The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-23

! has been annhilated by steam / do not
| view with complacency and not without ap-
| prehension the destiny of the great empire
| of empires. of dismembered China ready TO
] descend upon the Western coast Of the United
States. 1t was too obviate that advocated
SO earnestly the acquisition of Hawaii 1t Is
to fsrestall that I am willing and anxious to
see some of our lands we'll fortified and made
base of defense and naval operations ="
Perhaps these things may be speculative,
| but they are well enough to think on. But
above all things for present consideration
am immensely interested that this country
shall have its share of the trade of that great
empire. We exported over 81 POO, 000 600 last
year. Our competitors for the markets Of the
world are eager. anxious, INSCRIPTIONS some
times. The empire of China, with It's 400, co.,
0C0 OF people. one-thrd of the human race,
| opened to the instrumentaities of modern
| civilization, is an event, in my opinion quite,
If not more pretentious and important. than
! the discovery of America by Columbus, and
1t Is my desire and hope and expectation, and
| 1t is that TO which my humble labors have
| been and will be directed, TO secure for this
| government and its people, for its manufac-
turers of Chicago. Pittsburg. Philadelphia. st.
| Paul and Minneapolis their share in that
| trade.
BULWARK OF COMMERCE. 49,
/ California. Washington and Oregon have not
| 1000, 600 people today. l want to see the
| commercial progress of that country until
! there are 20, 000, 900 people there, the anchor
of our security a result of commerce In
those waters, and l do honestly and sincere
|
and thought that subject, that the reten-
ton OF the Philippine islands. their adjust
ment to our relations. Is a necessary and IN
| dispensabe step in the advancement of the
| great ideas to which l have so imperfectly
| alluded
And now, my fellow citizens, In the matter
| Of our foreign relations and as to what affects
our exterior and interior interest-we are
alone-one in interest. The question of what
we shall do with the Philippine archipelago is
not yet upon us. We are actually now in
| the possession of all those islands. We own
| tfem, shall own them when Spain rati-
ties the treaty or cession, ard the question is,
! at once, that the territory for which have
| paid $40, 01c, coo, for which American blood
has been shed, and may be being shed to-
night or today, shall by an inconsidered 1udg-
ment, without any consideration whatever Of
the future. turn 1t over to a body of men
whom all authorities and observers agree are
| not yet fit for government to which
| they claim to aspire?
BOURKE COCKRAN'S SPEECH.
''The Star-Spangled Banner" was
then sung by the high school chorus
after which President John S. Miller,
of the Union League club, introduced
Mr.. Cochran. He said in part:
When this government was launched, the
principles which underlie 1t were looked upon
as the dreams of Utopian philosophers. 1t
! was established upon the principle that the
! true basis Of government was not inherited
authority and was not in the assumption Of
OF the governed; that the right of the citi-
zen. of the Individual to enjoy unchallenged,
| the full results of his toll subject only to a.
| reasonable contribution toward the expenses Of
| government economically administered-these
| were regarded the speculations of phil
| osophers, and when government was based
| upon them its ruin was foretold by its critics
| and even feared by its friends But today
| they have become almost self-evident truths
AND so the principles of citizenship, its rights
| and It's power, are no longer subjects of dis
| pute among the people of this country, but
we all agree that when the decision Is made
the American people-American citizenship
| the sole authority competent to decide.
AIhough We appear to be differing very
| widely about the disposition of the people
whose destinies the fortune of war has placed
| in our hands, really the field of controversy
| is much narrower than might be inferred
| from the discussion
Quite recently two resolutions were before
the United States senate. One was adopted
and the other was rejected by the casting
| vote of the presiding officer Now the differ.
| ence between these two resolutions was noy
very marked. So far as they CONQUERED it
| may be said that the great treaty-making
party was unanimous in support of the prtn-
| ciples which they enunciated, and l think
| In that respect H@is-fair to presume that
the senate was representative Of the whole
American people.
Now, the difference between them was sub
stantfaly this-a difference of opinion as to
when and how self-government should be
given to the people of the Philippine islands
Practically, if that be true, if a test of the
SNPS~Ni'J III government COuIQ De agreed
upon satisfactory to all persons the whole
question would be solved. That such a So
iutlon will be found I have not the slightest
| doubt and that when it is found it will he
consistent with justice and morality and the
highest interest of civilization cannot be
DOUBTED by any man who has read American
history and the achievements of this people
me solution of this question will not be your
solution or mine, not the solution of any in
dividual throughout this country It will be
the final outcome Of the Judgment, the hopes
A
pie. Wv
After Mr.. Cochran had resumed his
seat, President Miller introduced Rev.
Hamilton Spence, who had been as
signed the toast Solidarity" Mr..
Spence made most happy impression
and his remarks were received with
every sign of approval.
The last regular address of the even
ing was that of President Charles Ken
dali Adams, Of the University Of Wis
consin. The toast given him was '"The
/ Fruits of Victory"