Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-14
tBy Telegraph to virg,nian-Pnot)


Washington, Jan. 13.-In the Senate
to-day Mr.. McLaurin democrat. of
South Carolna) took strong ground in
a carefully prepared speech against
policy of expansion by this country
The manifold and serious questions
growing out of the war with Spain are
now absorbing the attention of the
American people" pegan Mr.. Nc
Lnurin.
II am satisfied that our action in the
next month will settle the question of
expansion. There are this time in the
Senate and nation at large two Well
defined and distinct views, one 4 policy
of expansion, involving u new defin-
ton of our government and the inaugu-
ration of a colonial system, with all the
perpleXing problems incident to it. The
other view opposes q policy Of impe-
rialism. and is based upon the govern
mental policy of the last century, and
in my judgment is the only position
that is in harmony with the constitu-
ton and the spirit and genius of Re,
publican institutions"
QUALIFIED TO SPEAK.
Mr.. Mcl-aurin felt that as u repre-
sentative of South Carolina he was
peculiarly qualified TO speak on the in
corporation of mongrel and semi
parnarous population into our body
polite. The experience of the South
Tor the past thirty years with the negro
race, sad he, us pregnant with les
sons OF wisdom for our guidance in
the philippines. 1t is passing strange
mat Senators who favored universal
suffrage should now advocate impe-
fihl!Sm. There is a glazing inconsist-
cncy in these positions. If they are
sincere IN their Views as to the Phil
lpplnes, they should propose an amend
meht to the constitution which will
put the inferior races in this country
ana the Inhabitants of The Philippines
upon an equality as 10 their civil and
political rights and thus forever settle
ne NeXed race and suffrage questions
IN this country as we'll as in the out
lying territories"
QUERY AND ANSWER.
How can they consistently. Justly
ana, might add. constitutionaIlv ad-
Nocdtc policy for outlying territories
embracing races 50 nearly akin to the
ncsro' Wh!ch differs so radically from
the policy adopted as to that race in
Inc South? There can be but one. an
SWef 10 mat question, and that is that
tney substantially admit. in the lirht
OF a third OF Il ccntury's experience
mat universal suffrage is a monument
al iailufe, and that the time has come
Tor the correction of this stupondous
Governmental error"
UNIVERSAL suffrage in the South lonr
since ucSencrated into Il race question ;"
continued Mr.. McLaurin, land as sucb
lea TO the practical elimination of the
negro from politics-a policy that is TO-
DAY wisely advocated by the nre,t
nooher Washington, and which in
tiiheS' without outside Interference
unuer me guidance Of the best Thought
OF potn races, Will lead to n iust and
n .I satisfactory settlement of
enr Eravest problems that have ever
times. hiouerh
THE SOUTH INDICATED.
~ Is indeed comforting to hear soma
vi those VINO in the past criticised ne
now that the question is brougbt bor'a
completely justifying our methods il,
ProVidinS scheme of colonial govern
ment. so'eth-
The Senator from Connecticut has
most amply vindicated the Soutb No.
haps unintcntionally, but we tbani, hin,
the more heartily for his complete an
nouncement or The divine right of tbo
Caucasian to govern inferior races"
Mt McLaurin then entered upon y
N'"S'iluli'iii ulSCuSSiOn or the ones
tlon presented by the resolution main
tanning that all of the rights and now
ers of the Federal government are
enumerated specifically in the consti-
tuition. and such as were not thus spe
cincally defined did not exist.
THE NATIONS SOVEREIGN
RIGHTS.
The nation, as a nation" he con-
tended. has no sovereign rights ex-
cept those conferred by the constitu-
ton" de further contended that If tho
sovereignty of the nation is vested in
the constitution, as admitted by Mr..
rat, etonnecticuD. it could be eXer-
csed only in the manner pointed OUT
by the constitution. He maintained
mat there was essential difference be-
tween the sovereignty exercised by the
United States and that exercised bv
Great Britain, for instance, as there
Is wide difference between the forms
or government OF the two nations II
deny therefore," said he. that the
United States as a nation has n sover-
elgn, inherent right and control out
side OF the grant OF such power in the
constitution. This is not an essential
element Of nation. lily rs far as our ma
ton is concerned, although it may he
in England or Russia, where the ma