Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-19

island Il perfectly good government, as
good as our own. There wouldn't have
nrrh any slavery in il. There has been
practical slavery in those islands up to
"a" present time. There wouldn't have
nrrn any slavery in il, any robbery, any
piracy. Men would have been free. Men
ana women would have had their rights
ana privileges ANA they would have been
respected ny everybody.
Ne" II we hdd given them such gov
crhmut as That such contrast to the
government that Spain had given them.
1ow long would il have taken Tor -"
news 20 have spread 10 every island IN
The group? Why. ii would have gone on
the wings Of the birds. They would have
known it forthwith. And how long would
1t have been before rebeilions would have
sprung up in every island IF the SEA
there, and how long would it have been
before our TaEaius whom we were pro
tccting and taking care Of would have
would have sent them arms, money, ana
perhaps reiaiorCements? And what
would have been the result Of that? We
should have mad one perpetual war with
Spain. Instead of ending it in ~ days.
YOU would have had war that would
have lasted a century. For the sake Of
peace we declined Luzon. For the sake
~ humanity We declined to leave the
Islands. For the sake Of peace and hu-
maniJy We insisted upon taking the en-
tire archipelago. applause.
| said ! spoke for my colleagues. 1 must
confess. myself that I had 4 little prac-
comm rcially De Of great Importance to
ghe United States. tApplause). Now
ian civilization. Uaugnter), but commerce
ana civilization are landmarks. The
higher civilization people has, the
greater commerce il viii require The
luitcd States requires. today tor its peo-
PIE a third more than any country in the
whole world. ON account Of lis civilization.
our people enjoy what abroad they call
luNur.es. nut we think they are neccss-
/ tltS Goa was very good IN tie
scattered his gifts here with a most prod
igul hand. Ten thousand miles of sea-
coast ana magnificent harhurS. Bound
loss forests; rivers that stretch across The
continent as arteries of trade; great lakes
over onr-haN the fresh water Of the
whole world. ana planted right where
commerce requires them. mountains OF
iron; coal enough for the whole world;
gold. silver. copper. ltad-tNrry mineral
ANA every metal that man needs. And
sweet influences OF which w can raise
every manner Of grain ANA Of fruit the
4taTJ desires.
We made pretty good use of those gifts.
Since the civil War closed our progress
in agriculture. mining ana mauutactur-
ing mas been The marvel OF the whole
world. Never was anything seen like f.
We have uutStrlpprd the whole worH-
Gladstone. 4 few wears ago, perhaps ~ ',r
TO- wrote a little ltaflrt in which he SAID:
"Our daughter beyond the seas may som"
time Or other uvcrtake her mot her. sup
pose Gladstone should write that leaiirt,
today. ana should tell the truth. what
would he write our daughter beyond
the seas has uVCrtakrn the mother and
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Anlarir;,rs /. Iy4s rhi.. MI yy.r.. n,.n-
durin-, n.ur,. than Ne could consume. tin
10 IA lew Years ago W. consumed every
thing We produced. up Is within IL pyy
products cotton ANA grain. Eut We found
WE We're producing a third more than We
could as, at home. NOW what is COINS
I" happen: one OF two things: Either
4nn mus hnH 4 t"rr!-'A narkeL t'r ihat
,Nt'<9 ~ PInt ',1ll, 't y on mus SOP
~ ~, y w. ~; va ti1 w..
" strinns E7,si,.l- A1I tn rr HILL.
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H. tL.t !, ,,,i.rhr Ia. biD,,.f..1Is brI.i,.s. r.,
I' '',", i +it WIN, ,,..,it, ,it.,ir.,
'h' I'T"'.l, I,N''t' '''' I'm ,.-,''''' "t',''7
wages Nhub H' l'' N'''. '' "''"" a.
trrdS" Npur product ANA decrease tl
purchasing power Oh your own people.
and thcl arr thr h"S- customers you hdNr
IA thc W1rld- en-. You hl-At I.'n IN
sti'i ',t IN! w l'"t Mn1Hl'i ". i' 'iI'ti ~
lt'" " hE. S'u W'uI'' ut, '.'7' '1l' XII
ti-iN-u- I''",l M N'''l 10y - 'i' 10
way PI'ti9'H -Hl 9HHiy' anu ti A'"'.'''h
l' thil you "''ud 'i'I''N' Nh' 'yNl n,
your Pr"durt >n N"u ""i'd re ~ htt'oT
uff. Now ID ucr You must nave foreign
market ur. rrab iihr. you must S.Jry tp
- down where France has started. tu-