Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-11-04
FOR EXPANSION.
Theme Of Republican Leaders
At Big Boston Banquet.
WOlCOtt's Farewell to the Govern
orsh ip Roosevelt and Lodge state
TheirV Jews -FOrmerTalksW wholly
OF Philippines.

Boston. Nov. IA republic based on
expansion principles Was the idea in
governmental policy for which Governor
Roosevelt and Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge appealed last night at the banquet
of the Republican club of Mas sachusrtts
in Music hall.
The dinner was fully as enthus iastic
as any held. and the sentiments en-
pressed were applauded again and again.
Elihu r. Hayes of Lynn was the pre-
siding officer.
The first response was from Governor
Wolcott, who referred to the close of
his term as state executive, saying that
he was overwhelmed with gratitude to
the people of Mussur rhusetts in the gen
erous measure of support extended and
honors accorded him. In his successor,
he said, the r:Uple have man of the
highest political ideals and business
sagacity. He will have the respect and
love of all who know him,
Lieutenant Governor Crane, in a brief
speech. congratulated the members of
the club on the great gathering and on
their valuable services. He said that tha
coming election forecas;ed the mere i'm
portant presidential election of next
year He said that lie took the occasion
to express his gratitude to the club for
its greeting and for the honor accorded
him.
John l.. Bates said he belle we'd the
Democratic party and Democratic legis-
lation were responsible for the evils of
the trusts He said that NEST uf the
io, ,
under the laws of Delaware and New
Jersey and under laws eracted by
Democratic legislatures. He said he
was IL candidate for Office of IA party
which places practice above prscopt:
Is for expansion rather than contraction;
which stands for the Union rather than
rebellion. for America rather than for
her enemies.
The remarks OF Governor Roosevelt.
which were entirely upon the Philippine
question, were frequently interrupts d
with applause. He said the Massachu-
sets Republicans when they fix their
eyes on the stars do not forget to keep
their feet on the ground. They never
forget the sense of higher ideal or loss
of consciousness in getting that ideal by
~ az s'''Ai N'iH ne sulu tHt
for discussion concerned his hearers not
merely as men of Massachusetts, but of
the United States. He said that eXpan-
sion was the handmade of peace. The
great difficulty in answering the argU-
ments of anti-eXpanSionisls was their
use of loose invective and their misrep-
resentation of facts. The people who a
year ago denounced the war with Spain
are the same who now denounce the
Philippine war. They hold Aguinaldo
asian ideal as they believe the Maine was
blown up from the inside. One belief is
as rational as the ether.
The speaker said the peace advocates
in the north during the Civil war We're
responsible for the draft riots. We're the
fathers of the men who new prattle for
peace which would mean the hauling
down of our flag. and the writing of a
page in our history which would make
children blush with shame The advo-
Gates of the gospel Of peace in 1864 would
be happy today in seeing our enemies in
the Philippines praying for the succe SIS
Of the Democratic party.
Governor Roosevelt said that those who
claim the war is Mckinleys war forget
that he divides the credit with congre SIS,
which ratified the peace treaty. which
took the Philippines and provided the
sinews with which to put down the in
surrectiOn. He maintained that if those
islands do not rightfully belong to us.
then Alaska and all the territory ac-
quired on this continent by purchase or
conquest do not belong tous.
Tho concluding sneaker woS Sepotor
Lodge.