The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-09
aEEA7oR ELKIHg VIEWS
on the Philippine Probism-IIo e II
Enror 81 Anne1atlon.

on the Phliippins Probiem-ITo q 10
Eavor o. Anne1atiOn..
Washington dispatch in New York
journal: senator ElISlns, Of west VIZ
Einia, ons Of the strongest believers IN
the annexation OF the Philippine Isiands.
IS In Washington. He came to theicity
Just az soon az he heard Of. SPANS Ifrop-
ositlou for peace, and has been hese'eveT
since working In the interest Of 'afEtt6ng
and firm foreign foreign policy There
are but Few men in public life who have
the confidence Of the PRESIDENT TO such
IN extent as Senator E,kifs. with Mr.
Mckinley the West Virginian talked
plainly and urged an open declaration
that this country meant to hold the
Philippines.
Before the war began Senator EilSins
was opposed to hostilities He thought
the trouble With Spain could be settled
by other means He sppkeion this slib-
ject in the senate before war was de-
clared, and announced that IL hos HHties
were TO come the United States should
take Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philip
PINS. This - STA his belief. Speaking
OF this, he said:
"AS for the Philippines we should GER
tainly retain wliaG has been taken az so
much cost. There are two reasons why
We should keep them The first Is, that
they are harder TO give away than 70 re-
tain, ARD the second Is, that II Ger
many and England and the other cgnn-
tries want them, they are good enough
for the United States.
THE great struggle OF the future VIII
be for territory. Al the foreign powers
want territory in order to extend their
markets. We want territory for the
same reason This republic viii last a
Thousand years, ard q hundred years
from, now we would be willing to pay
half a billion d6aars for the Philippines,
which we can now have for the aeklng.
We need these islands IN the future as
an outlet for our people, while for the
present tiley Will become our home mar
kets. We need them as an incentive for
the increase Of our shipping and FOR the
building up Of our navy, until our flag Is
seen once more on the seas. We need
them because they mean 20 much TO the
Pacific slope, a section which Is deserv-
ing OF as much encouragement and at
tentiOH as the AfiaDtic cOnst.
at - Idle to ask whether we can as
simulate or govern the population. or
course we can, My faith in republican
principles Is unlimited. I believe that
our republic is the greatest government
ON the face Of the earth, and that We
can give the Philippines better govern
mient than any other opwer. We have
Already solved two race problems. We
have disposed Of Abe Indian, and we are
making good citizen Of the negro. Be
sides this we have absorbed lSOOO.OOg
foreigners, giSing them the bnisot ard
intrustlng them with voice in the man
aeement OF our affairE Docs anyone
mean to say that he republic which has
done 50 much for the worries civilization
and progress as the United States must
halt and hesitate in meeting the great
opportunity wfdch is now before us? II
Ne should fail in cur plain duty we
would make a great mistake.
,,,; 5i,,T ne I,ss,ss ar our four Jewels,
and we cannot part with ore OF them
without suffering inca'cuta'bae ioss.
Trade, commerce, slipping, manutac-