The state herald., 1899-10-27

Hotel. A good Elaed audience wal
present, and music was furnished BY
the Holy yoke band and male qulntetts
Judge Slater presided as chairman. Th,
speakers were c. b. Timberlake ant
Judge Armour OF Sterling and Judg'
Belford OF Denyer. The candidates Oi
the republican ticket each made a few
remarks. Mr. Timberlake made tb,
opening talk and, in addition to the tall
on the local ticket, touched briefly or
national issues. He was followed by
Judge Armour who said that he had
come down to Holyoke to make speech
because the campaign committee aaid
that he must come. He excused him
self from talking on the county cam
paiRn on the plea that he had friends OIL
both sides and proceeded to make q
speech on what he considered would be-
the Dational Issues IN 1900. Ii.
did not inform his hearers as to the
reason given by the campaign committee
for requiring him to make speech at
Holyoke at this particular time on what
may prove to be national issues in the
campaign Of 1890 and may not. As, ac-
cordiuG to his statement. he was not IN
Holyoke to take part in the county cam
paign, and rs this was about his first
political speech since 1894. there is no
doubt Tint some Of bis hearers must have
concluded that he was making speech
for the campaign Of 1900. Judge Armour
is good talker and made very enter
tanning speech. He gave glowing word
picture of the wonderful progress made
by the people OF the United States since
1t became nation and then advanced
the CLAIM that such national achieve.
ments would have been impossible had
II not been for the expansion OF Territory
that has taken place since the colonial
days. No American citizen would think
OF taking issue with him ou this part Of
his speech. He closed his speech by
claiming that the policy of territorial
expansion followed by the nation from
its birth to the acquisition Of Alaska
should be taken rs II preceden, for the
expansion policy that proposes to annex
islands on the other side Of the Pacific
ocean. We were surprised TO hea r
Judge Armour offer such an argument
as that. He Is too able a lawyer To be
y autistaI ha La, a..
pansion policy Of the United States as to
adjoining territory can be used rs pre-
cedent to justify the expansion policy
that is now being advocated, Such n
precedent as that would no, be recog
niz~d as good in Judge Armour's court.
Under the territorial expansion policy
that had been followed by the Uuiled
States up to the uma OF the annexs,ion
OF Alaska, only territory adjuining thnt
OF the nation was annexed and Its loca
iion made Its abn-xation necessary not
only for national growth bu, Tor national
protection. This territory was inhabited
by rowing bands OF Indians who made
no use Of the soil or the natural re.
sources OF the country. II also possessed
climate well suited to the decen dan,s
OF the founders OF our nation. The ex.
pansion which Is now advocated would
annex islands on the other side Of the
Pacific ocesn so located that to hold
them must Of necessity force tue United
States 10 be party 10 the national con.
tforsrsies arising on the other continent.
IL asks for the annexation Of territo,
more thlckly populated than the terri,
tory OF the United States. with u climate
that Americans could not endure for any
great length ol time aud inhabited by Il
people that Americ.ps would not live
among II they were offered free homes
10y tue government. II cannot 10 urged
that the annexation OF these islands il
either necessary to our national protsc.
tion or 10 furnish homes for our people.
The people Of the United S,~,es arc no,
crowding each other aud even. II they
we're, these islands would furnish them
no f"I'ri' NO, The territorial expansion
policy Of the United States IN the pas,
cannot be taken as u precedent for tho
expansion policy that IL now beng urged
npon the people and III. advoca,es Of
this policy nfe certainly uprsasonabi. 10
Their attempt 10 convince tho peopis
that Vt can 10 dons, They would be
much more consistent. II they would
lake tho position that ". must have ,hi.
territory 10 furnish our capitalists still
richer field. tor amss-ipg fortunes, tina,
We must embark In the colonial policy
of ,h" old world In order that our nation
may have standing among tho natiopa
of tho old world M u thoroughly up.,o.
date nation. We must follow In III,
fooie,ep Of England OF WI are 20, En-
s''nb, you know. Judge Beliord del,v
cred quite an interesting speech aud
offered practically The same line " atsu
nent used by jndss Armour 10 jup,ii,
the expansion policy.