The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-17

seszseFps ana. as q. me case with E1ba, we
Consume the greater par OF their sugar.
Cordial. friendly relations would z1fsce~
The theory Of our government ss TAFT
al men are equal and that all are en-
6owsti with equal political rights and priv
Neges- TIE be consistent. we should be
compelled 10 extend 80 the Philippines. 20
Hawaii ard 70 Cuba should we acquire
faess possessions during shs war with
Spain. the same form Of government which
we enjoy. We have no means Of govern
Tag them as Great Britain rules her colo
nice. % France. Germany and Russia gov
sYn their foreign possessions. /, II my
opinion that we should not acquire any
territory IL which the people are rot fitted
Ter tbs free Institutions and tie seif-gov-
eminent which we enjoy
THE question Of the retention OF the
Philippines and % the acquisition Of terri
.aTial possessions ia the Antilles will not
5s an ssssfs In this campaign. These are
not party questions. II may he thar he
natural bent Of the English speaking IA.
faons may carry us away in time. hope
not. policy OF territorial! acquisition -
not conducive 10 the welfare % the Union
he war ~ not popular in the usual
sense We were moved 10 1t By a sense
az resentnent against the Spanish OPP
prsssoTs OF Cuba and sympathy with her
struggling people. It's burdens will be
heavy upon the taxpayers. We are COM
United in homer not TO occupy Cuba after
the span.arsls have been driven Off.
hope that the wa will end soon and that
pface VIII follow. which viii leave us free
20 pursJe.our policy OF internal develop
nfent and progress without involving our
selves In international politics, which Will
necessitate large and expensive army and
navy.
"Reminiscences OF Gladstone.
The burdens of the war VIII be heavy
but the people viii bear them nncompIa!n-
ingiy. The people Of this country are the
best taxpayers on the globe. rsnember
once sitting with Gladstone at dinner in
his London house. many years ago. We
were discussing measures for raising rev.
esfge.
Why, Sherman he said 10 me. 4 uu-
derSiafd that you have a tax upon fric-
ton matches tn the United States, which
y!+ads you $1,000. Goo annually
Yes, I replied. we have such a tax
and 1t does yield million annually in
revenue
The people OF England would never
stand such a thing he said, striking the
table with his hand. Subsequently. while
while Gladstone was premier, a bill was
introduced In parliament imposing a tax
upon matches. II aroused such indignd-
IL was quickly Withdrawn
silver Is Not the Issue.
II hardy believe that silver will be an
Issue In this campaign" sad Mr. Sher-
man. responding To an Inquiry. THE war
Is overshadowlng everything else We in
the East have NJ objection to silver. This
country Is using more Of Il than ever
before In circulation. / cannot understand
why la this new and undeveIoped West
the people should demand the free coin
aga OF silver. This of course, will mean
the single SILVER standard. You should
have only the best money. that of the
highest purchasing power. especially IN
the West. II you had two dollars. one
dngy and worn and the other bright ana
new you would pay out the old one first
Silver is tho cheapest money and would
take the place Of gold THIS new country.
which is just developing. which is creating
new industries and building up cities and
towns warts orsly the best money. or
course, I am no. interested in the silver
question. l am not coming out West %
convert the people" ss,id the ex-secretary
with a smge,
Mr.. sherman positively declined 10 ex-
press any opinion relative TO Tho proposed
Angio-AmsrIcan alliance. II WAS plain.
however that he lis satisfied to- ''let we'll
enough aioRn as the saying goes. lie
sad that he believed this country should
csf.tivata the fFiendllesi kind Of relations
with Great Britain and that rolhiac
should fe allowed 10 mar tho present co.,
tlahty ard good feeling which exists be
tween the two countries.
Mr. sherman ard his WIFE remained
quieily al the Butler yesterday. receiving
q few callers. bUt itvoting the day largely
10 sightseeing ard rest. Nj. Sherman in
guIrel a. 70 the best means Of seeing the
H. -, txtf f.akz
Union and Washington They will remain
here unts tomorrow afternoon when they
VIII sail On the steamer Queen for Alaska.