The Saint Paul globe., 1899-02-12

haE4uet Oh the Oh1O Republican
League at Observation-Disclosures
Command China Sea.
DAYTON. O., Feb. 11.-Senator G. X.
Davis. of Minnesota. and Senator For
aher were the most prominent guests
at the Republican state league ban
ouet held at Dayton this evening
They arrived just in time for the ban
euet which began at o'clock. Seated
to the right of the chairman, Col
Nevins. was Senator Davis, and next
to him was Gov. Asa Bushnell On
the left of Col. Nevins was Senator
Foraker.
When Col. Nevins arose there was
loud cheering. He said that no one
was nominated for governor at state
league conventions unless IN his own
mind. All allusions to President Nc
Kinley were loudly cheered. Senator
Foraker responded to the toast THE
Republican Party He said the Re-
publican party had restored protec-
ton. 1t had brought up new issues,
on which the Democrats had drawn
party lines, but these issues were set
tied In favor of extended national
progress There would be no question
as to Cuba in the future, as the prom
ise made in regard to that island
would be religiously kept. AS for the
Philippines Mr.. Foraker said that con-
eress was the war-making power, and
the power to govern new territory
when acquired. Not to govern with fire
or sword, but to govern with enlighten-
ment. When Admiral Dewey went
there and the sound Of his guns echoed
round the world a new responsible
1ty had been created. If the Philip
pine islands were not retained it was
clear they would be partitioned, as
China is being partitioned. So we de-
termined no one else should have them.
The president reluctantly concluded it
would be the wisest. the most logical
and the only proper thing to do to Sc
cure the cession of the islands to the
United States.
His allusion to the work of the peace
commission was received with loud
cheering. He concluded:
II have no hesitation in entrusting
the administration now in power with
the solution Of our future policy
there"
Hon. c. w. Raymond, of Illinois,
spoke on "The Parity Of Wheat and
Silver in the West" and was succeed
ed by Gov. Bushnell, Of Ohio. who ad-
dressed himself to the toast "Ohio in
Peace and War" Gov. Bushnell said:
we are proud of the part Ohio SEN
ators took in the ratification Of the
peace treaty. Our citizens differed in
regard TO this question, but I believe
1T was clearly the part OF wisdom to
accept and ratify the treaty, leaving
the questions that will grow out of
our new conditions to be settled in the
future. It is now our duty as Ohioans
to see that our state maintains it's
proud position in the sisterhood Of
states ard cur duty as Americans to
aid il achieving the greater destiny,
which awaits us as a nation"
SENATOR DAVIS PLATFORM.
Senator Cushman K. Davis, of Min
| Lesota, and a member Of the peace
commission, spoke to the toast: New
Lands and New Responsibilities. He
eulogized the personality Of William
| Mckinley as a leader and q man,
which entitled him to a denomination
| and triumphant reelection" and then
turned to the war with Spain. He
| scored President Cleveland for evad-
| ing issues which, if he had faced them
would have kept aloof the horrors of
W ar from the shoulders of his success
| sor'
Speaking of the peace commission, he
said Of Judge Day: mo honor that
this state can bestow upon him is too
| good for his deserts"
| Senator Davis pronouncement that
| it was foreordained that Spain should
be extirpated from both hemispheres,
was greeted with cheers, and he added
that We would not return the islands
| to the Internal cruelty Of Spain. From
| the first the foreign relations commit
| tee had met with perverted opposition.
In regard to the Filipinos, he said: II
would deal gently with them, chasten
| them if we must He devoted much
time to the eastward tendency Of civil
| ization and commerce. I'VE must have
| the Market" he said I'VE desire end
must have our share Of the commerce
Of the East We do not desire to see
| the dismemberment of the Chinese
empire We desire to see that ancient
and great empire preserved intact, and
| 1 believe it to be in the power Of the
! United States, Great Britain and Japan
| to accomplish that end
| Senator Davis said that one move in
| this problem is the retention of the
| Philippines, which command the China
| sea. The United States is the great and