Arizona republican., 1899-02-04
TammaDy'S Chieftan Defines
 His Attitude.
Defines
BUT OPPOSES ALLIANCES
FaVorS Any Increase in inc Navy Thai Will Aid in PIaCiRg inc Unified SFafeS in inc Very Front Rank of inc Great Powers of inc wOrId-JefferSon Set inc Ex- ample for Expansion.

New York, Feb. 3.-Richard Croker gave another interview on the subject Of expansion last evening, talking to James w. O'Brien, editor of the Week
 Iy Union, the organ of the Irish sO- cieties. The interview ran as follows:
 ''Yes, ever since my early bOyhOod I have always wished to see the Ameri- can republic occupy prouder position before the world. At home we were all right; cur citizens were always protected in their rights. But outside our shores I never thought that Amer ica showed the same consideration fer her citizens that othe. powers did. We never had q manly foreign policy. We never could have, nor ever can. with out 8 strong navy.
 Look back thirty yeas ago, and re- member how the city and the whole country rang with dsnunciations of the pusillanimoUs policy of our country re- garding the rights of our American citizens abroad. It had got to be Q byword that if similar aggressions 
 of British subjects England would have protected them with all the power of her navy. Whatever else was said against England, it was said she at least protected her subjects in what ever part of the world they went. Does any one pretend that the same Wds said of America? On the contrary, we have been humiliated at the inactiOn of our foreign ministers and at the ap- parent callousness of our government, while the liberties and even the lives of American citizens abroad were be- ing trampled on.
 ''I always believed in broadening and irvigorating the foreign policy of this iccrntry and i'll the strengthening O. our naval power. so that thtrd-rate na- tions would no longer dare to bull dcze American representatives or mal- treat American citizens in any part Of the world
 There is one thing that makes a man feel good when the citizen is away from his native shore-that is to see the flag of his country. Wien all American sees the stars and stripes floating over our ships or our posses siOns in any part of the world, 1t makes him feel better"
 Are you an imperialist, Mr Cr0- kerr"
 "Me?" No, sir. I am no imperialist; I am a democrat. believing in old-time democratic doctrine. I follow in the footsteps of the great fathers of de- mocracy in this matter. Jefferson set the example; he broadenei our domain and invigorated our national life there by. And remember that at the time these fathers of the democratic party were broadening our territorial do- no of icTo tically more formidable than in the case of the Philippines today. Why, remember-it can hardly be more than forty years agO-when one had to go to California by mule teams. The trip to Manila today is easier and shorter.
 And as to the climate and hard ships, the American is a man different from the average European. The American is more hardy, can endure more, he is of a wiry fiber and has. as all the world admits, more of the men, tai grit in his makeup than is found in any other land than this. Our sail Ors and soldiers have proved it far and near. Climate need lot scare us If the Philippines were not too hot for Us to take they will not be too hot for us {, to hold, if we want to-
 "As to the moral considerations Of | our holding the Philippines, in my opinion the influence of American mis- sionarieS would convert and bring 1O | civilization year by year thousands of ! the FilipinCs; one hundred thousand | or five hundred thousand year might | not be too much to hope for. American missionaries are doing wonders even | in China, but they would, under Amer jean influence, have more fair play and protection in the Philippines. than they have in China, where they are from time to time brutally persecuted and murdered. We hlve civilized this continent, which, one might say, but a century ago was a primeval wilder ness, inhabited by sav2ges as unprom- ising, at least, as thei Filipincs. I have faith in Americas capacity to do any thing that any otIhec nation can do- and to do things that no other nation cculdl do.
 T am opposed to alliances; and so far as I know, the sentiment of every man in the political organization to which l belong is opposed to them. And I will say this, that my mind is perfectly open to consider events and conditions as they may develop; and Ii at any time it appeared that ex- pansion meant alliances with Eng land or any other European power 1 would be opposed to expansion My opinions in favor of expansion are based upon the assumption that no power could interfere with us, and no combination could be made against us, necessitating an alliance with any European power"
 '.Epo land seems to think an alliance with her would be 1lecossary?"
 England deceives he1 self. IL is not the first time she has made mis- about America. America in the past has not needed either her ir bo civil