The evening times., 1900-01-08
MONDAY. JANUARY s. 1900.
The Philippines in the senate.

The Philippines in the senate.
There should be no particular scarcity Of
Interesting oratory on the floor Of the
Senate from this time on. There is not
only the currency question TO in'part pleas
urablo excitement to the proceedings but
the important one Of our colonial policy
In loose way, part Of the press refers
TO this matter as a fight over the issue
Of expansion. but without reason. IRE
yOcably accomplished facts cannot consti-
tute an issue, any more in the case Of oar
recently acquired and legally incorporated
iusular possessions. than IN that of the rule
OF three. Both are res adjudicata.
But the faction which calls itself "auJi-
imperialist' does not recognize anything
dispieasing to its views or wishes With
its admired Tagai leader. Tino. il believes
in the existence Of galaxy Of Malay
Nashingtons. Lafayettes. and Lincolns.
a Filipino republic" and the divine righ.
of mutiucers. battling for liberty" 10 tor
tnre and butcher helpless prisoners. With
its no less venerated friend. Paul Kruger.
it regards the earth as fat. and otherwise
lives I'm a past so remote that its choicest
spirits are beginning TO fear the couse-
uUcuCes If Mr. Mckinley should 20 mad
and attempt TO carry out the wild scheme
OF his predecessor, Jefferson. and proceed to
buy ghe territory of Louisiana from Napo-
leon.
Fortunately the American people at
large are not i'm the least affected by the
ing story told by Lieutenant Gilmore has
come 20 their ears and they have heard
other tales of the Boston Juuta's amiable
head hunters they will be- less tolerant Of
II than ever. The public OF this country
understands what expansion means better
than its enemies imagine American
farmers. miners. merchants and manufaCt-
urers fully appreciate the fact that the only
hope for bread i'm the mouths of their
children lies i'm an increase Of mar
kets OF consumption for American pro-
duCtioDs. They knew that without
strong territorial foothold and naval
bases iu the Pacific. China would d.
closed TO us. and that unless We took
our place as a world power. the other COM
mercial nations would laugh at our efforts
60 seize and hold new trade i'm the East OF
elsewhere, in competition with them There
Is also another consideration which makes
against the arguments of the anti-imperial-
lists. as weII as against any idea that their
purposes are honest. Scratch one OF them
and YOU shall find the under skin labeled
with cane or beet sugar. tobacco oranges.
bananas. or New England rum Auti-im-
perialism in it's last analysis is the philau-
thropic horror that springs from a fear
that the Chinese tariff protected area of
the Union viii De extended over new land
capable Of producing any Of the aforemen-
TONED things. and perhaps few others.
In the words OF The distinguished South
crn orator. 'it is nc use TO talk about ex-
p7Hsion, because We have done expanded
But having reached that grand central sta
ton on the air line of manifest destiny.
we are bound to pause and take our bear
iues. that We may see where we are 'atl"
There are millions of patriotic Americans
who are heart and soul with President Nc
Kinley his just determination to main
tain the honor Of our flag and the dignity
of our country. and keep every square inch
OF soil which has come to us through the
Spanish war, who are stilI greatly dis
pleased with certain features of the colo
nial policy Of his Administration. as The
same. so far has developed.
For instance nothing could be much
more disappointing or detestablc in the
eyes Of disinterested citizens than the reign
of favoritism. corruption loot and COM
merclal treason which has lourished in Lu-
zOn under the regime OF persons like Otis
and Colonel Denby And friends OF
Justice in this country are equally indig-
uant over the manner in which Dingley
opp sssion has been visited upon the un
happy, loyal American community Of Porto
Rico. The course which has been pursued
toU'ard that island. in first cutting off its
Spanish and Cuban markets. and then re-
fusing il access 10 our own, has been out
rageous and disgraceful, as well as uncon
stitutonaL
From the foregoing illustrations. IT will
not be difficult to conclude that, while eN-
pausion is an accomplished fact. and that
What we have we intend to and will keen.
set i-iSAe possession OF ilC InlllDplue aren't
pelagU, Guam. Hawaii. and Porto Rico.
does not dispose of all the questions that
we must meet, consider, ard pass upon in
coz rction with our colonial empire. And
here il may be well to interject the remark
that the Administration is likely TO find il
much harder 10 gain national consent for
the carrying out Of its purposes and private
deals based on the fact OF possession. than
Ii has been to rally the American people
around the banner Of an imperial policy.
This will become apparent as the FRO
gramme OF the Administration leaders is
unfoded in the course Of the colonial de-
bate in the Senate. Already. Senator Frre
has disclosed danger point, in his sue-
gestive advocacy of a scheme TO buy ont
the territorial claims Of the religious or.
ders in the Philippines. ard to parcel out
the lands so purchased among the natives
Now if ii is the intention Of the Admins
tration to make this proposition 70 Con-
& ess, it goes without saying ;hat # viii
produce strife which will agitate the coun-
ty from END 20 end Everyone knows that
the Fv'rHdation Of all the Filipino rebel