Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-12

ulANhAulhheu senator ifom ApnhNNh-
cut Hnid.
THE vast and unmanngeablc estate
which the Louisiana acquisition VIII
give the United States. the consequent
dispersion Of our population and the
destruction 0f that balance which ~ ia
su important 10 maintain between the
eastern and western States. threatens
az no very distant day the suhvcrHiln
OF our Union
- distinguished senator from Della
ware said.
monae. unboundcd world--if % should
ever be Incorporated into the Union. Of
which ! have no Idea and which can
only be- done by amending tho OnnHu-
tuition. I holicve % win d. the greatest
curse that could at present bcfnll uH
II may Dc productive of innumrrlhls
evils. ana especially ~ one that ! fear
10 ever look upon. Thus our citizens VIII
be- removed 90 tho Immense distance ~
two ur three thousand miles from the
capital Of the Union. where they viii
scraceiy ever fcgl The rays ~ The sen.
grnl government thDlr affections viii
be- niicnutci-they win gradually beEin
TO view uH nH stfnnEru-thCy VIII form
other commercial connections. ana our
iutertHH VIII become distinct and
I do say that under existing clrcum-
stances. even auppuaIug that thls eN-
tent Of territory was desirable &C.
quiFitiou fifteen millions Of dollars was
a most enormous sum 10 give
"a distinguished representative from
NlrE.nla Haid'
tent Of uur empire
''iIo feared IN effects NJ the In
creased value ~ labor the decrease In
the value OF lands. and the Influence ~
| climate upon our citizens who should
migrate thithor
- fear Though this land was repre-
I faM a. HHsI al Cad
honey that this Eden " the New World
VIII prove cemetery Tor the bodies OF
/ our cltiEcnu'
"imporiallsm had chief place In the
catalogue % disasters which would fol-
low the ratification of this treaty. ana
/ Il was alleged Il was the hrnt and SURF
| step TO the creation NJ an empire and
the subvcrsion uf the Constitution. The
/ phrase which lH now employed by
some critics planetary policy no far as
/ have been able Co discover. hfat APP
| pcurrd here. irnrrHon was made the
/ subject of antiricnl yorHei
Let him commence. land spcculator.
Aud buy up the realms " nature,
| Towns, cities. Indians. sptnlurdf,
TaalrIca.
"1hr opponents. however. we're in the
| minority and che star uf the Republic
| did not set ana tha miEhty West was
brought under the nug OF justice. free
dom and opportunity
"in 1913 $50 added Gi.1t9 square miles
| which now uumpHHUl Florida ana parts
| of Alabama. Louisiana and Mississippi.
Ia 1876 $50 received The ccasiun Of Tex
ua. % rl.tIEud a,b.9ii square miles
| and embraced the State uf Texas, and
! parts uf Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado,
| wyoming ana New Mexico. The next
| ccfHlon was under tho treaty OF iAis,
containing '2l.5Gs square milrH, cmbrac-
INK the states 0f California, Nevada,
D. q 10 I'd.
omlng. ANA OF the Territories VI Ari-
zona and New Mexico.
I'm 1853 we acquired by the GudHdcn
] purchase fi.hll square miles. which
embraced parts OF Arizona and Sew
I Mexico.
''fhs next great acquisition was that
OF Alaska Ia 1867. containing 5a1. 80
square miles. This treaty. like that Of
the Louisiana purchase was norgrll
rlaistrd when the hnute had undcl
consideration the hill appfupuating III
sum u N..O0.Oo0 the amount 81 pur'
by the treaty, the minority report 90
that hlll quoted uppruNiurly an article
which characterized Alaska aH % ..Crra
lncosnlta and that persons well In
formed as 20 Alaska are ungratefu
| enough to hint that we could have
bought IL much superior elephant 10
slam or bombay for one hundredth par
OF the money with not "a ten thouauudtl
part of expense Incurred In keeping thi
animal iu proper condition.
"'rhc minority report proceeded 10 pa!
that the committee having conaldcrct
the various questions involved and N,
evidence In regard 20 this cpuutfl
under consideration are forced 20 th'
conclusion that the possession III th'
! country lH uf no value 90 tho govern
mcnt " the United States. maj 10 wa
/ "a source OF Weakness instead of puWr
! ID constant annual NHI
which there was nu adequate return
That u has no capacity aH uu arrlCul
tural country, Tint 10 ia known that b
has no value as "a mineral country
That ltH ~ trade n OF lnslgunuan
| value 60 ~ uH u nation ana VIII speedily
come TO AN end. That the nshurics arr
OF doubtful value unl that whatever thl
value OF 10 Fisheries IT, fur trade, itI
timber and Ns minerals, thry were ul
open tu the citizens uf the United state
under existing treaties. That thH rich
to govern the nation ur nations M saw
axes lu a climate unit Tor tho hablta
ton ofsClyillEcd men was not worthy u
purchase. They therefore reported thl
following resolutions
"1tcs0lyed. That Il IL inoxpedlent Il
appropriate money Tor tho purchase o
kuHuluu America.
"in the debate .n the House a dlstln
guished representative from Massachu
sets said.
"'if We are 20 pay Tor HuFslal
: friendship this amount / desire 90 giNl
her the fl.eo0.O0l and Def her krci
Alaska, / have no doubt that ut ana
time within the last twenty years va
could have had Alaska Tor the asluni
| providing we would have taken lt uH
| Gift but no man eNCrut one insane
enough 90 buy the earthquakes OF 81
Thomas and the iccnel1s uf GrenlHn,
| could be found 60 agree 60 any 0thr
terms for It's acquisition 10 this couu