The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-02


Make. a Constitutional Argument.
RawlilS then discussed the extent OF the
power of the government under the con-
stitut!ou 10 acquire. ho!s' and govern ter
ritory maintaining that such power must
be exercised 20 sHoServe the objects and
purposes for which the government was
created. He contended that the coDstitu-
tIon in all Of Its provisions. Limitations ara
sifeguaT dss WAS a. applicable 10 the terri
tories and their inhabitants az II the states.
that while some Of the provi-.ors OF that
instrument may not be self-execueng they
8re no less In u territory than IN 4 state
that an act of congress g not necessary 70
apply the provisions OF the constitution 10
a territory.
Referring To the contention Of Lodge and
other senators that the labor product or
fhs EHipln0s would not be permitted 10
come into competition with Ar7er9can la
hor and fts product. Rawiins posnteu cur
that n congress possessed this authority
Il cotiid impose duties which world prevent
the wheat grown In Oklahoma from com
petinv with that grown In Kansas ano
other states OF the Union or tne Hiinera.
competing wish The Ike products Of GEO
rado ard Utah. He maintained that II the
inhabitants of the Philippine archipelago
rnay be denied THE liberty of locenotiou.
which they NAV hare been duly convicted.
IL they may b. awfully forbidden, 10 como
right % Passing iron, one isl4n9 TN anoth-
err sYr from Writing their neighbors' houses.
and /. may 10 this we may throw Them
into Spanish dungeons. there to await the
place :hem beyond the reach Of American
tvranuy At.usinn was male 30 the ffsn~
teutSos that untE the tr,asy j. ratihea ine
truce between the United States ar3 Spain
must continue. and then Rawlins said;
1T r. possible that the end Of the var
with SIoin, accomplished hy the rai,iics-
~ a rev svar with she i1hanl;an;s OF these
islands That we are - turn our gins
from the Spsnlartis npcn them, although
guilty os no crime except the desire and a~s-
p.raton u be frse.
I'VE can retain subig hay ard suef!-
cient territory around Il or soule othar
suitable place as a military and naval
hasa or recognize the insiepen ienee Of the
people % the rast of the archipelago iet
Them go In peace and give them the assur-
arce Of our protection
What do We want the paiiipYHne ISL
ands for2 no We want ther1 10 furnish
homes foT cur own peop-2e No, Do We
want Them 20 furnish an rs5tlet for oar
surplus iabor7 DO ae want them 70 add
Wholesome element 10 oar population.
that our SOFAS may fiuI wives and our
daughters husbands The bsiEating curse
OF the Almighty would rest upon such
"a Ss.rgerafsor 10 we want tht n IN order
10 practice upon their inhabitants the
same arts ~ philanthropy xhicA applied
20 tire abnviE- nal inhabitants Of this cs9fs-
s1DeF,s have Fed TO t6eir "s'inctinn' Ha-
ynariET Saws uc IAa wgsrr them IN
order 10 seFsa thltaeE svt,Srins OF cfftce-
hoiIers Ca-pssaag-ers. IN Tsot among
them Ike a fny worms. eating ont their
Substance M. there's tire r8bi Rat for
this 1tsts perpiexin< problem. I dc1Rst not
would mt to<Fav De- seriously confronting
t0e American p@opls. No. there IS no
conceivable good which they cso bring 70
"a. Their retention bodies nothing bat
evil
I'VE canfset afford 20 SO even balt way
down - the A. Bf&e fevel ia or3sr ~ PRIV
yortion8t eiy upsift TIER civilization. We
4-He
NhtT1 ~fa farms S@oF a s+t &Ntf-
ways % tSe repoi.sie - drive Faek thc
tsoriss af tse dark ard degenerate RACES
- th@ Fat 'ezs tNtv might enter tuto
Connecticut tp.Aift txfttea fnA senator
fron Massachusetts tssear, WITH seeing
constitutional oaStsxszs---2sens - the Path
leading to tAa house Is 14rsess.. w CALI
tae - e aser freri Connecticut have ~
bka Samson Il old. destroy the tioD at TIE
gate ls o-t5sr taa; TSszcn2a s7rfer In -
wsa re aaHgater ~ the Fsll3stiae= e
f~a'sa~asss - 20 take SaTHkr@ ~ shaf ex-
au5Tsie. i,-ss wg, tHa. ~ SsscA benevolent
asxsiss5 alton base essy sncks Shorr an8 re
strength e 0eg institutions taken away
REGULATIONS sissoss reach Vote.
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Received FROM the sfuS~s transmitting tks
arms Teorxa .1af$za Hl1 Is wAs rNfsrre4
SIS sAe c3uasitfe~ on military Affairs
A. fha conclusion - Rsw3ins sgsssgH
TBS Baccn resolution u ~ l2s3 eefave he
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