The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-30
HALEY on EXPANSION.
Rcnsons Why lie Opposes the Phiiip-
pine Acquisition.
Dallas News.

Dallas News,
Congressman J. w. Bailey arrived in the
city ye5sfrday from Gainesville and viii
depart FOR Washington via st. Louis today.
He registered at the Oriental and received
a large number of callers during the alter
nacn and evening. Mr.. Basley told lIls in
tim1te friends who discussed with him the
McMHlln interview that he was absolutely
ccrtain Of winning the speakership nominal
tion and disiodging the efforts " those w3o
are striving TO dcpOse h.m from the leader
ship. OF the party. Even with Richardson
OF ~Tealnessse. Bankhead OF Alabama, Nc
fao of Arkansas and DeArmond of Mis-
souri, as rival candidates FOR the house
IeaAsrsnIp hJtors, he expects TO hold his
TRENDS IN those States when the time shall
aTrlVe Tor at least three of the gentlemen
named 10 drop out. a number of ballots
aiscioses the actual strength OF Uhe candi-
dGIpes. Mr.. Bailey is as bitterly opposed to
territorial expansion 90 he was when he
fought the principle at Galveston in Au-
gust last. He believes that the race
Troubles at home are quite enough without
the addition OF 200, 900 negroes in Porco
ltioo, soO,0OO In Cuba and 5000, 900 to TO-
0OO, 900 NMalays, Japs, Chinese, negritos and
TUT ltuntofs' jim the Philippines. Mr..
Bailey argues that the Philippines can not
be a part and parcel OF the United States
wlur'out the natives enjoying the same
flghUs ana privileges and staniing before
the law that the constitution accords to
the citizens of the Un'ted States, native
born and natuiaitzed. He laughs at the
IDEA Of an open door" policy in the Phil
ippilts, who. he asserts Is n most ridicu-
lous proposition, and says that the copsti-
tuition does not touch ono part OF the gov
efnInen OF the Un}ted States and miss
another portion. Tho constitution was
made for the United States. according TO
the minority leader, and the Philippines.
he anneSationlsts win, will be United
States territory. Speaking OF labor oondi-
lions i'm tho Philippines. Mr.. Bailey stated
that the natives considered 4 cents a day
excellent remuneration for n days work,
or at least they are paid 4 cents u day. a
serni-ciyllized sailor is pad a. per month.
Cheap labor IS the rule rather than The
exception in all the Islands wrested from
Spain, and Mr.. Bailey ina yesterday
t.tat American workingmen viii he forced
10 compete with the cheap aud eervile labor
OF the islands. According to the leader of
the minority In congress there Is a large
class In The East composed OF men OF
wealth who hayo been clamoring for cheap
labor for years. General Daniel Sickles OF
New York and DR.. William Everett of
Massachusetts,, at one time independent
mtmhsrs OF the lower house, were referred
10 by Mr.. Bailey RS advocates Of cheap
lIbor. Congressman Sickles made a speech
IN which he said, among other things:
THE great need OF this country Is cheap
labor" and Congressman Everett applaud
ed vigorously. Annexation of the Spanish
islands will give the cheap labor adyocates
all they desire. In the opinion of Mr.. Bailey,
aud I've Is a little curious TO know lust what
the American workingman are going To do
about 1t. Mr. Baiiey's friends say that he
will not modify his views with regard to
free raw material, and, II anything, is more
pronounced in lds opposition than ever
before, 1t Is likely that Congressman
free raw material at a joint debate before
a Texas audience in tho not far distant
future,