The sun., 1899-02-02
rCARREN FOR EXPANSION.
..r DEMOCRATIC cAMPATGN CHAIR
p' uINtS STURDY SPEECH.

WNsUt
Nv. N,rk Democrats Must Look Alive.
IT, Hon. Patrick Henry McCarren. Demo-
/ ~, state Son ator for the Seventh district OF
.as ,ud Chairman OF the Democratic state
rnrot1n Committee and one OF the Hon.
ea,h McIaughlin's chief lteutenants. made a
~, ,pcech last night in support OF the
|,n,nslon policy. Senator McCarren SPOKE to
.p.n,.t NJ "The State OF New York" at a ban
I~,t in honor OF ex-Assembyman William r.
s's,,rs in Arion Hall. Brooklyn, L. ID. Ssna-
In McCnrrnn SAID; ...,
nro rofe the condition Of America you have
,,y to feel the pulse OF New York. At no
~ 4, ,hs history OF our country has the
|s,,s OF New York occupied position 30 con-
Il ~,.,ous a. the one she fills to-day. The
|a,. that are happening every day In the
"" ~ New York indicate the condition OF the
s,,,, 70 recount the history OF New York
S,.,, in 4 superficial way:or even in its princi-
70 .rs,ts would require moro time than q
|.,Ior ia expected TO occupy on an occasion
|,Is. tbis. |. is only little moro than two
Sarod years ago that Peter Minuit. an en-
.,sinu uollander. purchased from the In
s.S. the island Of Manhattan for about $25
-,,,,.d figures. At that time IL would have
~ considered fallnclous PROPOSITION, to say
n.Is,stiC any one predicted that above the
yD,,,eenth street boundary line anything else
II.,ld be found.exceIt farm lands In this GEN.
..r, remember reading short time ago
,u.,i,g from one OF the papers published at-
..' tho beginning OF the eighteenth century.
.r ,ontaiued description OF n building that
-. about com mpleted on the corner OF Broad
-, and Canal street. The article praised the
,.,srpri.. of.the builder. but.deplored the fact
|s,t 1. was too far uptown to justify the pre-
IrmrtIon thatlt would ever pay. In one OF the
||r,yorslty contests in the early history OF the
l,y q, Nsv York one OF tho Leading issues was
|s,beher the piXs should be permitted to root
I'm Broadway ,,
md an almost unlimited boundary to extend
|mr metropolitan area. The commercial
|,rsa,ness and financial i'm portance OF the En-
|tire State make her the leader in everything
Nhai tends 10 conserve the best interests OF the
EJ'pon Her intelligence and wealth give her
| = commanding posltion Her geographlcsi
| oyed by any OF the other States. For these
| rsa,ons we cannot diecuss her affairs without
/ PRACTICALLY debating the Que9tions that per-
|Ipean countries. through their exchanges. ad:
|Imt the anSncial-and controlling nrentige OF
|Ssv York Her sudden leap into this position
ind its import are perhaps not as yet realized
| T her citizens. The controlling influence she
| !. 10 weid IN the future, II conservatively en-:
Sloyed will rebound to her greatness and add
,Sairs Of our country others will follow whore
the will lead. and az Democratic partisan
| an anxious to see the Democracy OF the State
| Anew York in line with what knc W the sen
||iment in this State to be. America has start.
n. OIL career Of responsibility. power and
thlavenrnt and she viii brush aside any OBJ
Face Ina, nlay present itself In that path. 1t
roud be unwiss statesmanship and bad lead
,ship in my opinion, to put the Democratic
Lazy in Ius.tiou where 1t will be trampled
| bon The clever Republicans would have US
|onmit.the blunder OF seeming to oppose the
|EyaDcemsDt OF our country betore the world.
4 trust that on every OCCASION where 1t may be
tle.with proprietY the Democracy OF the
| safe OF ew York will place itself on record as
| sing in favor OF expansion. whether by colo
| The press Informs us from day to day OF the
kappenings in the Philippine Islands and We
are leo to believe that there may be trouble
With the insurgent, leaders in that country be-
hre We persuade them that America means to
r.at them Justly and properly. II IT becomes
ascessay Agulnald" and his followers will be
Wspt of the islands they now occupy. and
an see a similar finish FOR the Democratic
Arty if it does not manifest some perception
and Judgment 1t does not REQUIRE much Ar
ae chance these days. A slow party Is always
Ndlcng its poss biIities. Unless we are UP to
ssoa 5s and Ia as clever @ af the heppocan' our
"New York Is 4 Democratic state oftener
Iaan it is Republican. and the country is very
| yenly divided between the two great parties.
itwould seem to me an insane policy to oppose
|, proposition simply because our opponents
|AyOr il. We can work more good for our
fRuy by acquiescing with what the Republt;
ans do when they are right and walt until
| he opportunity comes Tor catching them
wrong. Whv should not We declare in favor
e1Iansion: We do not fear the English.
| he French the Russians or the Germans.
| by should We fear the Chinese. the Tagals
|E the fillpincsH The energy and ability OF
| he American people can be trusted to solve
Iil questions that may be incidental to the ac-
pistlOr OF the Philippine Islands. Why not
pasp the advantages that must surely follow
1 ha fT1l. Ann nj
| hre soil and tropical climate what grand op-
Nrtunities would be afforded American gen
| US capital and thrift. and in addition to that
| ha position that we would gain by these pos
PASSIONS would give US great chance to play
or the trade Of the hundreds OF millions Of
.tOp!e @ s Of Asia. !, man ma who backs faro bank
b front OF him that is all he wants: he feels
AM he is hound to win. II America can
tads on, an equality with other countries
here will he no doubt about our getting the
| Iirgest share,
We reflect on ourselves whom we intimate
| pc Of their liberty or instituting any form Of
government that viii not meet with approval
| The AnerI an people can be trusted 10 see to
|t that no individual will be restrained in his
| berty or compelled to subscribe to govern
Inent that is not tndorsed by majority. There
ISency TO All lmperialistic form OF government
20 American with ability enough to think for
hmselt has any fear of Imperialism In coun-
- n,i'', a ''i' huhHCt III oiuco " = HlBu ~
|oW acknowledgements on the account OF steward
Ehln he renders. 1t is sought to make the
Iyorkngman believe that It will be against his
Inlerest iQr America to govern the Philippine
Lslahds. 40 intelligent w0rkingman.will be for
Hmoment de!uded by hat argument No con-
I'lon mas ever arisen in this country affecting
HE interest II labor that has not been susce ~
poe ol such an adjustment as will. taking all
Il!hGs mo account conserve the best inter-
|fstS OF the laborlng people.
Every student Of Ameri IAN history is IA
Itnlilar with the arguments hat were nut forth
|lgainst The acquisition Of Florida, Louisiana,
exhs and California. Some OF our most
I.omlneht statesmen opposed the annexation
"A the territory that now comprises these four
Plates. All sorts OF evil effects and untoward
Uesuts were predicted II America should en-
large its boundaries by the acquisition of these
|Htates, Suppose our forefuthers had listened
II these Arguments and we were not to-day In
possession Of these four States. We would
Ihot ma 'e to-day the great system Of American
'taliWays rom the Atlantic to the Pacific coast
!nu ,rom'the northern 10 the southern bound.
|ry ot our country. suppose the great state Of
| .aItornln were in the hands Of n foreign
RoWer Would not our exclusion from the
" course 1t will be said by anti expansion
ss that me acquisition Of the Philippines pre-
Il sns an entirely iiferent question from tho
||TtnheSati'n Of land on the american continent
N VIII ne said that we are too far away from
'lhe Philippine Islands, but In answer 10 that
|v"Duld say that We will find some way OF shoit-
'Ehlhg n" dis ance and decreasing .he time
Intcessarv 10 reach ih-re. America is to-day
Essrgy much like mother with u household OF
InW' rhIdreh She must find new opportanI-
nsSo6RP eS aPt ne!ds for them. There ia nothing