The Portland daily press., 1899-04-27
TO SENATOR FRYE.

outside their own borders less conspicuous
than President of the United o.a'es.
ssAnd yet il seems In thu ea7s VI S ,aiJ.
tor FRYE !. most natural ard ressonao,e
thing 10 40. for the bene flcence OF hls
long and Interesting work IN tonesesss
bas moi been confined to HIS own stare VI
Maine, nor to that power1u INV
geneuus New England when = 1LrequeneS
eradioates state lines IN ene ga sa,cata iss
complish It's interests or 10 vi uu ass .r
opinions Nor has it been COZ luhou W
ouestions of politics but the d sterhina
ton of broad national policies fnu ~
there Is u senator ow in pubic ny ~.
can be said 20 belong to us all, n. - 'n ~
Hon. William p. Frye of the STA 70 Va
Maine. of
81 want to call your attention to on, VI
the reasons why men grow great IN IN
State of Maine The little delegation
from the state of Maine consists OF no
more than six persons, and yet 1t is per-
haps the most influential state Delegation
in Congress, and one OF the reasons Nny
AZ is so powerful is the fact that the people
of Maine having obtained the ser ices III
public place OF strong and able On sTacters,
keep them there, promote them push
them forward, and never allow sudden
currents of political disorder 10 destroy
their faith in the value and int gritty OF
their well chosen representatives, Ley
New York follow the example OF Maine.
The guest of the evening, Senator FRYE,
was tnE1 lutTOuuC6us ltt ""S
In introducing Senator Frye. tiov.
Roosevelt said there was never so grew u
need for men at the head OF affairs rs now.
New England had always produced grehe
men in national affairs. III hau given
us Admiral Dewey. To her also we are
indebted for Senator Frye There was
great display of enthusiasm rs senator
FRYE took the floor, 1t was most nav
tering ovation.
Senator Frye in thanking his entertain.
ers for the honor conferred upon hin, pau
tribute to the persistent ana inteihgent
advocacy OF Mr.. John ". Ambrose, sup
plemented by the influence OF the New ork
senators in securing appropriations tor
the harbor of New York. lie TOOK lof
his general text: "Our trace ana com
meroe generally and the best metnous A"i
prom citing them
Our success last year, he said, IS most
gratifying but our necessity Tor foreign
markets il osrtain to increase.
All the necessary facilities Tor deep
drauqht ships must be PROVIDED Tor. II
was just a look into this future when
conipeliad me 10 insist even 10 the point
of obstinacy that seven millions OF dollars
should be expended in New YORK mar
Dor, and that our ships should una there
"A channel 2GOU feet wide, with depth
OF 40 feet, and ample doosage room. L
trust too, that the time Ia not lar ols-
tant when VIC shall lave deep water
way from the great lakes to the Atlantic
ocean. still further increasing our 1acin-
ties and decreasing our rates another
thing. in my judgemnt, is imperatively
required.
We should carry in our own ships, I'M
der our own flag, all of our imports ana
exports. We should pay to orr own peo-
pie the $500, O00 q day we now pay TO Ior-
eigners. We should make of the officers
of those ships active, intelligent ana IN
terested agents for the discovery OF new
markets and tine promotion OF our tIaue
Suppose to accomplish this it does cost
us eight or ten millions of dollars annu-
ally, will not there be ample oompensa-
ton?
Speaking OF the results of the late war
with Spain, he said, after referring to
Cuba and Porto Rico:
Blu more promising than the acquire
ment of many such islands, is the aequl-
sition by US, under the terms OF the same
treaty of the Philippine archipelago, nn-
doubtediy the most fertile and productive
un-explorsd land under the sun.
Give the Islands ia good government,
protection to life and property, an az
vancing civilization, Increasing intelii,
gence. fair wages, honest collecting OF
revenues, railroads ana highways i'm
proved agricultural implements, cable
Communication, with our country aud
teIegraphio lines between them, and who
doubts that commerce will, in few years
De QuauFupIeOf lDe DulA Vi ~ VIII bS
ours even with the open door
What shall we do with the Philippines
In my, Judgment there will be no uncer-
tain sound IN the answer OF our people.
They have been acquired honestly ana in
their requirement we base dealt gen
erously with spain. We will hold tho
as our own, for tina good Ct the peoples
who inhabit them and for the immense
advantage, commercially, they promise
us. We will give them good govern
ment relief from burdensome taxation.
ample security in all their civil and re-
ligious rights
We Will make it possible for them
SONS time in the future, to form stable
republican government, capable OF max
Ing treaties enforcing their rights Indel
them ana observing their Obligations
Then we alone being the judges Of theil
competency, will surrender to them The
sovereignty reserving to ourselves th'
naval anu coaling stations necessary fol
our commerce and its protection. III
the meantime, we win not restore rot
to Spain or sell rod to any nation o
earth, nor will we psrmtt our suprem,
authority to he diminished or questioned
by any power within or without the isl
amos.
Suoa utterances as these may subject
ne TO the charge of being an expansion
list. / plead guilty to the indictment,ano
lind myself in most exalted company.
PRESID EMF WILL WISH RALEIGH
Washington, April 26.-Cnptain Cogh
Ian will be in command of the Raleigh
when President Mckinley pay his visi
of stute to the cruiser at Philadelphia
next Friday. 1t has been determined that
prior to the ceremonial visit, If ut all, nj
change siall be made in the command al
the result of the utterances OF Captain
Coghlan The President takes the grounC
that it won d be AN unkind and urwar
r4nted reflection on the officers and crew
of the ship 10 abstain from paying tn,
visit which has been arranged for and oc'
cupies prominent Place on the pro
gramme.
AS 10 the future course of the navy de
paitment with respect to Captain Cogh
Ian. it Is telieved that the administration
of csnsure in the shape of letter from
Secretary Long will suffice to meet TIT
nee ds of the case.
The Idiot Again.