The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-15
THE VIEWS OF rive REPUBLICANS.

THE VIEWS OF two REPUBLICANS.
Mr. Whitelaw Red, one of TIP Paris
peace commissioners. and Hon. Chauueey
NJ. Depew, senator-elect from New York,
discussed the Philippine problem on Mon
day night Mr~Reid made an address be-
fore the Marquette Club of Chicago and
Mr. Depew spoke at the annual Lincoln
dinner of the Republican Club in New
York city. In the course of his remarks
Mr.. Reid said:
Resist admission Of any Of our new pos
sessions as states OF their organization on
a plan designed to prepare them for ad-
mission. Stand firm for the present Amer
lean union of sister states, undiluted by
anybody's archipelago.
Make this fight easiest by making it at
the beginning. Resist the first insidious ef-
fort to change the character of this union
by leaving the continent We want no
Porto Ricans or Cubans to be sending SEN
ators and representatives to Washington
to help govern the American union, any
more than we want Kanakas or Tagalos
or Visayas or Mahometan Malays. We
will do them good and not harm, if we
may, all the days of our life; but, please
God, we will not divide this republic, the
heritage of our fathers, among them"
Among other things Mr.. Depew said:
THE United States will not go beyond
this continent for new stars for our flag
or new states for our union. Cuba may in
time be the exception because of its proxi-
nifty to our Shores and because a ferry
will be run between our coast and that
beautiful island. But that event viii not
occur until American emigration and set
Element have made free Cuba prosper
Gus American republic, with American
ideas, American Institutions and American
spirit, and clamoring for admission as
fully demonstrated American state 10 the
American union. Far distant countries,
peopled by alien races with alien civiliza-
ton, will never be incorporated as part of
our governing body"
1t is apparent that neither of these Re
publicans, both being prominent in the
councils of their party favors carving
new states out of the territory obtained
from Spain Mr. Depew made an excep-
ton in favor of Cuba. He thought that
that island might come to us/one of these
days of her own free WILL but Mr., Reid
made no exception whatever. Clearly
they are not in favor of having Cubans,
Porto Ricans and Filipinos in Congress,
but are they sure that they can be kept
out if the policy which the Republican
party is now pursuing finally becomes the
policy of the country? Such eminent au-
thorities as Senator Hoar and ex-senator
Edmunds have expressed the opinion that
the Porto Ricans and the Filipinos will
become citizens of the United States just
as soon as the peace treaty is ratified by
Spain, IL having already been ratified by
this country. 1t is an easy matter for
MIR. Reid and Mr.. Depew to take high
ground on the PHILIPPINE question-to in
sist that we shall not admit as states ter
ritores inhabited by millions of half saw
age peoples, but are they sure that they
can be kept out? Who can say what the
condition of politics in this country win be
a quarter of a century hence, or even a
decade? The party in power may want
the assistance of additional states, and
may take steps to have states carved out
of the Philippines. No statesman would
admit Nevada now as a state if she were
a territory asking admission. She got
into the union because the Republican
party needed one state more to secure the
ratification of an amendment to the con-
stitution May not condition of affairs
arise in which the party in power will
need additional power to carry into effect
some of its purposes? If Messrs, Hoar
and Edmunds are right what would be-
come of the good intentions and high pur-
poses of such statesmen as Messrs. Reid
and Depew in that event?