The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-13
DEMOCRATS ON EXPANSION.
OUR POLICY DISCUSSED Ar A BROOK
Y DINNER.

Regulars and Mueuumps Well Represented
but No Voice Raised I'm Opposition to Our
Keeping All We Have Taken from Spain
or the Ratification of the Treaty of Peace
AT the dinner given by the BROOKLYN Demo.
cratic Club TO the six Democratic Congress-
men-elect from Long Island. at the Germanis
Club house In Schermerhorn street last night.
many of the most prominent regular and So
called reform Democrats In the borough we're
present. Among these were James shevlin.
Edward NJ. Shepard. James Moffett James ID.
Bell, former Mayor David A. Body, Comptrol-
Ter Bird $. Coler, A A. Healy, s. Perry Sturgis.
Harrington Putnam, Police Commissioner
Bernard j. York. Bridge Commissioner John
l.. Shea. Charles J. Edwards. Charles j. Patter-
eon. Gen. George w. Wingate. County Clerk
William T. Wuest. Warden Patrick Hayes.
former Senator John McCarty. William r. Nc
CURE. Senator Patrick II. McCarren. Fred
eric W. Hinrichs. Herman A. Metz. Rufus L.
Scott. Everett Greene. Alexander Mckinney,
Joseph r.. Dorman. Francis Gottsberger. As
sistant Corporation Counsel J. j. Walsh.
Judge John Courtney. John I. Clarke. Judge
Patrick Ready. DR.. Thomas A. Keno. H. +.
Scharmann. Judge Alfred T.. Steers. John
Schliemann, Robert II. Roy. George II. Lind
say. Thomas +. Larkin. and Daniel Moynahan.
The guests were Congressman elect Towns
end Scudder. john J. Fitzgerald. Edmund II.
briggs. Bertram It. CLAYTON. DR.. Frank L. Will
son and Mitchell MAY. At the guests. table
we're also seated President A. II. Eastmond OF
the BROOKLYN Democratic Club. United States
Senator William Lindsay OF Kentucky, former
Congressman James W. Covert from Queens
county. Edward NJ. Shepard and Assistant
CORPORATION Counsel Luke D. Stapleton.
After cigars had been lighted President
Eastmond made a short address Of welcome
and then introduced Senator Lindsay. who
spoke to the toast The Democratic Party"
He said in part:
democrats are not imperialists. They are
not eXpansionists. but il does not follow that
they are to refuse TO sanction the Spanish
treaty OF pence or to decline to share the re-
sponsibility that the treaty carries with it.
Constitutional difficulties ought not to DO
raised whore none exist. In the prosecution
OF the war against Spain we have the constitu-
tional right to seize and OCCUPY the Philip
pine Islands. When We came to treat for
peace We had the constitutional right to con-
tract for their permanent retention. We vio-
late no American policy or tradition in rescu-
ing those people from Spanish oppression nor
IN aifording, them the protection OF our Con-
In discussing the questions that might he
E raised sd, IN i soI c6nsli the problem bsm6 Of sxpa sbdSIdi
put no obstacles in the way"
Mr.: Edward NJ. Shepard, in respondinC, to
NllV lNuoN' luC DlNfhlbu bCIlptldNp IluD,
took occasion TO praise 1t for its thorough
going independence." but explaining in pa
M HfnSRSses; sRa 2? mot II R BEING way os ar % Of tRs rd 5ST ar
organization" In this connection Mr.. Shep-
ard made the admission that the DemoSratic
ard spoke at length on what he considered the
political issues at the present time-the eur;
he Esns said .'A Ato 2ea dnf the s'GGs scIsTation Of F'R}Gii Sbsf;d
Croker the other day on the currency question.
What he said was bold. far-seeing and timely.
He said that the silver question. the so-caIled
question of IL to l is dead. and so it is"
This extract from his speech embodied. Mr.:
Il trust. Senator Lindsay. that you and your
lutely vote against the Spanish treaty unless
it shall be amended, as has been proposed. so
or in the China Sea shall be acquired by
US against the will Of the Inhabitants that the
shall be made citizens Of this country; that
they shall not be permitted now or at any
eminent of this country, whether as States or
otherwise. or in any other way to enter into
and corruptlng competition Will the
ahoring masses of this land.
y, .Th Young Democracy yymwas the toast that
oleton replied to-. In part he said:
We have waged and won n war with our an
ipyeter?te and imp!acabIe epnsmy That
var we cannot give them back to our beaten
", DtCuuSe w IldNb uttldItu tHdI UpT nOIlOn
If governing. colonies is incompatible with
modern civilization. We cannot give them
MY satisfaction for the past. but Indemnity
or the present and immunity for the future.
I nations have nothing to lose by defeat at
'ur hands. then war with us becomes only a
AS to the Philippines. we have taken away.
lie had. If we take ourselves from their ISL
nds. we r%elinluish them to anarchy. He
Mistakes the ideal Of the Anglo-Saxon race
suggests that the trOphinS for which
blood was spilled can be made the sub
eGt Of barter or that cession you'd be CON
idersd by it as a fitting refuge for a great ma
Ex.Coneressman Perry belmont, who had
cen invited. sent a letter reRretting his in
hat he should not be classed with the anti
x.nansionists, for he says: (
is in the hands Of those now in power SG'i in !
eeshi tlGslIy de %asG b f9'f the Fssq fre.t fha II n asSs j
arty which shall formulate a statement OF |
He then at considerable length describes b
hat he calls the: success Of Holland in the ,
ADMINISTRATION 81 her East Indian possessions" =
nm If fh So i SoH do % g tSS snS Thish h 1it a P PopTFmlai- y
addition to the Javanese proper. They are h
oyeIned not only with their consent. but with -
tact under, the Dutch colonial system the :
nguage. religion. customs and laws which :
ley enjoyed Hdw as 81 Malay eSva pTinsipaiities they n
hereditary Rajahs. in their hereditary y
,laces, at the hereditary courts where a Dutch :
,sidenf has been so Tonga discreet and valued
Mr.. Belmont counselled the most patient.
'refuli impartial and unpreJudiced consider
Ex-senator Hill. Mayor Van WICK and Pres
emit Of the Borough Edward NJ. Grout also
nj letters Of regret.