The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-07
Tamn.any Boss Has Ideas Concern
ing the Philippines.
RICHARD WOULD EXPAND
PRESENTS DECIDEDLY UNIQUE
AND ORIGINAL ARGUMENTS.
By Annexing the Heathen We Would
Pe Able to Expend Missionary
Money Upon Our Own People
Croker Also Announces Death Of
the Silver Issue.

New York, Jan. 6.-The Journal and
Advertiser will tomorrow print the fol-
lowing statement, given out tonight, by
Richard Croker:
Il believe in expansion; 1 believe in
holding whatever possessions we have
gained by annexation, purchase or war.
This policy is not only patriotic, but
it is the only safe one TO pursue. Any
other policy would show weakness on
the part of the United States. and in
vite foreign complications. This must
be avoided, hence our policy must be
vigorous.
Jefferson was an expansionist, other
wise he would not have favored the ac-
QUESTION of Louisiana, with it's foreign
population, which, in JeffersOns time
was quite as remote as the Philippines.
In this age of steam and electricity dis
tance is no argument against expan-
sion.
We spend millions annually for mis-
sionary work in foreign countries. Now
we nave a chance to spend this money
in our own possessions, and make the
people of our lands good, law-abiding
citizens, who, in time, will be loyal to
our constitution and cur flag. Take
England, for example The people of
this little island come pretty near own
ing the universe. Are not our people as
intelligent, as powerful and as patri-
otic as the English people? The Unit
ed States is the only country on the
earth superior TO the English. Why not
Illustrate to the world that we are fully
able 70 cope with greater problems than
we have had occasion to in the past,
and in the future dominate any erner-
gency?
we have a population of SO,OOO0 600
people; the country teens with young
men full OF life hope and ambition.
Why not. give these young men
chance to develop our newly acquired
possessions and build up q. country ri
valing in grandeur and patriotism our
own United States?
I say by ell means hold on to all
that rightfully belongs to us. If the
great country west of the Rocky noun
tains were filed with wild Indians at
the present moment. how long would it
take US 10 suppress them and make
them respect our laws and our con-
stitUtion? The same thing applies to
the Philippines or any other country
that may fall into cur hands by the
province of peace CIR war.
1T is an insult to the American peo-
pie and to cur flag even TO suggest
that we abandon the people we have
released from bondage, or, what would
be more disgraceful, that we should
offer to sell them TO the highest bid
dee. Such a proposition places the
American people in the same category
with the Chinese, who have neither
patriotism or a foreign policy. and are.
in consequence, utilized as a doormat
by the powers of the world.
This is too great question to be
considered as a mere matter of dollars
and cents. Our people want their rights
protected: they will not figure on the
cCsI. Bring ii down to local govern
ment. in the case of street cleaning,
the cry is, We want clean streets re-
gardless of the cost They demand
them as their rights. Just SO with our
possessions, the people want the prop
critics acquired by war protected They
will pay Tor a standing army, pow
erful navy and the protection of the
flag the world over, regardless of any
consideration. They have
proved their Willingness to sacrifice
their blood for the honor Of their coun-
try and their flag. And when the ques-
tiCn is brought TO an issue they will
arise as enc man and demand expansion
as a citizens sacred right.
I think the 16 to 1 question, as out
lined in the Chiaago platform, a de-
cidedly dead issue. This was fully
in the last election. We
did not embody the Is to I question,
and the result is that we elected every
one Of our congressman.