The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-11
WHEELING DAILY INTEILIGENcER. MONDAY JULY u 1898

Ioupe. Eidalgo Or Alaska. The great
majority of the people NJ tho United
States now believe that the annexation
OF the Hawaiian Islands vii! be the In
terest Of our people. aud In few years
all opposition will Disappeared one
viii be found willing to give them up
Think OF t. Acquiring islands IN
the seas is 10 secure necessary ndjuncls
90 the extension of commerce and the
building up o. a merchant marine and
providing outlets for home products.
How can danger come from Increased
facilities to do business: to furnish
mere opportunities to our cltlZens-t0
better their condition. And why should
not republic haSe islands In the seas,
ard colonial governments? claim
that a republic can have wise colonial
policies governing distant Islands and
peoples Just as well as. " not better
than the nations OF Europe. il belongs
to the Anglo-Saxons to rule wisely and
govern well. Even II deferred, which.
happily, # is not, how could we avoid
annexIng the Hawaiian Islands after
taking the Philippines. Cuba and Porto
Rio? Hawaii lies on tin beaten track
OF commerce and ON the line OF Oug ca
Bile and coalIng stations which will one
day surely span the globe.
THE Foley OF CONQUEST.
what have gou to say, Mr., Elklns, in
respect of the policy of conquest in the
prosecution of the war;"
when we voted to so to war with
Spain, we voted with full knowledge
that in case of victory we should have
indemnity for war expenses, and, fall
ing that, we should hold the territory
acquired and govern the people on that
territory. ] know 1t has been, urged
that the resolution declaring war
against Spain dlsclalmed in terms any
purpose of conquest. This is true, and
l adhere to the resolutions. The war
was not brought on for conquest, but It
does not follow that we may not be
Obliged to take and hold territory, es-
peclally II we fall to get other indem-
nifty to pay GU: war expenses, In our
civil war Congress declared, at the be.
ginning, 1t was the Intention to save
the Union, but before the strife ended
the slaves were set free.
1.-THE race problem? There Will be
none, practically. But we have had large
experience with race problem. Now,
let me say this: / feel that our constl.
tuition and laws are equal to any emer-
gency or crisis In government. Within
our present borders we have eight mu-
lions of negroes. We have the Indians
we found here. We have dealt with
both races successfully In their inter-
ests and cur own, and the republic to-
day is stronger and greater than ever
before in Its history Yet we are told,
In the face OF our great success, that we
are not able to deal with less than $1,000
orIentals and natives in Hawaii. Does
any sensible man believe We are not?
II we are to have colonial policy to
govern distant islands, We will have the
best the world has ever known-the
best for our people and the best 70: the
of the fslands-because that
policy, whatever 1t may be, colonial or
otherwise, will be administered by the
wisest and best government In the
world.
I'VE are in the beginning of an epoch |
making age. Grave and new RESPONSE
bllItics have suddenly come upon US.
AS a nation we are laying a foundation
for mighty future We are from time
on to he world power. and II We act
wisely we are destined to become not |
only world Yower, but the leading |
power OF the world, on land and on
sea. in commerce, manufacturing and |
shipping
LAND MARKS IN PROGRESS.
al am glad am here to take part in
and help along these great transnc-
lions and movements, which will be-
come land marks on the worlds pro-
gress towards higher and better things.
Theopportunit has come to the Amer!-
can people, without any designing upon
their part, of doing at once that which. |
under other circumstances. would have
taken a century to accomplish. Mighty |
events greet US on the threshold OF
our new national life and OF new Amer
lea; left us out of our isolation. and
tear us from ouv national seclusion OF
a hundred years.
There is some talli-lIght talk
about giving up the Philippines and
other islands which we shall take by
virtue of the war. What President or
party will haul down the American flag
after It once floats over n territory? |
Whether we shall want to keep the Is
lands or not, It may be more difficult to
them than to retain and gov
ern them. II way cannot be found
by which they may be given up with
honor and Justice to the people on them,