The age-herald., 1898-11-18
SENATOR MORGAN
 TALKS ON FUTURE
From the Nastington star.

From the Washington Star.
 Senator Morgan takes an optimistic view of the future of this country. As demo-
 crat he is not depressed by the reverses his party suffered at last weeks elections; as
 an American he sees a broad prospect opens ing before this government.
 'I am no prophet" he said, in conversa- ton with Star reporter today; T do not know what will be done at the coming ses- sion of congress. There is much to be done, the time is all too short in which to do it. Much must remain in doubt until the peace negotiations at Paris have been concluded. Until we know about that it is impossible to tell what will be done. If treaty of peace is signed it will have to be considered by the senate, and if it's terms are acceptable. legislation will have to be had accordingly. If there Is no agreement this government will have to fall back upon the proposition of holding what it has. Steps will have to be taken to hold pos- session of the territory in dispute before the commission, as well as that which Spain has yielded sovereignty over in the proto- col. Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines Will have to be garrisoned and put in a state of defense and 1t will remain to be
 seen what steps Spain will take to regain the'r possession. She can do nothing but
 maintain a sullen protest, as she did when Mexlco got her liberty. Her only recog-
 hilton of the liberty of Mexico was her evacuation. Without acknowledging our rlght to the territory we claim, she would yield possession. We would then have to send soldiers to garrison the islands and
 maintain military government for a time.
 If treaty of peace is signed its pros pects or ratification by the senate will be in-
 creased by the fact that its rejection would {. throw us back into state of war A treaty that made too great concessions to Spain
 that restored to her the Philippines, for in- stance, might be rejected on that ground. since the failure of the treaty would leave us in possession of the territory. But if the treaty provides for the acquisition of the Philippines by this country or leave those
 islahds under the protection and domina-
 ton of this government, those who oppose
 sueh an order of things can have no motive
 Tor the rejection of the treaty, since by it's
 rejection the very acquisition which they
 sought to avoid would be accomplished.
 With more complication and an uncertainty
 as to how much further it would lead. The
 administration now appears to have gotten
 around to the policy of retaining the Phil
 ippines
 "This will, in my judgment not lack the necessary support in the senate. I suppose there will be some opposition, but this whole country west of the Mississippi river IS absolutely solid in support of expansion in this direction. In that section 1t is a popular, universal and unanimous senti- ment. Whether the policy is wise for the future or not, the sentiment exists and IS irresistible, and senators representing the states west of the Mississippi must resnect It, fnfnrn ha 1uh hol -IA and the middle west relies upon the devel- opment of the Pacific commerce. What are such states as Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Wy oming and Colorado to look forward to if they are not to find an outlet for their jn- dustry and market for their rich products?
 "These cannot be expected to be content to go forth into the alkali plains and dig holes for water to irrigate and make fertile fields for the production of what they al- ready have in over-abundance Are they to enter into competition with the manu-
 lecturers of the east? It is toward the west they look for their opportunity for enter < prise and commerce. Destiny-the progress of civilization-opens the way that could not be marked out by design
 'This government cannot set out to gain advantages by conquest, but the spirit of liberty advances with enlightenment. With the first awakening of love of liberty and an ambition among a people to govern themselves they seek our friendship and association and, perhaps, alliance. We ad- vance by the natural development of the institutions of free government The war with Spain was forced upon us. It was not sought by with a design to acquire territory to extend our commerce, but by its results a people are lifted out of bondage and introduced to freedom and we in turn are benefited by it through the opening of new fields of enterprise
 'Our power and wealth are in free gov ernment, and as that extends our influence increases. Aside from the intrinsic value of the Philippine islands, the liberation of the people opens up field of enter prise and gives stimulus to trade But these islands, like Hawaii have an i'm. mense intrinsic value. By the acquisition of Hawaii we got possession of territory which, had it been but barren rock, our interests demanded no foreign government should possess and which we needed as a station and defense for our commerce But those islands are rich in things we do not produce. The coffee grown there is the hest in the world. I have not visited the Philippines but we are told that they are rich in productive soil, in forests. in min erals and even in jewels. There is gold and silver and coal to be dug out of the earth, forests to be converted into valuable lum- Der, products to be got from the soil and manufactures to be developed. As to the people. the average. taking the whole eight or ten millions of all classes, is said to be above the Japanese.
 mere VIII pc Ho oI'iSuity dpoo, 'he SoN-
 ernment of the islands. An example of the
 ease with which the people who come to
 us in the progress of free government to
 the west take on the garb of free men and
 adapt themselves to our institutions will be
 found in our absorption of Hawaii. The change of government there will be accom- pshed with as much ease as babe is lifted from the cradle to a bed. There will be absolutely no embarrassment nor dffi- culty about dealing with Hawaii, and there is no reason to anticipate difficulty in deal-
 ing with the Philippines, either as a-part of this country or as a government under our influence and direction"
 "what influence do you think this acqul- sition of remote territory will have upon our domestic affairs?" was asked of the senator.
 t'With territorial exoansion and deve1op- ment of commerce will come a quickening of enterprise, an opening up of opportuni-