is shifted and there should be no disposition to require a quid pro quo. Good men differ in their-opinions, but good men do not differ in their desire to do the right. Let. Each concede to the other the latter quality; then the differences of opinion as to means and methods will cause no heartburnings and create no dissension. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
