The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-07
POLICY OF EXPANSION
BRANDED INCONSISTENT
COL. BRYAN CONTENDS THAT I'M
PERIALISTS HAVE THEIR
PARALLELS MINED
CONSENT OF GOVERNED
MAKES. GOVERNMENT

with American Constitutional
Foundations Scheme Of CivfIf-
xation and Assimilation Will Not
Work in Sub-Tropics.
CINCINNATI, O., Jan. 6.-The Duck
worth club, Of Cincinnati, gave its
annual Jackson banquet tonight The
date was early, so as to have Col. w.
j. Bryan present, as he responds to a
toast at the Jackson banquet in Chi
cago tomorrow night.
This club has given many notable
banquets, but the one tonight was the
most distinguished In it's history, be-
cause of the presence of Col Bryan.
Democratic leaders from all over the
state held conferences with him during
the day, Joining in the large reception
given Col. Bryan at the chamber Of
commerce at noon.
Over 400 plates were turned at the
Gibson house tonight, and the decera-
tions were elaborate
After the addresses of retiring Pres
1dent Louise Reemlin and President
elect Gideon C. Wilson and of Mayor
Tafel, Edward Kibler and Judge Will
lam HI. Jackson, the. guest of honor
William ]. Bryan was introduced
amid a storm of applause.
CHICAGO PLATFORM.
After discussing the Chicago plat
form and emphasizing the 16 to
plank, Col Bryan took up the new
questions that have grown out of the
war. He called attention to the pres
ident's recommendation Of larger
army and insisted that the army
should be divided into two branches
the army for domestic use In the
United States, which, he said did not
need to be increased; the army of oc-
cupation. which is temporarily neces-
sary for use outside of the United
States. He said that the army of oc-
cupation should be recruited at once
in order to relieve the volunteers, but
that the term of service should be
short. because the nations policy is
not yet settled. He suggested that the
demand for an increase in the army
might be considered as the first fruit
of that victory to which the Repub-
Ecans pointed with so much pride last
November. Turning to the question of
annexation he insisted that the nation
has not yet decided what to do with
the Philippine islands. He spoke in
part as follows:
'The sentiment of the people upon any
great question must be measured during the
days of delberation and not during the
hours of excitement. A good man will some
times be engaged in a fight, but 1t is not
reasonable to expect judicial opinion from
him until he has had time to wash the blood
off his face. l have seen a herd Of mild
eyed, gentle kline transformed into insuriated
beasts by the sight and scent Of blood, and
l have seen the same animals quiet and
| peaceful again in few hours. We have much
of the animal in us still, in spite of our
civilizing processes. 1t is not unnatural
| that our people should be more sanguinary
Immediately after a battle than they were
before, but it is only question Of time
when reflection will restore the conditions
| which existed before this nation became en-
| gagged in the war with Spain. When 1ncn
| are excited they talk about what they can do;
| when they are calm they talk about what they
| ought to do If the president rightly inter-
preted the feelings of the people when they
/ were intoxicated by military triumph, we
! shall appeal from Philip drunk to Philip
| sober The forcible annexation Of the Phil
| ippine Islands would violate a principle Of
American public law so deeply imbedei in
| the American mind that under a year ago
| no public man would have suggested it, It
| is difficult to overestimate the influence which
| such change in our national policy would
| produce on the character of our people. Our
| opponents ask is nation not great enough
| to do what England, Germany and Holland
| are doing? They enquire, can we not govern
| colonies as well as they? Whether we can
| govern colonies as well as other countries
! can is not material: the real question is
| whether we can, in one hemisphere develop
| the theory that governments derive their lust
power from the consent of the governed and
at the same time 1naugurate, support and de-
! fend in the other hemisphere a government
which derives it's authority entirely from,
| superior force. And If these two ideas of
| government cannot live together which one
| shall we choose? To defend foreible an
nexation on the ground that we are carrying
out a religious duty is worse than absurd.
MINED PARALLELS.
''The Bible teaches US that it is more
| blessed to give than receive, while the colon
| ial policy is based upon the doctrine that ii
| is more blessed to take than to leave
| am afraid that the imperialists have confused
| their beatitudes. l once heard of a man
| who mixed up the parable of the good Smart
tan with the parable of the sower, and In
!
man went from Jerusalem to Jericho and
| as he went he fell among thorns and the
thorns sprang up and choked him. We enter
| ed the Spanish war peacemakers I'M
perialists have indistinct recollection that
| a blessing has been promised to the pea,e-
makers, and also to the meek, but their de.
| sire for more territory has prevented thei,
memories SO that they recall the forme,
| it reads Blessed are the peacemakers TO,
| they shall inherit the EARTH Annexation ca N.
not be defended upon the ground that ".
| shall find a pecuniary profit In the poIicv
The advantage which may come to few
individuals who hold the Offices or whr
secure valuable franchises cannot properly ;,t
weighed against the money expended in gov.
erning the Philippines, because the none,
expended will be paid by those who nav tht
taxes. We are not yet in position to de-
termine whether the people of the Unitef
States, as a whole will bring back from tbt
Philippines much as they took there
There is an old saying that it is not pr,fit
able to buy law suit. Our nation ma,
learn by experience that 1t is not wise I,
purchase the right to conquer a people
Spain, under compuls:on, gives us a oui
Continued ON Firth pare