The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-26
EXPANSION is THE TOPIC.
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seas, by entering under more favorable
conditions into competition with the 9th
er producing and trading nations. We cam
not live alone ana pay no attention to
the efforts other countries are taking to
monopolize the business OF countries in
the East We have now come to the reach
ing-out period in our national existence,
ana l believe in going forward to our
manifest destiny with a bold face l am
satisfied that the administration will en-
deaVor to take the Philippine Islands and
that the great majority sentiment of the
country IS back of it. Every expansion of
our territory in the past has met with
opposition, just as this viii do, but who re-
grets any of them now
Mr.. II. Nj. conner, president of the Cen
tral, on the other hand, is just as decid-
eddy against such a proposition mo Phil
ippines and Hawaians in mlne." said he
Il believe we have got all the country now
that we can properly attend to. Between
the Atlantic and the Pacific is an extent
OF territory that ought TO satisfy any one.
Expansion and imitation are 400 much
alike"
Henry C. Cunningham Esq, doubted the
wisdom of the policy Of acquiring the
Philippine Islands He did not believe
that one foot of territory should be left
to Spain in this hemisphere, but there he
thought the country might well rest sat
ished.
Capt. c. S. Ellis was of the view that the
expansion policy might prove an expen-
s!ve innovation to this country in many
ways, and especially in It's application to
possible territorial requirements near
Asia. Mr.. j. S. Wood was of about the
same opinion. "rhe Philippines" SAID ne
might quickly demonstrate that we had
bitten off more than we could chew let
alone properly digest. From my idea OF it
based on what I have read Of the islands
and their peoples 1t would be an enormous
undertaking, involving vast expense and
danger of serious international complica-
tons, from which, we have been 30 sin
gularly free. and to which we owe much
of our prosperity and progress. We could
not make citizens of the half-clad barba-
rians of those islands, we would be forced
to hold them in subsection, and we would
be making an entirely too radical change
in our methods and past sentiments"
Many business men, while believing that
policy of worldwide expansion might
bring enormous commerce to this country.
are dubious about the advisability Of
| adopting it. There is no doubt thai tie
! question Is already the most discussed one
! of the time, and that public opinion +
/ slowly crystallizing Down in the( "Ol5
| Fort" It is just as live topic as on The
Bay. As one quite well known character
said
"Kape de Philistnes! Shure on wei
kape dem. Wad did we swlpe em fur el
we didn't want EN-? Shure an its dooty
| 70 kape EN-. AS rid de udder day. dose
! Philstiners are lot of mayhem. We musl
eddicate EN-. Wen tache EN- thing
or two Why, de pure dlvvils don't aver
know how ter vote l behave Ia tachina
'em dat 'furst They'll never make good
citizens tin dey can vote at laest a
straight ticket Den our boys can have O
better show. Take my boy Pat He's as
oliver bit of politician as de Forte XIII
show. He kin go TO de Philstlnes an
grow up wild de country. Dere amt emu
jobs here ter go round since dey put IN
desc "reminiscences. Put me down fer kap
ing de Philistihes, but | don't think Nc
| Kinley ortter put "reminiscences in charge
We've got too much Of dis kermissionei
| bizness right here now"