The Portland daily press., 1899-11-06

tional law that u 10 squitsbls and Just 10
pap . countEy for the internal improve
Dsnts that oounsry hes made IN the pos
ssssion assumed b. the victorious ooun-
try. There are many presidents for this.
Germany paid France for Aisaoe and
Lorsirs and the South American repub-
! sios paid the mother country a part OF
their national debt when they gained
their Independence.
Here We wsrs dealing with o pros
trate, bankrupt nation We were VIC
torious, rich and prosperous. Could We
have done less than We didf "a voice
ave finally agreed upon terms and
Spain released all oiaims on rs and We
released spain from all claims our citi-
zens might make against her. In this
We wers wise for had this CLAUSE not bssn
inserted In the treaty spain could have
held rs for violation of the terms OF the
"wbst are We going 10 do with thsse
isiandsf Many peopls believs God shapes
the Dc stiniea Of nations and had q pur-
pose Of His own in putting us into the
Philippines to give to them the blessings
Of New England civilization. I don't
60 as far ss this bot I don't believe We
should shirk our duty thers."
Senator frye then proceeded to discuss
the commercial side OF the queation.
We had created the test home market
the world ever saw, hut We learned final
~ that We were prod rs per cent
more than We could consume. We bad .
surplus, and surplus nundispossd Of 10
. millstone about he neck Il q repub-
lie. We mutt ind msrkets sbroad; but
our competitors had all the fscil,tits. We
nad only industry ami brains. Our man.
ufscturtrs began to explore the mark-t
Of tho world. Our government co-opsrst
ed; with the result that last year the bal
of frnda nailllona of
dollars. We cannot stop there. There are
soon to DO hundred millions OF psopls
In this country. sixty millions OF whom
will not be supported on the farms. We
must be able to sell what thess people
make. We have active oompetitors. The
ours are, meet % In every market. We
cannot cut wages down here. We must
adhere 10 our old policy, and at tbs
same time develop new enterprises.
Now We carry In our vesssls about ten
per cent Of the goods imported and ss-
every captain should be commercial
nave tried % pass laws encouraging our
merchants marine, the Democrats nave
met Us BY . demand for free ships. But
70 throw opsn TO compositions our domss-
ito and oosstwise shipping, which has
grown to splendid proportions under
our traditional systsm Of protsotiou.
nWhere should We look for our trade In
the futursf 10 the Orient. with Its sven
hundred million dollars. The Pacific
future. We should construct the Nioa-
ragus canal st once. (Applasse.) II
will bring New York from 1201 TO 1890
miles nearer the great ports Of the ORR
emit than 10 Liverpool. With that short
ening Of distance We will have the inside
track for that commerce. Our ships
were II not for the Democratic party
President Arthur mada . treaty with
Nicaragua that would have insured
that, but the Democrats defeated the
treaty In the Senate
Now what was the relation Of all this
new possessionsf Contisuity and graft
tude would give rs the trade Of Cuba
But the Philippine archipelago va,
worth . scors Of Cubas and Porto Ricos.
The islands of the Philippines wers
mos. fertile and productive Even afteI
all the years Of Spanish tyranny. the ~ :
ports Of the islands were forty millions
and the imports seventeen millions. Lift
those people out Of their lazy habits,
and they would quadrupls their DOM
meros. There was hemp, coal, iron, ans
other natural products. Bus Spain neveI
| developed the fesouIc0s. xon8eo onteE-
but the archipelago was far more val
| liable Tor Its strategic value than for 1t
products. Il fronts the China sens. l,
makes us power OF tbs Orient. The
guns Ct Dewey awakened those psople
and showed us to the world for the frs
s%s Tn. great sto wof oi p ps. earth
not realized shis before. When the Ar
meuiaus were mssss cred We had remained
quiet because we had not dared to act
When the Turks destroyed the propsrty
Of our missions We demanded indemnify
The Sultan laughed and said be wouldn'i
he would pay. (Applauss.) Germany
and Francs, and the other powers were
intended to divide up China and kseI
us out. But with ourselves firmly
esta blished in the Philippines archipe lagt
they will nos DO IL. 1here are peoplsi
who would have rs give them up; VIII
they would be left to chaos and disorder
when the question came up before the
oommission. rs to the ohara,ter OF thu
Filipinos. all the witnesses from Dewey
down declared that they were utterly I'M
1t for sslf-govsrnment. They were mo-
to blame. They had bean undsr bst
The Filipinos were not bad people.
They were . courteous, respectful race
loving music and having taste for edu
cation and culture. They were especially
noted for their virtues OF dlisl obedience
As to their future disposition, In thu
f1rst place We win light for peace. theI
We will give them good government
Then We will give them schools and
teachers; We will hire them TO work; ",
will pay them decent wages. We vii
give them local self government; and Per
haps in the dim future they may b sbl.
to assume thsir own sovereignty. and
maintain themselves ~ . nation. Blu
until then We shall never yield that
sovereignty to any people within sh'
archipelago or without" (Applauss.)
Mr.. Frye said that he was an expsn
sionist. Contsntmsnt In . man or natios
was the beginning Of decay. We ooult
never maintain . policy Of isolation. ID
was an sxpansionist. and In that VA
In good company. This country besar
with q strip on the sea board. 1t bsgal
to expand. Massachusetts, was heard
from then a. she 10 now. Josiah Qutn
cy, . wiss man in bis time. declared tn,
Constitution could never be stretched
over the wild regions Of the West. Blu
II had been done; AID the Constitution
and the Union had survived. (Applanse.
II Mckinney should be elected Aonda!