The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-16

huence. ask him why England does not
abandon South Africa, Egypt. India. ZAP
china a0 Is. vass r. ssas wSoss
port IL Kiaochou! tAppiause} Consider
the conIreroe % the Spanish islands. In
1891 We BOUGHT Of the philippines Nss.1to.
and we sold to them only ~, 1897. Great
Britain. the national expert In trade, did
little better, for. IN 1888 she bought %. x23.-
tx. and sold only ssos? .hs6 But Spain
boaxSs only N.siss4A. ana sold Nn3.sssi
Fellow-citixens. from this day on that pro-
portion OF trade. increased and multiplied.
mus belong to the American republic:
muisipiied. Tor Win American brains and
energy. with American methods and Amer
Scan government. does any one here to
exceed SPANS Imports twenty times over7
(ApplAuse) Does any ono OF you doubt
that 1io0sooo09 OF food and clothing and
tools and inaplsments and machinery VIII
un . e s 70 s, e OF e
viii anyone q You refuse 10 welcome that
golden trade with your vote?
II said the commercial empire OF the re-
public. That IL the greatest fact OF the
future. .tApPlause) And that - why these
ssian.is involve considerations larger than
their own commerce. The commercial su-
premacy Of the republic means that this
nsfior - 90 ne the sovereign factor In the
peace Of the world. tAppiause) For the
OF trade--strugxies for markets-commer-
cal wars for existence. Ard the golden
rule Of peace is imrresnabiity OF position
see England. the greatest strategist of his
tory. plant her flag and hes cannon on
Gibraltar. at oueoec. the Bernudas. Van
y poin, o. vsn,ss. ssr royal eannsr flashes
In the sun. - hawaii furnishes us a naval
base IN the heart OF tho Pacific fspplausep;
The Isadronse another. voyage further
into the region Of sunset and commerce..
Manila. another at the gates Of Asia
Asia 20 the trade ~ whose hundreds of
millions American merchants. American
manufacturers. American farmers. have as
France or Russia or ENGLAND tsreat APP
yisuse}; Asia whose commerce with Eng
land alone amounts ~ Billions Of dollars
every year. Asia. 10 whom Germany looks
- take the surplus 81 her factories and
founaT.es and mills; Asa. whose doors
shall not be sau; against American trade.
tsaplsnse and ehssrs) within two de-
~ad~s the bsIk of Oriental com
mer~e will be oars frensweA ap-
ptnuseb-th~ richest commerce n the
world. II the light OF that golden ns,urs.
car chain Of uewwon stations rise i!k.
esppiaasel-Portc Rico. q nobier q EbraItar.
the isthmian canal. greater Sass: Ha-
war. the iadroaes the Philippines. COM
tnans,ns the pscfaci tAppiaus~b An 80
our commerce spreads ire nag 81 liberty
VII -esrcse the aiso> ard the Highways OF
IRE cesan-cnr-ysag trad. % all manasrd-
20 goafasA ~ the guns 90 the requisite.
gAppiAuseD Ar3 az their ;hund-fs salute
the sAR. eenixht&i peoples vii hsev thst
ths vosce OF I4e~Tty 10 speaking. AZ Last.
Ter them. ,tst civilization - dawnlns ~
last for them lh~fty ard sTvfi.xAii0n.
fhose children 4 Chrisfs r0spsi. who fel-
low ard never yrece5e TIRE prepAr.ns
rra-cn - cofrrisTrsi sAvplsBs<.D IL -
fhe tide 90 Gct's great purposes male MAT
ifsst n tie izslGc;s az our race whose
tFvz%rt pfas. g. car r@erworsi profit. III;
- scse fsT-ssf- end IL tns redemption Of
tire wo-is art ire C'tfss arr xaffor 81 rYsan.
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