The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-28
The Man With His Hat in His Hand.

Before the Independent Club OF Buffalo
last week, the Hon. CLARK HOWELL OF
the Atlantic Constitution. q Democratic
journal that has been trying to smother
its own liking for expansion with the
gas OF "Anti-lmperialism." spoke not
as q Democrat but as an American OF
the United States and the Philippines.
He took AZ the title OF his address The
Man with his Hat in his Hand" meaning
thereby an attitude OF respect and rever-
ence for American institutions and achieve
ments. the figure being suggested TO his
mind by picture OF MTLLETs. not the
Man with the Hoe but Tho Angelus. Mr.
HOWELL took for his text the prophetic
words Of THOMAS II. BENTON:
There 10 the East. there Is India"
Mr. HOWELL traced the territorial and
commercial development OF the United
States. development not attained without
much protest from the same narrow views
that the anti-imperialists are now emitting
SO loudly. To-day BESToNs phrase should
be changed TO read:
"rl ere 10 the East. there are tho Philippines the
gateway to Asis'
The immense reasons OF self-interest that
should prompt the South to insist upon
American possession OF the Philippines have
never been stated more clearly than they
were by Mr.. HOWELL. The South is now
manufacturing cotton products "a well as
raising cotton. She is no longer at the mercy
OF outsiders. Actually, she has reached such
u point OF independence that this year the
price o. her cotton wils not fixed in Liver
pool but in tho fields. The dollars and
cents that expansion means To the South in
the future are computed by Nr. HOWELL
in a passage, the clear common sense OF
which is a sharp contrast t. tho vaporinSs
OF the anti-expansonlsts:
"Aioooo 900 bale crop OF cotton At only = cents
. pound means s8uo. O0O. 600 in cash for the raw
material and this year the farmer who got lees than
cents for his cotton had only himself 10 blame FOR
selling IL too early. Ten million bales Of cotton il
tho manufactured state means each equivalent Of
from one and onchaR to two billion dollars We
have not yet rcArhei the point where even larger
per cont OF the crop is manufactured IN the vicinity
Of the cotton held but with the phenomenal devol.
opment OF Asiatc demand for cotton goods and tho
steadily increasing facilities 81 the south TO supply
II. We can reasonably expect AL outcome which. At
10 distant day, -il fall but little short Of the wcav
ing by the factories Of our country ofpratcally the
total output Of American bales: aud figuring only
upon the Increased demand sufficient To Justify a
modest wardrobe OF not more than cotton suit
IN each Filipino. ", Adue IN hii item Glon, rum
,ohch would p'ry meet the cash cost ~ M Islands
And. in addition. an investment Of incalculaole
wealth TO the cotton Industry OF our county"
In a letter to the Atlanta Consultation Mr..
WILLIAM w. LANDRUM says that Mr.. How
ELL is himself tho Man with his Hat in his
Hand. preaching gospel the South needs
to hear" 1t is a gospel OF common sense.
Expansion will benefit the South; therefore
the South should adhere to expansion. In
spite of Mr.. BRYAN. that gospel Is gaining
southern converts every day.
The Man with his Hat in his Hand is get
ting the better OF the Man who Talks
through his Hat.