The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-01-07
FO2 EXPANSION.
Richard Croker Says it Would
thOw Weakness 10 Let the
Philippines Go.

New York. Jan, c-The Journal ana
Advertiser win tomorrow print the Col.
lowing statement given out tonight by
Richard Croker
I believe In expansion. believe n
holding whatever possessions we have
gained by annexation purchase or war
This policy ls not only patriotic but II is
the only safe one TO pursue ANY other
policy would show weakness ON the part
Of the United statea and invite foreign
complications This must be avoided
hence our policy must be vigorous.
Jefferson was an oxpansionst. other.
wise he would not have favored the ,e.
QUESTION Of Louisiana with lts foreign
population. which In Jefrerson's limo was
quite as remote as the Philippines. In this
age OF steam and electricity, distance
is no argument againnt expansion.
We spend millions annually i'm missions
In foreign countries Now we have a
spend this money In our own possea-
sions and make the people OF our own
lands good, law abiding ctzlensiaahaeY
lands good. law abiding citizens, who ia
time viii be loys. to our constitution
and our nag. Take England for example
The people OF this little isle come pretty
near owning tho universe Are nor 0ur
people as intelligent as the English pan-
pie? The United States iH the only coun-
Ty on earth superior to the English
Why not Illustrate TO the world that We
are fully able 10 cope with greater prob
lens than wa have had occasion TO In
The past, ana in the future dominant any
emergency?
We have population Of eighty mil
Hons OF people. the country teens With
young men full Of life, hope and ambition
Why not give these young men q chance
10 develop our newly acquired possess-
Ions and build up a country rltollng n
grandeur ana patriotism our own United
States2
/ say by all means hold On TO all that
rightfully belongs to us. II the great
country west of the Rocky mountains
were filled with wild Indians a ptethosr
were filed with wild Tndals AT the pres
ent time, how long would II take Is 10
suppress them and make them respect
our laws and our constitution? The same
thing applies TO the Philippines and any
other country that may fan into our
hands by the province Of peace or war
Il is an insult TO the American people
and 10 our fag even 20 suggest that W.
abandon H., people we have rele4 ,e1
from bonde &C. - what would be moro dls-
graceful, tbat w, should offer % sall them
TO the highest bidder. Such "a propoaition
places the American people IN Inc same
category with the Chinese. w19 have
and are ln consequences utilized as a door
mat by the powers OF the world.
This is too great a question 10 o. con-
sidered as "a mere matter of dollars ana
cents. our people want their rights pro-
tected. they will not figure on the cost
Bring it down to local government in
the case OF Street cleaning, the cry II,
I'VE want clean strets" regardless of rha
cost. They demand them as their riRas.
Just so with our POSSESSIONS the peoile
want the properties acquired by war pre-
tecied. They viii pay for a standing army
"a powerful navy and the protect'on OF
our nag, the wQld over. regardieas ot
any monetary consideration. They have
proved their willingness 10 sacrifice tLe.r
blood for the honor Of their country and
their flag And NAen the question S.
brought % an Issue, they will acss as
one man and demand expansion az a cit
izen's sacred rights.
think the 10 to 1 question a= outlined
In the Chicago platform a decidedly dead
Issue. This was fully demonstrated "a the
last election. We did not emhody the i6
to question IN our platform ana the
result is that We elected ever ono Of
our congressman.