Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-04
COLONEL LEWIS HERR
Democratic Congressman to
Embark for Porto Rico.
IS NOT on The PAY ROLL.
''S"s :" lie Assigned to Duty win,
""' Compensation. Ills View. -,
The Situation. iravnrs
Annexation.

Ter !Ann+xn,1o,
an -
e"lonel James Hamilton 1av,s
'st 49, ~ 'he city yesterday from Chic
~ i'''rk, and will embark E
i."rtn f<ico with Genera! -,
-, Grants brigade req
e. o"l"nel Lewis has the distinc,i,,,,
- heihs the only Democrat 49,. .i ~,
RI 'isttsS from The Star. -. 1v,. ~
~ =. re mas headed the tickle, ~ is
1t !, 49,, ior Governor OF WASHINGTON =,
d in tl,n ~, rs making; I, light for a se:
II ,, ~ 1hled States Senate. Cn,n,@
;, LEWIS is an ardent a0yors,,aN: roioht
i si,,.n eiosht and unlimited coinn,.,
! ,,1,tr. a. me ratio of lG to /, and IN 1,n
e t.an.., ~ ne was elected to a 50, ne, .,
l OF iSaS p !n Inc memorable canlpajs,
!. ~ $50. rarely is such a t.o,nhi,,"t -; :
. or satire. brilliancv and olnltio'
+ ,,-.'.I. ustable fund Of info,motin,, ~
. p '';,.S found in one man ~, as t !,
l1ria e, profound. and he is elonuanr
V ,ur.u and logical. He is by hi,,
H,lrsnian having been hGr,, o'ren a
49,, ~; ~ me war between the states 'i ~
nc ,, me. va, but when IL small III,
IL, i>,ienas moved to the state Of t;anr
lana We 1919 ne received his educntin.
go. " is ADMITTED to the bar 1,l,;,t.,o
sits ago Colonel Lewis w.,t 80 teen
49, VS. locating in Seattle w, ..ie
mn, 'ti Ai!hough he was an arlo,,,
strnnn ' l,'1, democrat, he soon gained u
ana Vas elen IN mat Republican city
i Si1.sle ne soon made record nc ! 80
na n.ur ana forged TO the fron. -, 81
tr Mhcn ~ the Hispano-American y, :
,n,,,,I o"t Congressman Lewis ,v,,,'
i, , of the State Guard ~ WIS., Ms a
lnSton; having enlisted as q Mash-
80. a, Years before. from which ~
;,t1l,, ,'n ne Inspector general Immad,e i
gress Mr. T . a"is ad1ournment OF con
department for assignment .. az war
:; No,unteer. but with the undor..s az
f rn. wa, , he should no, be connans s..,lo
man sbo, TIr,vices; as he holds that
the govern,n mo, gray w.; two salaries from
800 was accepted. and he v..e "sr-
,s a 20 duty at Chickamaunn %
,n.i e" Iiinspector with the rank Of c 81
,as been I'e at 5 5nat time Colonel Lewis
: ons devoting his time to lonl .i, me
or1n 1Se&s TO eanmb:atr Bark With Cen
raj Grants expedition AS soon as =
e arrived yesterday morning Colonel
-ewis reported to General Grant and F..
that he be assigned to duty
ending the enbarkatio OF the troops. :
ince that time he has been actively :,
nsaged in assisting in making ar =
ansements to get the expedition Off "
n Porto Rico. '
Last night Colonel Lewis was seen az =
he Warwick Hotel where he is stop :
iEg. by a reporter for the Daily Press. c
'ulinE the interview the Congress-
lan-colonel discussed the various is I
ues that confront the administration. o
peaklng of the annexation of foreign il
-rritory he said: /
II am forced to take issue with (-o, =
ressman Bailey and Senator J. X. !:
ones the national chairman of our +
arty, on what they term imperialism q
~ ! am heartily in favor of annexation n
I Porto Rico. 1t is Democratic and +
! Keeping with the views of the found -
rs of the party. Thomas jefferson V
as an advocate of the annexation Of ;,
orto Rico. Juda z. Benjamin advo- !
ated the purchasing o: the island by !.
his government. and in 1872 Porto Y
;lco would have been Il part Of the
.rritory of the United States had r
OF General Grant objected to it, I
as forced t" differ With Congressman g
.;!!ey on the annexation OF the H;- O
ali;tn Islands. for he opposed it, WI. o
reu tins territory for business reasons. ii
from humanitarian standpoint we
q extend TO the negroes OF our own
lnd the privileges of citizenship. GER
tlHlS we can do the same for the Ha-
'aians and Porto Ricans. Why should p
iey not enjoy the blessings Of our in
buttons when we. too. are to be bene-
ted: In granting the negro the right
citizenship the Repu blicans laid a.
own Il wire gauge. Under, il a citizen :,
f any of these islands may come TO v
1is country and become citizen OF :
ny state" ssa Z
How How abou! the Philippines. Colo =
el asked the reporter. .6 /
II do not think the government vii, T
etaln those islands. We do not need Il
aehl. Tor they are too far from home. y
ut we are in need of coaling sta Il
on; IN my opinion we Will retain ono y
me i.adrones. This, ! think. can be o
ccompllshed without involving ANY, n
COMPLICATIONS with foreign powers. i,
men nation takes coaling station. n
nat port is practically closed to tho r
overs. and therefore. in order to avoid +,
. .oupie we can select small island y
uncut Working injury to any othe:. =
atloh. There may be protests from :,
ne powers. but they will be made in :, =.
.icndly spirit" 8 II
colonel. some people are inclined to =,
uestion the ability Of the Cubans 10 q
oIcrn themselves and / should like q
? nave your opinion on the subject t!
We 90 not know whether the Cubans q"
an govern themselves or not, and We $;
aust give them fair trial. + believe s.
icS VII prove their ability to cor &
phaucl thelr own affairs. We must first c
Sceftalh what self-government is 4 o
oFernment of a nation may not hf.
ccordins TO our idea of what an ideal
oVernment should be. and yet be sat
'oS."S ~ tuc people ilNInT under it
very nation believes it has the besr
oVernment. Ask an lInglshman what ~
e e, thinks of his government, and he tf
~ tel you it is the best in the world. >
men ne VIII make a comparison with u
ur government and tell You that under OF
ur form of rule an opportunity is Civ o.
IL ior uprlslngs and international dis -
urpanceS. lie will also tell you, per- -
APPS. mat under our system the uned- II,
ca'ed can rule: But don't we think ID
ha' we have the ideal government OF :;
ne world? We must give the Cubans -
chance to show what they can do" u
referring to Admiral Dewey's mis- V
ION TO the Philippine islands. Colonel
|e"is said the commander of the ASH
nc squadron did not so to Manila for r,
ne purpose OF conquest. Dewey's or Z, 10
erS We're to destroy the Spanish flee. az
= .hose waters. but after he had car. =,
led out his instructions he found that y
ne InnaDltants were engaged in sn
isurrectlon, making it necessary f,r
= ~ TO remain there. Otherwise nc
llsht nave proceeded to Cuha IN a;d in n,