The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-08-05
MONEY ISSUE
IS SUPREME
Senator Teller Predicts the
Nomination and Election
of Mr.. Bryan.
NJ KINLEY IS WEAK
! Allows Others 10 Think for
Z
Him and Has No Philip
pine Policy.
| EAV0RS TRADE EXPANSION
AsIstle Commerce With Pacific viii
Soon Equal the Business Now
Down on the Atlantic.
FAvORs TRADE EXPANSION

Henry II, Teller, United States senator
from Colorado, Is CUES, at the ocCadent
Ho,S he Is travelling throughout the
northwest solely for the purpose OF recre'
alton. and to improve his health. which
the eNaotlons OF his political prominence
have seriously impaired Although the
great apostle OF silver has passed the
9th milestone on lifes journey, he is
s,Fd vigorous mentally and with the free
dom from solicitude which he has pre-
scribcd 10 an extensive Itinerary. will
doubtless return to his public duties
physically rejuyensted or ths coming
winters campaign.
The senator was reminded OF the ORA.
mailc episode when he led from the st.
Louis convention In 1896 the free silver
forces of the republican party. and there
by created breach which stupesied the
great assembly and .mperi.ed the sue
cess OF the republican cause.
u have never regretted that action, ("
said the senator. The financial question,
In so Car as It has been treated by the
Mckinley administration, is still one Of
theory. It's purposes. or alleged pur-
poses, have never been realized en- a prac-
ltcal sense, The worklngman will better
understand In the approaching national
campaign the Specification OF the term
Theory vs. Practice, We all know that
when the west was blessed with free
silver Il was prosperous and when the
west Is prosperous the east Is always
prosperous. That was practical test
of the financial question, Since then 1t
has beea theory and only such prosperity
as has arisen from the abnormal condl-
lions OF the spanish.American war"
what are yoar views on expansion,
SENATOR
'It Il means or contemIsates our Sc
orring AN the trade We can, you may
quote ME as being strongly In favor of
It. believe that It was our boundsn
duty 10 take from Spain the Philippines,
was seriously opposed to permitting
Germany to have them. As to the char
aoter OF their control, the situation is
stil in a chaotic state and 1t would be
difficult to deduce any logical conclusion,
r am averse 20 the policy Of establish
ing a government in the Philippines COM
posed entirely of American citizens, and
in dlrect opposition 10 the wishes OF
their people They should be privileged
In every particular to organize their own
government. But the United States
should have international control, and
should It so develop that the Filipnos
fail in exercising the requisite authority,
then 1t should be the prerogative and
duty OF Uncle Sam to come to the rescue.
still, l am OF the opinion that the war
was unoalled for. l favored the treaty
OF pease and perslstently urged that It
be ratified promptly, In such an event,
tlse present trouble would have been
averted,"
''wi1 you state your opinion of the
MCKINLEY admlnistratlonT
'T can hardly testify to Its being a
success. We were told last spring when
we left washington that the war would
be settled In 80 days time, 1t appears
now that we are decidedly worse OF than
we were then. I read in this morning
paper that Secretary Root purposes send
ing 10000 men to the Philippines. II II
Is the intention to continue fighting the
Insurgents, don't believe that 10000 mer
are enough, There should be at least
5000 sent over, and 1t is questionable 4
that number would serve to meet th'
emergency. In short, II the United States