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Grover Cleveland Occupation: 22nd and 24th President of the United States & Lawyer Position: Cleveland would be against annexation. The reason he would be against it can be taken from his involvement in Hawaii. As a Democrat, he liked the "consent of the governed" policy. He found it appropriate to poll Hawaiian citizens about their thoughts regarding their annexation. Since the Hawaiians didn't want annexation, Cleveland didn't want to oppose the popular opinion, so he decided to keep Hawaii as is. This same thought process would be used to decide the Philippine's fate. The Filipinos declared independence after the battle in Manila. This independence was short lived because of the 1898 Treaty of Paris. Cleveland would argue that the Philippines should be self-governed, because that's what the people wanted. Interest in topic:1) Cleveland was a big supporter of the "consent of the governed" 2)Cleveland wanted to guarantee governmental help to other countries, but only if they wanted intervention. References: Mark Twain- He wanted the Philippines to have self-government like America. Moorfield Storey- Despised Despotism (when a single entity governs) and America's seeming parallel to it. William Jennings Bryan- Like Cleveland, Bryan questioned the authority of the Government to force annexation without consent. Works Cited: Cleveland, Grover. "American Interests in the Cuban Revolution." //Annals of American History//. Web. 08 Nov. 2011. . Cleveland, Grover, and Benjamin Harrison. "Controversy over Hawaii." //Annals of American History//. Web. 08 Nov. 2011. . "Grover Cleveland." //The White House//. Web. 08 Nov. 2011. . "Philippine History." //Pinas//. Web. 08 Nov. 2011. .