The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-10-13


same wall of exclusion than ever went out
of the country before
Because labor is the most helpless it can.
not be stored but must utilize its strength
on the moment 1t suffered most during
the terrible times under the preceding ad-
ministration, but since the matchless ad-
ministrati0n of President Mckinley the
labor Of the country has been more and
more employed, until the joking complaint
is heard that there Is no time for holidays.
When the anti-imperialists, who are now
demanding so much for the Philippines,
were considering the matter of relief for
Cuba none of their voices were raised In Its
behalf But the republican party took it
under the protection of the nation and
has given the island justice. All the good
we did for Cuba was done with the opposi-
tion of the anti-imperialists. But they
wanted to force us into war before we were
prepared for it, and now they want us to
quit before we are through. have always
been an annexationist. have believed
which are badly governed should be an
nexed and given the right of good govern
ment. / believe that the policy that Grant
himself advocated was the best one. wish
that the island of Santo Domingo had then,
been annexed. favor and shall always
favor the annexation of Cuba. know that
we pledged ourselves not to take Cuba, and
believe that that clause Is the only weak
part in the congressional resolution, but
l hope that we shall make the government
of Cuba so good that she will ask to be
taken in. Bryan is arraying his followers
against the party which he says Is an ex-
say of the annexation of Hawaii or of Porto
Rico.
We had c0pperheads years ago and we
have them now in Massachusetts,, but our
president sealed the fate of the islands
when he looked into the clear eyes of Ad-
mlral Dewey and said that the glorious
victory won by him should not be stained
by the future treatment of the Philippines.
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in the treaty and who owns them today but
Germany, and who but Admiral Detrichs
was ready to dispute the glorious outcome
of the victory Of Manila? The Philippine
Islands are the key to the Asiatic situation.
They have come to US by fortune. But we
must keep them. They will make 1t posi-
BILE to send our products into China, the
biggest nation on earth, nation to which
all the civilized countries of the earth are
desirous Of selling their products. And l
hope that we may govern the archipelago
so we'll that out of it may become one of the
happiest of lands.
In responding to the toast, "The Ad-
ministration." Senator Burrows spoke of
the usual meaning of the word admnistra.
tion as applying to the chief executive and
his immediate advisors. The president of
the United States by the constitution is
made the executive officer but he Is also
made part of its legislative branch b.
giving to him the power of placing his ap'
proval or his veto on any act passed by
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of the monarch of England and can only be
exceeded by that of the supreme bench and
yet the latter is under the president, who
names the judges Of the supreme court; and
then too the entire military force of the
nation in time of war is under the order of
the president; the navy also is under him.
Then 1t is the executive or the administra-
ton who is recognized in the relations with
whom they deal and the president who
sends messengers to them. Now IL l was
to crystalize the characteristics Of the presen,
administration into a single term, should say
1t was marked by its Americanism, by Its
intense earnestness. There has never been
a word uttered or an official document writ.
ten which would cause blush to come to
the face of any American. 1t was In &C.
cord with his Americanism that the con-
vening of congress In extraordinary session
to protect the homes Of the people of the
nation was ordered by the president 1t Is
an administration which looks for the wei.
fare of its citizens and their homes.
Then, too, 1t Is an administration which
makes demand for good and sound cur
rency, acknowledging as its unit of value
something as good as any piece of money
in the world. And before the present con
gress shall adjourn l affirm that the stand
ard will be based so strongly on gold that L
will require the action of both houses 0l
congress before even secretary of the
treasury can get around 1t. 1t is thii
Americanism of the president which
prompts him to favor the construction ol
the Nicaragua canal and Its ownership BY
the American people. 1t Is the same
thing which prompts him to favor assist
ance In the establishment of q merchan
marine 90 that no longer need one Of oul
own ministers to South America be obliged
to go first to Europe and then reship to
South America. Again 1t was his true
AmericanIsm which kept the nation back
until 1t could get ready for war. 1t Il
under the order of the executive that thu